Kosher Milk
From Halachipedia
Background
- It is rabbinically forbidden to drink milk that was milked from a cow by a non-Jew without a Jew watching out of a concern that he might mix in milk from a non-kosher animal[1]
- In a country where there is a law that makes it illegal to mix milk from other animals into cow milk and sell it as milk, some poskim say that it is permitted to drink kosher milk which isn't chalav yisrael. [2] Other poskim hold that it is forbidden and so it is proper to be strict except for someone who is sick or a baby. Those who live in the diaspora and it is difficult to be strict on this, have what to rely upon if they are lenient.[3]
- If there are cameras to observe the milking process and a mashgiach watches it many poskim hold that it is called chalav yisrael.[4]
Butter
- Some Geonim held that butter has the status of cheese and butter of a non-Jew is forbidden, while others hold that it isn't like cheese and is permitted even if there was no Jew watching the milking.[5] In a place that the minhag is to be lenient one can be lenient but if the minhag of the majority of the place is strict one should be strict.[6] If there is no minhag one should be strict.[7]
Yogurt
- There is a major dispute if yogurt of a non-Jew is permitted.[8]
Powdered Milk
- According to some poskim, even powdered milk is included in the rabbinic prohibition of drinking milk when the milking process wasn't supervised by a Jew throughout.[9]
Further Reading
General
- Butter (OU Kosher) - a discussion of modern butter making and its kashrut challenges
- Milk from a Possibly Treif Cow (OU Kosher)
- Is our Milk Kosher? - A Halachipedia article on the Kashrut of milk nowadays
Milk Products
- What In the World is Whey? - (OU Daf HaKashrus [Issue 10, Shavuos 5776])
- THE KASHRUS OF BUTTER (OU Daf HaKashrus [Issue 18, Shavuos 5778])
- EATING HER CURDS? NO WAY (Star-K Kashrus Kurrents), regarding the making of cheese, whey, and casein products
- Kashrus of Milk (Rav Tzvi Sobolofsky)
Chalav Yisrael
Sources
- ↑ Gemara Avoda Zara 35b, Rambam Hilchot Maachalot Asurot 3:15, Tur and S"A YD 115:1, Yalkut Yosef Isur Viheter Vol. 2 81:6
- ↑ Igrot Moshe YD 1:47
- ↑ Yalkut Yosef Isur Viheter vol. 2, 81:12. Yechava Daat 4:42 writes that the accepted halacha is not to accept the Pri Chadash.
- ↑ Hakashrut Lmaaseh p. 382 citing Rav Elyashiv (Kovetz Netiv Hachalav v. 3 p. 29) and Rav Wosner
- ↑ Shulchan Aruch 115:3
- ↑ Shulchan Aruch 115:3 based on the Rosh
- ↑ Ben Yisrael Lnochri p. 145 citing Tzemach Tzedek Chadashot YD 75. Kaf Hachaim 115:43 writes that the minhag in Baghdad is to be lenient.
- ↑ Kaf Hachaim 115:50 writes that the minhag of Baghdad was to be lenient but someone who is a Yarei Hashem would be strict since most poskim say it is forbidden.
- ↑ Chazon Ish YD 115:1 see Chalav Yisrael Part 3 by Rabbi Chaim Jachter who discusses further
