Expert: Ovadiah ben Avraham - 10/19/2006

Question
Please Read this article (start on 3rd paragraph) atthe following link

http://benchorin.blogspot.com/2006/10/thursday-night-i-dont-generally-stay.html

and tell me if we can simply say that milk is kosher simply because of the 1/60 rule. Thanks.....

Answer
Boaz,
You ask an interesting question! While I do not generally agree with many of the legal fictions of our religion, the 1/60 rule does not apply in this case. We are not going to eat the milk cow, so the rules regarding its meat do not apply. Think of it this way: When is the last time that you checked a bee to make sure it was glatt before you partook of its honey or a laying hen before you partook of its eggs? Hope this helps! Shalom!