Chullin 67b

חולין ס״ז ע״ב

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Topic

Worms in produce, in animals and in fish: when they count as forbidden שרצים. Then the list of creeping creatures, the לויתן, and the close of פרק אלו טרפות.

Overview

The amud opens with the end of שמואל's ruling: produce that became wormy while still attached to the ground is forbidden as 'השרץ השורץ על הארץ'. The גמרא tries to support him from two ברייתות. It then rejects that proof: the ברייתות can be read as worms in the fruit (permitted) versus worms in the tree itself (forbidden). רב יוסף and רב אשי ask when a worm counts as having left its fruit, and both questions end in תיקו. The גמרא then discusses קוקיאני, worms found inside an animal's organs, and gives two versions of the ruling (in the name of רב ששת בריה דרב אידי, and in the second version רב שישא בריה דרב אידי) along with רב אשי's argument. The final הלכה is that קוקיאני are forbidden because worms crawl in through the snout. Worms in meat are forbidden, and worms in fish are permitted. רבינא explains this difference: an animal needs שחיטה, but fish are permitted just by being caught. The amud ends with a ברייתא listing the forbidden creeping creatures and a proof that the לויתן is a kosher fish, followed by the הדרן closing פרק אלו טרפות.

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The steps (18)

1. Statementשמואל's ruling: worms that grew while attached are forbidden
2. ProofTwo ברייתות brought to support שמואל
3. ProofThe proposed reading: attached is forbidden, detached is permitted
4. RejectionRejection: fruit versus the tree itself
5. ProofThe wording of the ברייתא supports the new reading
6. QuestionWhen does a worm count as having left the fruit?
7. QuestionA worm moving on the date or into another date
8. StatementWorms inside an animal's organs are forbidden
9. Challengeרב אשי challenges the idea that the worms came from outside
10. StatementAnother version says the worms are permitted
11. Proofרב אשי calls the permission obvious
12. ConclusionThe final ruling: the worms are forbidden, but worms in fish are permitted
13. Statementרבינא eats fish with the worms hidden inside
14. Challengeרב משרשיא challenges רבינא from a ברייתא
15. ResolutionAnimals need slaughter, fish do not
16. StatementWhich creeping creatures the פסוק forbids
17. StatementThe לויתן is a kosher fish
18. ConclusionHadran: Closing the פרק אלו טרפות