NA Responsa 10 d

NA Responsa 10 d

Cattle

1870

National Archives of the Netherlands

Itshak Josef (David) Wijnkoop

Wijnkoop

Jore De'a

TRUE

A traveler with a pregnant cow at home sells the yet to be born calf to a non-Jew. What is the status of the first born male calf when he returns?

A person travelled with a knowledgeable companion and mentioned to him that he had a pregnant cow at home, that will give birth today or tomorrow. He responded telling him that when he returns home and finds that it is a male calf that it will be a first born. The person then pleaded please tell me what I need to do. He responded that it is difficult for him to figure it out on the way, but proceed as follows: sell the cow to your servant who is sitting here in front of you, and take the money from him, and so he did. And when he came home he found the cow and the male calf. Now he asks if the calf has the status of a first born or not.