[Avodah] Gid ha'nasheh and 'therefore'

[Lisa Liel]

I don't think al ken denotes causation.  In most cases, it seems to mean 
"How correct it is that..."  For example, the two times we're told "al 
ken", the city is called Beersheva.  They can't both be the cause.

Lisa

On 11/26/2017 4:20 AM, Ben Rothke via Avodah wrote:
>
> In the coming week’s parsha, it has the story of Yaakov wrestling and 
> then concludes:
>
> … עַל-כֵּן לֹא-יֹאכְלוּ בְנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת-גִּיד הַנָּשֶׁה
>
> I am trying to figure out the connection between the wrestling injury 
> and klal Yisroel not eating gid hanasheh.
>
> The term 'עַל-כֵּן' implies consequently, to which I don’t see the 
> consequence.
>
>


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