Pisqa’ 99219H:146;JN1:256. 1. “You may not eat anything that is abominable” (Dt.14:3). R. Eliezer says: On what basis do we know that one who tears the ear of a Firstling, and then eats of it transgresses the proscription [against eating what is abominable]?220The assumed rule is that one who intentionally maims a Firstling is prohibited all benefit from the animal until that animal suffers a second, unintended, maiming. It may then be slaughtered for food or any other purpose. The Teaching states: “You may not eat anything that is abominable” (Dt.14:3).
Others say: the verse refers [specifically] to consecrated [cattle] that are disqualified [due to an accidental blemish].221Cf. M. Bech. 5:3 2. The term abominable is stated here (Dt.14:3), and the term abominable is stated elsewhere: “Do not slaughter . . . an ox or a sheep which has . . . any sort of blemish, for it is abominable to HASHEM your God” (Dt.17:1). Just as abominable, appearing elsewhere (Dt.17:1), refers to consecrated [cattle] that are disqualified [due to any sort of disfiguring blemish], so, too, abominable appearing here (Dt.14:3), refers to consecrated [cattle] that are disqualified [due to any sort of disfiguring blemish].
(דברים יד ג) לֹא תֹאכַל כָּל תּוֹעֵבָה, רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר אוֹמֵר: מִנַּיִן לְצוֹרֵם אֹזֶן הַבְּכוֹר וְאוֹכֵל מִמֶּנָּה, שֶׁעוֹבֵר בְּלֹא תַעֲשֶׂה? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר: לֹא תֹאכַל כָּל תּוֹעֵבָה.
Pisqa’ 99219H:146;JN1:256.
1. “You may not eat anything that is abominable” (Dt.14:3).
R. Eliezer says:
On what basis do we know that
one who tears the ear of a Firstling,
and then eats of it
transgresses the proscription
[against eating what is abominable]?220The assumed rule is that one who intentionally maims a Firstling is prohibited all benefit from the animal until that animal suffers a second, unintended, maiming. It may then be slaughtered for food or any other purpose.
The Teaching states:
“You may not eat anything that is abominable” (Dt.14:3).
אֲחֵרִים אוֹמְרִים: בִּפְסוּלֵי הַמֻּקְדָּשִׁים הַכָּתוּב מְדַבֵּר; נֶאֱמַר כָּאן תּוֹעֵבָה וְנֶאֱמַר לְהַלָּן (דברים יז א) ״לֹא תִזְבַּח לַה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ שׁוֹר וָשֶׂה וְגוֹ׳ כִּי תוֹעֲבַת ה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ הוּא״; מַה תּוֹעֵבָה הָאֲמוּרָה לְהַלָּן בִּפְסוּלֵי הַמֻּקְדָּשִׁים הַכָּתוּב מְדַבֵּר, אַף תּוֹעֵבָה הָאֲמוּרָה כָּאן בִּפְסוּלֵי הַמֻּקְדָּשִׁין הַכָּתוּב מְדַבֵּר.
Others say:
the verse refers [specifically] to
consecrated [cattle] that are disqualified
[due to an accidental blemish]. 221Cf. M. Bech. 5:3
2. The term abominable is stated here (Dt.14:3),
and the term abominable is stated elsewhere:
“Do not slaughter . . . an ox or a sheep which has . . . any sort of blemish,
for it is abominable to HASHEM your God” (Dt.17:1).
Just as abominable, appearing elsewhere (Dt.17:1),
refers to consecrated [cattle] that are disqualified
[due to any sort of disfiguring blemish],
so, too, abominable appearing here (Dt.14:3),
refers to consecrated [cattle] that are disqualified
[due to any sort of disfiguring blemish].