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samples of cattle cells grow into full-size meat, using a the meat comes via laboratory protocols?
fraction of the natural resources and without antibiotics.
Rav Rimon, head of JCT’s Batei Midrash and Chairman
What characterizes (and distinguishes) Aleph Farms is the of the Sulamot Organization, noted, “The technological
focus on creating whole meat pieces, such as steak, and development of lab-grown meat for eating purposes
not just processed meat, such as a burger. instigated wide-ranging in-depth halachic discussions.
The kashrut question requires scientific and technological
Aleph Farms uses cells which have an aptitude to reproduce understanding.”
quickly without the involvement of genetic engineering,
along with a large-scale manufacturing When it comes to the letter of the law,
infrastructure, as required by the culinary Mada Toratecha is ready to ask the tough
sector. questions, from the ground beef up. What
the future of Jewish dietary regulation
As Rav Bartov says, “This is not the meat holds, only time will tell.
envisioned by the Torah,” but is it not, in
essence, meat? “We are not political, we only look for
answers…We are not poskim,” Rav Bartov
Jewish law requires humane slaughter, is sensitive to stresses, “only Jewish scientists and Torah scholars
the animal and its living conditions within the slaughter committed to ensure a future propelled by innovation and
process, and more. Dietary laws (Kashrut) are rooted in rooted in halachic integrity through the commitment to
the relationship of the cow to its calf. Where do these the art form of asking ‘How?’ and ‘Why?’ in the way only a
rituals fall when the connection between the animal and Jewish scientist can.
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