Aliya Summary: Moshe was shepherding Yitro's flocks in the wilderness
when he arrived at the "mountain of G‑d." There he saw a bush burning,
yet it was not being consumed by the fire. When he approached to
investigate the phenomenon, G‑d called out to him. G‑d declared that He
has seen the Israelites' afflictions, and has decided to deliver them
from their Egyptian masters.
The Gemara in Brachot
teaches us that it is from the Torah's reference to "a Land flowing with
milk & honey" that we learn that milk (of a kosher animal) is
permissible for us to drink. We might have thought that an animal's milk
is akin to "limb from a living animal", which would render it a
forbidden food. It is inconceivable, though, that the Torah would choose
a non-kosher product in describing the Holy Land. Similarly, honey
appears to be the product of the non-kosher bee. If so, it would not be
permitted. But the bee processes the honey - it is not considered coming
from the bee, and is therefore permissible to eat.
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