Purpose of Orlah/2
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Purpose of Orlah
Exegetical Approaches
Distancing from Idolatry
The prohibition to eat of the fruit of a tree in its first three years is meant to keep the nation from imitating idolatrous practices.
Idolator's customs
Meaning of "ערלה"
Connection to נטע רבעי
Context
Biblical Parallels
The blessing: "לְהוֹסִיף לָכֶם תְּבוּאָתוֹ"
Health Benefits
The law is intended to preserve the health of the Children of Israel. ass the fruit that a tree bears in its first three years is harmful and detrimental to one's health, Hashem prohibited its consumption.
Sources:Ramban #2, Sefer HaChinkuh,
Meaning of "ערלה"
Connection to נטע רבעי
Context of holiness
Biblical parallels
Can laws be utilitarian in nature?
The blessing: "לְהוֹסִיף לָכֶם תְּבוּאָתוֹ"
