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I've also heard the argument that it comes from an animal welfare perspective: It seems a little ghoulish to eat a calf with its mother's milk.
by harimau777 8y ago
I've also heard the argument that it comes from an animal welfare perspective:
It seems a little ghoulish to eat a calf with its mother's milk.
- Dylan16807 8y agoThat doesn't explain the rule as practiced.
- harimau777 8y agoGood point. I'm definitely not an expert on Jewish law (my exposure to it is through reading Leviticus as a Christian). I suppose it's possible that the reason changed over time. However, now that I think about it the health reasons that others have pointed out seem to make more sense. Especially since I would presume that a cow wouldn't have the intelligence to actually be concerned about the precise manner in which you eat it.