Chullin 36 and 37 - Stayin' Alive
From Take One Daf Yomi by Tablet Magazine
June 5, 2026 · 7 min · Season 41 · Episode 36
About this episode
The episode discusses the rabbinic debate on determining if a sick animal was alive at slaughter and explores the deeper meaning of what it means to be truly alive.
On today’s pages, Chullin 36 and 37, the rabbis debate how to determine whether a sick animal was still alive at the moment it was slaughtered. Blood, movement, and other signs become crucial evidence in a surprisingly detailed discussion about the boundary between life and death. But the daf ultimately points toward a deeper question: what does it mean for a human being to be truly alive? Is life merely a matter of biology, or is something more required of us? Listen and find out.
Topics covered
- animal slaughter
- life and death
- rabbinic debate
- signs of life
- human existence
Keywords
- sick animal
- slaughter
- rabbi debate
- life signs
- human life
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Chullin 36, Chullin 37
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