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TEREFAH — (Heb. טְרֵפָה; lit. torn by beast of prey), an animal whose death is due to physical defects or injuries is said to be terefah (Maim. Yad, Ma akhalot Asurot, 4:8). The biblical prohibition, Ye shall not eat any flesh that is torn of beasts… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
terefah — /teuh ray feuh, tray /, n. Judaism. tref. * * * ▪ Judaism also spelled terefa, tref , or trefa (from Hebrew ṭaraf, “to tear”) , plural terefoth, terefot , or trefot any food, food product, or utensil that, according to the Jewish… … Universalium
terefah — te·re·fah … English syllables
terefah — adjective not conforming to dietary laws • Syn: ↑nonkosher, ↑tref • Similar to: ↑unclean, ↑impure • Topics: ↑Judaism * * * /teuh ray feuh, tray /, n. Judaism. tref … Useful english dictionary
DIETARY LAWS — DIETARY LAWS, the collective term for the Jewish laws and customs pertaining to the types of food permitted for consumption and their preparation. The Hebrew term is kashrut, which is derived from the root כשר ( fit or proper ). The word appears… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MNEMONICS OR MEMORA TECHNICA — (Heb. סִימָן, siman; a sign ), devices based on the principle that the mind is able to recall relatively unfamiliar ideas by connecting, as some artificial whole, parts of them which are mutually suggestive. Mnemonics are widely used in the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
kosher — /koh sheuhr/, adj. 1. Judaism. a. fit or allowed to be eaten or used, according to the dietary or ceremonial laws: kosher meat; kosher dishes; a kosher tallith. b. adhering to the laws governing such fitness: a kosher restaurant. 2. Informal. a.… … Universalium
terefa — I. noun see terefah I II. see terefah II III. adjective see tref II … Useful english dictionary
ḤULLIN — (Heb. חֻלִּין; profane ), a tractate of the order Kodashim in the Mishnah, Tosefta, and Babylonian Talmud. (There is no Jerusalem Talmud to the whole order of Kodashim.) In manuscripts of the Mishnah (Mss. Kaufmann, Cambridge, etc.) and the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SIMEON BEN ḤALAFTA — (end of the second century C.E.), tanna in the transition period between the tannaim and the amoraim. Nothing is recorded concerning him in the Mishnah or the Tosefta, except for the one dictum: The Holy One found no vessel that could contain… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
