Shulchan Arukh Yoreh De'ah · Siman 71

Shulchan Arukh Yoreh De'ah 71 — English translation

Translation: Ritual of Judaism. Derived from French translation by Jean de Pavly & M.A.Neviasky, 1898. Section numbers match the Hebrew text above.

1. 1On Salting the Head, Feet, and Brain The skull is cut into two pieces, and the inner surface is salted well first, then the outer surface is salted, spreading salt over the hair, as the hair does not prevent the salt from expelling the blood.
2. 2A small piece of the horns of the feet is cut off, and the feet are then salted. The cut end is placed downward, and salt is also spread over the hair. G LOSS : See § 68.
3. 3The meninges are traversed by veins, and the brain also contains blood that cannot be expelled by salting the head, as the skull prevents the salt from penetrating. Therefore, the brain must be extracted, and the meninges must be torn to be salted. If one wishes to salt the head with the brain inside, a hole must be made in the skull, and the meninges must also be punctured, placing the head with the hole downward. In this case, it can even be cooked in a pot. G LOSS : See § 68 regarding the custom. If the head is salted without opening the skull, the brain and meninges are forbidden, but the rest is permissible. Bone marrow needs salting. Salting the bone is sufficient for the marrow, and there is no need to puncture the bone. Deliberately, bones should not be salted together with meat; but there is no harm if faced with a fait accompli.

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