Tag: vegetarians
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When the Torah Re-Wrote the Rules for Eating Meat
During the forty years of Israel’s journey through the wilderness, the only meat the Israelites consumed was meat that had been sanctified and offered at the altar. Every animal slaughtered was part of a sacrificial rite, its portions divided among God, the priests, and the family who brought the offering. Eating meat was therefore an…
Rabbi Marc D. Rudolph 