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Eponymous Attributions in Avodah Zarah
Over the past few days, I noticed three instances which might be called eponymous statements.
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Uncensored Printings for Avodah Zarah
As we begin masechet Avodah Zarah, I noticed that our Talmudic texts are censored, and that this can impact our understanding of various sugyot…
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Eiding and Abetting (full article)
Here’s my Jewish Link article for this week.
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What is bothering Chizkuni? On Shelach
Often, when reading a Biblical commentator, half the work is figuring out their motivation.
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Rav Sheshet Feigns Ignorance
In Shevuot 45, there’s a discussion of Shmuel’s statement about a worker and boss — that the hiring must have been done with witnesses, for the worker…
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Lending Out My Midrash Says (full article)
Generally speaking, in Chazal’s perspective, Oral Torah and Written Torah are distinct and should remain in their primary format.
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