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samboct -> Klingons are one of the lost tribes! (4/27/2009 5:53:53 PM)
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Legend has it that there were originally 12 tribes of Israel, but ten of them got lost. Well, leave it to Star Trek to come up with the answer to what happened to at least one of the lost tribes. They are the Klingons!
Think about it for a sec. When two Klingons meet each other- they bang on their chests and shout "KREPLACH!" When you walk into a Jewish house, the first thing you're asked is "Have you eaten?" The Klingons have modified this ritual slightly, enquiring about a doughy concoction that has the consistency of a 10,000 year old jawbreaker, dipped in honey and other goo so that it's impossibly sticky. It's very challenging to eat- which of course appeals to Klingons who never turn down a chance to show their manhood or their willingness to do battle with anything- including food. Clearly when Klingons greet each other with the cry of "KREPLACH!" its showing that each of them have done battle with the gooey stuff and come out victorious since they can still talk. It's also an offer to do battle with the stuff again if they're feeling hungry.
Consider the other Klingon delicacy we know about- GOCHKH. Clearly only someone who speaks Hebrew can make that guttural CHKH sound willingly, since for everybody else, it hurts their throat. In terms of what the stuff is, well it's apparently some form of live nematode. But there's no reason to think that its not kosher, although it does seem rather unappetizing. It's not shellfish, and its not flesh of an animal with a cloven hoof. Jews always adapt the kosher dietary laws for whatevers handy anyhow.
The Klingon love of edged weapons? Well, that's just a case of circumcision going a little too far. And while Jews for a long time were pacifists, there certainly were exceptions to that such as the Maccabees. Clearly we need to add the Klingons to the list....
Sam
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