Sublime

Keeping these food laws is one part of what is referred to in Jewish culture as “keeping kosher.”

All offerings must be made with “the salt of the covenant with your God” (2:13).

forbidden to deceive a gentile even with regard to a matter that will not cause him a loss, e.g., to sell him meat from an animal that

For cities inside Canaan, they should operate by a principle called cherem, under which everything is dedicated to YHWH and devoted to destruction.

To the extent that you close to your deepest desire and opt for security, you feel disempowered. Open deeply, and you are free.

I.e., as opposed to a deed, where the act is clear cut, here intent is involved and discernment is far more difficult. 126. I.e., G-d, “Who sees into the heart,” is aware that his intent was not benign (Bava Metzia, loc. cit.).

It is even forbidden to deceive people with words — even one word of guile or deception — or with deed, creating an impression that one is doing a favor for him when he is not doing so,70 for then his gratitude toward him is without foundation.

G-d-fearing person, [moreover,] should even uphold any resolves he makes in his heart.8 [For example,] a person thought and decided in his heart to sell an article [to a colleague] at a specific price. The colleague did not know of his decision and [therefore] offered a greater sum. [The seller] should take only the sum he decided in his heart to a

YHWH wants their allegiance in action and in thought; this is the primary theme of Deuteronomy.