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It is a society in which a Kitty Genovese case, where a person can cry out for help and be ignored, should be inconceivable. At the end of the chapter, in the case of the betrothed woman, we see that the basic assumption, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, is that she was raped. Therefore, if the case takes place in the fields, we don&#8217;t entertain the possibility that she consented, and she is judged to be faultless. If, however, it happened in the city, there is an absolute presumption that sex was consensual. Why? In the city, her cries of protest would be heard. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What the Torah doesn&#8217;t consider is that she would cry out and be ignored. That is simply not possible in the community that the Torah envisions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Might the mysterious commandments of <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kilayim<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>sha&#8217;atnez<\/em> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">found in this chapter also be part of creating this society without indifference? Whatever their precise significance is, what is clearly conveyed by these <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mitzvot<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the importance of recognizing, and not blurring, differences. The difference between plant and animal life must be honored, and within plant and animal life, different species must remain distinct. Why is this so important?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To care about something, we must think of it as special, unique in some way. 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