>>Not eating pork has nothing to do with trichinosis. The Torah doesn't give reasons.<< The Torah may not give reasons, but that doesn't mean there wasn't some logic of the times behind the rule. If you notice, all the animals and sea creatures that are proscribed are scavengers which will eat almost anything. Sid Schweiger MIS Manager, Entercom Boston LLC WAAF-WEEI-WQSX-WRKO-WVEI