Squirrels: Clean or unclean?

A Beit Tefillah Midrash

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•Squirrels are not specifically mentioned in Vayyiqra/Leviticus 11.  They are smaller than conies, hares and rabbits, and are not mice (all of which Leviticus 11 tells us are unclean).  Does this mean that squirrels are considered “clean,” and the Almighty made them for “food” for the Children of Israel?

•After we read Vayyiqra/Leviticus 11, lets midrash!