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Noah's Ark
The Jewish Guide to Visiting the Zoo
Check out this section which is packed with fascinating facts, images and videos of assorted animals; watch the lion roar; hear the monkeys chatter! Also find out the interesting lessons we can learn from all these animals.
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Feeding Animals
Parshat Noach
By Aryeh Citron
The Torah commands every man to ensure his animals are fed—and in the proper time. Actually, we are commanded to feed our animals before we eat ourselves. "And I will give grass in your field for your livestock" — and only thereafter — "and you will eat ...
Jewish Practice » Miscellaneous » Parshah Halachah » Feeding Animals
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The Kabbalah of the Ecosystem
By Rochel Holzkenner
For a human to act like an animal is not only a pathetic squander of talent, but a disservice to animals who expect to become part of a higher unit through us...
Parshah » Devarim - Deuteronomy » Re'eh » Parshah Columnists » Living through the Parshah » The Kabbalah of the Ecosystem
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Do I feed my dog before I feed myself?
Question: Where in the Torah is it stated that I must feed my dog before I feed myself? Answer: We are indeed commanded to feed our animals before feeding ourselves. The Talmud (Gittin 62a) writes, "Rabbi Judah said in the name of Rav, 'It is forbidden ...
Kids » Noah's Ark » Dear Noah » Do I feed my dog before I feed myself?
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Kindness to Animals
From Rabbi Yitzchak Luria
The Arizal was very careful not to kill any bug...even when they bit him.
Kabbalah Online » Kabbalah & Society » Culture » Kindness to Animals
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Parshas Yisro
From the talks of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson
Likkutei Sichos, Vol. VI, p. 107ff. I. “And on the third day, when it was morning, there were sounds (Kolos) and lightning; and there was a heavy cloud on the mountain. And the sound (Kol) of the shofar [resounded] very powerfully... And the sound (Kol) ...
Spirituality » Chassidic Texts » Crown Jewels » Shmos » Parshas Yisro
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What Gives Us the Right to Kill Animals?
A discussion with Tzvi Freeman
From man I expect good and bad. From G-d I expected only good. Until I learned about the animal sacrifices. Apparently G-d actually wants them. Imagine, a place set aside for slaughter -- in a temple!
Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » Ethics & Religion » What Gives Us the Right to Kill Animals?
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The Kind and the Carnivorous
By Moshe Yakov Wisnefsky
Signs of kosher animals teach us about serving G-d
Kabbalah Online » Everyday Life » Mitzvah Observance » The Kind and the Carnivorous
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Four Holy Faces
One can choose to which chariot's influence he submits himself.
From Rabbi Yitzchak Luria
One can choose to which chariot's influence he submits himself.
Kabbalah Online » Weekly Torah » Archives » Vayikra - Leviticus » Vayikra » The Holy Ari » Four Holy Faces
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The Carnivorous and the Kind
Signs of kosher animals teach us about serving G-d.
By Moshe Yakov Wisnefsky
Signs of kosher animals teach us about serving G-d.
Kabbalah Online » Weekly Torah » Archives » Vayikra - Leviticus » Shemini » Contemporary Kabbalists » The Carnivorous and the Kind
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