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Tzvi Ben Roshel1:
Actually animals do have a part of the soul - the Nefesh - thats the lowest part of the soul (the animalistic soul), humans have that and also Ruah (living spirit), then an Israelite who serves G-d gets connected to a Neshama (higher soul), their are also 2 higher levels but the Rabbis say that people in todays generation dont reach that level.

Raulmarrio2000:

--- Quote ---Right on, Raul.

We should all count ourselves lucky G_d put the yoke of the 613 Mitzvot 'round the Jews' necks and not ours. Every time I eat a bacon sandwich on the beach on Saturday I count my blessings.
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That's right. Goyim do not need to keep kosher. However, everything that is impure to Jews is also impure to us. Only that we are not bound to keep pure. The distinction between pure and impure was known by Noah when he took seven couples of the pure and one of the impure to the Ark. In ancient times that knowledge was needed by Goyim in case they wanted to offer a sacrifice to Hashem. Only kosher animals are suitable. Theoretically, even today, a goy could offer a sacrifice (but none of us know the rules, Jews however are forbidden to offer sacrifices until the Temple is rebuilt).
Impure animals are dirty and repugnant, they are not forbidden to us but, would you eat something dirty, even if it's not a sin? I hate pork and shell fish. I don't even touch it with bare hands

Tzvi Ben Roshel1:
I was wondering are non-Jews supposed to keep kosher (dont jump on me right away), Im asking because killing an animal the kosher way is the least painfull way of dieng, and non-Jews except for muslims dont kill the animals by cutting its throat. I even heard that animals are electricuted, is that true? So with that said since the kosher or halal way is more human do non-Jews have to do it that way?

newman:

--- Quote from: Tzvi Ben Roshel on September 24, 2007, 12:13:36 AM ---I was wondering are non-Jews supposed to keep kosher (dont jump on me right away), Im asking because killing an animal the kosher way is the least painfull way of dieng, and non-Jews except for muslims dont kill the animals by cutting its throat. I even heard that animals are electricuted, is that true? So with that said since the kosher or halal way is more human do non-Jews have to do it that way?

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We have to keep some aspects of Kosher. We can't be cruel in any way. We'd NEVER eat dogs, cats or horses because they have a sense of death and panic. The only difference with us is pork and shellfish. I can go without pork if need be, but I live in the world's seafood capital. I'd kill for oysters.

Raulmarrio2000:

--- Quote from: Tzvi Ben Roshel on September 24, 2007, 12:13:36 AM ---I was wondering are non-Jews supposed to keep kosher (dont jump on me right away), Im asking because killing an animal the kosher way is the least painfull way of dieng, and non-Jews except for muslims dont kill the animals by cutting its throat. I even heard that animals are electricuted, is that true? So with that said since the kosher or halal way is more human do non-Jews have to do it that way?

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Well, if you kill the animal by yourself, it is better that you cut it's neck, even if you do not do it in the Jewish ritual way. If you buy it in the butcher's, you can eat any meat, as far you are sure it was not torn from the animal still alive. I'd rather be carefull with blood. Gentiles are not bound to clean the meat from residual blood, but some say it's wrong to intentionally eat the blood that comes out of a dying animal, as it is still alive. So better avoid blood sausage and so on. And be carefull with some fast food. Some hamburguers are added plasma from blood extracted from a living animal.
And if you don't trust a Gentile butcher.....then you can buy kosher meat. There's no problem

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