Questions tagged [maseches-bechoros]
Tractate dealing with laws of firstborn cattle/sheep/goats, and the redemption of firstborn humans and donkeys via Kohen and other related laws.
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Apparent contradiction between two Gemaras
The Gemara (Bechoros 9b) says that according to the Chachamim, foods which their benefit is forbidden is still considered food with regards to the laws of purity, including Orlah and Kilei Hakerem, ...
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Why no early pidyon haben?
It's clear from the mishnayos in the eighth chapter of B'choros[1] that one is capable of redeeming his firstborn son before the latter is a month old. (For example, they discuss whether the kohen ...
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How many times does the law follow Samuel in ritual practice?
The Talmud (Shabbat 22a) records the following:
איתמר רב אמר אין מדליקין מנר לנר ושמואל אמר מדליקין רב אמר אין מתירין ציצית מבגד לבגד ושמואל אמר מתירין מבגד לבגד רב אמר אין הלכה כרבי שמעון בגרירה ...
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Why is the Ramban's Hilchos Challah in the back of Bechoros?
I noticed that Hilchos Challah follows Hilchos Bechoros in the back of the Gemarah Bechoros. Why is this where the Ramban placed his Hilchos Challah?
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What's the significance of putting a firstborn animal's hair in the window?
Bechorot 3:4 (≈Eduyot 5:6) discusses the case in which the hair of a wounded firstborn animal fell off, then a person put the hair in the window, and then slaughtered the firstborn (or in another ...
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Why would one who redeems someone else's firstborn donkey be able to keep it, if he's effectively forcing the owner into a sale?
Bechoros 11a rules that one may redeem someone else's firstborn donkey on their behalf. The Gemara asks: If someone were to do this, who gets to keep the donkey?
Now, there's a dispute between R' ...
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Chronological order of stories involving Rabban Gamliel
There’s several stories (that I know of) which deal with Rabban Gamliel acting in a less-than-ideal way in regard to his contemporaries:
Rosh HaShanah 25a-b, where Rabban Gamliel insisted that R’ ...
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What is the issue with Rabbi Tarfon's redeeming of first-borns in Bechoros 51?
Bechoros 51b:
וכך היה מנהגו של רבי טרפון שהיה נוטל ומחזיר וכששמעו חכמים בדבר אמרו קיים זה הלכה זו הלכה זו ותו לא אלא קיים זה אף הלכה זו
This was how Rabbi Tarfon [the Kohen] used to deal with his ...
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Status of a human-mermaid offspring
This is NOT Purim Torah.
Dolfinim can give birth from humans. What are dolfinim? Says Rav Yehudah, mermaids.1
Bechoros 8a. Translation follows Rashi.
Whether there are actually mermaids is ...
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R' Yehoshua and the Athenian Elders: Endless pouring
This is part of a series of questions on the Gemara in Bechoros 8b-9a. Below is a summary of the relevant parts of the Gemara. After being challenged by Caesar, R' Yehoshua went to Athens to defeat ...
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R' Yehoshua and the Athenian Elders: The mattress
This is part of a series of questions on the Gemara in Bechoros 8b-9a. Below is a summary of the relevant parts of the Gemara. After being challenged by Caesar, R' Yehoshua went to Athens to defeat ...
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R' Yehoshua and the Athenian Elders: Where is the center of the world?
This is part of a series of questions on the Gemara in Bechoros 8b-9a. Below is a summary of the relevant parts of the Gemara. After being challenged by Caesar, R' Yehoshua went to Athens to defeat ...
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R' Yehoshua and the Athenian Elders: The floating Rav
This is part of a series of questions on the Gemara in Bechoros 8b-9a. Below is a summary of the relevant parts of the Gemara. After being challenged by Caesar, R' Yehoshua went to Athens to defeat ...
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R' Yehoshua and the Athenian Elders: The floating house, the desert well, and the broken millstone
This is part of a series of questions on the Gemara in Bechoros 8b-9a. Below is a summary of the relevant parts of the Gemara. After being challenged by Caesar, R' Yehoshua went to Athens to defeat ...
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R' Yehoshua and the Athenian Elders: The mule's debt, the rotting salt, and the field of swords
This is part of a series of questions on the Gemara in Bechoros 8b-9a. Below is a summary of the relevant parts of the Gemara. After being challenged by Caesar, R' Yehoshua went to Athens to defeat ...
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R' Yehoshua and the Athenian Elders: The lender and the woodchopper
This is part of a series of questions on the Gemara in Bechoros 8b-9a. Below is a summary of the relevant parts of the Gemara. After being challenged by Caesar, R' Yehoshua went to Athens to defeat ...
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R' Yehoshua and the Athenian Elders: The case of the attempt to marry
This is part of a series of questions on the Gemara in Bechoros 8b-9a. Below is a summary of the relevant parts of the Gemara. After being challenged by Caesar, R' Yehoshua went to Athens to defeat ...
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R' Yehoshua and the Athenian Elders: Why didn't the guards stop his entry?
This is part of a series of questions on the Gemara in Bechoros 8b-9a. Below is a summary of the relevant parts of the Gemara. After being challenged by Caesar, R' Yehoshua went to Athens to defeat ...
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