In this episode of Dear Rabbi, I conclude the analysis of Ellen Gilad's interpretation of the meat and milk prohibition by demonstrating how clear biblical verses help us understand ambiguous ones. While acknowledging that the verses in Exodus might be unclear about whether they refer to cooking or ripening, I explain how the crystal-clear verse in Deuteronomy, which appears among dietary laws, definitively establishes that "bashel" means "to cook" rather than "to ripen." I use the principle that when faced with both clear and ambiguous biblical passages on the same topic, we should interpret the ambiguous ones through the lens of the clear ones. Even if we were to accept the alternative interpretation of the Exodus verses, the Deuteronomy verse alone would still prohibit mixing meat and milk. I conclude with a practical analogy about choosing the safer path when in doubt, emphasizing that those who genuinely care about following divine instruction would avoid questionable practices. This episode reinforces that the prohibition against mixing meat and milk is biblical law transmitted through an unbroken oral tradition, not merely rabbinic interpretation.
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Jul 11 20252 mins