In Melikah of Chatas ha'Of, the Kohen holds the wings in two fingers, and the legs in two fingers, and stretches the neck over the width of his thumb, and cuts it with his thumbnail.Can you imagine a Kohen nowadays doing this? Killing a bird with your bare hands, actually with the fingernail of your thumb. As opposed to shechita I don't think this is a painless or quick death. I wonder how the apologists will explain מליקה?
(Beraisa): The bird faces outside. He holds the wings in two fingers, and the legs in two fingers, and stretches the neck over the width of two fingers, and cuts it with his thumbnail;
This is the difficult Avodah in the Mikdash.
Monday, June 18, 2018
Performing מליקה in the Beis Hamikdash
When bringing a bird as a Korban, the bird is not schechted, rather מליקה is performed. The Gemara in Zevachim (64b) describes how מליקה was done.
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Well each apologist is different from the smirk to the ignoring
ReplyDeleteFinger Lickin good I guess. 1) magical thumb nail 2) thumb nail was sharpened. So be very very careful when you shake his hand and he should be careful when he uses his hands for...
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