Daf Yomi

Chullin 77 · Startup voice, On-ramp

July 16, 2026

Hook

Every founder faces the “Broken Bone” dilemma: You have a product or a partnership that is technically compromised. Maybe a key engineer left, a core dependency failed, or a regulatory pivot made your roadmap look like a liability. The temptation is to either scrap the entire project (“liquidate the assets”) or, worse, hide the break and hope for a miracle.

In Chullin 77, the Sages grapple with an animal that has a broken leg. The legal question is whether the animal is a tereifa—fatally flawed and unfit for use—or if it can still be healed and utilized. The text shifts from abstract definitions of "flesh" to the practical, gritty reality of medical intervention.