Can we give unclean animal carcasses to foreigners?
Answer From The Annual Reading Schedule - Week 45 Notes For Deuteronomy: Some try to teach that we can give unclean animal carcasses (e.g. pigs, etc.) to foreigners based upon Deuteronomy 14:21. This verse is talking about clean animals only. Only if a clean animal dies of itself could it have been given to a foreigner. We aren't even permitted to touch carcasses of unclean animals to start with, so that wouldn't make any sense at all. It also doesn't seem right to give someone an abomination to eat. That doesn't seem very loving at all. In addition, this verse is referencing the same situation as in Leviticus 11:39 which clearly is referencing when animals which are normally eaten by us die – not just any animals. This rules out unclean animals completely to start with.
Related Topics
- Torah Reading Notes & Related Verses For Week 45 of The Annual Reading Schedule
- Week 117 of Sabbath Assembly Reading Schedule Covering Leviticus 11:24-11:47
- Week 205 of Sabbath Assembly Reading Schedule Covering Deuteronomy 14:1-14:29
- Week 345 of Sabbath Assembly Reading Schedule Covering Leviticus 11:24-11:47