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But if it is on the back of the lung, even if it is as small as a myrtle leaf, the animal is a tereifa.
§ Rafram says: This lung that is similar to a chip of wood renders the animal a tereifa. There are those who say that the similarity lies in its appearance, i.e., if it is pale like wood. And there are those who say that it lies in its feeling, i.e., if it is hard like wood. There are those who sa
§ Rava says: If the lung assumed a dark color like kohl, the animal is kosher. If its color is black like ink, the animal is a tereifa. As R' Ḥanina says: Menstrual blood that appears black is actually red, except that it decayed. Black color is therefore a sign of decay, and the lung is assum
The Talmud continues: If the lung was green, the animal is kosher, as can be derived from the episode of R' Natan. And if it was red, it is kosher, as can be derived from the episode of R' Natan. As it is taught in a baraita: R' Natan says: Once I went to the cities overseas, where one woman c
R' Natan further related: And on another occasion I went to the state of Cappadocia, and a woman came before me who circumcised her first son and he died, and she circumcised her second son and he died. Out of concern that circumcising her third son might cause him to die as well, she brought him