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| − | <p>When Hashem created the world, | + | <p>When Hashem created the world, He made each plant and animal according to its species, and mandated that each species should reproduce according to it own kind. Crossbreeding and other mixing of species is prohibited because it goes against Hashem's plan of creation and teh natural order He set in the world..</p> |
<mekorot><multilink><a href="PhiloTheSpecialLawsIV-208-217" data-aht="source">Philo</a><a href="PhiloTheSpecialLawsIV-208-217" data-aht="source">The Special Laws IV: 208-217</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink> #1, <multilink><a href="RashbamVayikra19-19" data-aht="source">Rashbam</a><a href="RashbamVayikra19-19" data-aht="source">Vayikra 19:19</a><a href="R. Shemuel b. Meir (Rashbam)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Shemuel b. Meir</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="IbnEzraVayikra19-19" data-aht="source">Ibn Ezra</a><a href="IbnEzraVayikra19-19" data-aht="source">Vayikra 19:19</a><a href="IbnEzraDevarim22-9-12" data-aht="source">Devarim 22:9-12</a><a href="IbnEzraDevarim22-10" data-aht="source">Devarim 22:10</a><a href="R. Avraham ibn Ezra" data-aht="parshan">About R. Avraham ibn Ezra</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RYosefBekhorShorVayikra19-19" data-aht="source">R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a><a href="RYosefBekhorShorVayikra19-19" data-aht="source">Vayikra 19:19</a><a href="R. Yosef Bekhor Shor" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="ChizkuniVayikra19-19" data-aht="source">Chizkuni</a><a href="ChizkuniVayikra19-19" data-aht="source">Vayikra 19:19</a><a href="ChizkuniDevarim22-9-11" data-aht="source">Devarim 22:9-11</a><a href="R. Chizkiyah b. Manoach (Chizkuni)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Chizkiyah b. Manoach</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RambanVayikra19-19" data-aht="source">Ramban</a><a href="RambanVayikra19-19" data-aht="source">Vayikra 19:19</a><a href="RambanDevarim22-10" data-aht="source">Devarim 22:10</a><a href="R. Moshe b. Nachman (Ramban, Nachmanides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Moshe b. Nachman</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RBachyaVayikra19-19" data-aht="source">R. Bachya</a><a href="RBachyaVayikra19-19" data-aht="source">Vayikra 19:19</a><a href="RBachyaDevarim22-10" data-aht="source">Devarim 22:10</a><a href="R. Bachya b. Asher" data-aht="parshan">About R. Bachya b. Asher</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="TurLongCommentaryVayikra19-19" data-aht="source">Tur</a><a href="TurLongCommentaryVayikra19-19" data-aht="source">Long Commentary Vayikra 19:19</a><a href="R. Yaakov b. Asher (Tur)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yaakov b. Asher</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RYosefibnKaspiVayikra19-19" data-aht="source">R. Yosef ibn Kaspi</a><a href="RYosefibnKaspiVayikra19-19" data-aht="source">Vayikra 19:19</a><a href="R. Yosef ibn Kaspi" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yosef ibn Kaspi</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RalbagVayikra19-19" data-aht="source">Ralbag</a><a href="RalbagVayikra19-19" data-aht="source">Vayikra 19:19</a><a href="R. Levi b. Gershom (Ralbag, Gersonides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Levi b. 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David Zvi Hoffmann</a><a href="RDavidZviHoffmannVayikra19-19" data-aht="source">Vayikra 19:19</a><a href="RDavidZviHoffmannDevarim22-9" data-aht="source">Devarim 22:9</a><a href="R. David Zvi Hoffmann" data-aht="parshan">About R. David Zvi Hoffmann</a></multilink></mekorot> | <mekorot><multilink><a href="PhiloTheSpecialLawsIV-208-217" data-aht="source">Philo</a><a href="PhiloTheSpecialLawsIV-208-217" data-aht="source">The Special Laws IV: 208-217</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink> #1, <multilink><a href="RashbamVayikra19-19" data-aht="source">Rashbam</a><a href="RashbamVayikra19-19" data-aht="source">Vayikra 19:19</a><a href="R. Shemuel b. Meir (Rashbam)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Shemuel b. Meir</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="IbnEzraVayikra19-19" data-aht="source">Ibn Ezra</a><a href="IbnEzraVayikra19-19" data-aht="source">Vayikra 19:19</a><a href="IbnEzraDevarim22-9-12" data-aht="source">Devarim 22:9-12</a><a href="IbnEzraDevarim22-10" data-aht="source">Devarim 22:10</a><a href="R. Avraham ibn Ezra" data-aht="parshan">About R. Avraham ibn Ezra</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RYosefBekhorShorVayikra19-19" data-aht="source">R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a><a href="RYosefBekhorShorVayikra19-19" data-aht="source">Vayikra 19:19</a><a href="R. Yosef Bekhor Shor" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="ChizkuniVayikra19-19" data-aht="source">Chizkuni</a><a href="ChizkuniVayikra19-19" data-aht="source">Vayikra 19:19</a><a href="ChizkuniDevarim22-9-11" data-aht="source">Devarim 22:9-11</a><a href="R. Chizkiyah b. Manoach (Chizkuni)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Chizkiyah b. 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Judah Loew of Prague</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RSRHirschVayikra19-19" data-aht="source">R. S.R. Hirsch</a><a href="RSRHirschVayikra19-19" data-aht="source">Vayikra 19:19</a><a href="R. Samson Raphael Hirsch" data-aht="parshan">About R. Samson Raphael Hirsch</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RDavidZviHoffmannVayikra19-19" data-aht="source">R . David Zvi Hoffmann</a><a href="RDavidZviHoffmannVayikra19-19" data-aht="source">Vayikra 19:19</a><a href="RDavidZviHoffmannDevarim22-9" data-aht="source">Devarim 22:9</a><a href="R. David Zvi Hoffmann" data-aht="parshan">About R. David Zvi Hoffmann</a></multilink></mekorot> | ||
| − | <point><b>What is wrong with mixing species?</b> Though all these sources emphasize that since Hashem created each species "according to its own kind" mankind too must not mix species, they disagree regarding the specifics of why this is problematic:<br/> | + | <point><b>What is wrong with mixing species?</b> Though all these sources emphasize that since Hashem created each species "according to its own kind" mankind, too, must not mix species, they disagree regarding the specifics of why this is problematic:<br/> |
<ul> | <ul> | ||
| − | <li>Hubris – R"Y Bekhor Shor points out that there is a certain hubris in crossbreeding, as if one is trying to turn one's self into Creator, usurping the role of God. | + | <li>Hubris – R"Y Bekhor Shor points out that there is a certain hubris in crossbreeding, as if one is trying to turn one's self into Creator, usurping the role of God. Ramban adds that</li> |
<li>Inability to bear offspring</li> | <li>Inability to bear offspring</li> | ||
<li>Order in creation/Proper place for all</li> | <li>Order in creation/Proper place for all</li> | ||
Version as of 13:37, 12 February 2019
Laws of Hybrids – כלאיים
Exegetical Approaches
Preserving Natural Law
When Hashem created the world, He made each plant and animal according to its species, and mandated that each species should reproduce according to it own kind. Crossbreeding and other mixing of species is prohibited because it goes against Hashem's plan of creation and teh natural order He set in the world..
Sources:Philo #1, Rashbam, Ibn Ezra, R. Yosef Bekhor Shor, Chizkuni, Ramban, R. Bachya, Tur, R. Yosef ibn Kaspi, Ralbag, R. Avraham Saba, Maharal, R. S.R. Hirsch, R . David Zvi Hoffmann
What is wrong with mixing species? Though all these sources emphasize that since Hashem created each species "according to its own kind" mankind, too, must not mix species, they disagree regarding the specifics of why this is problematic:
- Hubris – R"Y Bekhor Shor points out that there is a certain hubris in crossbreeding, as if one is trying to turn one's self into Creator, usurping the role of God. Ramban adds that
- Inability to bear offspring
- Order in creation/Proper place for all
Meaning of "כִּלְאָיִם"
"פֶּן תִּקְדַּשׁ הַמְלֵאָה"
Crossbreeding vs. Planting
"שַׁעַטְנֵז"
"לֹא תַחֲרֹשׁ בְּשׁוֹר וּבַחֲמֹר יַחְדָּו"
Biblical Parallels
Exceptions
Context
"את חקותי תשמורו"
Distancing from Idolatry
The prohibitions were instituted as a reaction to idolatrous customs, in an effort to keep the nation from imitating them.
