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Simcha FeuermanThe Times of Israel (Blogs) |
69 — Holy Hardware, Stoneware and Halachic Hacks Our Gemara on Amud Beis notes that certain vessels made out of dung, earth, and stone are not...
62 Playing with Matchbox Cars Our Gemara on Amud Aleph discusses a requirement to have three kohanim perform the inaugurating sacrifices. The Gemara...
Mitzvos in the World to Come Our Gemara discusses the concept of “dichui”, a disqualification in eligibility, and how it affects prohibitions. The...
48 — Your Sin is Another’s Mitzvah Our Gemara discusses a technical piece regarding the Shavuous sacrifice that has interesting moral and halachic...
21 Deferred Desires: Rashi, Tosafos, and the Psychology of Restraint Our Gemara on Amud Aleph discusses the status of Tamar’s mother, Ma’acha, and...
17 The Wisdom of Sleeping on a Decision Our Gemara on Amud Aleph describes the careful safeguards implemented in capital cases. To prevent the...
10 Seeing the Divine in the Mundane Our Gemara on Amud Beis discusses the scriptural sources for determining the number of judges required to rule...