12-01-2012, 05:56 PM
Director Michael [/quote' 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?
Director Michael [/quote' Wrote: It's not forbidden based on that commandment to Noah, as explained. (Although Rashi cites a minority opinion, which you didn't mention, that Gentiles are forbidden to drink the blood of a living animal. But the actual Torah Law follows the majority opinion as cited by Rambam in Laws of Kings, that Gentiles were never forbidden to drink/eat blood of a living or a dead animal. Gentiles are however warned against inflicting unnecessary pain or suffering on living creatures.)
Jews are forbidden from eating the blood of animals and birds, from a separate Jewish commandment.
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?
Thank you, also I hope I'm not coming across as argumentative if I am I apologize as I'm just trying to understand so again thank you.