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Not with regard to all halakhot did R' Meir say an act of slaughter that is not fit, e.g., where one slaughters a tereifa, is considered an act of slaughter, as R' Meir does concede that such an act of slaughter does not render the meat of the animal permitted for consumption. And not with regard
The Talmud analyzes this statement: The Master said that not with regard to all halakhot did R' Meir say an act of slaughter that is not fit is considered an act of slaughter, as R' Meir concedes that such an act of slaughter does not render the meat of the animal permitted for consumption. The Ta
The Talmud answers: No, this statement of R' Abba is necessary in a case where one slaughtered a tereifa and found a living 9-month-old fetus inside it. It might enter your mind to say: Since R' Meir said an act of slaughter that is not fit to render the meat permitted is considered an act of slau
The Talmud asks: And how can you understand that without R' Abba’s statement, one would have thought that according to R' Meir, the fetus does not require its own slaughter? But doesn’t R' Meir say that a fetus removed from its mother’s womb after the mother was properly slaughtered [ben pekua], req
The Talmud responds: The statement of R' Abba is not necessary for the opinion of R' Meir, but it is for the opinion of R' Yehuda HaNasi. This is because R' Yehuda HaNasi holds in accordance with the opinion of R' Meir in one instance, and holds in accordance with the opinion of the Rabbis in anothe