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why no dogs in Jewish homes?
White Israelite:
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--- Quote from: Fidei defensor on April 06, 2008, 10:24:36 PM ---
--- Quote from: מ×יר כהן on April 06, 2008, 08:28:44 PM ---How do you tell if a dog is evil?
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If the dog has attacked another for no reason. It is rare, but I have known dogs that have been what I call evil.
The fact remains many animals are not evil, its more of man teaching it to be so.
Classic example of evil animals. In the 1800's in Africa, two male lions, the natives called the Ghost and the Darkness, hunted and kill men for no reason. It was a sport to the lions. This is evil.
Where many Lions hunt for food only, attack in protection of their pride.
They made a film regarding them. The story was true.
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Humans hunt for sport, is that evil? Do you not think that humans might have caused some harm to the 2 lions in their younger days causing them to want to kill humans?
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Hunting is prohibited in Judaism.
Zevida:
--- Quote from: מאיר כהן on April 10, 2008, 10:31:13 AM ---Hunting is prohibited in Judaism.
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And why should we hunt? That's why we have nice kosher butchers. ;D
Tina Greco - Melbourne:
--- Quote from: מאיר כהן on April 10, 2008, 10:31:13 AM ---
--- Quote from: Mstislav on April 09, 2008, 08:11:10 PM ---
--- Quote from: Fidei defensor on April 06, 2008, 10:24:36 PM ---
--- Quote from: מ×יר כהן on April 06, 2008, 08:28:44 PM ---How do you tell if a dog is evil?
--- End quote ---
If the dog has attacked another for no reason. It is rare, but I have known dogs that have been what I call evil.
The fact remains many animals are not evil, its more of man teaching it to be so.
Classic example of evil animals. In the 1800's in Africa, two male lions, the natives called the Ghost and the Darkness, hunted and kill men for no reason. It was a sport to the lions. This is evil.
Where many Lions hunt for food only, attack in protection of their pride.
They made a film regarding them. The story was true.
--- End quote ---
Humans hunt for sport, is that evil? Do you not think that humans might have caused some harm to the 2 lions in their younger days causing them to want to kill humans?
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Hunting is prohibited in Judaism.
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So you are telling me Jews never once hunted for food, or even ate meat?
Tina Greco - Melbourne:
--- Quote from: Zevida on April 10, 2008, 04:32:53 PM ---
--- Quote from: מאיר כהן on April 10, 2008, 10:31:13 AM ---Hunting is prohibited in Judaism.
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And why should we hunt? That's why we have nice kosher butchers. ;D
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That home deliver ;)
Zevida:
--- Quote from: Fidei defensor on April 10, 2008, 07:42:41 PM ---So you are telling me Jews never once hunted for food, or even ate meat?
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Here's the best answer I can give on that. We Jews tend to think of our ancestors, ie Jacob and his sons. They owned flocks and therefore could eat meat without the need to hunt. There are now and have been roaming desert groups who are Jewish. Those who did not have flocks of their own were still allowed to eat kosher meat.
The best form of Jewish hunting I've come across is actually in an illustrated children's book. ;D It shows a man chasing a deer with a stick (to scare it, but not to hit it). He has an enclosure (wooden fenced area) with a gate to chase the deer towards. That way he can trap the deer without having to use an actual trap which would injure the animal and cause it stress therefore making it terefah. It doesn't illustrate the slaughter, but I imagine he would be planning to slaughter this deer according to kashrut once he has it trapped.
Now that comes from a kid's book, not a history book so take it with a grain of salt. ;D
Sounds like a good question for a Rabbi who studies a lot of history. ;)
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