Rabbi Yaakov Abba Shaul Shlita - Ein Yaakov

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The Rabbi said to his sons, "When you cut meat, do not cut on the back of your hand." When cutting the meat, do not cut the meat on the back of your hand. They would place the meat in their hand and cut it with the knife. Says, "Don't cut it on the back of your hand." why? Two reasons. The first reason is Kadimra, some say because of danger. If he cuts his hand, God forbid he could be in If he cuts his hand, God forbid he could be in danger. He told them to be careful even with things that seem small to you, even things that seem to you, not something that important, but it is a danger. Be careful with this. Do n't do dangerous things. why? As we saw above, the Gemara states that a person should not put himself in a place of danger. A person will not do dangerous things. That and you were very careful about your souls. A person doesn't need to be very careful, try very hard, very careful, try very hard, to stay away from all kinds of things that, God forbid, contain any kind of danger. So that's the first reason. And he said because of a spoiling of the meal. Do you know what the reason is? Not from a danger point, but from a concern that it might spoil the food. What do you mean it will spoil the food? By cutting the meat on the back of his hand, he might even cut himself, a small cut, and a drop of blood would come out. A small drop of blood would come out of his hand on the

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