Thursday, November 19, 2015

BenPakuah Born-n-Bred Beef Battle Brewing




All those who have learned Chulin, have probably thought about marketing Ben Pakuah. The Gemara says that if you Shecht the mother cow and find a live baby inside, the baby does not need Shechita. So why not produce a herd of such BP's? If they don't need Shechita, the price of beef could be brought down significantly for the kosher consumer.

See Chulin 74A

מתני' השוחט את הבהמה ומצא בה בן שמנה חי או מת או בן תשעה מת קורעו ומוציא את דמו מצא בן תשעה חי טעון שחיטה וחייב באותו ואת בנו דברי ר"מ וחכמים אומרים שחיטת אמו מטהרתו
UPDATE:

As JS pointed out in the comments, once the animal "walks on the ground" it DOES require shechita midrabanan, so as not to have people think that animals do not need schechita.  Yet the advantage is primarily in the hind-quarter, in that we don't need to take out the gid-hanasheh, enabling the HQ to enjoy kosher status.  Also, the halachos of treifos and chailev are relaxed.

see Ben Pekuahmeats.com link for more details.

see link for a teshuva written by Rabbi Meir Rabi.


Monday, November 9, 2015

"Marketing Meir" Moves Me - Meir Kalmanson cuts his hair








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Many of you have seen marketing wiz Meir Kalmanson's videos on youtube. His genius is apparent, as he pulls off various capers, such as high-fiving taxi hailers in NYC, jumping on a bed on the streets of Manhattan, and engaging an entire subway car in happiness.







Yet I am in awe of this man, as I recently discovered that his long hair was not an act rebelliousness, nor a show of anti-establishment resentment.

MEIR KALMANSON GREW HIS HAIR FOR THREE YEARS SO THAT HE COULD DONATE IT TO A CANCER VICTIM WHO NEEDED A WIG.

I am in awe of this man.

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Sunday, November 1, 2015

Na Nach Nachman NachmanMeuman


Enough sad videos coming out from the Holy Land. Time for some happiness.
Hat Tip lifeinisrael.blogspot.com