[Avodah] Is Turkey Kosher?

[Akiva Blum]

> From: avodah-bounces at lists.aishdas.org On Behalf Of Zev Sero
> Sent: Sunday 21 November 2010 3:18 AM

> On 19/11/2010 2:16 PM, Jonathan Baker wrote:
>> But what's a "genuine mesorah"?

> Back to Moshe Rabbenu.  That is the premise of the whole business of
> requiring a mesorah for birds.

Chazal had a system for identifying kosher birds, and it's clear that
they actually used it. No mesorah could claim to be older than whatever
time the system was still being used.

Akiva