## Chullin Daf 29b

###### Chullin 29b:1
[Chullin 29b:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/29b:1)

אִם כֵּן הָוְיָא לֵיהּ עֲבוֹדָה בְּאַחֵר, וְתַנְיָא: כׇּל עֲבוֹדַת יוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים אֵינָן כְּשֵׁרוֹת אֶלָּא בּוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
How could that possibility enter one’s mind? **If** that is **so,** the completion of that slaughter **is** a Temple **service** performed **by another** on Yom Kippur. **And it is taught** in a *baraita*: **The entire Yom Kippur** Temple **service is valid only** if performed **by** the High Priest.


###### Chullin 29b:2
[Chullin 29b:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/29b:2)

הָכִי קָאָמַר: יָכוֹל יְהֵא פָּסוּל מִדְּרַבָּנַן, דְּסָלְקָא דַּעְתָּךְ אָמֵינָא אִיכָּא פָּסוּל מִדְּרַבָּנַן, לְכָךְ שָׁנִינוּ: ״רוֹב אֶחָד בְּעוֹף וְרוֹב שְׁנַיִם בַּבְּהֵמָה״, וּמֵאַחַר דַּאֲפִילּוּ פְּסוּלָא דְּרַבָּנַן לֵיכָּא, לְמָה לִי לְמָרֵק? מִצְוָה לְמָרֵק.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara answers that **this** is what Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish **is saying:** One **might** have thought that if the slaughter was not completed by the other priest it **would be not valid by rabbinic law, as it** might **enter your mind to say that there is an invalidation by rabbinic law. Therefore, we learned** in the mishna: **The majority of one** *siman* **in a bird or the majority of two** *simanim* **in an animal.** The Gemara asks: **And since there is not even an invalidation by rabbinic law, why do I** need the other priest **to complete** the cutting of the *simanim*? The Gemara answers: There is a **mitzva to complete** the slaughter *ab initio* to facilitate the free flow of the blood.


###### Chullin 29b:3
[Chullin 29b:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/29b:3)

אָמַר רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן לָקִישׁ מִשּׁוּם לֵוִי סָבָא: אֵינָהּ לִשְׁחִיטָה אֶלָּא בַּסּוֹף, וְרַבִּי יוֹחָנָן אָמַר: יֶשְׁנָהּ לִשְׁחִיטָה מִתְּחִלָּה וְעַד סוֹף.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ **Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish says in the name of Levi the Elder:** Halakhic **slaughter is** accomplished **only at** its **conclusion. And Rabbi Yoḥanan says:** Halakhic **slaughter is** accomplished **from the beginning to the end** of the act.


###### Chullin 29b:4
[Chullin 29b:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/29b:4)

אָמַר רָבָא: הַכֹּל מוֹדִים, הֵיכָא דְּשָׁחַט סִימָן אֶחָד גּוֹי, וְסִימָן אֶחָד יִשְׂרָאֵל – שֶׁהִיא פְּסוּלָה, שֶׁהֲרֵי נַעֲשֶׂה בָּהּ מַעֲשֵׂה טְרֵפָה בְּיַד גּוֹי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rava said** in establishing the parameters of the dispute between Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish and Rabbi Yoḥanan: **Everyone concedes** in a case **where a gentile slaughtered,** i.e., cut, **one *siman* and a Jew** slaughtered **one *siman*, that** the slaughter **is not valid** even if slaughter is accomplished only at its conclusion, as **an action** rendering the animal **a *tereifa* was performed at the hand of a gentile.** Since slaughter by a gentile is not valid, the gentile renders the animal a *tereifa*.


###### Chullin 29b:5
[Chullin 29b:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/29b:5)

בְּעוֹלַת הָעוֹף נָמֵי, הֵיכָא דְּמָלַק סִימָן אֶחָד לְמַטָּה וְסִימָן אֶחָד לְמַעְלָה – פְּסוּלָה, שֶׁהֲרֵי עָשָׂה בָּהּ מַעֲשֵׂה חַטַּאת הָעוֹף לְמַטָּה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**In** the case **of a bird burnt offering as well, where one *siman* was pinched** by a priest **below** the red line marking half the height of the altar, in accordance with the procedure of the sin offering, **and one *siman*** was pinched **above** the red line, in accordance with the procedure of the burnt offering, the pinching is **not valid, as** the priest **performed an action** appropriate for **a bird sin offering below** the red line, disqualifying it from being sacrificed as a burnt offering.


###### Chullin 29b:6
[Chullin 29b:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/29b:6)

לֹא נֶחְלְקוּ אֶלָּא כְּגוֹן שֶׁשָּׁחַט סִימָן אֶחָד בַּחוּץ וְסִימָן אֶחָד בִּפְנִים, לְמַאן דְּאָמַר יֶשְׁנָהּ לִשְׁחִיטָה מִתְּחִלָּה וְעַד סוֹף – מִיחַיַּיב, לְמַאן דְּאָמַר אֵינָהּ לִשְׁחִיטָה אֶלָּא בַּסּוֹף – לָא מִיחַיַּיב.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish and Rabbi Yoḥanan **disagree only** in a case **where** an individual **cut one *siman* outside** the Temple courtyard **and one *siman* inside** the Temple courtyard. **According to the one who says:** Halakhic **slaughter is** accomplished **from the beginning to the end** of the act, i.e., Rabbi Yoḥanan, one who begins the slaughter outside the Temple courtyard **is liable** for slaughter of a sacrificial animal outside the courtyard. **According to the one who says:** Halakhic **slaughter is** accomplished **only at** its **conclusion,** i.e., Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish, one who does so **is not liable,** as the conclusion of the slaughter, which is the determining factor, is performed inside the Temple courtyard.


###### Chullin 29b:7
[Chullin 29b:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/29b:7)

אֲמַר לֵיהּ רַבָּה בַּר שִׁימִי: מָר לָא אָמַר הָכִי, וּמַנּוּ רַב יוֹסֵף? הֵיכָא דְּשָׁחַט סִימָן אֶחָד בַּחוּץ וְסִימָן אֶחָד בִּפְנִים – נָמֵי פָּסוּל, שֶׁהֲרֵי עָשָׂה בָּהּ מַעֲשֵׂה חַטַּאת הָעוֹף בַּחוּץ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rabba bar Shimi said to** Rava: **The Master did not say** that **this** was the crux of the dispute between Rabbi Yoḥanan and Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish. **And who is** the Master? It is **Rav Yosef,** who says that in a case **where one cut one *siman* outside** the Temple courtyard **and one *siman* inside** the Temple courtyard, all agree that the slaughter is **not valid** and the priest is liable to receive punishment, **because** he **performed an action** appropriate for **a bird sin offering outside** the Temple courtyard.


###### Chullin 29b:8
[Chullin 29b:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/29b:8)

לֹא נֶחְלְקוּ אֶלָּא כְּגוֹן שֶׁשָּׁחַט מִיעוּט סִימָנִין בַּחוּץ וּגְמָרוֹ בִּפְנִים, לְמַאן דְּאָמַר יֶשְׁנָהּ לִשְׁחִיטָה מִתְּחִלָּה וְעַד סוֹף – מִיחַיַּיב, לְמַאן דְּאָמַר אֵינָהּ לִשְׁחִיטָה אֶלָּא בַּסּוֹף – לָא מִיחַיַּיב.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**They disagree only** in a case **where one slaughtered the minority** of each **of the *simanim* outside** the Temple courtyard **and completed** the slaughter **inside** the Temple courtyard. **According to the one who says:** Halakhic **slaughter is** accomplished **from the beginning to the end** of the act, i.e., Rabbi Yoḥanan, one who begins the slaughter outside the Temple courtyard **is liable** for slaughter of a sacrificial animal outside the courtyard. **According to the one who says:** Halakhic **slaughter is** accomplished **only at** its **conclusion,** i.e., Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish, one who does so **is not liable,** as he concludes the slaughter in an appropriate place.


###### Chullin 29b:9
[Chullin 29b:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/29b:9)

מֵתִיב רַבִּי זֵירָא: כׇּל הָעֲסוּקִין בַּפָּרָה מִתְּחִלָּה וְעַד סוֹף – מְטַמְּאִין בְּגָדִים, וּפוֹסְלִין אוֹתָהּ בִּמְלָאכָה אַחֶרֶת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rabbi Zeira raises an objection** from a mishna (*Para* 4:4): **Anyone who is engaged in** any part of the rite of the red **heifer** continuously **from beginning to end transmits** ritual **impurity to** the **garments** that he is wearing. **And they disqualify** the red heifer for use in the rite if they perform any **other labor** while engaged in any part of the rite of the red heifer.


###### Chullin 29b:10
[Chullin 29b:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/29b:10)

אֵירַע בָּהּ פְּסוּל בִּשְׁחִיטָתָהּ, בֵּין קוֹדֶם פְּסוּלָהּ בֵּין לְאַחַר פְּסוּלָהּ – אֵינָהּ מְטַמְּאָה בְּגָדִים; בְּהַזָּאָתָהּ: קוֹדֶם פְּסוּלָהּ – מְטַמְּאָה בְּגָדִים, לְאַחַר פְּסוּלָהּ – אֵינָהּ מְטַמְּאָה בְּגָדִים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
If **a disqualification befell** the heifer **during its slaughter,** with regard to all those engaged in the rite of the red heifer, **whether** they engaged in the rite **before** the heifer **was disqualified or after** the heifer **was disqualified,** the heifer **does not render garments** that they are wearing **impure.** Since its slaughter was not valid it is disqualified from being used as a red heifer and therefore does not impart impurity. If it became disqualified at the time **of sprinkling** the blood of the heifer toward the opening of the Temple, with regard to those who engaged in the rite of the red heifer **before it was disqualified,** the heifer **renders the garments** that they are wearing **impure.** By contrast, with regard to those who handled the animal **after it was disqualified,** the heifer **does not render** the **garments** that they are wearing **impure.**


###### Chullin 29b:11
[Chullin 29b:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/29b:11)

וְאִי אָמְרַתְּ יֶשְׁנָהּ לִשְׁחִיטָה מִתְּחִלָּה וְעַד סוֹף, לִפְלוֹג נָמֵי בִּשְׁחִיטָתָהּ: אֵירַע בָּהּ פְּסוּל בִּשְׁחִיטָה – קוֹדֶם פְּסוּלָהּ מְטַמְּאָה בְּגָדִים, לְאַחַר פְּסוּלָהּ – אֵינָהּ מְטַמְּאָה בְּגָדִים!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Rabbi Zeira elaborates: **And if you say** that halakhic **slaughter is** accomplished **from the beginning to the end** of the act, **let** the mishna **also distinguish** between disqualification at the beginning and at the end **of the slaughter:** If it **became disqualified during slaughter,** with regard to one who engaged in any part of the rite **before it became disqualified,** the heifer **renders garments** that he is wearing **impure,** and with regard to one who engaged in any part of the rite **after it became disqualified,** the heifer **does not render** the **garments** that he is wearing **impure.**


###### Chullin 29b:12
[Chullin 29b:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/29b:12)

אָמַר רָבָא: נִתְקַלְקְלָה שְׁחִיטָה קָאָמְרַתְּ? שָׁאנֵי הָתָם, דְּאִגַּלַּאי מִלְּתָא לְמַפְרֵעַ דְּלָאו שְׁחִיטָה הִיא כְּלָל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rava said: Are you saying** that the discussion concerns a case where the **slaughter was invalidated? There it is different, because the matter was revealed retroactively,** i.e., it was revealed **that it was not** a valid **slaughter at all.** Since at no stage of the slaughter was it valid, the heifer does not render the garments impure at all.


###### Chullin 29b:13
[Chullin 29b:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/29b:13)

אָמַר רָבָא: אִי קַשְׁיָא לִי הָא קַשְׁיָא לִי, לְמַאן דְּאָמַר אֵינָהּ לִשְׁחִיטָה אֶלָּא בַּסּוֹף, לִפְלוֹג בְּהֶכְשֵׁרַהּ דְּפָרָה, כְּגוֹן דְּשַׁחְטוּהָ בִּתְרֵי גַּבְרֵי, דְּגַבְרָא קַמָּא לָא מְטַמְּאָה, וְגַבְרָא בָּתְרָא מְטַמְּאָה!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rava said: If** any aspect of that mishna is **difficult for me** it is **this** that is **difficult for me: According to the one who says:** Halakhic **slaughter is** accomplished **only at** its **conclusion, let** the mishna **distinguish** between two individuals **in** the preparation **of a fit** red **heifer,** even when the heifer was not disqualified. Let the mishna teach a case **where they slaughtered it with two men, as the** heifer **does not render the first man** who slaughters **impure,** as the slaughter did not yet begin, **and the** heifer **renders the latter man impure.**


###### Chullin 29b:14
[Chullin 29b:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/29b:14)

אָמַר רַב יוֹסֵף: תְּרֵי גַּבְרֵי בְּחַד זִיבְחָא קָאָמְרַתְּ? בַּר מִינֵּיהּ דְּהָהוּא דִּתְנֵינָא: ״תִּזְבַּח״ – שֶׁלֹּא יְהוּ שְׁנַיִם שׁוֹחֲטִין זֶבַח אֶחָד, ״תִּזְבָּחֻהוּ״ – שֶׁלֹּא יְהֵא אֶחָד שׁוֹחֵט שְׁנֵי זְבָחִים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Yosef said: Are you saying** that the discussion concerns a case of **two men** slaughtering **one offering?** Raise difficulties **except for that, as we learn** in a *baraita* with regard to the verse: “And when you sacrifice a peace offering to the Lord, you shall sacrifice it [*tizbaḥuhu*] that you may be accepted” (Leviticus 19:5), that the term “*tizbaḥuhu*” can be divided into two terms: You shall sacrifice [*tizbaḥ*] and it [*hu*]. From the term **“You shall sacrifice [*tizbaḥ*],”** it is derived **that there will not be two** people **slaughtering one offering.** From the full term **“You shall offer it [*tizbaḥuhu*],”** it is derived **that one** person **may not slaughter two offerings** simultaneously.


###### Chullin 29b:15
[Chullin 29b:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/29b:15)

וְאָמַר רַב כָּהֲנָא: ״תִּזְבָּחֵהוּ״ כְּתִיב.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And Rav Kahana said,** to explain the derivation of the first *halakha* in the *baraita*: Although the term “*tizbaḥuhu*” is vocalized in the plural, leading to the conclusion that two people may slaughter an animal together, nevertheless, because the word is written without a *vav*, it emerges that the phrase **“You shall sacrifice it [*tizbaḥehu*],”** in the singular, **is written,** indicating that two individuals may not slaughter the offering.


###### Chullin 29b:16
[Chullin 29b:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/29b:16)

אֲמַר לֵיהּ אַבָּיֵי: לָאו אִתְּמַר עֲלַהּ, אָמַר רַבָּה בַּר בַּר חָנָה אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: זוֹ דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בְּרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Abaye said to** Rav Yosef: **Wasn’t it stated with regard to this** *halakha* that **Rabba bar bar Ḥana says** that **Rabbi Yoḥanan says: This is the statement of Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon,**