[Avodah] reasons for mitzvot

[Richard Wolpoe]

On 10/9/07, Eli Turkel <eliturkel at gmail.com> wrote:
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> An old question is the connection between reasons for mitzvot and
> their observance.
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> kol tuv
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> Eli Turkel
>

My Yore Deiah Rebbe - R. Yosef Weiss - decried production-linee shechita as
removing the sensitivity required in taking a life. He posited that a reason
for Shechita was to contemplate how serious it is to take animal's life by
adding a lot of highly riualized steps.  And by  making production lines, it
has devolved into something akin to making a Model T. The feeling and
seriousness is gone - especially for fowl.

There are those who say: "We are ONLY concerned with the Halacha and not the
possible ta'amei Hamitzvos". But I think Eli T. has a valid point; that a
good chunk of of what Torah and Mitzvos is about is to make us better
people.  Circumventing this with modern technology can rob us of the
spiritual essence or economic benefit of a mitzva..

Kol Tuv / Best Regards,
RabbiRichWolpoe at Gmail.com
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