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Created page with "'''Jewish Cheese''' is cheese where the cheese-making process was done by a Jew. And '''Non-Jewish Cheese''' is cheese where the cheese-making was done by a non-Jew, with this prohibition being more severe than the prohibition on milk. The laws of cheese are discussed in Yoreh Deah section 115. '''The Prohibition''' The prohibition of non-Jewish cheese is discussed in the Mishnah, where Rabbi Yishmael asked Rabbi Yehoshua: why is this forbidden? Initially, he told him..." |
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The laws of cheese are discussed in Yoreh Deah section 115. | The laws of cheese are discussed in Yoreh Deah section 115. | ||
== The Prohibition == | |||
The prohibition of non-Jewish cheese is discussed in the Mishnah, where Rabbi Yishmael asked Rabbi Yehoshua: why is this forbidden? Initially, he told him that it's because they set it with the stomach of a neveilah (the contents of the stomach - liquids and curds - of an animal not slaughtered according to Jewish law, which have properties that cause cheese to set). When he asked - but even in a burnt offering which is forbidden for benefit, it's permitted to consume what's in the stomach, since it's merely a secretion? He answered: it's because they set it with the stomachs of calves used for idol worship. When he asked - if so, it should be forbidden to derive any benefit from it? He changed the subject. | The prohibition of non-Jewish cheese is discussed in the Mishnah, where Rabbi Yishmael asked Rabbi Yehoshua: why is this forbidden? Initially, he told him that it's because they set it with the stomach of a neveilah (the contents of the stomach - liquids and curds - of an animal not slaughtered according to Jewish law, which have properties that cause cheese to set). When he asked - but even in a burnt offering which is forbidden for benefit, it's permitted to consume what's in the stomach, since it's merely a secretion? He answered: it's because they set it with the stomachs of calves used for idol worship. When he asked - if so, it should be forbidden to derive any benefit from it? He changed the subject. | ||