First of all
Happy birthday Sim. Welcome to the 30s. Aviva has been waiting for someone else to turn 30 for a long time.
Second of all, and not really realted, did you know there is a machlokes between the Rambam and the Ramban regarding whether human flesh is kosher or not. The Ramban takes the opinion that since the torah mentions Animals, birds, fish and insects, but not humans, that human flesh is kosher diaraysa, and the Rabbonim banned it.
The Rambam takesd the approach that human flesh is not kosher. Before Noach, no one ate human flesh or animal flesh. After the flood they lifted the ban on animal flesh, but did not lift the ban on human flesh.
Then, there is the question as to whether a jewish corpse is better than a non-jewish corpse. I do not remember for certain, but I believe a jewish body is preferred.
One of the proofs for the Ramban is we know that breast milk is kosher, and we have a principle which says if it comes from a kosher animal, it is kosher.
Another interesting note - If a cow gave birth to a camel, the camel would be kosher, since Kashrut goes through the mother.
But here is the big difference between the Ramban and the Rambam. If you are in a situation of pikuach nefesh, such as trapped on a desert island, and you have a dead friend and a dead dog, the Ramban would say you should eat the person, which is only Assur D'rabanon, whereas the Rambam would tell you eating either one is the same.
Interestingly, everyone agrees that if someone loses an arm but is still alive, you cannot eat the arm because that would be a violation of Aver Min Hachay.
Don't know what this has to do with Sim's birthday, but I am sure there is a connection somewhere.
Second of all, and not really realted, did you know there is a machlokes between the Rambam and the Ramban regarding whether human flesh is kosher or not. The Ramban takes the opinion that since the torah mentions Animals, birds, fish and insects, but not humans, that human flesh is kosher diaraysa, and the Rabbonim banned it.
The Rambam takesd the approach that human flesh is not kosher. Before Noach, no one ate human flesh or animal flesh. After the flood they lifted the ban on animal flesh, but did not lift the ban on human flesh.
Then, there is the question as to whether a jewish corpse is better than a non-jewish corpse. I do not remember for certain, but I believe a jewish body is preferred.
One of the proofs for the Ramban is we know that breast milk is kosher, and we have a principle which says if it comes from a kosher animal, it is kosher.
Another interesting note - If a cow gave birth to a camel, the camel would be kosher, since Kashrut goes through the mother.
But here is the big difference between the Ramban and the Rambam. If you are in a situation of pikuach nefesh, such as trapped on a desert island, and you have a dead friend and a dead dog, the Ramban would say you should eat the person, which is only Assur D'rabanon, whereas the Rambam would tell you eating either one is the same.
Interestingly, everyone agrees that if someone loses an arm but is still alive, you cannot eat the arm because that would be a violation of Aver Min Hachay.
Don't know what this has to do with Sim's birthday, but I am sure there is a connection somewhere.
posted by Air Time at
10:42 AM
4 Comments:
hmmmmmmmmmm, coulb because sim also likes that gemara
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Rolling hills of green, at 8:44 AM
actually, if a cow gives birth to an animal that looks like a camel the gemara says it is not kosher.
2) i believe the rambam says you do not have to kill the person first and it is not aver min hachay if you eat a live person.
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rockofgalilee, at 9:10 AM
Sim, you are wrong about the Rambam. You may be right about the gemara, i only assumed that because a camel that has a cow the cow is not kosher because we go after the mother.
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Air Time, at 4:05 PM
Have you ever bit off a nail or some skin or a scab... Do you think that's aver min hachay?
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rockofgalilee, at 6:01 AM
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