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It is part of the laws of kashrut (keeping kosher). The original biblical injunction was ‘Do not seethe a kid in its mother’s milk’ (apparently a common cooking practice in biblical times). this has been generalized to any combination of milk & meat. The implications are – to demonstrate our compassion toward animals. Bad enough to kill a lamb’s kid. But to cook that kid in its own mother’s milk adds insult to injury to the mother. Many laws of kashrut protect the sensibilities of animals, e.g. hunting if forbidden. Only trained ritual slaughterer’s may kill animals for food (or any reason other than self-defense) & learn to do so in ways that minimize the suffering of the slaughtered animal.

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Name : rachel-z, Gender : F, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Social class : Middle class, 

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