12-02-2012, 02:19 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-02-2012, 02:20 PM by Director Michael.)
(12-01-2012, 05:56 PM)Kat450 Wrote:Director Michael Wrote: That is not what Judaism (i.e. the Torah) teaches. The physical blood is not the soul. The spiritual soul is in the physical blood, as long as the animal is alive. When the animal dies, the spiritual soul departs from the animal and returns to its spiritual source. Therefore, the phrase "as long as its soul is within it" means "as long as it is alive".
Sorry that is what I meant. But now I don't completely understand why Jews are commanded to remove the blood as I thought it was because of the soul. I know why Jews are forbidden from drinking the blood, but why remove it from the meat?
Jews are forbidden to eat any blood of birds or animals, from the Jewish commandment in Leviticus 7:26 - "And you shall not eat any blood in any of your dwelling places, whether from birds or from animals." That is why Jews have to remove the blood from the meat of kosher animals and birds, in order to make the meat kosher for Jewish consumption.
(12-01-2012, 05:56 PM)Kat450 Wrote: I didn't see that Rashi opinion on Chabad. I'm not entirely sure how to ask my next question. If the purpose of removing the blood is because of the soul, would one be wrong to agree with Rashi's opinion and take steps to remove the blood?
The reason why Jews remove the blood from meat is not because of the soul. The reason is because they are explicitly commanded not to eat blood.
Rashi's opinion on Genesis 9:4 is only that Gentiles should not drink the blood of a living animal. After the animal is dead, the blood is permitted for Gentiles according to all the Rabbinical opinions.