[Avodah] Lechem u Basar

[Prof. Levine]

At 05:16 AM 8/24/2010, Zev Sero wrote:

>Prof. Levine wrote:
> > At 10:59 AM 8/20/2010, R. Micha wrote:
>
> >> The quote about lechem ubasar is significant, and can't be summarily
> >> dismissed.
> >
> > Is it possible that "filling one's belly with bread and meat" means that
> > one has to study secular subjects as well as Torah?
>
>No, that's the exact opposite of what it means.  The Rambam's language
>is very clear.
>
>
> > After all, R.
> > Yhonason Eybeschutz wrote in Yaaros Devash 2:7 (as translated by L. Levi
> > in Torah and Science, pages 24-25):
> > For all the sciences are "condiments" and are necessary for our Torah,
>
>Condiments.  Exactly.  *Not* food.

Yes, but virtually all cooked food is tasteless without condiments, 
particularly meat.  When I cook I use spices (condiments). Hence, 
based on the statement about filling one's belly with bread and meat, 
it would seem that when learning Torah one should include the study 
of the secular studies that R. Yonason Eybeshutz says are related to 
them and any others that give one a better understanding of the Torah 
one is learning. Please see


<http://www.stevens.edu/golem/llevine/rsrh/relevance_secular_studies_jewish_education.pdf>The 
Relevance of Secular Studies to Jewish Education (Collected Writings VII)

for more on this.

YL


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