![]() According to the Rambam, while our prohibition arises from Sinai, nevertheless, Ya'akov had previously prohibited the Gid Hanasheh to his family. Alternatively, according to the Chachomim in our Mishnah, despite the placement of the story in context, the prohibition was really transmitted post-Sinai, and, therefore, only encompasses those animals that were otherwise permitted for the Jews to eat. He hangs on to his brother’s coattails, or, to use the original biblical idiom, his hand holds the akeiv, the heel, of Esau: hence his name Yaakov (Jacob). He follows Esau out of the womb and into life. This would include all animals, including those designated non-Kosher after the Jews received the Torah. He is born as a straggler: And afterwards his brother came out (Genesis 25:26). With the incident predating the giving of the Torah, the question raised by our Mishnah is whether the prohibition attached at that moment, thereby encompassing any and all animals that were permitted to be consumed at that time. ![]() To recall this incident, the Torah prohibits the consumption of the Gid Hanasheh. Rembrandt - Jacob Wrestling with the Angel - Google Art Project.jpg 4,000 × 4,771 13. (The English word sinew is also usually not a medical term, but a laymen’s term used in approximately the same way as the word gid. The Mal’ach was never able to defeat Ya’akov, but it left him with a limp, lacking the ability to utilize his full material strength. These Pesukim are giving us a forecast of what will lie ahead of the Jewish people for all generations and especially for our generation. During the course of their tussle, the angel smites Jacob, injuring his thigh, causing Jacob to limp. Category:Gid hanasheh - Wikimedia Commons Help Category:Gid hanasheh From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository Media in category 'Gid hanasheh' This category contains only the following file. The Hebrew word gid describes stringy body parts whose texture is too tough to chew comfortably, and may refer to nerves, tendons, ligaments, or even blood vessels (see Rambam, Peirush HaMishnayos, Zevachim 3:4). The real message of Gid HaNasheh is now clear. ![]() Per the Biblical account, the prohibition arises as a direct result of Jacob's confrontation with Esav's arch-angel as he returns to the land of Canaan. ![]() Using his varied interests and experiences, he has authored dozens of papers in medical and academic journals, and authored 'Legal Friction. The final Mishnah of the Chapter revisits both the nature and origin of the prohibition of Gid Hanasheh. He grew up in England and moved to Los Angeles in 1976. ![]()
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