Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>]

Appears to me that it is all about ingestion (eating!). It is my understanding that there is no prohibition on keeping scorpion pets (if in doubt, consult a competent rabbinical authority). On the other hand, I think that you will be hard pressed to find a (legal) restaurant in this country to serve you poodle roast. 

Isaac Fried, Boston University

 

On Mar 23, 2013, at 9:47 PM, Mike Burke wrote:

It seems to me that if  תועבה means "to abhor" or "to loathe," that's precisely the attitude the Torah is telling us to have toward dogs, cats, ferrets, hamsters, gerbals, gecko's, etc. (though the Moslems I've spoken to seem more tolerant of cats than other pets.)

 

Is that what the Torah means when it speaks of such animals as To'evah?