4. Be kind to yourself. Speaking badly even about yourself is unethical.
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1) LUNGS THAT STUCK TO THE RIBS (a) (Rav Yosef bar Minyomi citing Rav Nachman): If a lung is stuck…
1) PROBLEMS IN THE LUNGS (a) (Rava): If two adjacent scabs are found, it does not help to check. 1.…
1) THE SPINAL CORD OF A BIRD (a) (R. Yanai): The spinal cord of a bird extends until below the…
1) HOLES IN THE “KANEH” (a) (Rav Yehudah): If the Kaneh is riddled with holes, like a sieve – if…
1) INCONSISTENT RULINGS (a) Rav Ukva’s children had an ox; the slaughter started in the Turbatz Veshet, and finished in…
1) THE 18 “TEREIFOS” (cont.) (a) (Ula): Eight kinds of Tereifos were taught to Moshe on Sinai – punctures, cuts,…
1) DEFECTS THAT MAKE AN ANIMAL “TEREIFAH” (a) (Mishnah): Any of the following defects makes an animal a Tereifah: 1.…
1) FORBIDDING ANOTHER’S PROPERTY (a) (Mishnah): If two people slaughter together, one intends to serve (a mountain, etc.), the other…
1) SLAUGHTER FOR IDOL-WORSHIP (a) (Mishnah): If one slaughters to serve mountains, hills, seas, rivers or the wilderness – the…