Chullin 133 - September 10, 28 Elul

<p class="MsoNormal">Rav Chisda's requirement for complete mastery of all twenty-four priestly gifts is rejected based on Rabbi Simeon's standard: any kohen who acknowledges the validity of the Temple service (<em>modeh b</em><em><span lang="EN-US" style= "mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" xml:lang="EN-US">'</span>avoda</em>) is eligible to receive gifts. Deriving from <em>"v'natan"</em> ("and he shall give"), kohanim are forbidden from grabbing gifts, prompting Abaye to outline his personal practice that developed from seizing gifts to eventually refusing them altogether<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" xml:lang="EN-US">,</span> except on the Eve of Yom Kippur to demonstrate his priestly lineage.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Rav Yosef rules that a kohen can assign gifts to an impoverished scholar even before taking physical possession. However, when Rava <span lang="EN-US" style= "mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" xml:lang="EN-US">insisted</span> a host's servant assign gifts to himself and Rav Safra, Rava ate while Rav Safra refrained; Rav Safra subsequently experienced a troubling dream regarding improper conduct, prompting the Gemara into a broader ethical discussion condemning the instruction of an unworthy student <span lang="EN-US" style= "mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" xml:lang="EN-US">who will misconstrue the teacher's words</span>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Addressing mixed partnerships with a <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" xml:lang= "EN-US">non-Jew</span> or kohen, the Gemara clarifies contradictory sources regarding when marking the animal is required to prevent public suspicion (<em>mar'it ayin</em>). Resolving a dispute between Rav Huna and Chiya bar Rav, the Gemara rejects Chiya bar Rav <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" xml:lang= "EN-US">-</span> explaining his misinterpretation of the <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" xml:lang= "EN-US">b</span>raita listing the twenty-four priestly gifts <span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">-</span></span> and concludes that a kohen's partial ownership in a specific section of an animal exempts only that corresponding gift, such that partial ownership of the head exempts the jaw, while the foreleg and abomasum remain obligated.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style= "mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" xml:lang="EN-US">W</span>here an Israelite owns the head and a kohen owns the rest of the body, the Gemara est