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The disappearance of animals from our lives has opened a space in which there\u2019s no reality check, either on the sentiment or the brutality.\u201d Food author Michael Pollan\u2019s observation in the New York Times is also true for many modern Jews who keep kosher. \u201cChecking\u201d food to ensure it meets our kashrut standards primarily involves letters, circles and stars we find on packaging, rather than checking lungs, blood or sinews.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leviticus 17 is filled with rules legislating aspects of the meat production process that are\u2014for many of us\u2014unfamiliar and uncomfortable. Who has the right to kill animals intended for consumption? What is done with the blood?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This past year I had the privilege of studying <em>shechita<\/em>\u2014the rules and practice of kosher slaughter\u2014under Rabbi Shlomo Zacharov at the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem. One of the practices we studied comes from verse 13: anyone who kills a bird for food \u201cshall pour out its blood and cover it with earth.\u201d This mitzvah of <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kisui dam<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (covering the blood) is one we still observe to this day for chickens and other fowl.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before \u201cshechting\u201d (ritually slaughtering), we make sure earth is placed on the ground and once the process has been completed, we \u201ccover\u201d the blood with more earth. We read three times in Chapter 17 that the \u201csoul\u201d of a creature is in its blood. This \u201cburial\u201d practice forces us to pause after we have taken a life to honor the animal whose flesh will find its way onto our plate. It\u2019s important to remember that true kashrut intended we build in time to pause, reflect and appreciate what had to happen for us to enjoy the schnitzel we\u2019re having for dinner.<\/span><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":104173,"id":104173,"title":"-625e6b6307d82--625e6b6307d83ex4-heart blood.jpg","filename":"625e6b6307d82-625e6b6307d83ex4-heart-blood.jpg.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2022\/04\/625e6b6307d82-625e6b6307d83ex4-heart-blood.jpg.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/first-born-blood\/625e6b6307d82-625e6b6307d83ex4-heart-blood-jpg\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"625e6b6307d82-625e6b6307d83ex4-heart-blood-jpg","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":104172,"date":"2022-04-19 07:57:23","modified":"2022-07-03 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