3 Rabbis and a Blessing on Lobster

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An Orthodox, a Conservative, and a Reform rabbi are each asked whether one is supposed to say a brokhe (blessing) over a lobster (non-kosher food, normally not eaten by religious Jews).
The Orthodox rabbi asks, “What is this…’lobster’…thing?” The Conservative rabbi doesn’t know what to say, muttering about responsa. The Reform rabbi says, “What’s a brokhe?”