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We have learned that the Torah forbids the slaughter of a parent and its offspring on the same day (oto ve-et beno –)
The Mishna on our daf discusses situations where the sheḥita has a problem attached to it.
What if the animal was a tereifa – it suffered from a terminal condition and was not kosher?
What if the animal was slaughtered for idol worship?
What if it was slaughtered as a para aduma – a Red Heifer – or for some other purpose that makes it forbidden for ordinary use?
In cases such as these, Rabbi Shimon rules that the laws of oto ve-et beno will not apply, since the slaughter that took place did not permit the animal to be eaten. The Ḥakhamim disagree and rule that we still consider this to be sheḥita, and the law of oto ve-et beno remains in effect.
We examine the celebrated dispute between Rabbi Yoḥanan and Reish Lakish as it surfaces in our daf where the two Palestinian masters divide over whether a transgressor who could in principle have incurred the graver of two penalties may nonetheless be held liable for the lesser when no forewarning attached to the graver offence.