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Hullin 101: The Torah Is Not in Pieces

August 10, 2026 | כ״ז באב תשפ״ו

On the sciatic nerve of the carcass of a kosher animal — is there a way out of the punishment for the forbidden food? What happens when there’s more than one prohibition, but they are only tangentially connected? Plus, the Gemara does some digging to determine which sage was partial to which approach. Plus, the order of factors that make a given piece of meat prohibited – that order can make a difference in the consequences as well. Also, Jacob and the angel, again. But is the prohibition contingent on the people being called “the Children of Israel”?!? Was the Torah given piecemeal, or all at once at Sinai?

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Anne and Yardaena

Anne Gordon is the deputy editor of Ops & Blogs at The Times of Israel. She is a veteran educator, having taught in high school and post-high school institutions in Israel and America for several decades. Yardaena Osband is a pediatrician and teaches in her community and online. They both hail from Boston, proud alumna of Maimonides School, where they first learned Gemara. Talking Talmud is their conversation (via podcast) on the daf yomi. They say: “Learning the daf? We have something for you to think about. Not learning the daf? We have something for you to think about! (Along with a taste of the daf…) Join the conversation with us!”

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