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The uniqueness of the laws of Basar Bechalav within the laws of Kashrus:
The laws of Kashrus are many and complex. In the Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah, the laws of Kashrus contain over 150 chapters. While in today’s times, much of these laws are dealt with only by Kashrus agencies and their operatives, the laws of Basar Bechalav retains relevance to all Jews even in the privacy of their home. Thus, the laws of Basar Bechalav remain one of the most relevant topics of Kashrus today for every Jew to know and be expert in. Aside for this unique relevance and practicality, we also find some unique Halachic aspects delegated to Basar Bechalav, which is unprecedented in any other area of Kashrus. The prohibition of Basar Bechalav is the only Kashrus prohibited food that a) contains an innate cooking prohibition, irrelevant of one eating the food. 2) Starts off as a Kosher ingredient and only afterwards becomes Treif. All other non-Kosher foods start off as non-Kosher and are free of any cooking prohibition.
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