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Chullin 71 - July 10, 25 Tamuz

The Gemara presents biblical derivations establishing that undomesticated animals (chaya) are included in the legal category of domesticated animals …

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Chullin 70 - July 9, 24 Tamuz

The Mishna explains at what stage a delivery is considered a birth (even for a stillborn animal) to determine whether it exempts subsequent offspring…

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Chullin 69 - July 8, 23 Tamuz

Different rabbis raise a total of four questions regarding various scenarios in which a ben pekua (a fetus of an animal whose mother was slaughtered)…

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Chullin 68 - July 7, 22 Tamuz

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A fetus that is inside the mother at the time of her slaughter is permitted without needing its own slaughter. If a limb of the fetus em…

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Chullin 67 - July 6, 21 Tamuz

The Gemara details the hermeneutical methods used to permit drinking water from pits, ditches, or caves without concern for finless and scaleless cre…

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Chullin 66 - July 5, 20 Tamuz

The braita from the school of Rav and the braita from the school of Rabbi Yishmael disagree about whether a grasshopper with a long head is kosher. T…

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Chullin 65 - Shabbat July 4, 19 Tamuz

What are the signs of kosher grasshoppers? 

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Chullin 64 - July 3, 18 Tamuz

One may purchase eggs from a non-Jew if the seller explicitly specifies that they come from a particular kosher species. The Gemara asks why we canno…

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Chullin 63 - July 2, 17 Tamuz

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The Gemara continues to enumerate various species of birds, identifying which are kosher and which are not, while providing helpful mnem…

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Chullin 62 - July 1, 16 Tamuz

There is a dispute between Rav Nachman and Ameimar whether a bird possessing a single sign can be permitted if one is not expert in identifying the p…

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