Sanhedrin 58-64 - Issue #70
9 - 15 Sivan 5755 / 7 - 13 June1995

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Meat from Heaven

The Question: 	What is the law concerning a

		piece of meat which
 
		miraculously comes down from

		heaven - is it permissible
 
		to eat it?
 

The Background:	This question was asked in the Beis Midrash by Rabbi Shimon 

		ben Chalafta at the conclusion of a remarkable incident. 

		This sage had been walking along when suddenly confronted by 

		two roaring, hungry lions. "The lions cry out for game" he 
 
		quoted the words of King David (Tehillim 104:21) and Heaven 

		responded by raining down two slabs of meat. One of them 

		was consumed by the lions and they left behind the other. 

		It was this meat which Rabbi Shimon brought to the Beis 

		Midrash and inquired about its kashrus. 


The Ruling:	"No impure food comes down from Heaven." 

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The Wicked Hand

"One who raises his hand to strike another,"

states the Sage Reish Lakish,

"is considered a wicked man even if he does not actually hit him."

This is deduced from the words of admonition which Moshe Rabbeinu said to the man he saw threatening to strike another. "He said to the wicked one," writes the Torah (Shmos 2:13) "why do you strike your neighbor." Since he did not challenge him for actually striking the other person we conclude that he was labeled a wicked man for merely raising his hand to do so.

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