Daf 78 — Chullin 78 Summary

Chullin 78 – Good Morning Raboisai שיליא – Placenta Gemara: If a placenta comes out: • Cannot be eaten Reason Concern: • A fetus (or head) dissolved inside מחלוקת – Concern for Another Fetus If there is already a fetus inside: One view: • No need to worry about another Other view: • Always concerned for another fetus חילוק If placenta is attached: • Belongs to that fetus If not attached: • Concern for another Practical Result If not attached: • More stringent If attached: • More lenient Woman Case (Comparison) Similar דין by human birth If unclear birth: Must be stringent for all possibilities Leads to: • Longer impurity periods • Loss of leniencies Firstborn Case Animal miscarried placenta דין Can throw it to dogs Reason רוב births: • Not valid firstborn Includes: • Females • Non - standard forms K o rban Case By korban animals: דין Cannot discard Because: • Has קדושה Healing vs Superstition כלל : If done for healing: • Permitted If superstition only: • Forbidden Example – Tree Trick Painting tree red Hanging items Purpose To attract people: • So they daven יסוד Public awareness → tefillah New Perek – אותו ואת בנו איסור : • Cannot slaughter parent and child same day Applies: Anywhere Even today Key Rules Applies to: • Mother and offspring Possibly also: • Father and offspring (machlokes) Order does not matter Even two different people Result Second slaughter: • איסור • Gets מלקות But meat: • Still permitted Combination Cases Applies to: • Regular animals • Korbanos Depends: • Inside / outside Mikdash • First or second act יסוד גדול • איסור on action, not on meat • Second act creates liability • Context (Mikdash vs outside) changes outcome Final יסוד • Placenta may hide fetus → אסור • Attachment defines leniency • רוב determines firstborn status • Healing actions allowed, superstition not • אותו ואת בנו applies broadly • Liability is on second slaughter • Meat can remain permitted 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