First, a quick link, to my Pesach column from last year: On to the daf yomi post. If I recall correctly, to “cousin” is an archaic verb meaning to claim to be a long-lost relative, perhaps deceiving them in the process. There is a story in yesterday’s daf, going into today’s, where someone claims (perhaps here correctly) that he is Mari bar Isak’s brother. Thus, the story begins (
It Isn't Mari bar Isak
It Isn't Mari bar Isak
It Isn't Mari bar Isak
First, a quick link, to my Pesach column from last year: On to the daf yomi post. If I recall correctly, to “cousin” is an archaic verb meaning to claim to be a long-lost relative, perhaps deceiving them in the process. There is a story in yesterday’s daf, going into today’s, where someone claims (perhaps here correctly) that he is Mari bar Isak’s brother. Thus, the story begins (