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Aaron, newly made a high priest,
brings an offering, a sacrificial feast,
in atonement for all his people's sins.
Aaron set aflame what he had brought
and then they bowed and sang.
When they saw the,
the holy fire rising up from the altar,
lighting up the night,
there were blessings,
from Aaron and from Moses
who supposes all was well.
But soon a tragedy befell
the sons of Aaron: Avihu and Nadav,
they were bringing more offerings to God,
but their fire, their fire was too strange,
maybe God had become angry
by the wine in each their veins.
They are consumed
by a fire bursting forth from the altar.
They fall dead upon the floor
and their father is silent
while his sons are dragged away
but Moses warns him not to mourn
for fear that God will become angry
and all of them will feel God's scorn.
And then God said to Aaron
tell your two surviving sons,
not to drink and then approach the Holy One
There's a difference 'tween
the sacred and profane,
and now you'll recognize
these things are not the same.
As the ceremony continued,
Aaron's remaining sons gave their offerings
and further tragedies were avoided.
With that unpleasantness behind them,
God began to hand down the list of animals
that were allowed or forbidden to eat.
He began with land animals.
Any land animal that has cleft hooves
that chews its cud -- you can eat it.
Some examples of animals
no good for Jewish mandibles:
camels, rabbits, hares, pigs.
Water animals:
Any water animal as long as
it has fins and scales.
You can eat it.
Some examples of animals
no good for Jewish mandibles:
crab, shrimp, squid, octopus.
Bird animals:
Generally speaking if it ain't a bird of prey,
you can eat it.
Some examples of animals
no good for Jewish mandibles:
eagles, vultures, kites, falcons, ravens,
ostrich, sea gulls, hawks, owls, pelicans,
storks, herons, hoopoes, bats.
Bug animals:
Now, most bugs are forbidden,
there's a couple that you can eat,
I ain't sure which ones.
Some kinds of locusts, crickets,
grasshoppers.
Do you really wanna eat bugs?
Other animals:
Things that creep around on the ground
don't eat it.
Some examples of animals
no good for Jewish mandibles:
moles, mice, lizards,
crocodiles, and chameleons.
And then God said,
"You shall not make yourselves unclean
by eating any of these things.
For I am the Lord your God:
you shall sanctify yourselves and be holy,
for holy am I."
Producer: Sarah Lefton
Animation Director: Nick Fox-Gieg
Animation: Liesje Kraai
Editorial Director: Matthue Roth
Theme Music: Tim Cosgrove
Written, Performed, and Recorded by Deleon