Monthly Archives: July 2022

I subscribe to Talmudology.com so that approximately once weekly I receive an email to my in-box from Dr. Jeremy Brown with his wide-ranging insights on the Daf as pertain to science and medicine. He’s usually a day or two ahead … Continue reading →

Here we go, דף כ״ב עמוּד ב, three lines from the bottom: תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: שְׁנַיִם אוֹמְרִים ״נִתְקַדְּשָׁה״, וּשְׁנַיִם אוֹמְרִים ״לֹא נִתְקַדְּשָׁה״ — הֲרֵי זוֹ לֹא תִּנָּשֵׂא, וְאִם נִשֵּׂאת לֹא תֵּצֵא. שְׁנַיִם אוֹמְרִים ״נִתְגָּרְשָׁה״, וּשְׁנַיִם אוֹמְרִים ״לֹא נִתְגָּרְשָׁה״ — הֲרֵי זו … Continue reading →

You’re probably familiar with the concept of a henpecked spouse, but toward the end of Blog Yomi yesterday we encountered a different kind of הֶנְפֶּק which was a certification by בֵּית דִין regarding authenticity as related to various documents or … Continue reading →

On the recognition of signatures. That is the subject with which we begin our Mishnah toward the bottom of דף כ״ה עמוּד ב: זֶה אוֹמֵר: כְּתַב יָדִי, וְזֶה כְּתַב יָדוֹ שֶׁל חֲבֵירִי. וְזֶה אוֹמֵר: זֶה כְּתַב יָדִי, וְזֶה כְּתַב יָדוֹ … Continue reading →

We’re transitioning from the bottom of דף י״ט עמוּד ב onto דף כ, continuing with the dual themes of authenticating documents and verifying witnesses. The issue at hand is that there are two witnesses now before us who contradict something … Continue reading →

In an era where there weren’t records of everything in the cloud, and documentation of actions almost to a fault, it was often necessary to corroborate or authenticate the validity of claims through printed documents and witnesses. But witnesses to … Continue reading →

We’re in the midst of discussing the concept of “פֶּה שֶׁאָסוּר פָּה שֶׁהִתִּיר”, various examples of the same mouth (person) that indicts him or herself can also redeem himself. One classic example of this is the מִגוֹ. The Torat Har … Continue reading →

תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: כֵּיצַד מְרַקְּדִין לִפְנֵי הַכַּלָּה … Actually, we’re not talking about choreography. When the רַבָּנַן are asking: How do we dance in front of the bride? At this juncture, as Rashi notes, they want to know מַה אוֹמְרִים לְפָנֶיהָ. … Continue reading →

Today we begin a new Perek, though as you’ll see it is in some regards a continuation of the first one. This affords a good opportunity to review the first Perek, and what follows is distilled primarily from the Steinsaltz … Continue reading →

A disconcerting Mishnah kicks off today’s Daf at the bottom of דף יד עמוּד ב: אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹסֵי: מַעֲשֶׂה בְּתִינוֹקֶת שֶׁיָּרְדָה לְמַלּאוֹת מַיִם מִן הָעַיִן, וְנֶאֱנָסָה. אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן בֶּן נוּרִי: אִם רוֹב אַנְשֵׁי הָעִיר מַשִּׂיאִין לִכְהוּנָּה, הֲרֵי זוֹ תִּינָּשֵׂא … Continue reading →