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Rabbi, I know it is forbidden to eat pig. My question is can one touch the pig or its blood or other parts? Can one kill a pig and use its parts for other uses, Not for cooking or eating?

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One may touch a pig and also one may use a pig for various uses, such as research and medicine. Rabbi Ro'i Margalit

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