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Just as Jewish farmers are commanded to offer tithes to the kohanim from their produce, similarly sections of animals are to be given to them, as well. According to the Torah (Devarim 18:3), whenever an animal is slaughtered for food, the owner must give to the kohen three sections of the animal – the zero’a (foreleg), leḥayayim (jaw) and kevah (maw, or stomach).
Although the Torah is clear about the types of animals involved in this mitzva, as well as what must be given and to whom it is given, nevertheless there are many questions that need to be clarified. These issues are the focus of the tenth perek of Massekhet Ḥullin, which begins on our daf.
The first Mishna opens by teaching that the requirement to give the zero’a, leḥayayim and kevah to the kohen applies in both Israel and the Diaspora, whether the Temple is standing and is limited only to ordinary animals, not to sanctified ones.
We explore the notion of Chullin be’azara.