well, volvie asked us to look up the chassam sofer, so i did! And indeed, volvie is correct that the chassam sofer (YD 175) does indeed maintain that the bodies of Jews may be different than the ones from gentiles- because they eat “shekotzim uremossim” (unclean animals)This is based upon the gemoro (found three times in shabbos 86B, Avoidoh zorh 31B and niddah 34B)that points out this difference. Incidentally, the teshuvos is very long and deals with questions of niddah and “vesset” and “maros”.
In itself, i don’t find this assertion remarkable. Are the bodies of pure vegetarians different than from carnivores? I can readily accept that, especially as it relates to cures, when some cures may work on the body and some do not.It is incrotovertible that the bodies of herbivores are different than those of carnivores.
What i fail to see is what al lthis hs to do with Mother’s day??
there is absolutely nothing wrong in identifying one day to honor one’s mother once a year. We celebrate Shavuos as the day Torah was given. We continue to say the same the same all year round but one day is set aside for this special occasion.Same with Mother’s day- even if we have the mitzvah every minute of every day.
As far as the debate on science vs. Kabboloh, I take issue with ‘squeak’, and by implication volvie, saying the yeshiva world believes in the “infallibity of chazal in all matters of knowledge”. Thye never claimed it, the nevi’im never claimed it and this is a newfangled idea that arose in recent times. The only thing that is infallible is hakodosh boruch huh and the torah. everything else and everyone else is fallible. In matters of halocho, you must follow the Chachomim but in matters of knowledge- “man dekar shemei?”