Kosher Food
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Mixing Fish and Meat
If according to modern science and medicine the mixture of fish and meat is not dangerous, why do we still follow it? Is it crticial that we avoid this combination, if the reason it was given was for health? Our…
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Shrimp
Is shrimp Kosher or is it considered a shellfish? Shrimp are water creatures which do not have fins and scales, which means they are not kosher for Jews. Regards, Eliahu Levenson
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Fish after Meat
Can fish be eaten after (but not with) meat? Fish can be eaten after meat. One should drink something in between to wash out their mouth. Thank you. Rabbi Avi Weinrib
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Bacon Cheeseburger
Can you give me two reasons why Jewish-Orthodox can’t eat a bacon cheeseburger? Sure: 1) Bacon is inherently not Kosher. The Torah prohibits the meat of a pig outright. 2) Eating meat and milk together is also prohibited by the…
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Meat after Milk, not Milk after Meat
Why can you eat meat after you drink milk, but not have milk after you ate meat for 6 hours? Yes, it seems like a strange inconsistency. In fact, there are different customs regarding how long to wait. But the…
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Vegetarianism
I’ve recently been studying the torah for a school project, and I have found that Judaism may be right for me. I am a vegetarian, and I was wondering what your stance on vegetarianism is. Thank you. It depends on…
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Chicken with Milk?
Does the milk/meat restriction apply to chicken? If so why, since chickens don’t suckle their young with milk. The reason that Jewish law forbids chicken and milk is due to a rabbinic law, dating back 2000+ years. Because the properties…
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Why is poultry not pareve
Would you please explain why poultry is not considered pareve (neither meat or dairy)? Thank you for your question. You are correct. On a bibical level poultry is considered to be pareve as it is not meat. However the Talmud…
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Pork
Does the Torah regard pork as unhealthy? The Torah says nothing about pork being unhealthy, but the Talmud regards pigs as unusually dirty and diseased. "A pig is like a moving latrine" and "A pig's mouth is like moving excrement"…