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Created page with "A fish is an aquatic creature that lives in water, has gills and is cold-blooded. Fish are mentioned many times in the Torah. Besides their use for food and their kosher signs, they serve as a mashal (metaphor) for blessing since they live in a covered place (called in Chassidus "alma d'iskasya") and are an example of those who are not affected by ayin hara (evil eye). Additionally, they serve as a mashal for reproduction without physical desire, and also represent comp..." |
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Fish are used in the verse as a mashal for great multiplication (fish lay dozens of eggs in one laying) as it is written "v'yidgu larov b'kerev ha'aretz" (they shall multiply abundantly like fish in the midst of the earth), and Chazal add that fish are not affected by ayin hara. | Fish are used in the verse as a mashal for great multiplication (fish lay dozens of eggs in one laying) as it is written "v'yidgu larov b'kerev ha'aretz" (they shall multiply abundantly like fish in the midst of the earth), and Chazal add that fish are not affected by ayin hara. | ||
In Chassidus it is explained that the reason reproduction is appropriately compared to fish is because fish are cold and have no desire (fish reproduction occurs through the male depositing seed on the female's eggs in the water), and their multiplication is not done through desire, which indicates reproduction for the sake of Heaven and not for desire. | In [[Chabad Chassidus Philosophy|Chassidus]] it is explained that the reason reproduction is appropriately compared to fish is because fish are cold and have no desire (fish reproduction occurs through the male depositing seed on the female's eggs in the water), and their multiplication is not done through desire, which indicates reproduction for the sake of Heaven and not for desire. | ||
== Soul Reincarnation in Fish == | == Soul Reincarnation in Fish == | ||