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Jothar –

Thank you for all your great questions. I will limit myself to the ones that are in the simanim I mentioned, and to specific halacha questions, as this was my intention with this thread.

Beer made with isinglass: Is it nosen ta’am? If no, mutar. Is it nosen ta’am lifgam? If yes, mutar. Is there 60 against it? If yes, mutar. I don’t know the metzius, but a quick Wikipedia search revealed that “Rabbi Yehezkel Landau, in Noda B’Yehuda, first edition, Jore Deah 26, for example, permits such beverages.”

Achbera D’davra: I don’t know anyone who claims to know what exactly it is. My feeling is that it’s a regular mouse, and the one from the fields tastes good because it hasn’t been through the sewers.

Sam2 –

Thanks, you are right about that.