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Aaron Kaplan
Fictional Character
The R-Strain
Set in the future of OTL
Type of Appearance: Direct POV
Nationality: United States
Religion: Judaism
Occupation: Rabbi, formerly a football player
Spouse: Ruth Kaplan

Aaron Kaplan was a Rabbi of Conservative Judaism in Los Angeles. He was in his early forties with grey threads in his beard and a bald spot on his crown. He was a big man with a stocky build and had played as a linebacker in high school football.

One day Kaplan received a phone call from Peter Delahanty of Genetic Enterprises, an acquaintance of his, with an intriguing question. Could a genetically engineered pig that chewed its cud and had a cloven hoof be kosher?

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