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Parashiyot Bo-BeShalach
Vol. 25 No. 18
Kiddush HaChodesh
Kashrut should be that he wishes to eat non-Kosher food but chooses not to
do so in order to conform to Hashems commands.
8 In the words of Rav Efrem Goldberg, In Jewish thought, man lives in two
dimensions simultaneously. On the one hand, the Talmud observes, we are
members of the animal kingdom who share in common the three basic
physical activities of animals: eating, elimination, and reproduction. On the
other hand, we have been endowed with a Tzelem Elokim, a Godly soul,
providing us the capacity to be disciplined, exhibit self-control, and reign
sovereign over our instincts and impulses.