Tune in weekly to hear Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union For Reform Judaism, offer divrei Torah (insights into the weekly Torah portion) to help open up Jewish thought and its contemporary influence on your life.
In
Parashat Sh’mini, while we learn the laws that distinguish
which animals are and are not kosher, we do not learn the rationale
behind kashrut. Because of this, there is a lot of misinformation
spread around why certain animals are deemed unsuitable to eat.
Does kashrut exist because of cleanliness, practicality, or
something else? Listen to this episode of On the Other Hand: Ten
Minutes of Torah, to find out.
Tune in weekly to hear Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union For Reform Judaism, offer divrei Torah (insights into the weekly Torah portion) to help open up Jewish thought and its contemporary influence on your life.