“Basic Judaism” believes that in Synagogues and other events where people from various walks of Jewish life will be situated strictly Orthodox Kosher Laws should prevail, to insure know one is excluded. We also believe that this is probably one of the correct paths in life but belief a different path might also be there. For the Torah specifically forbids certain animals including Swine/Pigs and also tells us that Shellfish isn’t kosher because of the fins and scales provision but leaves many open spaces. It also tells us not to seethe a kid (baby goat) in the milk of it’s mother three times which leads the more traditional Jewish follower to believe that you shouldn’t eat any milk and meat. Here is the path of “Basic Judaism” (below).
(1) No Pork or Shellfish- Clearly described in the Torah.
(2) Do not cook milk and meat together unless you can verify that it’s milk doesn’t come from it’s mother. Therefore eating chicken and milk is not prohibited since chickens have no milk for their young.
(3) Kosher Meats are fine but we shouldn’t exclude ourselves from the outside world and not go to their restaurants. We want the world to believe in one G-D and stop Anti-Semitic believes therefore we must interact with the world. Preferably we should eat fish and vegetarian type dishes at those location yet other meats are fine as well. “Kosher Slaughter” isn’t fully specified in the Torah and the Talmud has room for interpretation.
(4) Sometimes people will get so stuck with rules that they forget the deeper meaning of life itself (how to treat others)