Daf Yomi

Chullin 79 · Startup voice, On-ramp

July 18, 2026

Hook

You are a founder scaling a business. You’ve built a product, you’ve hired a team, and suddenly, you’re hit with a "hybrid" problem. Maybe your business model shifted, your product line is bifurcated, or you’ve acquired a startup that doesn't quite fit your core identity. The natural temptation is to look for a "clean" answer: Is this asset X or asset Y?

In Chullin 79, the Sages grapple with the same existential anxiety: how do we categorize entities that defy binary classification? When an animal is the offspring of a horse and a donkey, is it a horse? A donkey? Or something else entirely?