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יורה דעה ע״אYoreh De'ah 71

Siman 71 of 402 in Yoreh De'ah — 3 se'ifim

הלכות מליחהSalting· siman 71

Se’if 1א׳

הָרֹאשׁ, חוֹתְכוֹ לִשְׁנַיִם וּמוֹלְחוֹ יָפֶה לְצַד פְּנִים, וְחוֹזֵר וּמוֹלֵחַ עַל הַשֵּׂעָר, שֶׁאֵין הַשֵּׂעָר מְעַכֵּב עַל יְדֵי הַמֶּלַח לְהַפְלִיט דָּם.

[1] The head (1) is cut into two pieces and salted well on the inner side, [2] and is salted on its hair, for the hair is not a blockage from allowing blood to be released by the salt.

Se’if 2ב׳

הַטְּלָפַיִם, מְחַתֵּךְ אוֹתָם מְעַט לְמַטָּה, וּמוֹלֵחַ, וְיַנִּיחַ מְקוֹם הַחֲתָךְ לְמַטָּה וְיִמְלַח גַּם עַל הַשֵּׂעָר. וְעַיֵּן לְעֵיל סִימָן ס"ח.

(2) [3] The hooves are slightly slit at the bottom, salted, and laid out so the slit is face down. The hair is also salted. [4j See earlier section 68.

Se’if 3ג׳

הַקְּרוּם שֶׁעַל הַמֹּחַ, יֵשׁ בּוֹ חוּטִין, וְהַמֹּחַ עַצְמוֹ יֵשׁ בּוֹ דָּם, וְאֵינוֹ יוֹצֵא מִידֵי דָּמוֹ בִּמְלִיחַת הָרֹאשׁ, לְפִי שֶׁעֶצֶם הָרֹאשׁ מַקִּיפוֹ וְעוֹמֵד לְפָנָיו, וְאֵין מָקוֹם לַדָּם לָזוּב. לְפִיכָךְ הַבָּא לְמָלְחוֹ קוֹרְעוֹ וּמוֹצִיא הַמֹּחַ וְקוֹרֵעַ הַקְּרוּם וּמוֹלְחוֹ. וְאִם רָצָה לִמְלֹחַ הָרֹאשׁ וְהַמֹּחַ בְּתוֹכוֹ, יִנְקֹב הָעֶצֶם כְּנֶגֶד הַקְּרוּם, וְיִנְקֹב גַּם הַקְּרוּם, וְיִמְלַח, וְיַנִּיחַ הַנֶּקֶב לְמַטָּה, וּמֻתָּר אֲפִלּוּ לִקְדֵרָה. הַגָּה: וְעַיֵּן לְעֵיל סִימָן ס"ח כֵּיצַד נוֹהֲגִין לְכַתְּחִלָּה (ש"ד בְּשֵׁם מ"ה). וְאִם נִמְלַח הָרֹאשׁ שָׁלֵם בְּלֹא נְקִיבַת הָעֶצֶם, הַקְּרוּם וְהַמֹּחַ אֲסוּרִים, וּשְׁאָר הָרֹאשׁ מֻתָּר, וְכָל שֶׁכֵּן שְׁאָר בָּשָׂר שֶׁעִמּוֹ (אָרֹךְ כְּלָל י"ז וש"ד). הַקּוּלִית וּשְׁאָר עֲצָמוֹת שֶׁיֵּשׁ בָּהֶן מֹחַ צְרִיכִין מְלִיחָה. וּמְלִיחַת הָעֶצֶם מוֹעִיל לַמֹּחַ שֶׁבְּקִרְבּוֹ, וְאֵין צָרִיךְ לִנְקֹב הָעֶצֶם (טוּר בְּשֵׁם הָרַשְׁבָּ"א). מִיהוּ לְכַתְּחִלָּה לֹא יִמְלְחֶנּוּ עִם שְׁאָר בָּשָׂר, רַק לְבַד, וּבְדִיעֲבַד שָׁרֵי. (אָרֹךְ כְּלָל ל"א).

The membrane surrounding the brain has many veins, and the brain itself has much blood which will not come out through simply salting the head, because the skull is blocking it, not allowing for the blood to flow. Therefore, one who wants to salt it must cut the skull and remove the brain, cut the surrounding membrane and salt it. [5] If one wants to salt the head with the brain inside, then a hole must be pierced throughout the skull and membrane, salt it, and place the hole face down as to allow the blood to flow. It is then permitted even to be cooked. Rema: [6] And see earlier in section 68 how one should act initially. If one salted the whole head without making a hole in the skull then the [7] membrane and skull are forbidden, (3) [8] but the head is permitted along with any other meat that is with it. The thigh bone, as well as other bones that have marrow inside of them [9] must be salted [10] and the salting of the bone suffices for the marrow as well. The bone need not be pierced. [11] Nevertheless, ideally one should not salt it along with other meat, only alone. Post facto it is permitted.

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