[Avodah] The Gid HaNasheh Incongruity

[Professor L. Levine via Avodah]

In Parshas Vayishlach, after Yaakov Avinu's epic battle with Eisav's guardian angel, we are given a Biblical commandment prohibiting us to partake of the Gid Hanasheh, the sciatic nerve, of any animal. One of the greatest Torah giants of his period, Rav Yonason Eibeshutz recorded a related fascinating historical incident, which posthumously sparked a raging halachic controversy...

For the full story read the article "Insights Into Halacha: The Gid HaNasheh Incongruity<http://sable.madmimi.com/c/10500?id=78167.491.1.87b70961c628b632ce4c446c954057d3>"


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