Rabbi Yochanan said that an idolater who engrosses himself in Torah
study is liable to death, as it says "Moses
commanded us the Torah; it is an inheritance..." But did not Rabbi
Meir say that he is rather like a High Priest, because it says about
that laws of the Torah "...That
a man should keep them and live by them." - any man, even an
idolater? - This refers to the seven Noahide laws.
Adam, the first man, was commanded to subsist on vegetation, "...it
shall be yours for food..." If so, why was he given dominion over
animals? Only for work. For fish? Only for work. But can fish do work? -
Yes, since it is prohibited to use a combination of fish and goat for
pulling a wagon. Why was he then specifically prohibited a limb torn
from a living animal? - Adam was allowed to eat an animal that died of
itself.
Art: Jean Simeon Chardin - Girl Peeling Vegetables