Many articles have been written recently about the halacha regarding eating certain types of fish that are infested with worms. I came across one yesterday.
The Five Towns Jewish Times is reporting that this past Friday, Rav Elyashiv, Rav Vosner, and Rav Karelitz have all signed upon a Kol Koreh declaring the Anisakis worm to be completely forbidden even when it was found in the flesh of fish.
Read full article: http://www.vosizneias.com/53991/2010/04/25/new-york-report-israeli-gedolim-sign-kol-koreh-against-worms-in-fish
A comment posted had me laughing aloud. "Oh boy. Halacha is Halacha. This opens up a whole can of worms."
Other comments included "Any bright ideas on alternatives to fish at the shabbos meal? besides falshe fish"
Another comment began,
"No strawberries
No raspberries
No fish
No elevators...."
This past weekend, I read a book called To Remain a Jew about the life of a Soviet refusenik, Rav Yitzchok Zilber, which was published by Feldheim publishers in English not too long ago.
The book should be recommended reading to all. Those who grew up in affluent America have no idea of the mesirut nefesh these people displayed in their quests to remain observant Jews in a regime designed to wipe out religion. When reading about the bare minimum Rav Zilber and his family had to make due with, one develops a greater appreciation for the abundance G-d had given to us.
Instead of concentrating on what is forbidden to us, let us thank Hashem for all that we can partake of.
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