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Inheritance in Judaism
Judaism has been around for a while, and not surprisingly has its own set of laws about inheritance. The Judaic laws of inheritance differ from western culture in a few critical aspects; here is a closer look.
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Matanot kehuna in the US
Matanot Kehuna in Practice A Practical Fulfillment of Zeroa, Lechayayim, and Keva in Florida A documented shechita showing the separation of the priestly portions assigned by the Torah to the Kohen. In Surfside, Florida, Avraham Cohen and his friend Eran arranged the slaughter of two lambs with their shochet, Daniel. Alongside the shechita itself, particular…
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Eating challah – what the kohen should know
As chazal encouraged challah be given to the kohen in chu”l for him – not to burn – but to actually eat, a minhag encouraged by some of the bigger rishonim, The kohen who chooses to eat the challah given to him (again, this is allowed only in Chu”l as the entire gift is merely…
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How to give challah to a kohen
Is there a way NOT to give challah (first bread offering) to the kohen? we think so, and want to share it with you. So here’s the story, a lady messaged a kohen erev shabbat (after chatzot) and said she wants to bring over her challah – Her husband, she explained, told her to do…
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Takanat Ziknei Darom – preempting commercial slaughter exemptions
One of the important talmudic narratives relevant to the mitzvah requiring the shochet to give the foreleg, cheeks and abomasum to the kohen is Rav Nachman’s relation of Takanat Ziknei Darom (“The Edict of the Elders of the South“). The said edict preempts inference from the mishnaic text השוחט לכהן ולנכרי פטור מן המתנות (“He who…
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Meeting the OU
Igud HaKohanim Historical Record Meeting with OU Rabbinic Leadership Regarding Zeroa, Lechayayim and Keiva Applying the Torah commandment of giving the זרוע לחיים וקיבה to the Kohen About this historical record: The account below was written by Rabbi Peretz Rivkin following the July 31, 2015 meeting and reflects his record of the discussion. It is…
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Tevel and Zroa Lechayayim and Keva; The Sheiltot view
The big view of Sheiltot is also a sharp one – according to this early sefer halacha, there is room for stringency when buying glatt-kosher beef. This is because of the Gaon’s view that if the shochet does not give the parts of Zroa, Lechayayim and Keva to the kohen the entire animal enters a…
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Abomasum
Calories in Beef Abomasum 329Cal 100g Noteworthy Nutrients Vitamin B12,Vitamin K http://slism.com/calorie/111097/ Some cheese is made using vegetarian rennet such as Fermentation Produced Chymosin, microbial ‘Rhizomucor Miehei’ or thistle ‘Cynara Cardunculus’ rennet) is what causes your milk to solidify/coagulate. The abomasum is known to contain the naturally occurring ingredient called chymosin. This is an enzyme…
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How Should a Kohen Eat the Cheek Meat?
Gifts of the Kehuna How Should a Kohen Eat the Cheek Meat? The Torah gives the foreleg, cheeks, and abomasum to the Kohen. What is the preferred manner in which these gifts should be eaten? Continue the study in our sefer See our publication devoted to this important commandment and its practical Torah framework. View…
