Aliya Summary: We
are enjoined not to consume blood. When slaughtering fowl or
undomesticated animals, we are commanded to cover their blood with
earth. The Jews are admonished not to follow the depraved ways of the
Egyptians and Canaanites.
This
Aliya contained the expression that we should follow G-d's statutes and
ordinances and "live by them". While the standard definition is that
these are laws to live by, it could also mean that the laws are alive as
well, meaning that they are organic and meant to adjust to our times
and situations. While some interpret this to mean that some laws are
less relevant and therefore don't need to be followed, the truth is that
the laws still exist as a baseline of observance and must always
remain, but a "branch" might have grown from it (a perfect example is
electricity, which didn't exist back then, but is a "live" extension of
the prohibition of starting a fire on Shabbat).
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