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Shemini: Why Keep Kosher?

By Rabbi David Fohrman

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March 30, 2016, 3 PM ET

In this week's parsha, the Torah talks about one of the most impactful laws on the general lifestyle of the people of Israel - kosher animals. Have you ever considered WHY we're restricted from eating certain animals? And the specific laws - split hooves, chewing cud - seem totally arbitrary. But what if there was a way for us to think about kosher that makes sense, and can even strengthen our relationship with God?

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For more about kashrut: https://goo.gl/12S6AR
For another major story in this week's parsha (Nadav and Avihu): https://goo.gl/63XVbQand https://goo.gl/iCA3EO

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