That ecosystem shaped the rules of the Torah that determine which animals are permitted for eating. Mammals that chew their cud and have split hooves are kosher; all other land animals are not.

The Torah, in Parshas Shemini identifies the two signs of a Kosher animal; מעלה גרה - it must chew its cud and מפרסת פרסה - have split hooves. It then identifies four animals that ...

Parashat “Shemini” details the types of animals that are permitted to be eaten and the identifying signs that distinguish them. The Talmud expounds on the verse at the end of the portion ...

ONLY ruminant animals with divided hooves –– not man –– chew the cud. Cows and goats hardly ... Some people have certain illnesses that force food back into their ...

According to Book of Leviticus, animals fit for human consumption must fit two categories: they have a completely split hoof and they chew their cud. According to Book of Leviticus, animals fit ...

The Torah enumerates four animals that have only one sign: the camel, the hyrax[1], and the hare, which all chew their cud but do not have split hooves, and the pig, which has split hooves but ...

an animal must have split hooves and chew its cud. Additionally, the Torah says that the pig, although it has split hooves, is not kosher since it does not chew its cud. Obviously the ...

The Torah in this week’s portion mandates that for animals to be kosher they must possess two characteristics – cloven hooves and chew the cud ... also seem to have been created more for ...