The Lighthouse | 2012 May 31

Kashrut and Seafood

By Erik Zimerman On May 31, 2012 · 9 Comments · In The Farbrengen

As before reading all my articles in the Farbrengen, read my Introduction to the category to take this in context. Is Seafood not Kosher? How? Why?… And are we Sure?? It is well known that the bulk of what is considered “Seafood” is not Kosher. Of course many types of fish are Kosher, but the wide variety of mussels, oysters, bivalves, clams, scallops, crabs, shrimps, lobsters and other such delicacies are not. This holds true weather they live in fresh, salt or brackish water. Besides these mollusks and crustaceans which are prohibited, so are quite a few types of fish. The first question is Why? Of course, the direct reason is that today’s Halakha tells you so.. basically any Rabbi (any real Rabbi at least) will tell you that these foods are not Kosher, and they have not been so for many centuries, that is for sure. But where do these rulings actually come from? Enter Leviticus 11 (9-12). A typical translation reads: This is what you may eat of all that in the water: You may eat any creature that lives in the water, whether in seas or rivers, as long as it has fins and scales. [On the other hand], [...]

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