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Hullin 16: Machine Shechitah
Season 31 Episode 16
What if one accomplishes shechitah by means of a mechanism that slaughters the animal - is that shechitah kosher? The answer lies in how much human i…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Hullin 15: Shechting and Cooking on Shabbat: A Decree against Temptation
Season 31 Episode 15
More on Hilkhot Shabbat - with a baraita that connects between Hullin and Shabbat. One who cooks on Shabbat without intent, one can eat that food (th…
4 months ago
Hullin 14: What Is the Purpose of Animals?
Season 31 Episode 14
A new mishnah (a tiny one)! One who slaughters an animal on Shabbat or Yom Kippur is liable for a death sentence, but the shechitah itself is kosher.…
4 months ago
Hullin 13: What Isn't a Good Shechitah
Season 31 Episode 13
A case where one brings produce to the roof of a building to keep it away from insects, but it gets wet from dew, which makes the produce eligible t…
4 months ago
Hullin 12: Can You Trust the Shochet?
Season 31 Episode 12
Do you need to see the entire process of shechitah to be able to trust that it was done properly? The Gemara has a case that does require one to see …
4 months ago
Hullin 11: Majority Rules
Season 31 Episode 11
A quantifiable majority determines the outcome of an unknown, as per the biblical verse: "Follow the majority." But with an unquantifiable majority -…
4 months ago
Hullin 10: The Possibly Non-Kosher Shechitah of 13 Animals
Season 31 Episode 10
Given that the knife for shechitah cannot be notched, there was an event when a knife was discovered to be notched after it was used to slaughter 13 …
4 months ago
Hullin 9: Presumptions, Prohibitions, and Danger
Season 31 Episode 9
A Torah scholar must learn 3 skills: writing, kosher slaughtering, and circumcision. And 3 additional things are subject to dispute - whether they ar…
4 months ago
Hullin 8: Kosher Shechitah
Season 31 Episode 8
If you heat a knife to white-hot, the shechitah done with that knife is kosher, because it was already sharp enough before it was hot. The concern is…
4 months ago
Hullin 7: A Righteous Donkey (and Animals of the Righteous)
Does produce from Beit She'an need tithing? How is this even a question - Beit She'an is clearly part of the land of Israel. Note the Gemara's initia…
4 months, 1 week ago