In Parshat Shemini, why does the Torah feel the need to find something positive to say about animals that aren't kosher? The Midrash answers this question, and Rabbi Dunner adds a stunning story from the revered Mirrer mashgiach, Rav Chatzkel Levenstein z"l, which beautifully illustrates the point.

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