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Tractate of Mishna which deals with non-sacrificial animal laws

The third tractate in the Order of Holiness, Chulin חולין has 12 chapters which deal with laws such as Shechita, Treifot, Basar beChalav, and Shiluach haKen. It has both Babylonian and Palestinian Talmuds.

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כדי ביקור\כדי שחיטה

In Chulin 32a, there is an argument between Tana Kama and Rabbi Shimon regarding what happens if you break in the middle of Shechita. If the break is too long, the Shechita is Pasul. According to Tana Kama, you cannot break more than "Kedei…
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Why is the gemara selective about when it presents a mnemonic?

In masechet Chullin, 19b, the gemara introduces an anecdote with the following (10th line down here) statement: (סימן בכ"ד) There is one side note saying that this was (is?) erased but I'm not sure that that answers my question. This mnemonic is…
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Shiluach HaKan and Megillah Character Sources

The Gemara in Chullin (137b) asks where several characters of the Megillah are found in the Torah: Esther (Devarim 31:18), Mordechai (Shemos 30:23), and Haman (Bereishis 3:11), as well as Moshe (Bereishis 6:3). This passage appears in the middle of…
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