[mspixieears]

I'm glad someone else was game to ask about that, as I wasn't...thanks for the explanation mac_obsession.

Just another question related to the above - is this practice followed by all Jewish people, or is it one of those things that only the more orthodox people follow? Please don't be offended by my question - it is purely in the spirit of learning more about different belief systems. My significant other is Jewish but as far as I know, his family does not follow food restrictions that closely.

An example I can think of as a non-practising Roman Catholic (I was baptised, but am an atheist now), is my mother does not eat meat on the first Friday of the month, as well as on some days during Lent/Easter period but there is no consistency within the RC faith on this. Some do, some don't though many agree not to eat meat on Good Friday (day Jesus was supposedly crucified).