Chullin 20 - The Need for Ethical Eating

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Chullin 20 - The Need for Ethical Eating

Tablet Magazine

May 20, 2026 · 6:10

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On today’s page, Chullin 20, the rabbis enter a deeply technical discussion about birds and ritual slaughter that quickly opens into a much larger conversation. Beneath the legal details lies a profound question about what Judaism actually asks of us when it permits us to consume animals. The daf suggests that holiness is not achieved by rejecting the material world but by engaging it with care, intention, and responsibility. What if being kosher means more than simply following the rules? Listen and find out.