Daf 99 — Chullin 99 Summary

Chullin 99 – Good Morning Raboisai Source for Bitul B’Shishim Gemara: We continue with the source for: • Bitul in 60 • According to another opinion → 100 Source: • The foreleg of the Nazir’s korban Foreleg of the Nazir The foreleg belongs to: • The Kohen Yet it is cooked together with: • The rest of the animal eaten by the Yisrael How is this allowed? Its flavor becomes nullified in: • 60 times its amount • Or 100 times, according to another opinion Why 60 or 100? One opinion counts: • Meat • Bones • Sinews This gives approximately: • 60 to 1 The other opinion counts: • Only the edible meat This gives approximately: • 100 to 1 Why is the Nazir Case Unique? Three explanations are given for the special chiddush of the foreleg: Abaye: • Min b’mino normally does not become batel according to Rabbi Yehuda • Here it does Rava: • Taste transferred from kodshim normally remains significant • Here it becomes batel Ravina: • The area where the foreleg is cut would normally be problematic • Here the Yisrael may eat it Ein Mevatlin Issur L’Chatchilah Normally: • You cannot intentionally mix forbidden food into permitted food to nullify it Yet here: • The Torah tells us to cook the Kohen’s foreleg together with the rest of the animal Learning 60 from a Special Case Question: • If the Nazir’s foreleg is a special chiddush, how can we learn bitul in 60 from it? Answer: • We can use it to establish a chumrah Although basic Torah law can rely on majority: • We require the much larger ratio of 60 Terumah – Same Type vs Different Type When terumah becomes mixed with chullin: • Min b’mino – the same type – is treated more strictly • Min b’she’eino mino – different types – depends primarily on taste Split Beans & Lentils Terumah split beans cooked with chullin lentils: If the terumah gives flavor: • Forbidden even with 101 times the amount If it does not give flavor: • It can be permitted even without 101 Key Point With different types: • Taste determines the halacha Different Foods Have Different Strengths Not every forbidden food gives the same amount of flavor. Some strong foods can remain noticeable even in very large mixtures. Fish Brine Forbidden fish brine can require approximately: • 200 times its amount This does not contradict Rabbi Yehuda’s rule of min b’mino not becoming batel. Reason Brine is considered: • The “sweat” or liquid of the fish • Not the fish itself Measuring Gid Hanasheh The Mishnah discusses gid hanasheh cooked with meat. To estimate whether it gives flavor: • Imagine the gid was meat • Measure whether that amount of meat would flavor turnip leaves Does Gid Hanasheh Give Flavor? The Mishnah assumes: • Gid hanasheh gives flavor However, there is another opinion: • Gid hanasheh has no flavor Practical Ruling The Gemara concludes: • We pasken that gid hanasheh does not impart flavor Therefore, if it was cooked, roasted or salted with meat: • Remove the gid • The meat remains permitted Important Exception – Fat of the Gid This leniency applies only to: • The gid hanasheh itself The fat around the gid: • Does give flavor Therefore: • If that forbidden fat was left on, it can prohibit the meat Final Points • Bitul b’shishim is learned from the Nazir’s foreleg • Another opinion requires 100 • We do not intentionally nullify issur • Min b’mino is treated more strictly than different types • In different types, taste is the key factor • Different foods can require different ratios • Gid hanasheh itself is paskened not to give flavor • The forbidden fat around the gid does give flavor and must not be confused with the gid itself Catch up, review, download previous Dafim & more: https://www.dafchazarah.co.uk Now available as an app (Apple, Google & Amazon): https://dafchazarah.co.uk/download Sponsor a day: https://dafchazarah.co.uk/sponsor לעילוי נשמת אמי מורתי רות בת הרב מנחם מנדל