Kashrut: the environment affects both the food and the eater

Kashrut: the environment affects both the food and the eater

Rabbi Meir Brook

An interesting feature of the choice of animals to which the Almighty solemnly awarded the title of kosher.

It is known that kosher animals are those that have a two-chambered stomach.

Such animals divide the process of eating food into two stages.

First, they eat the required amount of grass and, practically without chewing, send it to the first part of the stomach, which plays the role of a warehouse. Then they go to a quiet place where no one bothers them, and the second part of the process occurs - the food returns back to the mouth (mouth), is calmly chewed and enters the second part of the stomach, where then everything happens according to the standard scheme.

What are we interested in here?

The average wild animal spends most of its life in a state of vigilant alarm. It makes sure that no one suddenly attacks it. This process takes away most of the attention and nervous energy. Moreover, when such an animal eats, on the one hand, it pays most of its attention to the food, but at the same time it must continue to “watch.” This “vigilance” forms a certain “subtle information” that is embedded in the animal along with the food taken inside.

Our kosher animals can afford to chew their food in complete comfort - with the “vigilant alarm” mechanism practically turned off.

There are two conclusions from this.

1. Meat from kosher animals is much more environmentally friendly, because... is formed without a disturbing background.

2. This is a lesson for people - it is important to create an atmosphere for ourselves while eating, during which we will not simultaneously strain our consciousness with daily worries, but will try to eat in an atmosphere of peace.

Rabbi Meir Brook

An interesting feature of the choice of animals to which the Almighty solemnly awarded the title of kosher.

It is known that kosher animals are those that have a two-chambered stomach.

Such animals divide the process of eating food into two stages.

First, they eat the required amount of grass and, practically without chewing, send it to the first part of the stomach, which plays the role of a warehouse. Then they go to a quiet place where no one bothers them, and the second part of the process occurs - the food returns back to the mouth (mouth), is calmly chewed and enters the second part of the stomach, where then everything happens according to the standard scheme.

What are we interested in here?

The average wild animal spends most of its life in a state of vigilant alarm. It makes sure that no one suddenly attacks it. This process takes away most of the attention and nervous energy. Moreover, when such an animal eats, on the one hand, it pays most of its attention to the food, but at the same time it must continue to “watch.” This “vigilance” forms a certain “subtle information” that is embedded in the animal along with the food taken inside.

Our kosher animals can afford to chew their food in complete comfort - with the “vigilant alarm” mechanism practically turned off.

There are two conclusions from this.

1. Meat from kosher animals is much more environmentally friendly, because... is formed without a disturbing background.

2. This is a lesson for people - it is important to create an atmosphere for ourselves while eating, during which we will not simultaneously strain our consciousness with daily worries, but will try to eat in an atmosphere of peace.