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).

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

The main goal of a Jew is to serve God with simplicity and without any sophistication (Likutey Moharan II, 19).

Just as the prohibition against unfair gain applies with regard to purchases and sales, so too, it applies with regard to hiring out [an article],41 contracting [for a task],42 and exchanging money.43

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

shortening, gelatin, and stearic acid, which could be derived from non-kosher animals or from dairy sources. That is why rabbinic supervision is

We ask that our hands be open and our hearts be pure so that our lives can be of service and, together with all beings, we will bring forth blessing.

Each one of us too can work for Hashem. If our source of income (profession, business, job, farm or whatever) is our own, maybe it will succeed and maybe not, but it's liable to be sorely limited by natural circumstances. But, if we turn our endeavor over to Hashem, it must succeed!