Questions tagged [maseches-pesachim]
Tractate of Mishna and Talmud dealing with laws of the paschal lamb in the Temple, seder night and the prohibition of chamitz
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Why is the last chapter in masechet pesachim called ערבי פסחים in the plural, which does not match the girsa of the mishnah?
The mishnah begins ערב פסחים in the singular, yet the chapter is called ערבי פסחים in the plural. Chapter titles in the gemara almost always match the first words verbatim, very rarely skipping a word ...
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Burning chametz before the sixth hour
The Mishna in Pesachim 1:5 says (Open Mishna translation):
וְעוֹד אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוּדָה, שְׁתֵּי חַלּוֹת שֶׁל תּוֹדָה פְסוּלוֹת
מֻנָּחוֹת עַל גַּג הָאִצְטַבָּא. כָּל זְמַן שֶׁמֻּנָּחוֹת, כָּל הָעָם
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Why no issur hana'a on leather from non-kosher animals?
In the second perek of Maseches Pesachim, there's a sugya dealing with a machlokes between Rabbi Abahu and Chizkiya regarding whether there is an issur hana'a in addition to issur achila regarding all ...
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Strange conjunction in Pesachim at the search for chametz
On Pesachim 4a there is a discussion about the ideal time to search the house for leaven. Bringing the example of Abraham, it first suggests to search early in the morning, but R' Nachman bar Yitzchak ...
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Did Rabbi Yehudah ben Bateira not come for the Regel?
The gemara in Pesachim 3b brings a story in which Rabbi Yehudah ben Bateira discovers that an Aramean non-Jew is eating from the Korban Pesach in Yerushalayim. He tricks him into outing him to the ...
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Sources in Gemara that a person should not marry a convert?
The Gemara says in Pesachim 112b that a person should not marry a convert. The Gemara is clearly implying a marriage between a female convert and a Jew who is not necessarily a Kohen.
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אֲרַמִּי אוֹבֵד אָבִי not read entirely in the Hagadat Pesach [duplicate]
The Mishna 4 of the 10th Perek of Pesachim ends with "And he expounds from the passage (Sefaria):
מַתְחִיל בִּגְנוּת וּמְסַיֵּם בְּשֶׁבַח, וְדוֹרֵשׁ מֵאֲרַמִּי אוֹבֵד אָבִי, עַד שֶׁיִּגְמֹר כֹּל ...
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Why was the Book of Genealogies hidden away?
Related.
I read today an essay by Professor Shmuel Krauss z"l about "Sefer Yochasin" (the Book of Genealogies). He theorized that traditions such as the name of David's mother, the ...
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Pesachim 97a cruel death by starvation for rejected chatas animals
Pesachim 97a calls for a very cruel death by starvation in a cage of certain chatas animals who don't qualify for sacrifice. Other unsuitable animals are left to graze and be sold. Is there any ...
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Understanding a Gemara in Pesachim
In the Gemara, Mascheta Pesachim it brings a case on daf 9b which I am rather puzzled, baffled with regards to what the case is. The Rashi which is at the top of Daf 9b I also find puzzling. Who is ...
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Who wrote the introduction to the Pesach Sacrifice printed on Pesachim 57b [duplicate]
There is an introduction to the Pesach Sacrifice that takes up the majority of Pesachim 57b. An excerpt is reproduced below.
סדר והלכות קרבן פסח ראשון בקצרה
מצות עשה לשחוט קרבן פסח בי"ד בניסן ...
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Piskei Hilchos Pesach
In Maseches Pesachim 57b, the last page of of the fourth chapter ends abruptly halfway through the page, followed by "הדרן עלך מקום שנהגו וסליקא לה פסח ראשון." The rest of the page is filled ...
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What is the halacha on proselytizing?
What is the halacha on proselytizing? If a Jew tries to convince a non-Jew to become Jewish, is he breaking any commandments or rabbinic decrees? Sources, please.
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Was there an Eruv in Jerusalem while the Temple stood?
Two mishnayot have confused me. The first is in Pesachim, which states that if 14 Nisan was on Shabbat, no one left the Temple Mount with their Korban Pesach until nightfall. The second is in Sukkah, ...
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Who are the "Sages of Israel" in Pesochim 94b
In Pesochim 94b, the Gemora brings the Braisa D'Mazolos 1:6 which relates an argument between the "Sages of Israel" and the "Sages of the nations," as follows:
תנו רבנן חכמי ישראל אומרים גלגל קבוע ...
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Why did everybody have to bring their own knife for slaughtering the Korban Pesach?
We learn in the Talmud (Pesachim 66a)
אמרו לו "רבי, שכח ולא הביא סכין מערב שבת מהו?" אמר להן "הלכה זו שמעתי ושכחתי אלא הנח להן לישראל אם אין נביאים הן בני נביאים הן"
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Why don't we ask "Why is this night different from all other nights?"
The Mishnah (Pesachim 116a), when recording the Mah Nishtanah, phrases the question as:
מה נשתנה הלילה הזה מכל הלילות?
The most literal translation I can muster from this is:
What is ...
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What is parperet hapat
Mishnah Pesachim 10:3 says:
מְטַבֵּל בַּחֲזֶרֶת, עַד שֶׁמַּגִּיעַ לְפַרְפֶּרֶת הַפַּת
[he] dips the lettuce until he reaches parperet hapat
What exactly does parperet hapat mean in this context? ...
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Why is שהחיינו called "ז" in P'sachim but "ח" in M'gila?
Why is the "שהחיינו" blessing abbreviated "ז" in Bavli P'sachim 103 but "ח" in Bavli M'gila 21? I'd expect some consistency. And it's not like "ז" makes more sense, or "ח" less sense, in P'sachim than ...
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Why can you put the Chagiga on the table with the Pesach?
The end of Pesachim 9:8 says:
נִתְעָרֵב בִּבְכוֹרוֹת, רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר, אִם חֲבוּרַת כֹּהֲנִים, יֹאכֵלוּ:
If the Pesach got mixed up with Bechoros, Rabbi Shimon says, if it's a group of ...
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Is Karpas strictly required?
I was under the impression that Karpas isn't strictly required; as long as one has something to get the kids to ask, that should be enough. This is a position shared by other Mi Yodeyans as well. By ...
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Which enemies was Rav Huna running away from?
Yerushalmi, Pesachim 1.1:
דאמר רב הונא כד הוינן ערקין באילין בוטיתא דסדרא רבה היו מדליקין עלינו
נרות בשעה שהיו כיהים היינו יודעין שהוא יום ובשעה שהיו מבהיקין היינו
יודעין שהוא לילה
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Why does the servant register on a Pesach by himself?
Pesachim 8:2:
הָאוֹמֵר לְעַבְדּוֹ, צֵא וּשְׁחֹט עָלַי אֶת הַפֶּסַח, שָׁחַט גְּדִי, יֹאכַל. שָׁחַט טָלֶה, יֹאכַל. שָׁחַט גְּדִי וְטָלֶה, יֹאכַל מִן הָרִאשׁוֹן.
שָׁכַח מָה אָמַר לוֹ רַבּוֹ, כֵּיצַד ...
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Rabbeinu Nissim's source in Rif Pesochim 23 apparent contradiction?
Rabbeinu Nissim ben Re'uven in Maseches Pesochim (page 23 in the Rif ד''ה דילמא see here) says that, whilst one has to eat the Pesach offering "על השובע" (an eating of satisfaction), when it comes to ...
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What was the purpose of the hora'as sha'ah to burn the goat?
After Nadav and Avihu died, Moshe told Aharon to eat the mincha and shelamim brought that day even though he was an onein. Aharon and his sons burned a chatas, Moshe got angry, they gave a cryptic ...
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Was the lechem h'apanim baked on pesach?
Was the lechem h'apanim baked on pesach? If so, was it unleavened during pesach?
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Pesachim 115a – Syria or Sura?
I'm learning now Pesachim 115a. On this page it reads:
בסוריא עבדי כרב הונא
In Syria, they acted in accordance with Rav Huna
This spelling is used in the Oz veHadar edition, on Mechon Mamre and ...
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What does כסיה mean?
The Gemara in Pesachim 117a brings a disagreement whether כס יה, in the last pasuk of Beshalach, is one word or two. As far as I know all modern Sifrei Torah (Ashkenazi, Sefardi, Teimoni) have two ...
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Why does Rashi interpret Chizkiya’s dragging Achaz’s bones differently in different locations?
The Braisa says (Pesachim 56a, quoted as Mishnah 4:8):
תנו רבנן ששה דברים עשה חזקיה המלך על שלשה הודו לו ועל שלשה לא הודו לו גירר עצמות אביו על מטה של חבלים והודו לו [...]
The Rabbis taught: ...
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Meaning of "נראים דבריהם מדברינו" - accepting scientific theories over Jewish tradition?
Questions about the reconciliation of the Torah and the science are very frequent and popular, but they are nothing new. The sages were asked similar questions by the philosophers of Ancient Greece ...
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Why do we burn Tamei and Passul Karbanos Pesach on the 15th?
The Mishnah in Pesachim (82a,83a) states:
הפסח שיצא או שנטמא ישרף מיד. נטמאו הבעלים או שמתו תעובר צורתו וישרף בט״ז. ר׳ יוחנן בן ברוקה אומר אף זה ישרף מיד לפי שאין לו אוכלין. העצמות והגידין והנותר ...
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Applying Pesachim 49a's prohibition of marrying the daughter of an "am ha'aretz"
Inspired by a previous question that I asked, I viewed Talmud Bavli Pesachim 49a which says that a person should sell everything he owns in order to marry the daughter of a Talmid Chacham and by no ...
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Why is it forbidden to eat after the Qorban Pesah?
The Mishnah (Pesahim 10:8) states (Hebrew, English):
אין מפטירין אחר הפסח אפיקומן
They may not add an afikoman after the Pesach offering.
The commentators (e.g. Bartenura) explain that this is to ...
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Elijah coming on Shabbos or Yom Tov day
The Gemara says that Jewish people have already been assured that Elijah will come neither on a Friday nor on the eve of a Festival, due to the exertion.
If that's the case, can Elijah come on ...
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What does איברא mean?
The word איברא only appears a handful of times in the Talmud. (E.g. Pesachim 104a; Chulin 59b, 60a) it means something like its true, you’re right etc.
What is the true meaning of this word, it’s ...
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How to spell Beit Hillel (הילל/הלל)?
In Pesachim 103a the term בית הילל is used for the normal הלל. This is not the only place in Pesachim. A quick search in sefaria reveals a couple other places in Shas bavli and yerushalmi (about 20 or ...
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Is it dangerous to drink water on Tuesday and Friday nights?
The Gemara in Pesachim 112a says
A person should not drink water on Tuesday nights or [...] Friday nights. And if he drinks water, his blood is upon
his own head, due to the danger. What is this ...
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Keitsad tsolin mefarshim
I need advice on mefarshim for the seventh chapter of pessahim keitsad tsolin. Most mefarshim left it.
I am looking for rishonim or kadmone achronim, like Pney Yehoshua.
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Why does a זב מחוסר כפרה have a פסח brought for him?
From what I understand, a three-day zav must offer korbanos related to his ziva and cannot, until that time, eat any korbanos. A mishna in chapter 8 of P'sachim says that such a person whose ziva-...
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How far must one suffer for Arba Kosos?
As discussed here, the Yerushalmi (Pesachim 10:1) notes that some Amoraim suffered tremendous headaches from drinking the Arba Kosos that lasted for weeks, if not months. (I'm not sure what the events ...
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The Chacham, the Rasha, the She'eino Yodeya Lish'ol, and... What's that other son again?
In the Haggadah, the third son is known as the "Tam" ("innocent" or "simple") child. In the version presented in the Yerushalmi, he is known as the "Tipeish" ("stupid") child, a drastically different ...
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Responses to the Chacham and Tam
In the Haggadah, the response to the Chacham is teaching him the halachos of Pesach, whereas the response to the Tam is that Hashem took us out of Mitzraim with a strong arm.
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Why do Beis Shammai and Beis Hillel argue twice regarding kiddush?
In Berachos 51b (8:1), Beis Shammai and Beis Hillel argue about when making kiddush on an ordinary seudah whether one should make the brachah on the day first, or the brachah on the wine. Beis Shammai ...
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Why didn't Mordechai bow?
Tosfos in AZ 3a (DH Shelo Histachavu L'Tzelem) brings several proofs that Nevuchadnetzar's statue could not have been Avodah Zarah, and bowing to it would have been considered merely showing honor:
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Scattering of Israel: Remedy or Punishment?
The Gemara (Pesachim 87b) states that Hashem performed a righteous deed with Israel in that he scattered them (pizron) among the nations.
Rashi explains that instead of being exiled to a single ...
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Invei HaGefen: Why grapes?
Pesachim 49a compares a shidduch to a Talmid Chacham to grapes: "The mingling of the grapes of the vine with the grapes of the vine is beautiful and acceptable." It then contrasts this to a shidduch ...
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Why is the section of ארמי אובד אבי chosen as the main part of Maggid in the Seder?
Bab. Talmud Pesachim 116a says that during the Seder, one begins with shame / humility and ends with praise. Meaning, that during the Magid section of the Seder, we begin with the "mood" of ...
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What is the meaning and significance of Rav Ami in Pesahim 52a?
In response to a question whether or not one can perform melakhah as usual on Yom Tov Sheni Shel Galuyoth, Rav Ami responds (Pesahim 52a):
be-yishuv asur, ba-midbar mutar
…in the city it is forbidden,...
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Reviewing studies 40 times or 101 times?
The Gemara in Pesachim 72a says, "One, who reviews a subject 40 times, is guaranteed it will be rooted in his memory as if it were placed in his pocket."
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Will Korech move to the end of the Seder in the future?
When we start bringing and consuming the Korban Pesach again (speedily may it be, in our days), will the Korech step of the Seder be moved to adjacent to Tzafun or possibly replaced by it?
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