Daf 7 — Chullin 7 Summary

Chullin 7 – Good Morning Raboisai Testimony of Rabbi Yehoshua ben Zeruz ( רבי יהושע בן זרוז ) – Beis She’an ( בית שאן ) • Rabbi Yehoshua ben Zeruz ( רבי יהושע בן זרוז ) testified before Rebbi ( רבי ) : He saw Rebbi Meir ( רבי מאיר ) eat produce in Beis She’an without taking maaser • Implication: Beis She’an is treated as חוץ לארץ (no חיוב מעשר ) • Rebbi ( רבי ) accepted this and ruled: Beis She’an פטורה ממעשר Challenge to Rebbi – Mesorah vs New Psak • Rebbi’s family challenged him: Earlier generations treated it as Eretz Yisrael (took maaser) • Rebbi responded with precedent: Chizkiyahu ( חזקיהו ) destroyed the נחש הנחושת • Question: Why didn’t earlier tzaddikim remove it? • Answer: They left something for later generations to accomplish Rebbi applied same idea: “ מקום הניחו לי אבותי להתגדר בו ” Accepting Testimony ( לא מנדין / לא מזניחין / לא משניחין ) • Principle: When a talmid brings a chiddush — don’t reject or ignore him immediately • Even if it sounds incorrect: Investigate seriously • Lesson: Avoid gaavah → leads to machlokes Torah requires anavah + careful listening Source – Status of Beis She’an • Pasuk implies it was captured “ ולא הוריש …” • Resolution: Distinction between two קדושות 1. Kedushah of Olei Mitzrayim → temporary 2. Kedushah of Olei Bavel → permanent Beis She’an: • Captured first time • NOT recaptured second time → Therefore: No lasting kedushah → פטור ממעשר Why Not Recapture? • Practical reason: Leave nearby area as חוץ לארץ → So produce available during שמיטה Supports poor people Question – Rebbi Meir’s Case • What exactly happened? He ate a leaf without maaser • Possible explanations rejected: 1. אכילת עראי → would be permitted anyway 2. Maybe not finished produce ( גמר מלאכה ) 3. Maybe accidental All rejected Tzaddik Principle • Cannot say it was a mistake: אין הקב״ה מביא תקלה על ידי צדיקים • Even animal of Pinchas ben Yair ( פנחס בן יאיר ) avoided issur Certainly a tzaddik would not fail Additional Possibility Rejected • Maybe he planned to separate later Not possible for a חבר • Maybe he separated mentally Also rejected Conclusion: Testimony is precise → proves Beis She’an status Story – Pinchas ben Yair ( פנחס בן יאיר ) River Splitting • On way to פדיון שבויים • River refused to split Argument: • River: I do רצון ה׳ constantly • You: maybe succeed, maybe not • Response: He forced it → river split • Then split again for: o Another mitzvah - doer o Even a non - Jew (to avoid chilul Hashem) Shows extreme koach of tzaddik Comparison to Moshe • Statement: Greater than Moshe? • Clarified: Different level: • Moshe → before Torah • Here → after Torah Torah gives added כוח Donkey & Maaser • His donkey refused to eat Even after preparation • Only ate after: Maaser was taken Dmai Rule Clarification • Normally: Animal can eat דמאי • But here: Food originally intended for human → Became obligated Insight • Donkey acted stringently “ חמור מחמיר על עצמו ” • Demonstrates: Tzaddik’s environment elevates even animals Invitation from Rebbi ( רבי ) • Rebbi invited Pinchas ben Yair He agreed initially • Later refused Reason: Dangerous animals (white mules) present → סכנה Attempts to Fix Rebbi suggested: • Sell them → causes damage to others ( לפני עור ) • Make hefker → still dangerous • Injure them → צער בעלי חיים • Kill them → בל תשחית No solution accepted Outcome • Miracle separated them • Rebbi cried: If tzaddikim are protected in life Certainly after death Aggadah – Elisha ( אלישע ) • Dead man revived when touching bones Question: • Elisha only did one revival in life • Answer: Second = healing Naaman’s צרעת מצורע חשוב כמת Key Takeaways • Beis She’an = חוץ לארץ (based on second קדושה ) • Later generations can establish new psak • Must take talmidim seriously • אין הקב״ה מביא תקלה על ידי צדיקים • Torah gives added כוח to tzaddikim • קדושה affects even animals • Halacha considers real - world consequences (damage, pain, danger) • Aggadah reinforces depth of tzaddik influence 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