Monthly Archives: February 2023

If I were to subtitle each Blog Yomi, I might have given the subtitle of “Grapes of Wrath” to this one. The book won the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize for its author who was subsequently awarded the Nobel … Continue reading →

We begin a new perek today which will get us into the nuts and bolts of observing נְזִירוּת rather than the prior focus on how one declares that he is becoming a נָזִיר. The source material for the Daf is … Continue reading →

You’ll recall that a couple of days ago we posted the interview that R’ Eli Stefansky did with R’ Ohad Turgeman, a real life נָזִיר. In the opening minute of his video last night, R’ Stefansky introduces R’ Turgeman to … Continue reading →

Writing for The Palm Beach Post, Dan Rorabaugh was accurate when he said: “The games that are played serve more as a formality; the real intrigue comes not from the teams facing each other, but from the intrasquad competitions. Some … Continue reading →

We begin with the Mishnah toward the bottom of דף ל״א עמוּד ב: מִי שֶׁנָּדַר בְּנָזִיר, וְנִשְׁאַל לְחָכָם וַאֲסָרוֹ — מוֹנֶה מִשָּׁעָה שֶׁנָּדַר. נִשְׁאַל לְחָכָם וְהִתִּירוֹ, הָיְתָה לוֹ בְּהֵמָה מוּפְרֶשֶׁת — תֵּצֵא וְתִרְעֶה בָּעֵדֶר. With regard to one who took … Continue reading →

If you haven’t seen it yet, check out the Blog Yomi of our most recent entry which features a live interview with a real, present day נָזִיר. The individual being interviewed, R’ Ohad Turgeman, seems content in the intimacy of … Continue reading →

Perhaps you’re thinking: “What a ridiculous question to ask”. And while I’m not sure that I have the answer, I would argue that it’s a reasonable question to pose. The Philadelphia Phillies have had three notable players of color in … Continue reading →

We’ve been learning about the נָזִיר, the “Nazarite”, and we’re about to embark on the 5th of 9 chapters or perakim in מַסֶכֶת נָזִיר, so at this mid-way point it is timely to share R’ Eli Stefansky’s interview of a … Continue reading →

We begin with the Mishnah on דף ל עמוּד א. We’ll first do the translation the way Sefaria presents it, and then present the interpretation according to Tosafos: הָאִישׁ מְגַלֵּחַ עַל נְזִירוּת אָבִיו, וְאֵין הָאִשָּׁה מְגַלַּחַת עַל נְזִירוּת אָבִיהָ. כֵּיצַד? … Continue reading →

1979. Clearwater, Florida. Jack Russell Stadium. Spring Training. It’s Tugger and Booney and Pete, with Petey Rose, Mark McGraw, Aaron Boone, and Brett Boone in the middle. The Phillies had built a competitive club for the first time in many … Continue reading →