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The command Leviticus 7:22–27 opens with a doubled formula of speech— “The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to the children of Israel, saying.” This suggests that the command had been given to Moses at some point and was incorporated here because of its connection with eating the peace offering. This point must be remembered, because one of the heated questions surrounding the interpretation of these verses concerns precisely this issue: does the prohibition of ḥelevpresented here apply only to sacrificial animals, or is it a general prohibition applying to all animals of species that may be offered as sacrifices—even when the individual animal has never actually been consecrated?
The Sages interpreted the verses as prohibiting the consumption of ḥelev—and blood—from all kosher domesticated animals.
We explore the implications of blood and fat in today’s Daf.