Derasha 263 on Vayikra 11:46

TT #263 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 46

The Complete Passuk

זֹאת תּוֹרַת הַבְּהֵמָה וְהָעוֹף וְכֹל נֶפֶשׁ הַחַיָּה הָרֹמֶשֶׂת בַּמָּיִם וּלְכָל־נֶפֶשׁ הַשֹּׁרֶצֶת עַל־הָאָרֶץ:

English: “Every living creature that creeps upon the earth”: locusts do not require ritual slaughter.

Halachos Gedolos.

Core Text

וּלְכָל נֶפֶשׁ הַשֹּׁרֶצֶת עַל הָאָרֶץ. חֲגָבִים אֵין טְעוּנִין שְׁחִיטָה.

Halachic distinction — The Chazal derives a distinct rule for locusts from their classification in the verse.

Kosher locusts are an exception: they do not require ritual slaughter.