Chullin 77A

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one may be registered as part of a group that will eat the Paschal offering on their account, i.e., even if those sinews are the only part of the lamb he will eat. Evidently, such sinews are regarded as flesh. And furthermore, the Torah spared the money of the Jewish people, and one must tend towa

Rav Pappa said to Rabba: But R' Shimon ben Lakish disagrees with R' Yoḥanan and holds that one may not be registered for those sinews, as they will eventually harden and are therefore not considered flesh. And therefore, the broken bone in this case is not covered by flesh and the animal is prohibi

The Talmud asks: And why was Rabba silent? But doesn’t Rava say that the halakha is in accordance with the opinion of R' Shimon ben Lakish in his disputes with R' Yoḥanan only with regard to these 3 matters, i.e., 3 matters that are mentioned in Yevamot 36a, and not in other cases? If so, Rabba coul

The Talmud answers: Here, with regard to sinews that will ultimately harden, it is different, as R' Yoḥanan retracted his ruling in favor of the opinion of R' Shimon ben Lakish, as when R' Shimon ben Lakish raised a difficulty against R' Yoḥanan’s opinion, R' Yoḥanan said to him: Do not provoke me

The Talmud relates: There was a certain case in which a bone in an animal’s leg broke and protruded outward. This bone was mostly covered with flesh and skin, but a small piece [kurtita] of the bone had been removed from it. The case came before Abaye, who delayed his response until 3 pilgrimage