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The prohibitions of kilayim and sha’atnez are divine statutes whose essential meaning lies beyond human understanding. Even so, the Sages throughout the generations have proposed various explanations for the mitzva. The central explanation is that wool and linen possess different qualities and each has its own purpose; God therefore commanded us to give each its […]