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In light of modern science, why is bee honey still kosher?
The Gemara brings a possuk to say that honey is kosher. The reason why the enzyme does not make the honey non-kosher following the rule of יוצא ( basically explained as "something that comes out ...
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Can one kill lice on Shabbat?
The פחד יצחק brings that question, and concludes that we do not. His reasoning is that, had חז״ל been exposed to modern scientific knowledge, they would have recanted their ruling that lice can be ...
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