The Camel, The Hare, And The Hyrax

SKU:99226

Original: $19.99 Add to Cart


Product Description
What makes an animal kosher? Clearly a simple question apparently not according to Rabbi Nosson Slifkin, the Zoo Rabbi. The latest contribution in his brilliant Torah and nature literature series, this fascinating work explores Torah literature and the latest zoological research to present a detailed and comprehensive study of this thought-provoking topic.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter One: Hooves and Cud
Chapter Two: Is the List Claimed to be Exhaustive?
Chapter Three: Systems of Classification
Chapter Four: Camels, Llamas, and Camas
Chapter Five: Shafan and Arneves - Unknown or Extinct?
Chapter Six: Shafan - The Hyrax
Chapter Seven: Arneves - The Hare
Chapter Eight: Cecotrophy in Other Animals
Chapter Nine: The Controversial Capybara
Chapter Ten: Marsupials and Merycism
Chapter Eleven: Pigs, Hippos and Peccaries
Chapter Twelve: Kosher Pigs?
Chapter Thirteen: Rules of Teeth and Fish
Chapter Fourteen: Solutions and Conclusions





What makes an animal kosher? Clearly a simple question apparently not according to Rabbi Nosson Slifkin, the Zoo Rabbi. this fascinating work explores Torah literature and the latest zoological research


Author:Nosson Slifkin, Targum Press, 2004
Type:Hardcover
Write Review