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Equal side in the fathers of impurity

שו”תCategory: generalEqual side in the fathers of impurity
asked 6 years ago

Hello Rabbi,
There is a well-known idea that the equal side of the ancestors of impurity is that they are connected with the absence of life. But recently I thought of proposing another equal side, that they are connected with things that the human soul is disgusted by. This also explains why eight creatures are impure (which do not have the absence of life).
What do you think?


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מיכי Staff answered 6 years ago
It is possible. All of these are reasons to read. But it is clear that not everything that is disgusting is impure (only what is impure is disgusting).

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Gil replied 6 years ago

Indeed, in Persian and Hindu religion, even feces defile, and in Torah it seems clear that the absence of life is more compatible.

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