Meat

What is the Torah’s view on meat eating? In our Parshah, the laws and preconditions for eating “meat of desire” (i.e., meat whose consumption is not a mitzvah or a necessity) are set forth—prompting much discussion in the Talmud, the commentaries, and the...

The next time you attend a backyard barbecue and see the meat sizzling on the grill, know that your soul is salivating as well.

Life can be seen as operating in two modes: immersion in the spiritual, and entry into the world and involvement with it

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!

For better or for worse, meat is an undeniable favorite on the kosher menu. Is this good? Let’s have a look . . .

The Jewish people today are facing many conflicts. One of these concerns shechitah, the ritual slaughter of fowls, lambs and beef so that Jews are permitted to eat the meat. A number of groups are applying pressure in an attempt to ban shechitah, or to im...