Holy Eating Effects Atonement

When the altar consumes the sacrifice, atonement is achieved for the bearer of the sacrifice. Likewise, when the priest eats of the sacrifice, this effects atonement for the bearer as well.

Ultimately, the energy that we receive from the Temple, even when it does not stand, is that we should eat in a holy manner. Food contains many holy sparks of souls; and sometimes, even reincarnations of souls.

When we eat food in holiness and according to all the dietary laws, we can atone for the reincarnated sparks or souls in that food.

The food that is permissible for us to eat according to the dietary laws, is the food that we are capable of elevating. Food that is prohibited, is food that we cannot elevate.
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While the scholar who studies the revealed portion of the Torah, is likened to a land animal; the fish that swim in the water, represent the scholars that study the inner dimension of the Torah.

If a person desires to sharpen his mind, to learn the revealed portion of the Torah, it is recommended that he eat meat. If he wishes to sharpen his mind for the study of the concealed part of the Torah, it is recommended that he eat fish.

In Kabbalah we are taught, that the souls of great Tzadikim ("righteous ones"), are present in fish, more than in any other type of food.

When we eat fish in holiness, we incorporate the holy spark of the tzadik ("righteous") within ourselves, transforming ourselves to holy fish.