Weekly Story for Shemini: You Are What You Eat
What lies at the essence of the laws of Kosher? The Torah sheds lights with one key word: to differentiate, or l’havdil in the original Hebrew—this single word defines the Jew’s uniqueness as a holy person. When we eat kosher food it becomes part of who we are, and transforms our entire spiritual being and can even help our physical health as well. This week story brings the point home with an incredible twist on the very last line of a sacred letter.
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Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel is director of Chabad serving the University of Kansas and the Northeast Kansas communities. He is also the host of The Schmooze, the Jewish Radio Hour.
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