![]() On Daf 21b the Gemara introduced Rebbe Abahu’s position that where the Torah states a prohibition regarding eating, an issur hana’ah is included, unless the Torah states otherwise such as in the case of a neveilah. Two sources that indicate an issur hana’ah is included in food prohibitions.It will never say to break the chains with which it has bound you and change yourself. There is only one thing that voice inside will never tell you to do and will only do everything it can to obstruct. When you have attained a grasp of a deep concept, or prayed to G-d with great fervor, or secretly performed a beautiful deed - and a voice inside says, "Boy, are you good!" When it is time to meditate, and you decide you must go out to save the world. When it is time for remorse, and it tells you, "Who do you think you are, that you should feel remorse?" When there is someone who desperately needs your help and you decide it is time to meditate. When it is time to rejoice, and a voice tells you to feel remorse over your sins. There are times when the most destructive impulses within us come dressed in a prayer shawl. Since it is difficult to do this, many Jews avoid eating the meat that comes from that area. This is called the Gid-HaNasheh.īefore we eat meat from this part of the animal, we must remove that nerve. On the hind part of an animal, there is a large main nerve running down the back of its leg. This Negative Mitzvah commemorates that victory. ![]() When Jacob fought with the angel, (see Genesis 32), the angel pushed his hip out of place.ĭespite this wound, Jacob continued his battle with the angel and forced the angel to admit defeat. Genesis 32:33 "Therefore the children of Israel shall not eat the sinew of the thigh-vein" Negative Mitzvah 183: It is forbidden to eat the "Gid-HaNasheh" The chelev was part of the sacrifices that were offered in the Beit HaMikdash. This Negative Mitzvah concerns the "chelev" or "hard fat" of the animal. There are certain parts of a kosher animal which we are not allowed to eat. Leviticus 7:23 "You shall eat no fat of an ox, or sheep, or goat" Negative Mitzvah 185: It is forbidden to eat "Chelev" If blood spots are found, and cannot be removed, we should throw out the egg. It is necessary to check eggs before eating or cooking them. ![]() After the meat is soaked and salted it is considered properly "koshered" and fit to eat.ĭo you know that even eggs may have blood stains? This process drains the blood which is in the meat. When an animal is slaughtered, its blood is poured away.Īfterwards, we must soak and salt the meat. Leviticus 7:26 "You shall not eat any blood" Negative Mitzvah 184: It is forbidden to eat blood We are forbidden to cut a limb or flesh off of a living animal and then eat it. Negative Mitzvah 182: It is forbidden to eat meat that has been cut from a living animalĭeuteronomy 12:23 "And you may not eat the life with the meat" There are other instances where an animal may be considered terefah and this Negative Mitzvah also forbids eating from them. ![]() If they are likely to cause the animal's death, it is considered terefah and may not be eaten, even if it is slaughtered properly. The same idea applies to an animal which suffers other serious wounds. If it suffered a serious wound, we are forbidden to eat from its meat, even though it continues to live and is then slaughtered properly. Negative Mitzvah 181: It is forbidden to eat "Terefah"Įxodus 22:30 "Neither shall you eat any meat that is torn in the field"Īn animal that is attacked and killed by another animal is called a "terefah".
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