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Hullin 46: Frictionless Kashrut
Season 31 Episode 46
The Gemara moves on to the mishnah''s case of an animal that was missing a liver -- which is surely a treyfa -- but what if an olive's worth remained…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Hullin 45: Talmudic Anatomy - Animals Edition
Season 31 Episode 45
A review of injuries to various body parts and the implications for a kosher shechitah. Note the sages' awareness of the animals' anatomy. After all,…
3 months ago
Hullin 44: Resolved by a Bat Kol/Heavenly Voice (Or Not)
Season 31 Episode 44
An investigation into an acceptance of the stringencies of Rav and the stringencies of Shmuel when it comes to the details of shechitah, including th…
3 months ago
Hullin 43: Even for Unusual Healing, Don't Rely on Miracles
Season 31 Episode 43
Ulla says that there 8 groups of treyfot that were told to Moses at Sinai - that is, the categories. Plus a focus on a punctured gallbladder, among o…
3 months ago
Hullin 42: When Treyf Is Treyf
Season 31 Episode 42
Chapter 3! A focus on the slaughtering of kosher animals -- and what makes an animal kosher (as compared to a treyfa, which is a kosher kind of anima…
3 months ago
Hullin 41: Shechitah on a Ship
Season 31 Episode 40
2 mishnayot! The first one includes the details about a non-believing Jew who participates in shechitah, and whether that shechitah would be kosher. …
3 months ago
Hullin 40: Not in the Name of the Mountain, the River, the Sea!
Season 31 Episode 40
A new mishnah! One who slaughters an animal in the name of worship of natural bodies (mountains, rivers, seas, etc.), then the slaughtering is not ko…
3 months ago
Hullin 39: Pigul, Divorce, Slaves, and Their Parallels to Shechitah
If one slaughters an animal with intent to use the blood for idolatrous purposes, is the rest of the animal forbidden for any benefit or not? Yes, it…
3 months ago
Hullin 38: When an Animal Wiggles Its Ears
Season 31 Episode 38
An animal that is close to death demonstrates its vitality by some form of movement. Of course, the degree and nature of movement is subject to dispu…
3 months, 1 week ago
Hullin 37: At Death's Door (before Shechitah)
Season 31 Episode 37
A new mishnah! Establishing the category of an animal that is close to death (misukenet) -- in contrast to a treyfa, where it becomes clear that the …
3 months, 1 week ago