1. Kashrut - Jewish Law and the Purity System
... Reform Judaism does not regard kashrut as binding. Kashrut is important for the soul as well as for the body. Donin (1991 p98) refers to this as 'not so much a diet to maintain one's physical well-being, as a diet to maintain one's spiritual well-being'. This is controversial as many believe that the kashrut laws are simply 'ancient health measures' (Donin, 1991). In ... support of this suggestion, the Torah indicates the creatures that may and may not be eaten, or the 'clean' and 'unclean' animals. However ... , the context used in the Torah suggests a spiritual or ...
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