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The Talmud cites an alternative exposition. Some say that the phrase: “You may slaughter and eat,” teaches that you have permission to eat them only from the time of slaughter onward. Similarly, no benefit may be derived from them until after their slaughter. The Talmud notes: But according to thi
§ The Mishnah teaches with regard to sacrificial animals: And their offspring and their milk are prohibited after their redemption. The Talmud asks: What are the circumstances of the offspring’s birth? If we say that the offspring was both conceived and born after its mother’s redemption, then why
The Talmud asks: From where is this matter, that the offspring of a sacrificial animal is imbued with inherent sanctity, derived? It is derived from a verse, as A baraita states with regard to the verse: “And if his offering be a sacrifice of peace offerings: If he sacrifice of the cattle, whether
The baraita continues: And I have derived this halakha only with regard to the offspring of unblemished animals and the substitute of unblemished animals. From where do I derive that the same halakha applies to the offspring of blemished animals and the substitute of blemished animals? When the vers
The Talmud asks: With regard to those offspring that were born after their mother’s redemption, what will be with them, since they can be neither sacrificed nor redeemed? Before providing an answer, the Talmud notes: If they were born before their mother’s redemption, the rabbis disagree with rega