## Chullin Daf 50a

###### Chullin 50a:1
[Chullin 50a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/50a:1)

וּלְדִידַן מִיסְתָּם נָמֵי לָא סָתֵים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**and to us,** the residents of Babylonia, not only is it forbidden but **it also does not seal** a perforation? It cannot be that this fat is forbidden by Torah law if they permit it for consumption. Even though we are stringent with regard to its consumption, we may still maintain that it effectively seals a perforation.


###### Chullin 50a:2
[Chullin 50a:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/50a:2)

דְּאַקַּשְׁתָּא – כּוּלֵּי עָלְמָא לָא פְּלִיגִי דַּאֲסִיר, כִּי פְּלִיגִי – דְּאַיִּיתְרָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara explains: The abomasum is shaped like a bow. The side facing outward is curved like the bow itself, while the side facing inward is flat and straight like the bowstring. With regard to the fat **that is on the bow, everyone agrees,** even the residents of Eretz Yisrael, **that it is forbidden** for consumption. This fat, then, is the *ḥimtza*, which does not seal a perforation according to Rav Naḥman. **When they disagree,** it is with regard to the fat **that is on the bowstring.** The residents of Eretz Yisrael permit it for consumption, while those of Babylonia prohibit it. According to Rav Naḥman, the residents of Babylonia should concede that it is nevertheless an effective seal. This, then, is the *bar ḥimtza*.


###### Chullin 50a:3
[Chullin 50a:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/50a:3)

אִיכָּא דְּאָמְרִי, דְּאַיִּיתְרָא – כּוּלֵּי עָלְמָא לָא פְּלִיגִי דִּשְׁרֵי, כִּי פְּלִיגִי – דְּאַקַּשְׁתָּא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**There are** those **who say** that with regard to the fat **that is on the bowstring, everyone agrees that it is permitted.** This, then, is the *bar ḥimtza*. **When they disagree,** it is with regard to the fat **that is on the bow.** The residents of Eretz Yisrael permit it, but the residents of Babylonia prohibit it. This, then, is the *ḥimtza*.


###### Chullin 50a:4
[Chullin 50a:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/50a:4)

כִּי הָא דְּאָמַר רַב אַוְיָא אָמַר רַבִּי אַמֵּי: מְקַמְּצִין, וְכֵן אָמַר רַבִּי יַנַּאי מִשּׁוּם זָקֵן אֶחָד: מְקַמְּצִין. אָמַר רַב אַוְיָא: הֲוָה קָאֵימְנָא קַמֵּיהּ דְּרַבִּי אַמֵּי, קְמַצוּ וְהַבוּ לֵיהּ, וַאֲכַל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara adds: When it was stated that only the residents of Eretz Yisrael permit the fat on the bowstring for consumption, this means that they would eat it in a manner **like that which Rav Avya says** that **Rabbi Ami says:** One **takes a handful** of the fat that lies above the fat on the bowstring, since this is the fat prohibited by the verse: “And all the fat that is upon the innards” (Leviticus 3:3), and the rest is permitted for consumption. **And so says Rabbi Yannai,** also a resident of Eretz Yisrael, **in the name of a certain elder:** One **takes a handful. Rav Avya said: I was standing before Rabbi Ami.** The people there **took a handful** of the fat on the bowstring **and gave him** the remaining fat, **and he ate** from it.


###### Chullin 50a:5
[Chullin 50a:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/50a:5)

שַׁמָּעֵיהּ דְּרַבִּי חֲנִינָא הֲוָה קָאֵי קַמֵּיהּ דְּרַבִּי חֲנִינָא, אֲמַר לֵיהּ: קְמוֹץ, הַב לִי דְּאֵיכוֹל. חַזְיֵיהּ דַּהֲוָה קָמְחַסֵּם, אֲמַר לֵיהּ: בַּבְלָאָה אַתְּ, גּוֹם שְׁדִי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara relates: **The attendant of Rabbi Ḥanina was standing before Rabbi Ḥanina,** a resident of Eretz Yisrael. Rabbi Ḥanina **said to him: Take** off **a handful** from that fat on the bowstring and **give me** the rest so **that I will eat** from it. Rabbi Ḥanina **saw that** the attendant **was hesitating,** so **he said to him: You are a Babylonian** and usually consider all of this fat forbidden. If so, **cut** off all the fat and **throw it** away.


###### Chullin 50a:6
[Chullin 50a:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/50a:6)

תַּנְיָא: רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר: בְּנֵי מֵעַיִין שֶׁנִּיקְּבוּ, וְלֵיחָה סוֹתַמְתָּן – כְּשֵׁרָה. מַאי לֵיחָה? אָמַר רַב כָּהֲנָא: שִׁירְקָא דִּמְעַיָּיא דְּנָפֵיק אַגַּב דּוּחְקָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The mishna states that if the small intestines are perforated, the animal is a *tereifa*. With regard to this, **it is taught** in a *baraita*: **Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says:** If the **intestines were perforated but mucus seals** the perforated intestines, the animal is **kosher.** The Gemara asks: **What** is this **mucus? Rav Kahana said:** It is the **mucus of the intestines that comes out under pressure,** when one scrapes with a knife.


###### Chullin 50a:7
[Chullin 50a:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/50a:7)

גְּמִירִי חַבְרַיָּא דְּרַבִּי אַבָּא מֵרַבִּי אַבָּא, וּמַנּוּ? רַבִּי זֵירָא, וְאָמְרִי לַהּ חַבְרַיָּא דְּרַבִּי זֵירָא מֵרַבִּי זֵירָא, וּמַנּוּ? רַבִּי אַבָּא. אָמַר רַבִּי אַבָּא בְּרֵיהּ דְּרַבִּי חִיָּיא בַּר אַבָּא: הָכִי אָמַר רַבִּי חִיָּיא בַּר אַבָּא אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: הֲלָכָה כְּרַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל בִּטְרֵפָה, וַהֲלָכָה כְּרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בְּאֵבֶל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara relates: **The colleagues of Rabbi Abba learned** a tradition **from Rabbi Abba. And who are they?** The phrase: Colleagues of Rabbi Abba, is referring to **Rabbi Zeira. And some say the colleagues of Rabbi Zeira** learned it **from Rabbi Zeira. And who are they? Rabbi Abba.** This is the tradition: **Rabbi Abba, son of Rabbi Ḥiyya bar Abba, said** that **this** is what **Rabbi Ḥiyya bar Abba says** that **Rabbi Yoḥanan says:** The ***halakha* is in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel with regard to a *tereifa*, and** the ***halakha* is in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabbi Shimon with regard to** the *halakhot* of **mourning.**


###### Chullin 50a:8
[Chullin 50a:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/50a:8)

הֲלָכָה כְּרַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל בִּטְרֵפָה – הָא דַּאֲמַרַן. כְּרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בְּאֵבֶל, מַאי הִיא? דִּתְנַן: כׇּל שְׁלֹשָׁה יָמִים הָרִאשׁוֹנִים, בָּא מִמָּקוֹם קָרוֹב – מוֹנֶה עִמָּהֶן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara elaborates: The ***halakha* is in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel with regard to a *tereifa*; this** is the *halakha* **that we stated** above, that mucus forms an effective seal in the intestines. The *halakha* is **in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabbi Shimon with regard to mourning; what is** this *halakha*? **As we learned** in a *baraita*: If one learns of the death of an immediate relative after other relatives have already begun their period of mourning, the *halakha* is as follows: During **the entire first three days** of mourning, if a mourner **comes** to the house of mourning **from a nearby place, he counts** his days of mourning **with** the other mourners and completes his mourning with them.


###### Chullin 50a:9
[Chullin 50a:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/50a:9)

מִמָּקוֹם רָחוֹק – מוֹנֶה לְעַצְמוֹ. מִכָּאן וְאֵילָךְ, אֲפִילּוּ בָּא מִמָּקוֹם קָרוֹב – מוֹנֶה לְעַצְמוֹ. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר: אֲפִילּוּ בְּיוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי, בָּא מִמָּקוֹם קָרוֹב – מוֹנֶה עִמָּהֶן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The *baraita* continues: If he came **from a distant place, he counts** seven days **on his own** from the time that he was informed of the death. **From this** point **forward,** i.e., after the first three days, **even if he comes from a nearby place, he counts** seven days **on his own. Rabbi Shimon says: Even on the seventh day,** if **he comes from a nearby place, he counts** and completes his mourning **with** the other mourners.


###### Chullin 50a:10
[Chullin 50a:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/50a:10)

אָמַר מַאן דְּהוּא: אִיזְכֵּי וְאֶיסַּק וְאֶגְמְרַהּ לִשְׁמַעְתָּא מִפּוּמֵּיהּ דְּמָרַהּ. כִּי סְלֵיק, אַשְׁכְּחֵיהּ לְרַבִּי אַבָּא בְּרֵיהּ דְּרַבִּי חִיָּיא בַּר אַבָּא. אֲמַר לֵיהּ: אֲמַר מָר הֲלָכָה כְּרַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל בִּטְרֵפָה? אֲמַר לֵיהּ: הָא אֵין הֲלָכָה אֲמַרִי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Someone** whose name was not given **said: May I merit to go up** to Eretz Yisrael **and learn this *halakha* from the mouth of its Master. When he went up** from Babylonia to Eretz Yisrael, **he found Rabbi Abba, son of Rabbi Ḥiyya bar Abba,** and **said to him:** Is it true that **the Master said** that the ***halakha*** is **in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel with regard to a *tereifa*?** Rabbi Abba **said to him: This** is not true. Rather, **I said** just the opposite, that the ***halakha*** is **not** in accordance with Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel, and even if mucus seals the perforation of the intestine, the animal is a *tereifa*.


###### Chullin 50a:11
[Chullin 50a:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/50a:11)

כְּרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בְּאָבֵל, מַאי? אֲמַר לֵיהּ: פְּלוּגָתָא נִינְהוּ, דְּאִיתְּמַר: רַב חִסְדָּא אָמַר הֲלָכָה, וְכֵן אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן הֲלָכָה, וְרַב נַחְמָן אָמַר אֵין הֲלָכָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The anonymous man asked Rabbi Abba again: **What** about the other ruling reported in your name, that the *halakha* is **in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabbi Shimon with regard to mourning;** is this accurate? Rabbi Abba **said to him: There are conflicting** opinions with regard to this matter, **as it was stated** that **Rav Ḥisda says** that the ***halakha*** is in accordance with the opinion of Rabbi Shimon, **and so says Rabbi Yoḥanan:** That is the ***halakha*. But Rav Naḥman says:** That is **not** the ***halakha*.**


###### Chullin 50a:12
[Chullin 50a:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/50a:12)

וְאֵין הֲלָכָה כְּרַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל בִּטְרֵפָה, וַהֲלָכָה כְּרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בְּאֵבֶל, דְּאָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל: הֲלָכָה כְּדִבְרֵי הַמֵּיקֵל בְּאֵבֶל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara concludes: **And** the ***halakha*** is **not in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel with regard to a *tereifa*, and** the ***halakha*** is **in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabbi Shimon with regard to mourning, in accordance with** the statement of **Shmuel,** who **says:** The ***halakha*** is **in accordance with the statement of the** more **lenient** authority **in** matters relating to **mourning.**


###### Chullin 50a:13
[Chullin 50a:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/50a:13)

אָמַר רַב שִׁימִי בַּר חִיָּיא: מַקִּיפִים בִּבְנֵי מֵעַיִים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ **Rav Shimi bar Ḥiyya says: One may compare** perforations **in the intestines.** If one is unsure whether a perforation occurred before or after slaughter, one may make an additional perforation and compare the two. If their appearance is similar, one may conclude that the perforation occurred after slaughter, and the animal is kosher.


###### Chullin 50a:14
[Chullin 50a:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/50a:14)

הָנְהוּ בְּנֵי מֵעַיִים דַּאֲתוֹ לְקַמֵּיהּ דְּרָבָא, אַקְּפִינְהוּ וְלָא אִידְּמוֹ. אֲתָא רַב מְשַׁרְשְׁיָא בְּרֵיהּ, מְמַשְׁמֵשׁ בְּהוּ וְאִידְּמוֹ. אֲמַר לֵיהּ: מְנָא לָךְ הָא? אֲמַר לֵיהּ: כַּמָּה יְדֵי מַשְׁמִשׁוּ בְּהָנֵי מִקַּמֵּי דְּלֵיתֵי לְקַמֵּיהּ דְּמָר. אֲמַר לֵיהּ: חַכִּים בְּרִי בִּטְרֵפוֹת כְּרַבִּי יוֹחָנָן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara relates: There were **certain** perforated **intestines that came before Rava.** Rava made other perforations and **compared them, but they were not similar. Rav Mesharshiyya, his son, came** and **rubbed** the new perforations, **and they were similar.** Rav Mesharshiyya therefore deemed the animal kosher. Rava **said to him: From where** did **you** know to do **this?** Rav Mesharshiyya **said to him:** I reasoned: **How many hands rubbed these** earlier perforations **before they came before** the **Master?** Therefore, I thought that if I handled the new ones, perhaps they would look similar. Rava **said to him: My son is as wise in** matters of ***tereifot* as Rabbi Yoḥanan.**


###### Chullin 50a:15
[Chullin 50a:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/50a:15)

רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן וְרַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר דְאָמְרִי תַּרְוַיְיהוּ: מַקִּיפִים בָּרֵיאָה. אָמַר רָבָא: לָא אֲמַרַן אֶלָּא בְּאוֹתָהּ עֲרוּגָה, אֲבָל מֵעֲרוּגָה לַעֲרוּגָה – לָא. וְהִלְכְתָא: אֲפִילּוּ מֵעֲרוּגָה לַעֲרוּגָה, מִדַּקָּה לְדַקָּה, וּמִגַּסָּה לְגַסָּה, אֲבָל לֹא מִגַּסָּה לְדַקָּה, וְלֹא מִדַּקָּה לְגַסָּה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Similarly, **Rabbi Yoḥanan and Rabbi Elazar both say: One may compare** perforations **in the lung** to determine whether they occurred after slaughter. **Rava said: We said** this **only** when the two perforations are **on the same side** of the lungs. **But** one may **not** compare perforations **from** one **side to the** other **side.** The Gemara rules: **And the *halakha*** is: One may compare **even from** one **side to the** other **side,** and even **from a small** animal **to** another **small** animal, **or from a large** animal **to** another **large** animal, **but not from a large** animal **to a small** animal, **and not from a small** animal **to a large** animal.


###### Chullin 50a:16
[Chullin 50a:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/50a:16)

אַבָּיֵי וְרָבָא דְּאָמְרִי תַּרְוַיְיהוּ: מַקִּיפִין בַּקָּנֶה. אָמַר רַב פָּפָּא: לָא אֲמַרַן אֶלָּא בְּאוֹתָהּ חוּלְיָא, אֲבָל מֵחוּלְיָא לְחוּלְיָא – לָא. וְהִלְכְתָא: אֲפִילּוּ מֵחוּלְיָא לְחוּלְיָא, וּמִבַּר חוּלְיָא לְבַר חוּלְיָא, אֲבָל לָא מֵחוּלְיָא לְבַר חוּלְיָא, וְלָא מִבַּר חוּלְיָא לְחוּלְיָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Similarly, **Abaye and Rava both say: One may compare** severed or perforated areas **in the windpipe. Rav Pappa said: We said** this **only** when the two areas are **in the same segment** of the windpipe. **But** one may **not** compare **from** one **segment to** another **segment.** The Gemara rules: **And the *halakha*** is: One may **even** compare **from** one **segment to** another **segment, and from** one **subsegment,** i.e., a thin segment between the main segments, **to** another **subsegment, but not from a segment to a subsegment, and not from a subsegment to a segment.**


###### Chullin 50a:17
[Chullin 50a:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/50a:17)

אָמַר זְעֵירִי: חַלְחוֹלֶת שֶׁנִּיקְּבָה כְּשֵׁרָה, הוֹאִיל וִירֵיכַיִם מַעֲמִידוֹת אוֹתָהּ. וְכַמָּה? אָמַר רַבִּי אִילְעַי אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: מְקוֹם הַדֶּבֶק – בְּרוּבּוֹ, שֶׁלֹּא בִּמְקוֹם הַדֶּבֶק – בְּמַשֶּׁהוּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ **Ze’eiri says:** If **the rectum was perforated,** the animal is **kosher, since the hips hold it up** and seal the perforation. **And** to **how much** of the rectum does this apply? **Rabbi Ilai says** that **Rabbi Yoḥanan says:** If the rectum was perforated in **the place where** it **is attached** to the hips, even if it was perforated **in its majority,** the animal is kosher. If the perforation was **not in the place where** it **is attached** to the hips, the animal is a *tereifa* if it was perforated **in any amount.**


###### Chullin 50a:18
[Chullin 50a:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/50a:18)

אַמְרוּהָ רַבָּנַן קַמֵּיהּ דְּרָבָא מִשְּׁמֵיהּ דְּרַב נַחְמָן, אָמַר: לָאו מִי אָמֵינָא לְכוּ לָא תִּתְלוֹ בֵּיהּ

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**The Sages said this** *halakha* **before Rava in the name of Rav Naḥman.** Rava **said** to them: **Have I not told you not to hang on** Rav Naḥman