Derasha 132 on Vayikra 11:13

TT #132 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 13

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וְאֶת־אֵלֶּה תְּשַׁקְּצוּ מִן־הָעוֹף לֹא יֵאָכְלוּ שֶׁקֶץ הֵם אֶת־הַנֶּשֶׁר וְאֶת־הַפֶּרֶס וְאֵת הָעָזְנִיָּה:

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 11 with Rashi

English: These you shall abominate among the birds; they shall not be eaten—they are an abomination: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture.

Source Citation

Chullin 61a.

E-Daf.com — Chullin 61a (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

אֶת הַנֶּשֶׁר. תַּנְיָא, וְאֶת אֵלֶּה תְּשַׁקְּצוּ מִן הָעוֹף אֶת הַנֶּשֶׁר, מַה נֶּשֶׁר מְיֻחָד שֶׁאֵין לוֹ אֶצְבַּע יְתֵרָה וְזֶפֶק וְאֵין קֻרְקְבָנוֹ נִקְלָף וְדוֹרֵס וְאוֹכֵל.

Type of Learning

Definition by characteristics — The eagle is identified through its distinctive physical characteristics, which distinguish it from other birds.

What Is Learned

The Gemara identifies the characteristic signs associated with the forbidden birds, including the vulture's signs and predatory behavior.