halacha

אסור vs מותר

permitted vs forbidden

דרבנן vs דאורייתא

from the rabbis vs. from the torah

מחמיר vs. מקיל

strict vs. lenient

בשר בחלב

mixing meat with milk

נבילה vs טריפה

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Interpretations of רמב"ם and טור

mitzvahs we could have throught of logically vs mitzvahs that we cant figure out because we are human

opinion of rambam

dont mix meat and milk because its unhealthy

opinion of abarbanel

dont mix meat and milk because its"unhealthy" medically but unhealthy spiritually

NY Times article tells us to have caution when looking for reasons for mitzvot because...

in america you can burn a flag but because we are commited to the system we dont just like we can mix meat and milk we dont because we are commited

סהדרין כא(the only two mitzvot we have actual reasons for)

king having multiple wives- might cause him to commit avodah zara
a king having multiple horses- they might lead him back to egypt

לא תבשל גדי בחלב אמו written 3 times

dont cook a kid in its mothers milk

פסחים מד:

what isnt unique vs what is- isnt : each thing by itself is permitted. is: from torah you can cook meat and milk together but cant eat it

חולין קטו:

written for 3 reasons- cant eat,benifit, and cook

חולין קיג 1

can cook and benifit bhmeh but cant eat it

חולין קיג 2

-prohibition from eating non shechted animals is next to לא תבשל גדי בחלב אמו

חולין קיג 3

only prohibitions in the torah is kosher meat and milk you cant eat but you can get benifits and can cook it but of one isnt kosher you cant do any