Approach #1: “A patient with signs of life” - Amazon S3



Part IA taste of the ???:Reasons for the mitzvot of KashrutApproach #1: “A patient with signs of life”Vayikra Rabbah 13:2Rabbi Tanchum gives an analogy of a doctor who comes to visit two sick people. The doctor says to one, “You may eat these things but you may not eat those things,” and he said to the other, “let him have whatever he wants to eat.” The first patient survived and the second patient died. ????? ??? ??:?803910-262255??? ??? ????? ?? ?????? ??? ????? ????? ???? ??? ????? ??? ????? ???? ?????. ??? ??? ?? ???? ?? ???? ??? ?? ???? ?????? ????? ??? ?? ???? ??? ???. ?? ????? ?????? ????? ???? ????? ??? ???? ??? "???? ??? ???? ??? ?? ??" (?????? ?), ??? ????? ??? ???? ????? ??? "??? ????? ??? ?????." 415226513335-445770120015Discussion: Share your opinionWhy do you think the doctor prescribed a strict diet to the first patient and did not prescribe any limits for the second patient?Is the doctor being mean to the first patient by limiting what he can eat? Why or why not?280225577470Rashi, Vayikra 11:2??? ???? – The word “???” is based on the word “????” (life). [The idea] is analogous to a story in the Midrash (Vayikra Rabbah 13:2) of two patients who go see a doctor…Since the Jewish people cling to Hashem and are fit to really be alive (????), Hashem separated them from “impurity” (?????) and decreed that they should keep the mitzvoth.??"? ????? ??:???? ???? – ???? ???? ??? ?????? ?????? ????? ??????? ????? ????, ????? ?????? ?? ?????? ???? ????? ????, ??????? ????? ?? ??? ????. ??? ????? ????? ???? ?? ????? ???' ?????? ????? ??? ??????. 266382567945Etz Yosef, Vayikra Rabbah 13:2“These are the living things (???) you may eat” (Vayikra 11:2): The reason the Torah uses the word “living things” (???) is to teach that since the Jewish people have the potential to earn ??? ???? ??? (“Life in the World to Come”), G-d has commanded them not to impurify their souls. ?? ???? ????? ??? ??:?"??? ???? ??? ?????" ????? ???? ??? ????? "??? ????" ?????? ????? ?????? ???? ???? ??? ???? ????? ????????? ?? ???. -445770118745Discussion: Textual Analysis and share your opinionThe ??????? (commentators) seem to be explaining much more than just the idea behind kashrut. Despite the fact that the Midrash makes a comparison to patients visiting a doctor, the analogy is not based on the idea of health.How do the ??????? (commentators) make use of the dual meaning of the word “???”?How do the ??????? (commentators) take the idea of what we might view as “restrictions” and use that to prove to us the amazing privilege of being a Jew?The ??????? (commentators) emphasize, in one way or another, the significance of the ideas behind kashrut as being connected to the Jewish people’s potential for living a meaningful and successful life. Thinking back to the video we watched about “the marshmallow test,” discuss how the findings of this psychological experiment serve as an illustration of the ideas behind “keeping kosher.”2113280226695Approach #2: Clogging our Spiritual Arteries and dulling our spiritual sensesYoma 39aSin clogs a person’s heart as is understood from the verse [regarding non-kosher animals], “do not impurify (?????) yourself through them and become impure (?????) by them,” the word “?????” is spelled without an “?” to teach that it really means that a person’s heart becomes clogged (?????) by the sin of eating non-kosher. ???? ??.??? ??? ?????? ????? ?????? ??? ?? ??? ????? "??? ????? ??? ?????? ??," ?? ???? "??????" ??? "?????." 292671592710Rashi, Yoma 39a?????? means that the sin clogs and stops up [the heart] from any wisdom.??"? ???? ??.?????? – ????? ?????? ??? ????.Mesilat Yesharim, Ch. 112165350167005Forbidden foods bring impurity (?????) into a person’s heart and soul until the sanctity of G-d’s Presence departs and withdraws from him. This is what is meant in the Gemara (Yoma 39a) that we become dulled and clogged by forbidden foods: the sin dulls a man’s heart since it causes true knowledge and the spirit of wisdom implanted by G-d to be driven away, and he remains merely animalistic.????? ????? ??? ????????? ??????? ??????? ????? ??? ???? ?? ??? ?? ??????? ?? ????? ???? ??? ?????? ??????? ????. ???? ?? ????? ??"? ?? ?? (???? ??.), "?????? ?? ?? ???? ??????? ??? ??????" ??????? ?????? ??? ?? ??? ?? ????? ???? ???? ??????? ???? ???? ?????? ???? ??? ????...???? ??? ???? ???? ????? ????? ????? ????? ???.Sforno, Vayikra 11:2238760019050Hashem wanted to make [the Jewish people] deserving of [His presence] so He gave us laws about forbidden foods and relations. Hashem prohibited foods that confuse the soul and plant within us evil character traits, as it is said “Do not make yourself abominable by eating them; do not impurify yourself by eating them” (Vayikra 11:43)…Hashem does not want us to be impure (?????) or have our spiritual senses dulled (????????) by eating the non-kosher foods; rather, Hashem wants us to prepare ourselves for holiness, as it is said “Sanctify yourself and be holy for I am holy” (Vayikra 11:44). This is done by avoiding forbidden foods. ?????? ????? ??:???? ???? ???? ????? ???? ???? ???? ????? ??????? ??? ?????? ??????? ???????. ???? ??????? ??????? ?? ???? ????? ?????????, ????? (????? ??:??) "?? ????? ?? ???????? ??? ????? ???."...?? ????? ??? ????? ????? ????? ????????? ?? ??? ???? ???????. ?? ???? ?????? ?????? ????? ??????? ?????? ????? ?? ?????? "[????????] ?????? ?????? ?? ???? ???" (????? ??:??)...??? ?? ????? ???????? ?????? ?????? ??????. -445770118745Discussion: Textual Analysis and Share your opinionIn the quote from the Sforno, he gives the background for why the laws of kashrut come after the inauguration of the Mishkan (Tabernacle), where Hashem’s presence would reside. How does the Sforno explain the progression in the Torah from the inauguration of the Mishkan, which comes just before this, to the laws of kashrut and proper relationships?If, as the title of this approach suggests, the forbidden foods clog our spiritual arteries and dull our spiritual senses, how does one sharpen his spiritual senses? What are the words in English and/or Hebrew that we might use to describe this?516890019748500-209550267335Demonstration: The Airhead challengeYour advisor will hand out an airhead to each group member. Do not let the other group members see what color you have. Recite the ???? of ???? ???? ?????, and immediately put the airhead in your mouth. Suck on the airhead for at least 30 seconds. When you have swallowed the airhead stick out your tongue, and let the other members of your group guess what color airhead you had. Approach #3: You are what you eat-445770135890Discussion: Share your opinionAfter having watched the video, what do you think the producer of the video is trying to communicate?Ibn Ezra Vayikra 11:43“Do not impurify yourself through them” – since it is known that the food we eat becomes part of our own flesh. ??? ???? ????? ??:????? ????? ??? – ?? ???? ?? ???? ????? ???? ??? ???? ?????.260032590170Shaare Aharon, Parshat Shmini 11:2Regarding the difference [between kosher and non-kosher] animals, the commentators write that kosher animals all eat plants; they do not know how to capture prey using tricky tactics…when their flesh enters the stomach of a person and transforms into that person’s own flesh, it will not harm or destroy the person. However, if one eats one of the species that tears apart its prey, when the flesh of that carnivore enters the stomach and transforms into that person’s own flesh, it will develop a murderous nature in that person which will destroy the humanity in him, transforming him into a vicious animal. Therefore, the Torah has forbidden the Jewish people from eating such animals and given us the signs to differentiate between the species, so we can avoid the forbidden types. ???? ???? ???? ????? ??:??????? ????? ???? ???? ???????? ???? ?????? ?????? ??????? ?????? ?????? ????? ??? ????? ?? ??????? ??????? ???????, ????? ????? ????? ?????? ????? ??? ?????? ????? ?? ?? ??????? ?????, ?? ?? ?? ????? ?? ????? ??????? ???? ????? ????, ????? ???? ????? ???? ???? ????? ????? ??? ???? ?? ???? ??? ?????? ?? ????. ??? ?? ???? ???? ???? ???? ?????? ?????? ??????? ?????? ???????, ???? ????? ???? ???? ????? ????? ??? ???? ???? ??? ????? ???? ???? ??? ?????? ??? ?????? ?? ??? ???? ????? ???? ???? ?????. ?? ?? ???? ????? ?? ??? ????? ?????? ???? ????? ??????? ?????? ????? ???? ??? ?????? ????? ??????? ??? ???? ??? ????? ???????. R’ Bachya Vayikra 11:13We can give another explanation for why certain birds are forbidden. G-d loves humility and other positive character traits and hates cruelty and other negative character traits. Therefore, He chose sincere animals and commanded the Jewish people to eat from them and avoid eating the forbidden animals. This is in order to teach us that G-d hates the negative character traits, such as cruelty, and loves positive traits, such as humility and genuineness.???? ???? ????? ??:?????? ?? ??? ??? ?????? ?????? ?? ??? ????"? ???? ???? ????? ?????? ??? ??? ????? ?????? ????? ???????? ??? ??? ????? ?????, ??? ???...?????? ?????? ??????...???? ?? ????? ?????? ???. ???? ???? ????? ????? ?????? ?????? ????? ???? ?? ????? ???? ????? ???? ?? ?????. ??? ?? ?????? ???? ????? ???? ???? ??? ????????? ????? ??? ???? ??????? ??????. 2376170645795????? ????: What makes an animal kosherVayikra 11:3All animals that have a split hoof, which is completely separated into double hooves and that brings up its cud – that one you may eat.????? ??:???? ????????? ???????? ????????? ?????? ??????? ??????? ?????? ??????????? ????? ????????:258318029845 Vayikra 11:9This you may eat from everything that is in the water: everything that has fins and scales in the water, in the seas, and in the streams, those you may eat. ????? ??:???? ??? ???????? ????? ?????? ????????? ??? ?????? ??? ????????? ????????????? ????????? ??????????? ????????????? ???? ????????:-445770132715Discussion: check your knowledgeThe ??????? (commentators) discuss the idea of the character of the animals we are meant to eat and the ones we are meant to avoid. The Torah provides the guidelines for what physical traits identify animals as being kosher or not. We watched a video which discussed other traits besides those identified in the Torah.What attributes do kosher animals share?How do these attributes serve as a demonstration of the ideas in this approach to understanding kashrut? ................
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