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Chullin 21 - May 21, 5 Sivan

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Zeiri rules that if an animal or bird's neck bone is broken and the majority of the surrounding flesh is severed, it immediately becomes…

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Chullin 20 - May 20, 4 Sivan

The sons of Rabbi Chiya taught that when performing melika (pinching the neck of a sacrificial bird), the kohen may draw the simanim (the windpipe an…

1 week, 4 days ago

Chullin 19 - May 19, 3 Sivan

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Rav Nachman permitted slaughtering above the large ring, at the point where the "hat" begins to slope inward, provided that the chitim (whea…

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Chullin 18 - May 18, 2 Sivan

Slaughterers who failed to show their knives to a Chacham (Sage) for inspection were penalized, though the severity of the penalty differed depending…

1 week, 6 days ago

Chullin 17 - Rosh Chodesh Sivan - May 17, 1 Sivan

The Mishna rules that "one may always slaughter." Raba and Rav Yosef both understand this to refer to the period of Exile, but each explains it accor…

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Chullin 16 - Shabbat May 16, 29 Iyar

The Gemara brings a braita to prove that Rebbi differentiates between a slaughter performed with an item attached to the ground and one performed wit…

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Chullin 15 - Yom Yerushalayim - May 15, 28 Iyar

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Chullin 14 - May 14, 27 Iyar

The Mishna rules that if one slaughters an animal on Shabbat or Yom Kippur, the slaughter is valid. However, Rav asserts that the meat may not be eat…

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Chullin 13 - May 13, 26 Iyar

Rabbi Chiya bar Abba recounts a discussion between Rabbi Ami and Rabbi Yochanan regarding the legal weight of a minor's intent. In the first version,…

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Chullin 12 - May 12, 25 Iyar

Rav Nachman states in the name of Rav that meat is permitted if someone supervised the slaughter throughout the process. The Gemara questions why sup…

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