Ari Z. Zivotofsky and Ari Greenspan
Locusts? Quail? Pheasant? Water buffalo? Of the hundreds of species of kosher animals Noach herded into the Ark, how many of them find their way onto our plates today? Mass food production, together with the disappearance of shochtim who remember the varied traditions, have eroded the mesorah that validates the kashrus of many animals. Behind the scenes of the most recent “Mesorah Dinner.”
