Q&A: Food Cooked by Non-Jews in Factories
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Food Cooked by Non-Jews in Factories
Question
Hello Rabbi,
I recently came across the argument that in industrial cooking, where there is no personal connection at all between the person preparing the food and the food itself, the prohibition of food cooked by non-Jews does not apply.
What is the Rabbi’s opinion on this?
Answer
That makes a lot of sense. The only question is whether one may nullify an enactment by nullifying its rationale, but in my opinion there is room here to permit it, because the rationale is grounded in explicit halakhic permissions.
See here: https://ph.yhb.org.il/17-28-09/