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Is Turkey Kosher?

By: Rabbi Ari Z. Zivotofsky,** Ph.D.

INTRODUCTION:

KASHRUT OF BIRDS - THE BIBLICAL STORY:

For the purpose of identifying kosher animals, theShulchan Aruch(Yoreh De'ah 79, 82, 83 and 85), based on Lev. 11:1-27 and Deut. 14:3-20,divides the animal kingdom into four categories. ¹These are: terrestrial mammalian quadrupeds, birds, fish, and invertebrates. ² In general, the Torah specifies the features characterize akosher species. For example, among the mammalian quadrupeds, an animalis kosher if it both chews its cud (ma'alay gara) and has fullysplit hooves (mafreset parsah v'shosa'at shesa prasot). In manycases the talmudic sages clarified, elaborated, embellished and added tothe indicators, and these are often recorded as normative halacha in theShulchan Aruch.

Birds are categorically different from the other three classes in thatthe Torah offers no identifying features to distinguish the kosher fromthe non-kosher species. The Torah simply provides a listing of those birdsthat are not kosher. An even score of species are listed ³and after several of them "and its species" is stated, for a total of 24non-kosher species. ⁴By inference, all of the other, vast number of bird species, are kosher. ⁵Thus, for Moshe Rabbenu, or any expert ornithologist who is able to correctlyidentify the 24 listed species, things are relatively straightforward -all other birds are kosher. However, today when these can no longer beaccurately identified, things are quite a bit more complicated. ⁶"In order to fully explain the identification of kosher birds would takea small booklet of its own" (Minchat Chinuch, mitzvah 157). And ChatamSofer, Rabbi Yonatan Eibschitz, and others wrote several. What will bepresented here is, by necessity, only a brief summary of the main ideas,with a focus on those relevant to the question of turkey.

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Is Turkey Kosher?

By: Rabbi Ari Z. Zivotofsky,** Ph.D.

INTRODUCTION:

KASHRUT OF BIRDS - THE BIBLICAL STORY:

KASHRUT OF BIRDS - THE RABBINIC STORY:

KASHRUT OF BIRDS - THE NEED FOR AMESORAH:

MESORAHS: TRANSMITTING, MAKING, APPLYING, AND AMENDING:

KASHRUT OF THE TURKEY