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Question
Rabbi, I know it is forbidden to eat pig. My question is can one touch the pig or its blood or other parts? Can one kill a pig and use its parts for other uses, Not for cooking or eating?
Answer
One may touch a pig and also one may use a pig for various uses, such as research and medicine.
Rabbi Ro'i Margalit
non-Jewish cooking
Rabbi David Sperling | Iyyar 27, 5773
Tomatoes cut with a treif knife
Rabbi David Sperling | Av 25, 5773
