Wine that’s spilled into the ground as a libation; animals that are wholly burnt on the altar; Chanukka candles that are to be “looked at, but not used [for seeing]”—these are but a few examples of the common idea that the profane is what’s useful and the holy what is useless, excessive, wasteful.
Is The Sacred Wasteful?
Is The Sacred Wasteful?
Is The Sacred Wasteful?
Wine that’s spilled into the ground as a libation; animals that are wholly burnt on the altar; Chanukka candles that are to be “looked at, but not used [for seeing]”—these are but a few examples of the common idea that the profane is what’s useful and the holy what is useless, excessive, wasteful.