Meet Yalta, wife of Rav Nahman, daughter of the Exilarch. She is strong, witty, a feminist who knows here Torah. You may remember her from Berakhot 51 when she smashed a few hundred jugs of wine when Ulla failed to give her the cup of blessing because she was a woman. In Niddah, she didn’tContinue reading “Chullin 109”
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Chullin 108
The daf is discussing if a small drop of milk lands into a large amount of meat, if it’s still kosher to eat it. There are two ideas, the first is that if the meat to milk ration is at least 60:1, it’s fine as long as the taste is not effected. On today’s dafContinue reading “Chullin 108”
Chullin 107
Today’s daf has an amazing section that teaches us to put the well being of our kids before strict adherence to halakhah; we get evil spirit; and we get a crying kid running to daddy when he is punished by his teacher! Let’s read: Come and hear, the school of Menashe taught that Rabban ShimonContinue reading “Chullin 107”
Chullin 106
Wash your hands before you eat! Why? Not because of germs. But because if you don’t, you might end up being fed pig meat instead of cow, or you might end up divorced or even dead!!! When Rav Dimi came from Eretz Yisrael he said: Due to the failure to wash with the first waters,Continue reading “Chullin 106”
Chullin 105
If you say you keep kosher, most people would understand that an aspect of that is not eating milk and cheese together. But how long do you have to wait between one to eat the other? We find out today! Rav Asi posed a dilemma to Rabbi Yoḥanan… How much time should one wait betweenContinue reading “Chullin 105”
Chullin 104
Today’s daf explains why chicken parmesan is not kosher while grasshopper parmesan would be. And the rabbis seem to weigh in on the viral vegetable debate! (Are there such a thing as vegetables? Broccoli = flower; green beans = legume, squash = gourd, etc.) It is prohibited to cook any meat of domesticated and undomesticatedContinue reading “Chullin 104”
Chullin 103
Today, a great debate for those of us who grew up in the 80s and watched the movie “Gremlins” was tackled by the rabbis. . . we know that if a mogwai eats after midnight, it will turn into a gremlin. But, what if the mogwai has food stuck in his teeth? Rabbi Shimon benContinue reading “Chullin 103”
Chullin 102
Can the exact same act have different consequences for different people? Is that fair? Yep. Abaye said to Rava: But is there anything with regard to which if another person ate it he would not be liable, but if this person ate it he is liable? Rava said to Abaye: There can be different outcomesContinue reading “Chullin 102”
Chullin 101
Just because you can’t do something perfect, doesn’t mean you don’t try to do it. On our daf today, we learn of a time when Jews were so persecuted, they had to hide that they were commemorating Yom Kippur: Rather Rava said there was a time of religious persecution, and they sent from there, i.e.,Continue reading “Chullin 101”
Chullin 100
On today’s daf, the rabbis are discussing the gid ha-nasheh, the sciatic nerve, and one of the fascinating ideas that comes up is the concept of a beriah—literally, a “creature” or “whole entity.” There are certain things that, because they are considered a complete, distinct thing, cannot simply disappear into a mixture. You can haveContinue reading “Chullin 100”
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