Today's Daf

Chullin

All takeaways from Maseches Chullin

Chullin 88
״וְכִסָּהוּ ...בֶּעָפָר״
"Cover it with earth."
Bitachon isn't pretending your worries don't exist. It's giving them to Hashem...
Chullin 87
״שֶׁלֹּא יִהְיוּ מִצְוֹת בְּזוּיוֹת עָלָיו״
"So that mitzvos should not be treated with contempt."
Bitachon is learning to recognize Hashem in every opportunity He gives us...
Chullin 86
״כִּסּוּי אֶחָד לְכוּלָּן״
"One covering suffices for all of them."
Never underestimate what Hashem can do with one sincere act...
Chullin 85
״זוֹ הִיא שִׁיבָה, זוֹ הִיא בִּיאָה״
"This returning and this coming have the same meaning."
Every return to Hashem is another step forward...
Chullin 84
״שֶׁהֵן תְּלוּיִין בּוֹ וְהוּא תָּלוּי בְּמִי שֶׁאָמַר וְהָיָה הָעוֹלָם״
"They are dependent on him, and he is dependent on the One Who spoke and the world came into being."
And the One who sustains the world is the One sustaining you. That's Bitachon...
Chullin 83
״יוֹם אֶחָד״
"One day."
Just trust Hashem for one day...
Chullin 82
״אַל תִּשְׁתֶּה, אַל תִּשְׁתֶּה״
"Don't drink. Don't drink."
Every day is another opportunity to trust Hashem a little more...
Chullin 81
״כֵּיוָן דְּכִי אַתְרוֹ בֵּיהּ פָּטוּר, כִּי לָא אַתְרוֹ בֵּיהּ נָמֵי פָּטוּר״
"Since if he had been warned he would be exempt, even without the warning he is still exempt."
Trust begins when we remember that Hashem is in control, even before we know why...
Chullin 80
״מְחוּסַּר זְמַן״
"Its time has not yet arrived."
Do your hishtadlus. Then trust His timing...
Chullin 79
״חוֹשְׁשִׁין לְזֶרַע הָאָב״
"A father's influence matters."
Bitachon is contagious...
Chullin 78
״וְרַבִּים מְבַקְּשִׁים עָלָיו רַחֲמִים״
"And the public will pray for mercy on his behalf."
Sometimes the greatest act of Bitachon is saying, "I could use your תפילות"...
Chullin 77
״וּמַעֲלֶה אֲרוּכָה״
"And it heals."
Trust Him while you're healing. Not just when you're healed...
Chullin 76
״עוֹר וּבָשָׂר חוֹפִין אֶת רוּבּוֹ״
"Skin and flesh cover most of it."
Bitachon isn't about never falling. It's about always returning...
Chullin 75
״כֹּל מִלְּתָא דִּתְמִיהָא מִידְכָּר דְּכִירִי לַהּ אִינָשֵׁי״
"People remember anything extraordinary."
Don't wait for the extraordinary to remember Hashem. Remember Him in the everyday...
Chullin 74
״בֶּן שְׁמֹנֶה חַי...״
"An eight-month-old..."
Every day is another chance to strengthen your Bitachon...
Chullin 73
״חִבּוּרֵי אֳכָלִין כְּמַאן דְּמִפַּרְתִי דָמֵי״
"Foods that are connected are considered as though they are separated."
Bitachon is trusting that Hashem decides what belongs together and how every piece fits into His plan...
Chullin 72
״שְּׁחִיטָתָהּ מְטַהַרְתָּהּ״
"Its slaughter renders it pure."
Trust Hashem. Everything else begins to change...
Chullin 71
״מַצִּיל עַל טׇהֳרָה שֶׁבְּתוֹכוֹ״
"It protects the purity within it."
What's around you doesn't have to become what's within you...
Chullin 70
״וְהוֹשִׁיט הָרוֹעֶה אֶת יָדוֹ וְנָגַע בּוֹ״
"The shepherd reached in his hand and touched it."
The hand that holds onto Hashem doesn't have to hold onto fear...
Chullin 69
״מְחִיצַת עוּבָר אִמּוֹ הִיא״
"The boundary of the fetus is its mother."
Stay where Hashem put you, and trust the One protecting you there...
Chullin 68
״כֵּיוָן שֶׁיָּצָא בָּשָׂר חוּץ לִמְחִיצָתוֹ״
"Once it left its boundary..."
Keep yourself within the boundary of Bitachon. Everything else falls into place...
Chullin 67
״גַּאֲוָה אֲפִיקֵי מָגִנִּים״
"His armor is rows of shields."
Every day you learn Bitachon, you add another shield...
Chullin 66
״כֹּל שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ קַשְׂקֶשֶׂת יֵשׁ לוֹ סְנַפִּיר״
"Any fish that has scales certainly has fins."
Bitachon isn't trusting what you can see. It's trusting the One who sees everything...
Chullin 65
״שֶׁכֵּן וְנִדְמֶה כָּאֲמָרִינַן״
"It dwells with it and resembles it."
Live with trust. Trust in Hashem...
Chullin 64
״סִימָנִין לָאו דְּאוֹרָיְיתָא״
"Signs alone are not sufficient."
Don't put your trust in the signs. Put your trust in Hashem...
Chullin 63
״צִדְקָתְךָ כְּהַרְרֵי אֵל״
"Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains."
The One Who feeds the ant is taking care of you too...
Chullin 62
״הָיָה בָּקִי בָּהֶן וּבִשְׁמוֹתֵיהֶן״
"One who is familiar with them and their names."
The stronger your relationship with Hashem, the less your Emunah depends on your circumstances...
Chullin 81
״כֵּיוָן דְּכִי אַתְרוֹ בֵּיהּ פָּטוּר, כִּי לָא אַתְרוֹ בֵּיהּ נָמֵי פָּטוּר״
"Since if he had been warned he would be exempt, even without the warning he is still exempt."
Trust begins when we remember that Hashem is in control, even before we know why...
Chullin 80
״מְחוּסַּר זְמַן״
"Its time has not yet arrived."
Do your hishtadlus. Then trust His timing...
Chullin 79
״חוֹשְׁשִׁין לְזֶרַע הָאָב״
"A father's influence matters."
Bitachon is contagious...
Chullin 78
״וְרַבִּים מְבַקְּשִׁים עָלָיו רַחֲמִים״
"And the public will pray for mercy on his behalf."
Sometimes the greatest act of Bitachon is saying, "I could use your תפילות"...
Chullin 77
״וּמַעֲלֶה אֲרוּכָה״
"And it heals."
Trust Him while you're healing. Not just when you're healed...
Chullin 76
״עוֹר וּבָשָׂר חוֹפִין אֶת רוּבּוֹ״
"Skin and flesh cover most of it."
Bitachon isn't about never falling. It's about always returning...
Chullin 75
״כֹּל מִלְּתָא דִּתְמִיהָא מִידְכָּר דְּכִירִי לַהּ אִינָשֵׁי״
"People remember anything extraordinary."
Don't wait for the extraordinary to remember Hashem. Remember Him in the everyday...
Chullin 74
״בֶּן שְׁמֹנֶה חַי...״
"An eight-month-old..."
Every day is another chance to strengthen your Bitachon...
Chullin 73
״חִבּוּרֵי אֳכָלִין כְּמַאן דְּמִפַּרְתִי דָמֵי״
"Foods that are connected are considered as though they are separated."
Bitachon is trusting that Hashem decides what belongs together and how every piece fits into His plan...
Chullin 72
״שְּׁחִיטָתָהּ מְטַהַרְתָּהּ״
"Its slaughter renders it pure."
Trust Hashem. Everything else begins to change...
Chullin 71
״מַצִּיל עַל טׇהֳרָה שֶׁבְּתוֹכוֹ״
"It protects the purity within it."
What's around you doesn't have to become what's within you...
Chullin 70
״וְהוֹשִׁיט הָרוֹעֶה אֶת יָדוֹ וְנָגַע בּוֹ״
"The shepherd reached in his hand and touched it."
The hand that holds onto Hashem doesn't have to hold onto fear...
Chullin 69
״מְחִיצַת עוּבָר אִמּוֹ הִיא״
"The boundary of the fetus is its mother."
Stay where Hashem put you, and trust the One protecting you there...
Chullin 68
״כֵּיוָן שֶׁיָּצָא בָּשָׂר חוּץ לִמְחִיצָתוֹ״
"Once it left its boundary..."
Keep yourself within the boundary of Bitachon. Everything else falls into place...
Chullin 67
״גַּאֲוָה אֲפִיקֵי מָגִנִּים״
"His armor is rows of shields."
Every day you learn Bitachon, you add another shield...
Chullin 66
״כֹּל שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ קַשְׂקֶשֶׂת יֵשׁ לוֹ סְנַפִּיר״
"Any fish that has scales certainly has fins."
Bitachon isn't trusting what you can see. It's trusting the One who sees everything...
Chullin 65
״שֶׁכֵּן וְנִדְמֶה כָּאֲמָרִינַן״
"It dwells with it and resembles it."
Live with trust. Trust in Hashem...
Chullin 64
״סִימָנִין לָאו דְּאוֹרָיְיתָא״
"Signs alone are not sufficient."
Don't put your trust in the signs. Put your trust in Hashem...
Chullin 63
״צִדְקָתְךָ כְּהַרְרֵי אֵל״
"Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains."
The One Who feeds the ant is taking care of you too...
Chullin 62
״הָיָה בָּקִי בָּהֶן וּבִשְׁמוֹתֵיהֶן״
"One who is familiar with them and their names."
The stronger your relationship with Hashem, the less your Emunah depends on your circumstances...
Chullin 61
״עוֹף הַבָּא בְּסִימָן אֶחָד טָהוֹר״
"A bird that comes with one kosher sign is pure."
Sometimes one sign of Bitachon is enough to change everything...
Chullin 60
״שֶׁבָא אָדָם הָרִאשׁוֹן וּבִקֵּשׁ עֲלֵיהֶם רַחֲמִים״
"Adam came and prayed for them."
What seems delayed may already be waiting beneath the surface, ready to grow at exactly the right time...
Chullin 59
״כׇּל רָז לָא אָנֵס לָךְ״
"No secret is withheld from you."
It's enough to trust the One Who already knows...
Chullin 58
״לֵית בָּקָא בַּר יוֹמָא״
"There is no one-day-old gnat."
Today is a new day. Start it with trust...
Chullin 57
״נַהֲרָא נַהֲרָא וּפְשָׁטֵיהּ״
"Every river has its own course."
Your river doesn't have to look like anyone else's...
Chullin 56
״הוּא עָשְׂךָ וַיְכֹנְנֶךָ״
"He made you and established you."
Hashem didn't just create you. He placed you exactly where you're meant to be...
Chullin 55
״בִּידֵי שָׁמַיִם כְּשֵׁרָה, בִּידֵי אָדָם טְרֵפָה״
"By the hand of Heaven it is kosher. By the hand of man it is not."
Bitachon means remembering that our livelihood, success and future are not in their hands. They're in Hashem's...
Chullin 54
״מִכַּפָּא וְעַד אַטְמָא״
"From the spoon to the thigh."
From head to toe, every part of our lives is in Hashem's hands...
Chullin 53
״דְּרוּסָה״
"Clawing."
The stronger our Bitachon, the weaker its claws become...
Chullin 52
״בְּמָקוֹם שֶׁיֵּשׁ מַצִּילִין״
"When there are rescuers present."
Bitachon doesn't always remove the challenge. But it removes the panic...
Chullin 51
״אָמְדָה נַפְשָׁהּ״
"It evaluated itself."
The fact that we're facing it is itself evidence that we can handle it...
Chullin 50
״דְּנָפֵיק אַגַּב דּוּחְקָא״
"That comes out under pressure."
Hashem doesn't just send the pressure — He uses it to reveal the strength that was there all along...
Chullin 49
״אֵין מְבִיאִין רְאָיָה מִן הַשּׁוֹטִים״
"One does not bring proof from the deranged."
Trust the One running the rule, not the rare anomaly...
Chullin 48
״דִּלְמָא...״
"Perhaps..."
Bitachon is knowing that Hashem sees what we can't...
Chullin 47
״בִּתִּי, הַמְתִּינִי לוֹ...״
"My daughter, wait for him..."
Trust means believing that what Hashem began, He knows how to complete...
Chullin 46
״נִשְׁתַּיֵּיר הֵימֶנָּה כְּלוּם״
"Something remained."
Hashem doesn't need much to bring growth, bracha, and yeshuah...
Chullin 45
״כְּנַפָּה מְצַרְפִין״
"They combine."
Small acts of Bitachon, repeated day after day, become something much bigger than we realize...
Chullin 44
״וְשׂוֹנֵא מַתָּנוֹת יִחְיֶה״
"One who abhors gifts shall live."
The more we rely on Hashem, the less dependent we become on everything else...
Chullin 43
״יָשַׁב לוֹ קוֹץ בַּוֶּושֶׁט, אֵין חוֹשְׁשִׁין״
"A thorn was lodged in the esophagus. We do not assume the worst."
Bitachon is learning not to turn every uncertainty into a fear...
Chullin 42
״זֶה הַכְּלָל: כֹּל שֶׁאֵין כָּמוֹהָ חַיָּה – טְרֵפָה״
"This is the principle: Anything that cannot continue to live is a tereifah."
What looks broken today may still have a future that you cannot yet see...
Chullin 41
״לֹא כׇל הֵימֶנָּךְ שֶׁתֶּאֱסֹר יֵינִי לְאוֹנְסִי״
"It is not within your power to make my wine forbidden against my will."
No one can take away what Hashem has already decided to give...
Chullin 40
״שְׁנַיִם אוֹחֲזִין בְּסַכִּין וְשׁוֹחֲטִין״
"Two people are holding the knife and slaughtering together."
Our job is not to understand every piece. Our job is to trust the One holding it all together...
Chullin 39
״הוֹכִיחַ סוֹפוֹ עַל תְּחִלָּתוֹ״
"The end reveals the beginning."
Only after the story unfolds do we sometimes realize where it was leading all along...
Chullin 38
״אֵין הַכֹּל הוֹלֵךְ אֶלָּא אַחַר הָעוֹבֵד״
"Everything follows the one who performs the act."
Your job is the effort. Hashem's job is the result...
Chullin 37
״מֵחַיִּים לָא אִקְּרַי נְבֵלָה״
"As long as it is alive, it is not called a nevelah."
Don't declare defeat while the story is still being written...
Chullin 36
״כי יותן מים״
"When water is placed upon it."
Water only has significance when it is accepted...
Chullin 35
״אסור לאכול, ומותר ליגע״
"Forbidden to eat, but permitted to touch."
Not everything around us needs to become part of us...
Chullin 34
״מצאנו אוכל חמור מן האוכל״
"We find that the one who consumes can be more affected than the thing consumed."
What we allow into our minds matters...
Chullin 33
״מצטרף״
"Do they join together?"
One prayer. One act of kindness. One honest day of work...
Chullin 32
״אפילו כל היום כולו — כשרה״
"Even if it took the entire day, it is valid."
Progress is not measured by speed. It is measured by persistence...
Chullin 31
״לא בעינן כוונה״
"Intention is not required."
We often think that if we were distracted, tired or uninspired, nothing was accomplished...
Chullin 29
״דיעבד — שחיטתו כשרה״
"After the fact, the shechita is still valid."
Not every day is ideal. Bitachon means showing up anyway...