What happens if a Jew eats pork by mistake?...?

Question

......is there repentance or fast of some sort?

Thanks to the people who made the effort to answer properly. I am not Jewish, so the insults bounced right off (to the rest of you) It's a shame that this great site, can't be used to ask genuine questions anymore. You guys that ruin it, are just sad.

Answer 1

I love when people answer questions they are completely unqualified to answer.

Anyways, it depends on how much they ate, how fast, and in what circumstances.

In Judaism, to break one of the laws about eating on a d'raisa level (the most serious. It meens G-d counts it as if you broke the root commandment) one would have to eat an eggs bulk in nine minutes. Thats easily possible with just one bite of a thick piece of meat.

If a person did that, he would have to confess what he did to G-d, resolve not to do it again, in the case of an accident he must review his other deeds to see why G-d put this transgression in his hand, and then he will recieve atonement on Yom Kippur.

In Judaism accidental sins are still considered sins, though lesser sins.

If he ate less than that, or took longer to eat it, he has broken a d'rabbanan. He must still do repentance, but it's a much less sever infraction.

Now if the meat was mixed in with other things so it can't be discerned, and was less than 1/60th of the total volume, he does not have to do anything, as that is not a sin. We consider the meat to have lost its identity.

Judaism is complex.

Answer 2

If a Jewish person eats pork genuinely by mistake there is no need for repentance (although I see it hard to believe that could have happened - but, I know it can). If someone through deception feeds a Jewish person pork the act was caused by the deceiver. Of course if the Jewish person doesn't keep kosher - this discussion is moot anyway.

Good Luck!!!

Answer 3

As in all religions the non observance of a rule through error is not punished. It is never wrong to make a mistake the error is in repeating the act knowingly. It is unfortunate that sometimes people try to get Jews and Muslims to eat pork as a form of sick joke, one can only assume that eventually these people will get their just punishment for lack of respect. Nice to see a genuine question, have you had this kind of problem with a friend?

Answer 4

If they don't know, they are not accountable.....

The whole don't eat pork and Kosher eating was more of a "health department of the Jewish faith" thing, before refrigeration and knowing that you had to cook pork all the way done, too many people died from the bugs in pork.. It's easier to get hungry ( and half-literate) people to obey food restrictions if you just say "GOD SAID SO....

Answer 5

Under the Law of Moses he becomes ceremoniously unclean for a time. He must repent and cleanse himself according to the Law of Moses.

Answer 6

I am a muslim, and i think the same principles apply to jewdism, if you eat pork by mistake, and you realise your mistake while the food is in your mouth, just spit it, or if you have already swallowed it stop eating anymore, their is to sin, its like eating something by mistake when you are fasting, they say you have been gods guest.

Answer 7

It is a sin if you eat it knowingly. If it was a mistake/you ate it unknowingly, then it's not your fault.

And we repent/fast to rid us of all our sins, not just that, on yom kippur, but there are other holidays where you fast.

Answer 8

I'm not sure if they would repent...I guess it is a personal thing and how they would feel between God and themselves.

Answer 9

It wasnt their intention to eat the meat of an unclean beast. Since it wasnt in their heart then no problem.

Answer 10

The intention is more important than the act.
If it is by mistake it's not a problem.