Originally Posted by
Dovster
Beef is not, in itself unkosher (although certain parts of the cow are and it can be made unkosher in a variety of different ways). Pork is unkosher, no matter how fresh it is.
I don't see any logic at all in an argument which says that "Pork is not kosher. Modern preservation techniques can keep it unchanged. Therefore pork, today, is kosher."
I agree it is not my contention nor logical. But why is it logical that pork (or this or that or whatever) is not kosher ? I get that pre-refrigeration pork or prawns would quickly be dodgy, so probably not a bad rule to avoid them back in the day; but that is not the case now so why avoid them?