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The Kingdom of Rome (article preview)
Today’s column presents topical thoughts on Daf Yomi, Chanukkah, and the parsha. The common thread between them is non-disclosure and concern for…
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Citation Without Endorsement (full article)
An article on Nedarim 19b
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We Learn Them From Pit (article summary)
Here is the article from this past Shabbos, at the Jewish Link, flipdocs, and paid Substack. A brief summary follows. I also add a critical point, how…
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Luminous Stones and Peshat in Midrash
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Conditional Probability and Jewish Names
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Sefaria's New Gender-Sensitive Tanach
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On Behalf Of (full article)
The following was an article in the Jewish Link (HTML, flipdocs) from a while back, but I am parking it here, for easier discovery / linkage to the…
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Rabbi Yossi Prevails (article summary)
My article this past Shabbos in the Jewish Link was about the phrase “Rabbi Yossi Nimuko Imo” as a reason to rule like him when he argues against a…
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Tnan vs. Tanya
Recently, on Bava Kamma 25a, we encountered the following: וּמַאן תַּנָּא דְּשָׁמְעַתְּ לֵיהּ דְּאָמַר: שִׁכְבַת זֶרַע שֶׁל זָב מְטַמְּאָה בְּמַשָּׂא…
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Shimush, and Rami bar Chama
On Bava Kamma daf 20: אֲמַר לֵיהּ רַב חִסְדָּא לְרָמֵי בַּר חָמָא: לָא הֲוֵית גַּבַּן בְּאוּרְתָּא בִּתְחוּמָא, דְּאִיבַּעְיָא לַן מִילֵּי…
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We Learn Them From Pit (article preview)
Here is a preview of this coming week’s Jewish Link article (with the full article for paid subscribers). It discusses a pivotal sugya in Bava Kamma 28…
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Rabbi Yossi Prevails (full article)
The full article is already up at the Jewish Link, from last Shabbos. I’m still parking it here, with Substack’s formatting and links. Stay tuned for an…
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And Abba Agrees (article summary)
Here is my article from last week, on Bava Kamma 11a, as HTML, flipdocs, and paid Substack. Here is a summary of the ideas therein. By Bor, the verse…
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