Gid_hanasheh
Gid hanasheh
Term for sciatic nerve in Judaism
Gid Hanasheh (Hebrew: גִּיד הַנָּשֶׁה Gīḏ hanNāše, literally "forgotten sinew", often translated as "displaced tendon") is the term for sciatic nerve in Judaism. It may not be eaten by Jews according to Halacha (Jewish Law). The laws regarding the prohibition of gid hanasheh are found in Tractate Chullin, chapter 7.
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