Daf Yomi
Chullin 91 · Parenting voice, Bite-sized
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The Beauty of the "Extra Mile"
In Chullin 91, the Gemara discusses the gid hanashe (sciatic nerve). While the Torah forbids the inner nerve, the Sages note that "the Jewish people are holy" and voluntarily treated the fat surrounding it as forbidden, too. This isn't about legalism; it’s about hiddur—the desire to go beyond the letter of the law because we value our relationship with the Divine. In parenting, we often focus on the "musts." But the real magic of family life—the traditions, the intentional bedtime rituals, the extra hug—lives in the "extra mile." We don't do these things because we’re forced to; we do them because we are holy, and we want our homes to reflect that.
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"The fat around the sciatic nerve is permitted by Torah law, but the Jewish people are holy and treated it as forbidden." — Chullin 91a
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