Fowl Play: The Great Turkey-Chicken Debate of the 19th Century
In the 1860s, European Jewish communities faced a unique halachic challenge: the arrival of new chicken breeds from distant lands. As these exotic fowl entered the marketplace, rabbis debated their kosher status, igniting an adjacent discussion on how and why the turkey became accepted as kosher.
Fowl Play: The Great Turkey-Chicken Debate of the 19th Century
