Archive - Scribal Error

The Trouble with Sundays

One final idea from Avodah Zarah 7. Given an approach that idolatrous Festivals are forbidden, both the day itself, the preceding three days, and…

22 hrs ago •

June 2025

Juggling Variant Texts in Halachah

Jun 30 •

AIDS to Talmud Study

We have recently discussed how the opening Mishnah of Avodah Zarah discussed idolatrous festivals, either as עידיהם with an ayin or אידיהם with an…

Jun 29 •

Rabbi Yitzchak Itusha

On Avoda Zara 7b, we encounter Rabbi Yitzchak of the village of Akko.

Jun 29 •

Week(s) in Review

It has been a while since I had a review post — I think about three weeks.

Jun 27 •

Korach: The Reversed Gam

Here is another kind of boring Rashbam on Korach.

Jun 26 •

Elapsed Messianic Years (full article)

Texts are fixed, while human speech is dynamic.

Jun 26 •

Eiding and Abetting (article summary)

Here is my Jewish Link article from the past week, as we begin the tractate of Avodah Zarah.

Jun 25 •

The meaning of "Korach took"

The sidra of Korach begins with:

Jun 24 •

Lending out my Midrash Says (article summary)

A recent article for masechet Shevuot in the Jewish Link was Lending Out My Midrash Says.

Jun 24 •

Korach: One Donkey, or One Person's Donkey

Recently, I began penning a Jewish Link article on masechet Shevuot.

Jun 23 •

Eponymous Attributions in Avodah Zarah

Over the past few days, I noticed three instances which might be called eponymous statements.

Jun 23 •

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