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CJLS (Rabbi Isaac Klein) on cheese and rennet

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Cheese made with rennet of any origin is permitted, since rennet is a dried, transformed substance used in minute quantity. Many Conservative Jews still prefer certified cheese; we note it either way.

Isaac Klein, "The Kashrut of Cheeses," CJLS (1969)

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