Chullin 65 - Shabbat July 4, 19 Tamuz

July 03, 2026 12:11am 31 min

What are the signs of kosher grasshoppers? 

Chullin 64 - July 3, 18 Tamuz

July 02, 2026 11:58pm 38 min

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 cannot simply rely on the physical diagnostic signs of kosher eggs, which ar...

Chullin 63 - July 2, 17 Tamuz

July 02, 2026 12:12am 46 min

Study Guide The Gemara continues to enumerate various species of birds, identifying which are kosher and which are not, while providing helpful mnemonics to remember their status. A debate is cited regarding whether ther...

Chullin 62 - July 1, 16 Tamuz

July 01, 2026 12:06am 45 min

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 peres and ozniyah. Rav Nachman does not permit it, but Ameimar rules tha...

Chullin 61 - June 30, 15 Tamuz

June 29, 2026 11:50pm 29 min

The Mishna states that the four physiological signs of a kosher bird are not explicitly detailed in the Torah, but are instead established by the Sages. The Gemara challenges this assertion based on a braita, which indic...

Chullin 60 - June 29, 14 Tamuz

June 29, 2026 12:11am 47 min

There is a series of theological debates between Rabbi Yehoshua ben Hananya and the Roman emperor, which demonstrate the sublimity of God through man's inability to look directly at the sun or to sustain the natural armi...

Chullin 59 - June 28, 13 Tamuz

June 28, 2026 12:03am 41 min

Rav Yehuda discusses the physical dangers of consuming chiltit (asafoetida), particularly on an empty stomach, which Rav Yosef expands upon by listing other hazardous foods consumed on an empty stomach. The Gemara notes ...

Chullin 58 - Shabbat June 27, 12 Tamuz

June 26, 2026 12:25am 43 min

Chullin 57 - June 26, 11 Tamuz

June 26, 2026 12:08am 49 min

Conflicting traditions existed regarding Rav's ruling in the case of a dislocated femur in a bird. Ultimately, the analysis indicates that Rav permitted such a bird, except in regions where the prevailing custom was to f...

Chullin 56 - June 25, 10 Tamuz

June 25, 2026 12:07am 46 min

The Mishna enumerates all the physical defects that cause a bird to be rendered a treifa, as well as those that leave it kosher. If a weasel (chulda) attacks a bird in an area where the brain membrane could have been per...

Chullin 55 - June 24, 9 Tamuz

June 24, 2026 12:07am 47 min

Pictures Rava raises several difficulties against Rav Nachman's position that the term "until" implies up to but not including the final value. However, it concludes that the exact meaning depends on the specific context...

Chullin 54 - June 23, 8 Tamuz

June 23, 2026 12:07am 44 min

Rav Bibi bar Abaye rules that although a standard hole in the windpipe requires the size of an issar (a coin), its clawing measurement (of redness) is a minimal amount, because the predator's venom burns and consumes the...

Chullin 53 - June 22, 7 Tamuz

June 22, 2026 12:03am 42 min

A cat or a weasel (chulda) renders a bird a treifa through clawing (derisa), whereas only a cat can do so for small cattle such as young goats and lambs. Other predatory birds besides those explicitly listed in the Mishn...

Chullin 52 - June 21, 6 Tamuz

June 21, 2026 12:10am 51 min

The Gemara discusses what other protective materials a bird could fall upon that would successfully cushion its impact and prevent it from being rendered a treifa. Relatedly, if a bird's wings become stuck to each other ...

Chullin 51 - Shabbat June 20, 5 Tamuz

June 19, 2026 12:30am 34 min

A braita establishes the laws of a needle found in the thickness of the beit hakosot, ruling that a single-sided penetration is kosher while a complete perforation renders the animal a treifa. The presence of a drop of b...

Chullin 50 - June 19, 4 Tamuz

June 19, 2026 12:04am 44 min

Rav Nachman identifies two types of fat on the stomach: bar chimtza, which can effectively seal a perforation, and chimtza, which cannot. To clarify which specific fat constitutes bar chimtza, the Gemara cites an indepen...

Chullin 49 - June 18, 3 Tamuz

June 18, 2026 12:11am 46 min

The Gemara explores the halakhic distinction between finding a needle embedded within the wall of the beit hakosot (reticulum) versus inside the liver. In the liver, the orientation of the needle indicates its trajectory...

Chullin 48 - June 17, 2 Tamuz

June 17, 2026 12:05am 48 min

The Gemara discusses additional cases of treifot, alongside several real-life incidents brought before the Sages, detailing how they ruled - or, in certain instances, declined to render a definitive decision. The first i...

Chullin 47 - Rosh Chodesh Tamuz - June 16, 1 Tamuz

June 16, 2026 12:02am 42 min

Rava establishes further laws regarding physical anomalies that render a lung a treifa. If cysts appear on the lung, a single cyst does not disqualify the animal, whereas two distinct cysts render it a treifa. Rava provi...

Chullin 46 - June 15, 30 Sivan

June 15, 2026 12:14am 42 min

What is the minimal remnant required to remain of the liver to keep the animal kosher when it is damaged or partially missing? Although our Mishna implies that any minimal amount is sufficient, another Mishna explicitly ...