4. Be kind to yourself. Speaking badly even about yourself is unethical.
הלכות שמירת הלשון 1) FOODS THAT CAN KILL (cont.) (a) (Rav Yehudah): If one eats three measures of Chiltis before his meal, his…
1) EGGS OF A “TEREIFAH” (a) Version #1 (according to Rav Acha – Ameimar): If a female bird became a…
1) “TRIEFOS” OF THE LEGS (a) (Mishnah): The legs were cut… (b) Birds with cut legs were brought before Rava;…
1) “TEREIFOS” IN BIRDS (a) (Mishnah): Any of the following makes a bird Tereifah: 1. The Veshet was punctured; the…
1) DOES ‘UNTIL’ MEAN ‘INCLUDING’? (cont.) (a) (Mishnah): If a small earthenware vessel, its bottom or walls (if it broke)…
1) CHECKING A “DERUSAH” (cont.) (a) (Rav Bibi bar Abaye): A puncture of any size in the Veshet is Tereifah;…
1) VENOMOUS ANIMALS (a) Question (Rav Kahana): Is a cat Matrif? (b) Answer (Rav): Even a weasel is Matrif, (all…
1) A BIRD THAT FELL (cont.) (a) If a bird lands on any if the following, we are not concerned…
1) A NEEDLE IN THE “BEIS HA’KOSOS” (a) (Mishnah): The Masas or the Beis ha’Kosos (these are intermediate stomachs) was…
1) EATING THE DISPUTED “CHELEV” (a) (Rav Avya): A small amount of Chelev over the string (Version #1; according to…