01 Kashrut Intro

8/11/2019 01 Kashrut Intro

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YESHIVAT HAR ETZION

ISRAEL KOSCHITZKY VIRTUAL BEIT MIDRASH (VBM)

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Kashrut

01 I!tr"#u$t%"!

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Th& Kashrut $"urs&' as a!!"u!$' as t" & tauht + R,

Y"s&- R%."!, H"&/&r' -"r r&as"!s !"t %! "ur $"!tr"' R,

R%."! % !"t & a& t" #" s", Th& $"urs& % & tauht +

.&.&rs "- th& Y&sh%/at Har Et%"!2V%rtua B&%t M%#rash sta--'

u!#&r .+ $""r#%!at%"!, Du& t" th%s $ha!&' th& $"urs& %

&' at &ast -"r th& !&3t -& &&4s' tauht %&&4+, O! th&

at&r!at& &&4s' I h"5& t" -% a!+ 6u&st%"!s h%$h +"u' th&

stu#&!ts' % ra%s&,

Era B%$4

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Th%s $"urs& %s %!t&!# t" & a haa4h%$ r&/%& "- th&

as "- 4ashrut, Th%s -%rst &&4' th"uh' I "u# %4& t"

"--&r a! u!#&rsta!#%! "- th& .&a!%! "- 4ashrut %th%!

haa4h%$ "s&r/a!$&' as a! %!tr"#u$t%"! t" th& #&ta% as

& % & &ar!%! th& r&st "- th& +&ar, Th%s sh%ur as

"r%%!a+ %/&! as 5art "- th& $"urs&' 7U!#&rsta!#%! th&

M&a!%! a!# 8ra$t%$& "- Haa4ha,7

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I! $""6u%a Haa4h"2%!"' 4ashrut r&-&rs t" a th&

as "- -"r%##&! -""#s, 8r"5&r+ s5&a4%!' th& "r# 74"sh&r7

(4ashrut %s th& &!&r%$ !"u!) .&a!s 75r"5&r7 2 a!+ %t&. $a! &


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&%th&r 4ash&r "r 5asu (-%t "r u!-%t) -"r a 5art%$uar

5ur5"s&, A! u5r%ht %!#%/%#ua %s as" $a 7a#a. 4ash&r7

%! th& Ta.u#, Th%s %s' %! -a$t' /&r+ $"s& t" th& .&a!%! "-

th& "r# %! N& Y"r4 E!%sh (as %!9 7Sa.' th& &ath&r2&at&!

#&t&$t%/&' .ur.ur' :S".&th%! %s !"t 4"sh&r a"ut th%s

s&tu5:7), But & sha us& th& "r# %! %ts usua $"!!"tat%"!

"- th& &!t%r& $".5&3 "- as "/&r!%! hat & .a+ &at,

Th&r& ar& .a!+ #%--&r&!t 4%!#s "- !"!24"sh&r -""#, I!

th%s sh%ur' I %sh t" a##r&ss th& as%$ %#&a "- -"r%##&!

-""#s, Th& ."#&r! .%!#' &/&! h&! %t att&.5ts t" &

r&%%"us' -%!#s th& %#&a "- -"r%##&! -""#s a%&!, ;hat #"

r&%%"!' ."ra%t+' hu.a! "r #%/%!& /au&s ha/& t" #" %th

hat & &at< M"st "- th& r&%%"us 5&"5& %! th& ;&st&r!

"r# t"#a+ sus$r%& t" a! a!$%&!t sa+%!' as$r% t" a

-%rst2$&!tur+ =&' 7It %s !"t hat "&s %!t" a .a!:s ."uth

that #&-%&s h%.' ut hat $".&s "ut,7 M"ra+ s5&a4%!' that

s&&.s t" & a $"rr&$t "r#&r%! "- 5r%"r%t%&s, Y&t' Haa4ha

&35&!#s a r&at #&a "- &!&r+ "! a .%!ut& #&ta%%! "- th&

5art%$uars "- th& 4ashrut "- -""#s a!# th&%r 5r&5arat%"!,

Th& 5ra$t%$a &--&$t "! "s&r/a!t =&s %s !" s.a .att&r>

a-t&r th& $"sts "- =&%sh u$at%"!' 4ashrut %s th& ."st

&35&!s%/& %t&. %! =&%sh "s&r/a!$&,

Th& as "- -"r%##&! s5&$%&s (a!%.as' %r#s' a!# -%sh)

ar& -"u!# %! th& T"rah %! 5arashat Sh&.%!% (L&/, 11), Th&

-%!a thr&& /&rs&s (119?@2?) "- that s&$t%"! r&a#s9

"r I a. "#' ;h" has &&/at +"u -r". th& a!# "-

E+5t %! "r#&r t" & +"ur "#' s" +"u sha & h"+'

-"r I a. h"+, Th%s %s th& t&a$h%! (T"rah) "- th&

a!%.a a!# th& -"' a!# &/&r+ %/%! s"u that

."/&s %! th& at&r' a!# "- &/&r+ s"u that $r&&5s "!

th& &arth> T" s&5arat& (ha/#%' t" #%st%!u%sh)

&t&&! th& %.5ur& (ta.&%) a!# th& 5ur& (tah"r)' a!#

&t&&! th& a!%.a that .a+ & &at&! a!# that h%$h

.a+ !"t & &at&!,


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A s%.%ar th"uht %s r&5&at !"t "! a-t&r (L&/, 09@2

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Y"u sha s&5arat& (h%/#at&.) &t&&! th& 5ur&

a!%.a a!# th& %.5ur&' a!# &t&&! th& %.5ur& -"

a!# th& 5ur&> a!# +"u sha !"t $"!ta.%!at& +"ur

s"us + a!%.a "r + -" "r + a that $r&&5s "!

th& r"u!#' h%$h I ha/& s&5arat -r". +"u as

%.5ur&, A!# +"u sha & h"+ u!t" M&' -"r I "# a.

h"+' a!# I ha/& s&5arat +"u -r". th& !at%"!s t"

& M%!&,

Thr&& #%--&r&!t $"!$&5ts ar& $".%! h&r&> h"%!&ss'

%.5ur%t+' a!# s&5arat%"!, Th& /&r 7ha/#%7 (s&5arat%"!) %s

r&5&at a !u.&r "- t%.&s as &%! th& a$t%/%t+ that has &&!

$"..a!# + "# h&! H& a/& us th& as "- -"r%##&! -""#s,

As%#& -r". a!+ 5art%$uar u!#&rsta!#%! "- a %/&! $at&"r+ "-

-"r%##&! -""#s' th&s& /&rs&s %!#%$at& a .aF"r &&.&!t %! th&

/&r+ %#&a "- -"r%##&! -""#s, Ma! %s $"..a!# t"

#%st%!u%sh' t" s&5arat& &t&&! that h%$h %s &-"r& h%., I!

a str%4%! $"rr&at%"!' "# sa+s t" th& =&s 2 Y"u .ust

s&5arat& &t&&! a!%.as' as I ha/& s&5arat +"u -r". th&

!at%"!s, Th& /&r+ &3%st&!$& "- Isra& %s as "! s&5arat%"!'

#%st%!$t%"!' a!# th%s %s r&-&$t %! a as%$ =&%sh a$t%/%t+

2 s&5arat%"! a!# #%st%!$t%"! %th%! th& "r# that %s &-"r&

us,

I! th& ha/#aa &ss%! a-t&r Shaat' & -%!# th&

$"!!&$t%"! &t&&! h"%!&ss a!# s&5arat%"!, It %s !"t

sur5r%s%! t" -%!# th& sa.& $"!!&$t%"! h&r&, H"%!&ss

r&6u%r&s s&5arat%"!' #%st%!$t%"!, But a! &&.&!t %s a##

h&r& that %s !"t str&ss %! th& h"%!&ss "- Shaat, 7Y"u

sha & h"+ (+ -""%! th& as "- 4ashrut)' AS I' YOUR

OD' AM HOLY,7 O!$& aa%!' th& as "- 4ashrut' "- &3a.%!%!

hat & &at' r&F&$t%! s".& a!# a$$&5t%! "th&rs' %s a

r&-&$t%"! "- "#, H& has s&5arat us' s" & .ust s&5arat&


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th%!s &-"r& us> H& %s h"+' s" & ar& t" & h"+, Our

5r"&. !" %s t" u!#&rsta!# hat %s th& /au& %! s&5arat%"!'

a!# h" %t %s $"!!&$t t" h"%!&ss,

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Shaat %s a ""# &3a.5& "- h" !&at%/& $"..a!#.&!ts'

th& 5r"h%%t%"!s' s&r/& as th& -ra.&"r4 "! h%$h th& 5"s%t%/&

$"!t&!t "- Shaat $a! & hu!, Ra/ S""/&%t$h%4 "u# "-t&!

str&ss th& 5r%"r%t+ "- 5r"h%%t%"!s %! =u#a%s. %! &!&ra, H&

str&ss th& %!h&r&!t /au& %! th& a$t "- %th#raa, Th%s

6ua%t+' th& a%%t+ t" #ra a$4' t" r&-ra%!' %s ass"$%at

%! =&%sh th"uht %th th& D%/%!& attr%ut& "- 7&/ura'7

str&!th "r r&at!&ss' th& r&at!&ss "- th& h&r"%s. "- th&

s5%r%t, It %s 5a%r %th' a!# aa!$ +' th& attr%ut& "-

7$h&s'7 "- %/%!' "- 5r"#u$%!' "- $r&at%!, r&at!&ss'

th& Ra/ "u# t& us' %s -"u!# 5r%.ar%+ %! %th#raa' %!

h&r"%$ r&stra%!t, 8r&$%s&+ &$aus& Ma! %s &!#" %th th&

s5ar4 "- #%/%!& $r&at%/%t+' %t %s !&$&ssar+ -"r h%. t" -%rst

"- a #&/&"5 th& 6ua%t+ "- r&stra%!t s" that h%s &35a!s%/&

$r&at%/%t+ sh"u# ha/& -"r. a!# /au&, Th& 5r%!$%5& "-

ha/#aa t&a$h&s us that "!+ %th%! -%r. "r#&rs $a! 4usha'

h"%!&ss a!# &35a!s%/&!&ss' &$".& $"!$r&t&, It %s %!#&

tru& that th&r& .a+ & !" 5"s%t%/& $"!t&!t t" 5r"h%%t%"!s %!

th&.s&/&s, N"!&th&&ss' th& Ra/ "u# sa+ that thr"uh th&.

"!& atta%!s th& stat& "- sa%!t%!&ss (as "55"s t" 4%!sh%5),

Th& hu.a! s5%r%t' as a r&-&$t%"! "- th& #%/%!&' str%/&s

t" $"!6u&r' t" &35a!#' t" %!&st' a!# t" &35&r%&!$&, That %s

th& 5"s%t%/& 7-u&7 "- %ts r&at!&ss, But that #r%/&' that

."/&.&!t' %- !"t t&.5&r' "r rath&r a!$h"r' + r&stra%!t

a!# &/ura' &$".&s !"th%! ."r& tha! #&/"ur%! r& a!#

s"&! &"t%s., Hu.%%t+ %s a 5r&r&6u%s%t& "- r&at!&ss'

&/&! as %t 5s+$h""%$a+ $"!tra#%$ts %t, Th%s %s a as%$

5ara#"3' h%$h & %!st%!$t%/&+ r&$"!%& +&t -%!# s" har# t"

u!#&rsta!#, =u#a%s. r&$"!%&s that th& r&at&st &/%s #&r%/&

-r". th& sa.& s5%r%tua str%/%! as #" th& r&at&st


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a$$".5%sh.&!ts "- th& hu.a! s5%r%t, Esau' th& t+ra!t a!#

.ur#&r&r' %s th& t%! "- =a$", Th& #%--&r&!$& %s !"t %!

th&%r 5"s%t%/& s5%r%ts' ut %! th& &/ura' %! th& a%%t+ t"

h"# a$4 "!&:s ha!#, Th%s %s as "! 7&2ha/#%7 2 t"

s&5arat&' t" #%st%!u%sh' t" a55r"a$h &/&r+ s%tuat%"! -%rst

a!# -"r&."st %th a 5r%"r u!#&rsta!#%! that !"t a $a! &

$"!6u&r' !"t a $a! & a$$".5%sh' ."# %!t" .a!:s

s5%r%t, Th&r& %s a 5art "- th& "r# that %s .&a!t t" r&s%st

.a!' t" r&.a%! "uts%#& h%s r&a$h, ;h+< B&$aus& that' t""'

s&r/&s .a!, I- &/&r+th%! $a! & +"urs' th&! .a!:s r&at!&ss

"s&s %ts ."ra as%s' a!# !"th%! has &&! &!u%!&+

a$h%&/,

L&t .& %ustrat& th%s %! a!"th&r a+, Our usua a+ "-

th%!4%! %s that ."ra%t+ $"!s%sts "- !"t #"%! a!+th%!

r"!, I- th&r& %s s".&"!& &s%#& .&' I sh"u# !"t st&a h%s

."!&+, Su55"s& I a. "! a #&s&rt %sa!#' a"!&' %th !" "!&

&s&, I #" !"t st&a' #" !"t 4%' #" !"t "55r&ss, I a.

a.&&ss, But a. I %/%! a ."ra %-&< Is %t !"t !&$&ssar+

that th&r& & s".&"!& &s&' r%$h&r tha! I' &s%#& .&' s" that

I !"t st&a -r". h%.< I- & %/& %! a s"$%&t+ h&r& a ar&

r%$h' a!# th&r& ar& !" 5r"&.s t" s"/&' %s "ur $hara$t&r th&

sa.& as that "- "!& h" -a$&s %!%6u%t+ a!# ru&s h%s s5%r%t'

r&stra%!%! %t' s&tt%! -%r. "u!#ar%&s t" h%s $"!#u$t

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01 Kashrut Intro