[Avodah] Is Turkey Kosher?

[Micha Berger]

On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 04:27:14PM -0500, Prof. Levine wrote:
> The national American turkey day (Thanksgiving) is almost upon us.  
> Please see  Rabbi Dr. Ari Z. Zivotofsky's article on this topic at
> http://www.kashrut.com/articles/turkey/

Rav Dovid Lifshitz didn't eat turkey on any day, but he held it was kosher
mei'iqar hadin. Of RDL's talmidim, only one was advised to share this
chumerah -- and only if he didn't tell people. So, the story circulates
without sheim omero. (In case you're wondering, no, not me.)

This is much the same as RNKamenetzky reported about his father, R'
Yaakov Kamenecki, "My father did not advocate that others abstain"
(personal fax to RAZZivotofsky, as reported in the Journal of Halakhah
and Contemporary Society).

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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