Daf 35 — Chullin 35 Summary

Chullin 35 – Good Morning Raboisai Levels of Tumah – Basic Structure Gemara explains the system: • אב הטומאה (Av) → creates ראשון • ראשון (Rishon) → creates שני • שני (Sheni) → creates שלישי • שלישי (Shlishi) → very weak Each level weakens further כוח של שלישי A שלישי : • Cannot usually pass tumah further Exception: • In higher standards ( תרומה / קדשים ) אכילת שלישי – Ulla עולא says : If a person eats a שלישי His body becomes: • שלישי Result: • Cannot eat תרומה Question If so: • Why allow eating such food at all? Case – Mixture (Azid / Dish) Gemara explains: Case is a mixture (like a cooked dish) The impurity is: • Very small (e.g. spice level) יסוד Cannot consume enough: • Within required time ( כדי אכילת פרס ) Therefore: • No real tumah effect on body חילוק – Fake vs Real תרומה Two cases discussed: 1. חולין treated like תרומה 2. Actual תרומה Why both needed Each teaches a different חידוש : • Real תרומה → stricter • Fake תרומה → weaker Needed to show both follow same rule Effect on the Person Eating tumah affects the body But: • Depends on quantity • Depends on significance Small amount Does NOT create real tumah status חולין על טהרת הקודש Case: • Regular food treated like קדשים Question How much does this stringency work? Four Levels (Conceptual Framework) Gemara presents different שיטות : 1. No effect (remains חולין ) 2. Becomes שלישי only (no further spread) 3. Becomes שלישי and can create רביעי 4. Very strong – can even act like higher level יסוד Personal stringency: • May upgrade halachic status מחלוקת how far it goes Key Statement Only real קדשים Can create רביעי fully Not something treated like קדשים Question on Ulla If eating שלישי creates tumah Why allow mixing into food? Answer Because: • Quantity too small • Cannot eat required amount quickly Comparison – Levels of Care Treating food like: • קדשים = very strict • תרומה = less strict יסוד Someone careful for תרומה : • Considered “not careful enough” for קדשים ראיה – Clothing Example Clothes of: • Regular person • Careful person • Kohen Each considered: • Not sufficient for higher level Principle Each level has: • Its own standard אמינות – Trust Levels Case: • עם הארץ (unreliable person) Rule Not trusted for: • Regular purity But trusted for: • קדשים (to avoid conflict) Mixing קדשים and תרומה Case: • Small amount of קדשים in large תרומה דין Entire mixture treated: • With higher trust level יסוד Stronger element: • Elevates entire mixture Liquids – Key Mechanism Liquids can: • Transfer tumah strongly Even weak levels: • Become stronger via liquids שלישי → רביעי Through liquids: • שלישי can create רביעי In קדשים context הכשר טומאה – Blood Types Gemara distinguishes: • Blood from injury • Blood from death • Blood from shechita Question Which blood enables: • Food to become susceptible to tumah? Conclusion Not all blood qualifies equally Some blood: • Does NOT prepare food for tumah Final יסוד • Tumah levels weaken progressively • שלישי is very weak • Eating tumah depends on amount • Personal stringency can elevate status • Liquids can strengthen tumah transfer • Not all blood enables susceptibility Key Takeaways (English) • Tumah follows a weakening chain: av → rishon → sheni → shlishi • A shlishi normally cannot spread further • Eating a shlishi can affect the body, but only if enough is consumed • Small amounts mixed into food do not create real tumah issues • Treating food like kodesh creates higher standards, but its effect is debated • Liquids play a major role in transferring tumah • Different types of blood have different halachic effects 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 To receive the daf summary daily join our group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/L4AiVVxQwYqLRh4RtMAlGE Daf Chazarah Bot (Request any PDF – past or current): Save the number +44 7427 857802 and message to get instant access Direct link: https://dafchazarah.co.uk/whatsapp לעילוי נשמת אמי מורתי רות בת הרב מנחם מנדל לע״נ הרבנית הצדקנית ממעזיבוז׳ מרת רחל בת מתתיהו ע״ה