Chalav Yisrael
What is the controversy over supervision of milk all about? Who are the strict and who are the lenient poskim? Join Rabbi Dovid Fink as he examines what their disagreement is all about. Should a Jew make chalav Yisrael a priority or not?
Chalav Yisrael: Chalav Yisrael
According to the Shulchan Aruch and all the traditional sources, milking of cows, goats, and sheep must be supervised by a Torah-observant Jewish person.
Supervised milk is called “halav Yisrael,” the milk of Jews.
Unsupervised milk is called “halav Akum,” the milk of the non-Jews. According to the Shulchan Aruch, and all the traditional sources it is prohibited.
In this miniseries, we will survey the opinions of the leading poskim who nowadays permit unsupervised milk and those who still require supervision.
A source sheets is available through the links in both WORD format and pdf. In class we will translate and explain these sources.
Chalav Yisrael: Chalav Yisrael
The story about contemporary American farmers adding pig milk to cow milk to keep it fresh is available through the link.
In addition to being one of Rabbi Brovender's first students, Rabbi Dovid Fink is an outstanding expertﾠand teacher of Halacha. Rabbi Fink received his Rabbinic ordination from ITRI and the Mir and was awarded his Ph.D in Semitic Languages and Linguistics from Yale University. Rav Fink has taught thousands of students from all over the world for over 35 years.