[Avodah] Rioting Over Food

[kennethgmiller at juno.com]

R' Richard Wolberg asked:

> ... If humans can make meatless meatballs that taste like meat
> and the manna could taste like anything you wanted it to taste
> like, then the above statement lacks logic. Don't you think
> HaShem could have given them meatless meat which would have
> satisfied their craving for meat?

I offer two very different responses:

1) I have met many, many people to whom the word "meat" is synonymous with "beef". According to that point of view, when Hashem responded to their complaints by giving them poultry (quail), He *DID* give them meatless meat, *exactly* as you suggest. (Or so it seems to me.)

2) I don't know why you are making an issue of vegetarianism. They had several specific complaints about the manna. One was that it wasn't meat, and another was that it wasn't melon or garlic. What would have been gained by giving them meatless meat?

Akiva Miller

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