Crawling Creatures - Sheratzim [sing. "sheretz"]

Eating blood from a sheretz

Punishment for violation of this prohibition: Pesachim 24a-b; Makkot 13a, 16b

Prohibition against consumption: Pesachim 23a

Prohibition against benefit: Pesachim 23a

Prohibition against benefit if one already has them in his property, accidentally: Pesachim 23a

Liability for eating any whole insect, no matter how tiny it is: Makkot 17a

Invoking the prohibition against consuming an animal's corpse, if one eats an olive-sized amount of an insect: Makkot 16b

A crushed insect: Makkot 16b

These creatures are revolting, so much so that Gd says, "Had I only elevated you from Egypt to teach you not to eat these creatures, that would have been sufficient": Bava Metzia 61b

Binita deBei Karba [a type of cabbage worm]: Makkot 16b

Potita has 4 Prohibitions: Eruvin 28a; Pesachim 24a-b; Makkot 16b

Nemalah has 5 Prohibitions: Eruvin 28a; Pesachim 24a-b; Makkot 16b

Tzirah has 6 Prohibitions: Eruvin 28a; Pesachim 24a-b; Makkot 16b

A baby chick that has not yet opened its eyes: Beitzah 6b



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