RE: wake for Jerry Williams

["A. Joseph Ross" <lawyer@attorneyross.com>]

On 1 May 2003 at 6:55, Sid Schweiger wrote:

> The Torah may not give reasons, but that doesn't mean there wasn't some
> logic of the times behind the rule.  If you notice, all the animals and
> sea creatures that are proscribed are scavengers which will eat almost
> anything.

This is true.  Many people have seen logic in the rules and speculated as 
to their purpose.  But that doesn't mean that it's any more than 
speculation.  We can't authoritatively attribute reasons to the laws.  We 
can only guess.

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