[Avodah] Mesora?

[Joel Rich]

>From R’ A Zivotofsky:
Claim: There is a mesorah on turkey. Ask almost anyone from the older
generation and they will confirm that they and their family and their
community ate turkey without hesitation.
Analysis: I think this is the most persuasive argument for the continued
treatment of turkey as kosher. There is indeed a mesorah and no one
questions its existence. It is not our job to ask our grandparents from
whence the mesorah. We in general rely on the previous generations for all
Jewish traditions, and this one should be no exception. The burden of proof
is on those who want to prohibit turkey rather than on those who want to
maintain its status quo as kosher. Thus, the existence of a mesorah
explains the continued treating of turkey as kosher; it does not explain
the big questions of how and when that mesorah originated. Those are indeed
fascinating questions in the realm of “history of halacha”, questions for
which I have no satisfactory answer.

Me-Can you reject this claim but still accept the Kuzari argument for
Judaism’s truth?

Chodesh tov chanukah sameach bsorot tovot

joel rich
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