MISHPATIM
Opposites Attract
What is the issue with cooking meat and milk together? After all, these are two strictly kosher, healthy, and nutritious foods, each perfect on its own—so why does mixing them make them forbidden?
On the other hand, alongside the prohibition of meat and milk, there is a similar prohibition where the halachic ruling is different: Although it is forbidden to weave wool and linen together due to the prohibition of shatnez, this combination is permitted for a mitzvah. The question is, what is the difference between this and meat and milk? Why is cooking meat and milk not permitted for the sake of a mitzvah?
