Shliach Discovers Parah Adumah in Mexico
Rabbi Benny Hershcovitch, Chabad Shliach in Cabo S. Lucas, Mexico, recently went to a dairy farm he’d never been to before to get kosher milk. While there he made an amazing discovery – a seemingly pure Parah Adumah (Red Heifer), fit for service in the Beis Hamikdash!
Relates Rabbi Benny:
On Thursday I decided to get Kosher milk at a new farm. The old one informed me last time that they wouldn’t be selling milk anymore.
So I found this new place and explained to the innocent “Ranchero” all my Kosher requirements and restrictions (“milk the cow directly into this flimsy, plastic container please… Yes… It’s part of my diet… And I’ll need to stand and watch… Yes… I can see why you’d think the diet is weird.”)
A couple of minutes after I was watching the milking I looked up and was shocked to discover a real Red Calf casually eating at the side among some of the other calves.
I’ve never seen a Red Heifer and my heart literally jumped.
The Biblical command to use a pure red heifer in the purification process prior to entering into the Temple in Jerusalem has made such cows almost priceless.
Over the centuries of Temple times, only 9 Red Heifers were killed to make the purification waters. The tenth one will be used by Moshiach, our righteous redeemer.
What a magical experience it was to see one in real life.
Moom?
Surely the tag in its ear has already created a moom?
Ezra
Not necessarily. See the end of the Alter Rebbe’s Seder Mechiras Beheimah Hamevakeres, that it may be a mum only if it’s in the cartilage close to the skull.
Seeing Red
“a seemingly pure Parah Adumah (Red Heifer)” – YES.
“fit for service in the Beis Hamikdash” – NO!!!
If one looks at some of the Laws of the Red Heifer, and looks at this cow’s ears, one definitely knows that the search for a Kosher Red Heifer does not stop with this one:
“The heifer must be three years old and perfect in its redness. This means that the presence of as few as two hairs of any other color will render it invalid; it is related that for this reason, the red heifer was always very expensive to procure. Even its hooves must be red. It must also be totally free from any physical blemish or defect, whether internal or external.”
wow
that’s amazing
Anonymous
The Heifer is not the lucky one here, no?
Unless he is not “perfect in its redness.”
Then, because of his imperfection (perhaps the tag in the ear)…he Is lucky!!
Seeing Red
You mean “she”.
hmmm
it looks pretty Red.
and then again , Looks aren’t everything :)
Those ears don’t look like the same color as hefer as pointed out by comment number 3. Maybe its hard to tell the ear color from picture
The search goes on
Moshiach Now !
Sylvie
The cow has a pierced ear, therefore she is פסול
That is not a mum
Al pi halacha it aint a mum also ithere. Can be more than one colar hair it just cant be from the same follicle
Sylvie
The cow has a pierced ear, therfore she is פסול
Anonymous
We have a red heifer in the white house
Anonymous
Let’s not get all excited! The last time they found a red cow different rabbanim checked and it wasn’t 100% pure
Red and beautiful :)
Oh she’s so cute!
Motel
You think this poor adoumo will wait for Moshiah?
Labor
What about the fact that it isn’t allowed to do any work? But I’m sure this one has been subjected to some sort of labor in its lifetime…
Moishe pupik
O.K. you found a red cow, now find a Beis Hamikdash.
UMMMMM
You know there’s hundreds of red cows in Eastern Europe right? there’s no shortage of them.
Unknown
What number out of 10 for moshiach to come?