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Hullin 48: The Local Rabbi Is Far Away
The unusual kashrut halakhic question that was brought from Asia Minor to the land of Israel for an answer. And they repeated the question: whether a…
1 month ago
Hullin 47: The Telling Colors of Blood
Season 31 Episode 47
Rulings by Rava: Issues of the lungs, specifically with regard to the lobes. Plus, Meimar, who answers the halakhic questions differently from Rava. …
1 month ago
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…
1 month 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,…
1 month 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…
1 month 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…
1 month 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…
1 month 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. …
1 month, 1 week 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…
1 month, 1 week 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…
1 month, 1 week ago