Episode 153 Locusts, Plagues, and Jewish Unity

As a devastating plague that ravaged 19th-century America reminds us, locusts are among the most destructive creatures in nature—yet forms of them are also the only insects that are kosher. What does this curious incongruity reveal?

Supplemental Materials:

• Click here to read Rabbi Soloveichik’s article, “Locusts, Giraffes, and the Meaning of Kashrut.”

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Rabbi Soloveichik’s yearlong “Ten-Minute Mitzvah” podcast is generously sponsored by Ivan and Suzana Kaufman.