L’chaim!
Recently, if you were a Jew suffering through ED at Passover, you were pretty much screwed (no pun intended).
Luckily, all that’s about to change:
A leading Israeli rabbi has ruled that the anti-impotency pill Viagra can be taken by Jews on Passover, reversing a previous ban.
I first encounted the concept and practice of kosher when from my friend Aaron in seventh grade. No pork, no milk, can’t do this on that day… it was all rather mystifying.
I had no idea that it covered this sort of thing.
The drug was previously prohibited because its coating was considered inedible over Passover, when contact with everyday ingredients, known as hametz, is forbidden under Jewish law.
What’s especially interesting is this line in the story:
A prescription for Viagra is issued in Israel on average once every minute, the [Jerusalem Post] reports.
Oy, that’s a lot of Viagra.
BBC News: Viagra ruled kosher for Passover
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