Kashrut and Purity

Question

If a Jew eats any unclean animal or any foods forbidden in Torah for a Jew to eat, does it make the person who eats it ritually impure or unclean?

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  1. The Just Ask! - AskTheRabbi.org Team

    No, it does not mean that nowadays. What it does mean is that the person needs to go through a process of Teshuvah – atonement and repentance – for what they did. But they are not considered to be ritually impure or unclean.

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