[Avodah] Characterizing our era

[Ben Waxman]

I have a book, the Badei HaShulchan, on kashrut and nidda. It is called the 
MB of Yoreh Deah. However, anyone wanting to learn kashrut shouldn't 
approach these books until he learns the Beit Yosef. Otherwise, he won't get 
very far at all.

Ben
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lisa Liel" <lisa at starways.net>
> I heard a story, btw, that the Chofetz Chaim was actually planning on 
> continuing and doing Yoreh Deah next.  But he was asked by a number of 
> Rashei Yeshiva not to, because it would make it too easy to learn the laws 
> of kashrut.  It may be apocryphal, but then again, it may not be.
>