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Two Rabbi Yirmeyahs
Yesterday’s daf, Kiddushin 46, has lots of material, so we might stay on it for a few posts. (1) We can begin with the top Tosafot. The gemara stated…
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Is Rav Asi Really Rav's Student?
In yesterday’s daf (Kiddushin 45b), Rav and Rav Asi disagree, and in a practical incident, Rav acts in accordance with Ravi Asi: נִתְקַדְּשָׁה לְדַעַת…
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It Matters Which Rabbi Avin
In yesterday’s daf (Kiddushin 44b), we read the following engaging tale of what happened in Rabbi Yochanan’s study hall. רַבִּי אַסִּי לָא עָל לְבֵי…
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On Condition I'm A Reader (article preview)
Kiddushin 49a discusses conditional betrothal. If I betroth on condition that I’m a kohen, but I am really a Levi, there’s no betrothal. The same if the…
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Teach Linguistics, Not Just Dikduk (article summary)
My article for this past Shabbos in The Jewish Link was about the importance of teaching dikduk, as well as linguistic knowledge more broadly, applied…
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Mar bereih deRavana
At the top of today’s daf (Kiddushin 39a) we encounter Mar son of Ravana: נִיתְנֵי אוֹ: ״זֶה וָזֶה יוֹרֵד וְלוֹקֵחַ״, אוֹ: ״זֶה וָזֶה יוֹרֵד וְלוֹקֵט״…
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Teach Linguistics, Not Just Dikduk (article preview)
When Adam was in Gan Eden, Hashem told him not to eat from the Etz HaDaat, “for on the day you shall eat from it, you shall surely die.” Yet, Adam ate…
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The Ambiguity of אַף הֶחָדָשׁ
The Mishnah at the top of Kiddushin 37a, discussing which mitzvot are dependent on being situated in the land, lists exceptions, then notes: חוּץ מִן…
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Rabbi Yochanan vs. Reish Lakish (article summary)
My article for last Shabbos is online (HTML, flipbooks, paid Substack): Here, I will summarize the idea. (1) The relevance to the daf is that the…
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Shopping Carts
But first, a relevant Scribal Error post. We read on today’s daf (Kiddushin 36b) about a Rabbi Yoshiya de-dareih: חוּץ מִמִּנְחַת סוֹטָה וּנְזִירָה…
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