Tosefta for Chullin 110:25
וחרותה בידי שמים כשרה:
If its lung was shrivelled up; if by an act of God it is permitted, but if by the act of man<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A person frightened the animal either with a stick or by slaughtering another animal in its presence (Alfasi) .');"><sup>10</sup></span>
Tosefta Chullin
A charuta by the hand of Heaven (i.e., without human agency) is valid. What does "charuta" mean? Any [animal whose] lung is shriveled. There are among the [potentially disqualifying defects in] limbs those that are valid: An animal with a dangling limb where there remains a sufficient quantity of [attached matter] to permit healing; an animal with dangling flesh where there remains a sufficient quantity of [attached matter] to permit healing; a broken bone that juts out and the hide and flesh [around it] are sufficient to encircle it is valid. There are among the fetuses that are valid, a five-month fetus in small animals, and a nine-month fetus in large animals. [If a fetus] had five eyes or three legs, since it is [nonetheless] similar to one that is qualified [for slaughter], it remains valid.
Ask RabbiBookmarkShareCopy