Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Midrash for Chullin 267:51

קרבן אשתו וחלה ובכור בהמה טמאה ובכור בהמה טהורה לחיוב

the firstling of an unclean animal,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Where there was a doubt whether the proselyte's ass brought forth a firstling before his conversion or after. If after, then the foal is forbidden for all purposes until it is redeemed with a lamb (cf. Ex. XIII, 13) , which lamb had to be given to the priest; in this case of doubt, the proselyte must redeem the foal with a lamb, but he may withhold it from the priest; v. infra n. 20.');"><sup>38</sup></span> and the firstling of a clean animal,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The doubt here as in prec. note. This case of doubt may involve the penalty of kareth for slaughtering a firstling outside the Temple.');"><sup>39</sup></span> he is held liable;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since these cases are matters which involve religious prohibitions and entail serious penalties, we must adopt the stricter view and impose the obligation upon the proselyte.');"><sup>40</sup></span>

Sifrei Devarim

"from the slaughterers of the slaughtering": The time of the slaughtering is the criterion. From here they ruled: If a stranger converted and he had a cow — If it were slaughtered before he converted, he is exempt (from priestly gifts); if after he converted, he is liable. If the matter is in doubt (safek), he is exempt, and "the burden of the proof is upon him who would remove (the object) from his neighbor's domain.
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