[Avodah] Noach Why Did Some Come On Their Own and Others Didn't?

[Zev Sero]

Micha Berger wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 08:19:41PM -0400, Cantor Wolberg wrote:
> : I see a different reason for why the unclean animals came on their  
> : own, whereas, the clean animals, Noah had to get them.  The unclean  
> : animals were not going to be sacrificed, so they were safe and secure  
> : in the Ark.  The fate of the clean animals, on the other hand, was not  
> : anything they looked forward to, hence, they had to be found.  
> 
> But two each of the kosher species must have made out okay. So why
> wouldn't this notion only apply to the other 5 or 12? (Depending upon
> whether noach brought along 7 or 7 pair.)

Perhaps it depends whether "yesh breirah" :-)


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