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we require a minimum measure in order to fulfill these mitzvot. A shofar must be large enough that, when grasped, part of it protrudes from both sides of one’s hand, and a lulav must be at least 4 handbreadths long. And since an object of idol worship and its effects must be burned, its size as requ
Mishnah: The prohibition of eating the sciatic nerve applies both in Eretz Yisrael and outside of Eretz Yisrael, in the presence of, i.e., the time of, the Temple and not in the presence of the Temple, and with regard to non-sacred animals and with regard to sacrificial animals. And it applies to
And the prohibition applies to a late-term animal fetus [shalil] in the womb. R' Yehuda says: It does not apply to a fetus; and similarly, its fat is permitted.
And butchers are not deemed credible to say that the sciatic nerve was removed; this is the statement of R' Meir. And the Rabbis say: They are deemed credible about the sciatic nerve and about the forbidden fat.