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Before you learn Bekhorot 30
Where we left off
The previous daf broke off mid-incident about a butcher suspected of selling forbidden goods. This daf opens immediately with Rava penalizing that dishonest butcher.
The question going in
Does a person who is suspect in one religious prohibition lose credibility across other areas?
Know before you start
- תרבא דאטמא (Forbidden Kidney Fat): Kidneys bear forbidden fat that a vendor might deceptively swap for kosher intestinal fat.
- חבר (Trustworthy Associate): A חבר (trustworthy associate) undertakes stringencies of tithes and eating non-sacred food in purity. He distinguishes himself from an ordinary unlearned person.
- חשוד (Suspect Individual): The Mishnah evaluates if violating שביעית (Sabbatical Year) makes one suspect regarding מעשר (tithes). People may treat one prohibition more strictly than another.
Who's who
- Rava (רבא, Amora): He penalizes a butcher who traded nuts to children for stolen forbidden fat.
- Rabbi Meir (רבי מאיר, Tanna): He maintains that one suspect in one area is suspect regarding the entire Torah.
- Rabbi Yehuda (רבי יהודה, Tanna): He holds that one suspect regarding the Sabbatical Year is automatically suspect regarding tithes.
- Rabbi Akiva (רבי עקיבא, Tanna): The Gemara attributes the Mishnah's rule separating different prohibitions to his position.