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Rabbi Meir of Rothenberg on Zeroa, Lechayayim and Keva Outside the Land of Israel The responsa of Rabbi Meir of Rothenberg indicate that the mitzvah of giving זרוע לחיים וקיבה — the foreleg, cheeks and abomasum — to the Kohen remains operative in חוצה לארץ, outside the Land of Israel. “The foreleg, cheeks and abomasum…
שלום וברוכים הבאים, הקובץ ניתן לצפייה או להורדה השתלשלות החיוב החל בחוץ לארץ בהפרשת ראשית הגז וזרוע לחיים וקיבה -מאת רועי זק
Can the kosher consumer purchase tongue, cheek meat and cholent bones at their local kosher butcher? This a important question to be asking; If the shochet is required to give the foreleg cheeks and abomasum of all kosher slaughtered animals but dosn’t -what is the consumer to do? should he refrain from buying cattle meat…
[boxify theme=”info” cols=”4″ cols_use=”3″]See our new SEFER on this grand MITZVAH[/boxify] The mitzvah of Giving the foreleg cheeks and abomasum to a kohen is one of the 248 positive mitzvot, but who’s responsibility is it? is it the Rav-hamachshir? the consumer? the meat-retailer? Halacha mandates (Yoreh Deah, 61:28) that the shochet is the personality obligated give the…
In it’s orginal chazalic form, makirei kehuna (“recognizers of kehuna”) is an unofficial agreement where residents of a given town or members of a given family accustom themselves to giving their kohanic gift to a specific kohen. In halacha, a makirei kehuna agreement -הסכם מכירי כהונה- is a written contract where a kohen signs his agreement…