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Leviticus 7: Fat Free (and Blood-Free) Diet
“דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵייִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר כָּל־חֵלֶב שׁוֹר וְכֶשֶׂב וְעֵז לֹא תֹאכֵלוּ” (ויקרא ז׳:כ״ג).
In the middle of discussing the sacrifices, the Torah takes a slight detour todiscuss the forbidden parts of animals—the fat and the blood. The fat and theblood are the parts of the korban that are sacrificed on the altar. The fatsare burned at the end of the day and the blood is sprinkled or poured on thealtar. Because these two parts of the sacrifices are exclusively for ה׳, they are forbidden for humanconsumption. The Tur, Yoreh Deah 64 explains that this verse, “דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל…
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