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it is permitted to pluck the hair in order to facilitate proper slaughter.
The Talmud raises a difficulty: And does Rav actually say this? But doesn’t Rav Ḥiyya bar Ashi say in the name of Rav: In the case of this cloth stopper of a jug [mesokhrayya denazyata], it is prohibited to insert it tightly into the spout of the jug on a Festival, because in the process liquid w
The Talmud explains: In that case of the stopper, even the lenient authority, R' Shimon, concedes that it is prohibited, as Rava and Abaye both say: R' Shimon concedes that an unintentional act is prohibited if it falls under the category known as: Cut off its head and will it not die, i.e., when a
The Talmud objects to the claim that Rav agrees with the opinion of R' Shimon that a regular unintentional act is permitted: But doesn’t Rav Ḥiyya bar Ashi say that Rav says: The halakha is in accordance with the opinion of R' Yehuda, and Rav Ḥanan bar Ami says that Shmuel says: The halakha is in
Rather, actually Rav holds that an unintentional act is prohibited, and he permits plucking the hair of a firstborn because he maintains that plucking is not considered a form of shearing. And this is the reason he permits clearing the hair with a cleaver on a Festival, because it is considered upro