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Why does the Rambam (רמב"ם) distinguish between chavalah of animals versus humans? The shiur develops that chavalah has two Torah (תורה) sources: animals follow mafarik from the Mishkan (requiring tzorech ledam), while humans follow a separate din from milah (where the act of removal itself is the melacha). This resolves major contradictions in the Gemara (גמרא) and Rambam.
This shiur addresses fundamental contradictions in understanding chavalah (wounding) on Shabbos (שבת), particularly the Chasam Sofer and Minchas Chinuch's questions about the Rambam (רמב"ם)'s position. The Gemara (גמרא) in Kesubos discusses whether one is liable when blood is mifkad pakid (ready to emerge) versus chaburi mechaber (attached/integrated). This appears to contradict the general principle that for mafarik (separating), one is liable when extracting something mifkad pakid (like squeezing grapes or olives for their liquid). Rabbi Zweig presents an innovative resolution based on the Rambam's distinction between chavalah of animals versus humans. He argues that chavalah has two separate Torah (תורה) sources and therefore two different halachic frameworks. For animals, chavalah follows the standard mafarik derived from the Mishkan's melachos, specifically as a subcategory of dosh (threshing). This requires tzorech ledam (a use for the blood extracted) and follows the normal rules where mifkad pakid creates liability.
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Kesubos 5b
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