From the ruling of the Mehaber and the Rama, to the arbitration of the Shach, the Taz, the Pri Megadim
and the Pitchei Teshuva, all the way to the contemporary Sephardic and Ashkenazi poskim
Subject:
שולחן ערוך יורה דעה סימן ק״ז (ב׳ סעיפים)
עם נושאי הכלים: ש״ך, ט״ז, פרי מגדים, פתחי תשובה
⚠ Level disclaimer:
This level is not "Da'at HaRav": the Shulchan Aruch HaRav
(the Admur HaZaken) does not cover Yoreh De'ah, hence not Siman 107.
It is a level of practical psika: what one does, and whom to ask.
Writing and iyun:
הרב יוסף חיים סממה · DAAT
How to read this level. Every statement is anchored either in the text of the Shulchan Aruch and its nossei kelim (Shach, Taz, Pri Megadim, Pitchei Teshuva), or in a named responsum of the contemporary poskim. On Yoreh De'ah there is neither a Mishnah Berurah (which comments only on Orach Chaim), nor a Shulchan Aruch HaRav / Da'at HaRav (the Admur HaZaken did not write the YD). Every concrete application (le-ma'asse) concludes with the referral to your Rav: real cases blend factual details (how many eggs, the moment of removal, whether one poured everything out at once, the age of the utensil, salting or cooking) that only a posek who sees your situation can decide.
הַמְבַשֵּׁל בֵּיצִים הַרְבֵּה בִּקְלִפָּתָן, לֹא יוֹצִיאֵם מֵהַמַּיִם שֶׁנִּתְבַּשְּׁלוּ בָּהֶם עַד שֶׁיִּצְטַנְּנוּ, אוֹ יִתֵּן עֲלֵיהֶם מַיִם צוֹנְנִים לְצַנְּנָם, וְאַחַר כָּךְ יוֹצִיאֵם, מִשּׁוּם דְּחַיְישִׁינַן שֶׁמָּא יִמָּצֵא בְּאַחַת מֵהֶן אֶפְרוֹחַ.
דְּאִי הֲוָה מוֹצִיאָן אַחַת אַחַת קֹדֶם שֶׁיִּצְטַנְּנוּ, שֶׁמָּא תִּשָּׁאֵר זוֹ שֶׁל אֶפְרוֹחַ בָּאַחֲרוֹנָה וְלֹא יִשָּׁאֵר שִׁשִּׁים לְבַטְּלָהּ.
The order of removal. One who cooks many eggs in their shells must not remove them from the water in which they cooked until they cool, or else pour cold water over them to cool them, and then remove them — because we are concerned that a chick (אפרוח) [forbidden] may be found in one of them.
For if he were to remove them one by one while still hot, perhaps the one with the chick would remain last without there being 60 left to nullify it.
— Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah 107:1 · basis: the concern of נשאר באחרונה and ביטול בששים · Sefaria YD 107:1
If the egg with the chick remains last without 60, it becomes forbidden; and since it cooked in the pot, the cooking water itself becomes forbidden (there is no longer 60 to nullify it), which in turn re-forbids everything that cooked there. The Rama (הגה) adds the parallel case: one has poured the eggs into a dish (קערה) and one of them was found טריפה — yesh osrim forbid everything, fearing the טריפה remained last in the pot without 60. So too for small fish where an unclean fish is found and one did not pour them out all at once.
Siman 107 contains 2 seifim. The Mehaber lays the framework (the order of removal, then the repulsive creature); the Rama (הגה) glosses extensively, and above all establishes that "we do not presume the prohibition" (לא מחזקינן איסורא) — וכן עיקר, as well as the lenient custom on the fly. Here is the overall map, as it emerges from the text itself.
| Seif | Subject | Psak (anchored in the text) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The order of removal (נשאר באחרונה) | Cooking many eggs: do not remove them one by one while hot (fear of the chick left last without 60); cool them first, or pour cold water. Rama: poured into a dish and one is טריפה (or unclean fish not poured at once) → yesh osrim; yesh matirin for לא מחזקינן איסורא (B"Y in the name of R. Shimshon) — וכן עיקר. And even the stringent ones do not forbid the utensils — מעמידין הכלי על חזקתו. |
| 2 | The repulsive creature; the spoon | A fly (זבוב) and repulsive creatures in a dish: one throws it out, the dish permitted — their פליטה when spoiled does not forbid (נ״ט לפגם). Rama: such is the widespread custom (B"Y, Rashba, Rokeach, Tur 104), though some are stringent; one does not change the custom. The spoon (כף) that drew out a non-spoiling prohibition, returned to the pot: one needs 60 against the prohibition (not against the whole spoon — no חנ״נ for a utensil); and if there was a little of the dish with the prohibition on the spoon → 60 also against that bit of the dish, which became נבילה (Issur ve-Heter kelal 27). |
Le-ma'asse (the order of removal). The first conduct: one cools them or pours everything out at once — so the question never arises. If it has already been done hot and one by one, the main view (Rama) is lenient (לא מחזקינן איסורא), especially where the prohibition is nullified in the majority; but for eggs with no majority, many are stringent (Maharshal). Knowing whether there is a "majority," and whether one poured at once, are questions of fact — for the application to your situation, consult your Rav.
| Case | Is there a "majority" that nullifies? | Measure | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small fish, one unclean found | Yes — large number, יבש ביבש | בטל ברוב — the majority nullifies the forbidden unit | R. Baruch; Shach s.k. 1 |
| Eggs, one with chick/blood | No — one does not cook so many | No רוב → stringent (removal one by one re-forbids) | Maharshal; Taz s.k. 4 |
| Transfer by עירוי | — | Forbids כדי קליפה (= כלי ראשון, siman 105) | Shach s.k. 1 |
Le-ma'asse (fish / eggs). For small fish in a large number, the forbidden unit tends to be nullified in the majority (יבש ביבש). For eggs, one does not rely on a majority → one is stringent, and above all one avoids removing them one by one while hot. The exact evaluation (number, מין במינו, עירוי) is not done alone — for the application to your situation, consult your Rav.
Le-ma'asse (utensil, דם/ציר). The pot in which the eggs/fish cooked does not become forbidden (חזקה; at most after 24 hours, and then it is a lenient דרבנן doubt). But the "blood/brine is דרבנן" leniency does not apply when the prohibition came out by cooking — there it is דאורייתא. Distinguishing salting from cooking, and counting the 24 hours, are questions of fact — for the application to your situation, consult your Rav.
Le-ma'asse (the creature). For an insect/fly fallen into an ordinary hot dish: one removes it, the dish stays permitted (נ״ט לפגם — widespread custom, especially in a loss). But in vinegar or beer, one forbids. And the attitude (lenient Sephardic vs stringent except הפסד מרובה Ashkenazi) depends on your minhag. Judging "repulsive," "spoiled," "significant loss" is a matter of fact — for the application to your situation, consult your Rav.
| The spoon drew out a non-spoiling prohibition… | Measure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| One did not return it to the pot | Nothing to do — returning it is forbidden | Mehaber/Rama s.2 |
| One returned it (new wood/metal spoon) | 60 against the prohibition alone — not the whole spoon (no חנ״נ for a utensil) | Rama; Shach s.k. 5 |
| Old or earthenware (חרס) spoon | חנ״נ → 60 against the whole spoon | Shach s.k. 5 (siman 98:5) |
| With a little of the dish + the prohibition on the spoon | 60 also against that bit of the dish (which became נבילה) | Shach s.k. 6; או״ה כ״ז |
Le-ma'asse (the spoon). A spoon used to draw out non-kosher food is not returned to the pot; if it was returned, one needs 60 against the prohibition (new metal/wood spoon), 60 against the whole spoon if it is old or earthenware, and 60 also against the bit of dish it carried. Recognizing the material, the age of the spoon, and the absorbed quantity is a question of fact — for the application to your situation, consult your Rav.
Note on method. The responsa that follow (Yabia Omer, Yehaveh Da'at, Yalkut Yossef, Or LeTzion) extend the principles of siman 107 above to modern cases. They do not appear in the corpus of the siman; they are cited as recognized streams of psika, to be confirmed with a Rav before any application.
| Concrete case | Sephardic orientation (to be verified) |
|---|---|
| Eggs removed one by one while hot, one with a chick | Main view: לא מחזקינן איסורא (lenient); but without a majority of eggs, many remain stringent (Maharshal). Conduct: cool / pour out at once. |
| An unclean fish among small fish | בטל ברוב (יבש ביבש) if large number; the utensil stays permitted (חזקה). |
| A fly / insect in a hot dish | One throws it out, the dish permitted (נ״ט לפגם, מנהג פשוט); but in vinegar/beer → forbidden (siman 104). |
| A spoon that drew out a prohibition, returned | 60 against the prohibition (new spoon); the whole spoon if old/earthenware; 60 also against the bit of dish (Shach sk5-6). |
Note on method. The same remark applies: these streams extend the Rama and the nossei kelim; they are cited as landmarks of psika, to be confirmed with a Rav.
| Concrete case | Ashkenazi orientation (to be verified) |
|---|---|
| Eggs one by one while hot | Stringent (Maharshal: no רוב that nullifies); one cools or pours out at once לכתחילה. |
| לא מחזקינן איסורא | The Rama's main view ("וכן עיקר") for the general doubt; but the eggs' asymmetry limits the leniency. |
| Fly / creature | Rather stringent custom (Shach s.k. 7), eased in הפסד מרובה; forbidden in vinegar/beer. |
| Spoon returned to the pot | 60 against the prohibition; the whole spoon if old/חרס; 60 also against the bit of dish (Shach sk5-6). |
| Modern case | Tool of the siman | Orientation (to be confirmed with the Rav) |
|---|---|---|
| Removing hard eggs one by one from a pot, one found with a chick/blood | Seif 1 (נשאר באחרונה) | Cool first or pour cold water / pour everything out at once. If already done hot one by one: main view lenient (לא מחזקינן איסורא), but eggs without a majority → many stringent (Maharshal). The utensil stays permitted (חזקה). |
| An insect / fly fallen into the soup | Seif 2 (נ״ט לפגם; siman 104) | One removes it, the dish stays permitted (widespread custom; Sephardim lenient, Ashkenazim more stringent except הפסד מרובה). In vinegar / beer → all forbid. |
| A spoon used for non-kosher food, returned to the pot | Seif 2 (the spoon) | 60 against the prohibition (new metal/wood spoon); 60 against the whole spoon if old or earthenware; 60 also against the bit of dish it carried. Returning it is forbidden לכתחילה. |
Le-ma'asse. These situations blend questions of fact — how many items, did one cool or pour out at once, which liquid (vinegar/beer?), which spoon material and its age, how much dish accompanied it. The practical rule: reconstruct precisely what fell, where, and what was done, then ask. For the application to your situation, consult your Rav.
| Case | Measure (for us) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Cooked eggs, to be removed | Cool / pour cold water / all at once | Avoids the נשאר באחרונה without 60 |
| Already removed one by one while hot (doubt) | Main view: לא מחזקינן איסורא (lenient) | Eggs without a majority → stringent (Maharshal) |
| Unclean fish among small fish | בטל ברוב (יבש ביבש) | Large number = majority (Shach s.k. 1) |
| The cooking pot | Permitted — מעמידין הכלי על חזקתו | At most after 24 hours, ספק דרבנן (Maharil) |
| Fly / repulsive creature | One throws it out, the dish permitted (נ״ט לפגם) | Vinegar / beer → forbidden (siman 104) |
| Spoon that drew out a prohibition, returned | 60 against the prohibition alone | No חנ״נ for a new utensil (Shach s.k. 5) |
| Old / earthenware spoon | 60 against the whole spoon (חנ״נ) | siman 98:5 (Shach s.k. 5) |
| A bit of dish with the prohibition on the spoon | 60 also against that bit of dish | Became נבילה (Shach s.k. 6) |
| Posek | Decisive contribution (anchored in the corpus) |
|---|---|
| Mehaber (seifim 1-2) | The order of removing eggs (cool / cold water) for fear of the chick left last without 60; the fly / repulsive thing that one throws out, the dish permitted (נ״ט לפגם); the spoon one does not return. |
| Rama (הגה) | Poured into a dish and one is טריפה / unclean fish → יש אוסרים, but לא מחזקינן איסורא — וכן עיקר; even the stringent ones do not forbid the utensil (חזקה); the lenient custom on the fly (Tur 104); the spoon: 60 against the prohibition (not the whole spoon), 60 also against the bit of dish (או״ה כ״ז). |
| Shach (Siftei Kohen) | s.k. 1: the machloket ריב״א / R. Baruch / R. Shimshon; עירוי = כלי ראשון, כדי קליפה; fish בטלים ברוב יבש (מין במינו); s.k. 2: utensil permitted (24 h, Maharil); s.k. 5: no חנ״נ for a new utensil, but old/חרס → חנ״נ (98:5); s.k. 6: the bit of dish נבילה (צ״ע); s.k. 7: the spoon כלי ראשון לחומרא, and the stringent custom on the fly except הפסד מרובה. |
| Taz (Turei Zahav) | s.k. 1: לכתחילה only, בדיעבד permitted (like the יש מתירין); s.k. 2: pouring the boiling water also forbids if the forbidden egg is at the bottom (או״ה כ״ז); s.k. 3: in doubt whether one poured at once → stringent; s.k. 4: the two reasons for the leniency (R. Shimshon / R. Baruch), stringent for eggs (Maharshal); s.k. 5: stringent if one removes each with the same spoon; דם ביצים (siman 66). |
| Pri Megadim (פר״מ) | Refines the conditions of נ״ט לפגם and the כלי ראשון לחומרא status of the spoon (on the Shach / Taz of the siman). |
| Pitchei Teshuva (פתחי תשובה) | s.k. 1: the brine of unclean fish is דרבנן only by מליחה, not by בישול (Shach, Noda BiYhouda, siman 83); s.k. 2: מנהג פשוט lenient for the fly (Radbaz HaHadashot 47). |
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