[Avodah] The halakhos of ecology

[Micha Berger]

On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 06:41:33PM -0400, Zev Sero wrote:
: >Think of is misvara: You're defining bal tashchis in a way such that
: >by definition no one would want to do it.

: Pretty much.  I think it's an issur that exists more in the theoretical
: realm than the practical.  That's why, to find a practical application,
: the Torah had to give us the case of the soldier.

But lehalakhah, it includes wasting food rather than saving it for later
or sharing with others. Your description doesn't match the din.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha