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אורח חיים ת״קOrach Chayim 500

Siman 500 of 697 in Orach Chayim — 6 se'ifim

הלכות יום טובLaws of the Festivals· siman 500

Se’if 1א׳

אֵין קוֹנִים בָּשָׂר בְּפִסוּק דָּמִים לוֹמַר לַטַּבָּח: תֵּן לִי בְּסֶלַע אוֹ בִּשְׁתַּיִם, וְכֵן לֹא יֹאמַר לוֹ: הֲרֵינִי שֻׁתָּף עִמְּךָ בַּסֶלַע, אֶלָּא מְחַלֵּק לָהֶם שְׁלִישִׁיּוֹת אוֹ רְבִיעִיּוֹת כְּפִי הַחֲלָקִים שֶׁדֶּרֶךְ לְחַלֵּק בָּעִיר בְּלֹא פִּסוּק דָּמִים, וּמֵבִיא שְׁתֵּי בְּהֵמוֹת וְיֹאמַר: זוֹ כְּזוֹ, וּלְמָחָר שָׁמִין הַנִּשְׁאֶרֶת וּכְפִי שֶׁשָּׁוָה כָּךְ יִפְרַע לוֹ. הַגָּה: וְיֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים דְּדַוְקָא יִשְׂרָאֵל לְגַבֵּי יִשְׂרָאֵל שָׁרֵי כְּהַאי גַּוְנָא, אֲבָל יִשְׂרָאֵל עִם אֵינוֹ יְהוּדִי אֲפִלּוּ בִּכְהַאי גַּוְנָא אָסוּר (הַגָּהוֹת אֲשֵׁרִי פֶּרֶק אֵין צָדִין).

One should not purchase meat with a fixed price, saying to the butcher "give me [meat worth] a sela or two." Nor should one say to him "I am a partner with you for a sela." Rather, he divides for them thirds or quarters according to the portions that are customary to divide in the city, without a fixed price. And he brings two animals and says "this one is like that one," and tomorrow they assess what remains according to its value, and that is how he pays him. Rema: And some say that specifically a Jew with regard to a Jew is permitted in this manner, but a Jew with a non-Jew, even in this manner it is forbidden. [Hagahot Ashiri, chapter Ein Tzadin]

Se’if 2ב׳

אָסוּר לִשְׁקֹל בָּשָׂר, אֲפִלּוּ בְּבֵיתוֹ, לֵידַע כַּמָּה יְבַשְּׁלוּ; וַאֲפִלּוּ לִתְּנוֹ בְּכַף מֹאזְנַיִם לְשָׁמְרוֹ מִן הָעַכְבָּרִים, אָסוּר אִם הִיא תְּלוּיָה בְּמָקוֹם שֶׁרְגִילִים לִשְׁקֹל בָּהּ; וַאֲפִלּוּ לִשְׁקֹל מָנָה כְּנֶגֶד מָנָה, אָסוּר. וּמֻתָּר לִשְׁקֹל בְּיָדוֹ, שֶׁלּוֹקֵחַ הַחֲתִיכָה בְּיָדוֹ וּמְשַׁעֵר כַּמָּה יֵשׁ בָּהּ, וְטַבָּח אֻמָּן אֲפִלּוּ זֶה אָסוּר; אֲבָל אִם הוּא יוֹדֵעַ לְכַוֵּן דֶּרֶךְ חֲתִיכָתוֹ, לְחַתֵּךְ לִטְרָא אוֹ חֲצִי לִטְרָא, חוֹתֵךְ כְּדַרְכּוֹ וְאֵינוֹ חוֹשֵׁשׁ.

It is prohibited to weigh meat, even in one’s home, to determine how much to cook. It is not even permitted to place meat in the cup of a scale to keep it from mice if it is suspended in the place where it is normally weighed. One may not even weigh one piece of meat against another piece of meat. It is permitted to weigh meat by hand by taking it in one’s hand and estimating its weight but a professional butcher may not even do that. If he is capable of cutting meat in the size of a litra or half-litra he may cut it in a normal manner without concerns.

Se’if 3ג׳

אֵין נוֹקְבִין נֶקֶב בַּבָּשָׂר בְּסַכִּין לִתְלוֹתוֹ בּוֹ, אֲבָל בַּיָּד מֻתָּר. וְאִם לַעֲשׂוֹת בּוֹ סִימָן, מֻתָּר אֲפִלּוּ בְּסַכִּין.

It is prohibited to pierce a hole in meat so that it could be suspended but by hand is permitted. If the intent is to mark the meat it is permitted even with a knife

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Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim — Torat Emet 363 edition, via Sefaria — public domain

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