1.0Peninei Halakhahttps://ph.yhb.org.il/enצוות האתרhttps://ph.yhb.org.il/en/author/eladgg/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="WwYDDWC3oS"><a href="https://ph.yhb.org.il/en/17-17-08/">08. Locusts</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://ph.yhb.org.il/en/17-17-08/embed/#?secret=WwYDDWC3oS" width="600" height="338" title="“08. Locusts” — Peninei Halakha" data-secret="WwYDDWC3oS" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://ph.yhb.org.il/en/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> The prohibition against eating flying creeping creatures applies to winged insects with three pairs of legs, such as wasps, bees, flies, crickets, praying mantises, and locusts. Locusts, however, are treated differently from the others. Since they have special jumping legs, the Torah permits certain kosher species among them, as it says: “Every flying creeping creature […]