Archive - Scribal Error

Ki Tisa: The Censored Speaking Golden Calf

In a prior post, I noted a relatively benign and minor censorship, or seeming censorship, of a Rashbam about mixing the anointing oil. Let us more on to…

6 hrs ago •

Ki Tisa: Censored Mixtures

It has been a while since we’ve discussed censored Biblical commentary translations.

Mar 10 •

The Fellowship of the Golem (article summary)

Here is a summary of my article from this past week, The Fellowship of the Golem.

Mar 10 •

Rav Mesharshiya the Savora

In yesterday’s daf, Sanhedrin 77a, following a dispute between Ravina II and Rav Acha bar Rav about monetary liability for constraining something so…

Mar 9 •

Who Fashioned a Golem? (article summary)

Here’s the summary post for my Jewish Link article from two weeks back, “Who Fashioned a Golem”.

Mar 7 •

The Fellowship of the Golem (article preview)

Here’s my article for this week, building on my article last week, Who Fashioned a Golem?

Mar 6 •

Rethinking Rav Acha and Ravina (suppressed article)

This intended Jewish Link article was in my drafts folder, and for various reasons, I didn’t put it forth at the time, suppressing it.

Mar 5 •

Rav Yitzchak bar Avdimi (II)

We’ve seen R’ Yitzchak bar Avdimi recently, as quoted by Rava, for the two-step gezeira shava of zima-zima heina-heina.

Mar 4 •

Speaking From Behind The Fence

A few thoughts about Sunday’s daf, Sanhedrin 75.

Mar 3 •

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