Questions tagged [talmud-bavli]
The Talmud is a commentary on the Mishna (the oral law) written in Babylonia containing discourses of Amoraim spanning the 3th-5th century
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Talmud Yerushalmi vs Bavli
We all know that only a Sanhedrin can vote conclusively on a halakha for the entire nation. Since the Sanhedrin was dismantled, the next best option was to listening to the hachamim of your locale. ...
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The search for invariants
In an interview, French Jewish intellectual Jacques Attali claimed that modern science is partly based on Jewish tradition because like talmudic discussions, it is based on the "search for ...
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Is it "שמן המור", or is it "אנפקינון"?
In Megilah 13a we bring down a פסוק which talks about what the woman did before going to אחשוורוש to try + become king:
"For six months, they anointed themselves with "שמן המור"
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How did the whole world know about אסתר's beauty?
In Megilah 13a it says all the nations of the world knew that אסתר was beautiful?
How did they even know who אסתר is? Let alone, her beauty!
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Why is מרדכי the only one called a "יהודי?"
In Tractate Megilah 13a - it explains that מרדכי was called an איש יהודי, since he went against עבודה זרה.
If so - then why is he the only one called a "יהודי?"
Why not משה? Or אברהם? Or דוד?...
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Why does "שוכו" change into "סוכו?"
In Tracte Megilah 13a - it lists the children of בתיה - the daughter of פרעה.
One of the children's names is חבר - father of שוכו.
The Gemara then explains that all of these names of the kids - are ...
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Listing of amount of Blatt per perek of Shas [duplicate]
Where can I get a listing of how many blatt / pages are in each chapter of gemarah talmud bavli?
I found a post with a spreadsheet that has the amount of mishnayos per perek and I am looking for the ...
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Did the Himyarite Kingdom (Jewish state from c. 380 CE till 530 CE) have the Talmud/Oral Torah? If they converted without it, are they valid converts?
The Himyarite Kingdom became a Jewish kingdom in what is today Yemen, from around 380 CE at the earliest and continued to be Jewish until around 500 CE with the 530 CE date being the very latest date ...
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Rashi, Yebamoth 55b:7
Is my translation of this Rashi on Yevamot correct?
It deals with impurity due to contact with a dead body - in case a man
has sex with his dead wife it is not impurity because the latter is
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When Purim falls out on Shabbos, why are you allowed to give Mishloach Manos?
When Purim falls out on Shabbos, why are you allowed to give Mishloach Manos?
Aren't we afraid one might carry it to a friend? Like רבה says in Megilah Daf 4b :(https://www.sefaria.org/Megillah.4b.21?...
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Why are דרשות about סוכות allowed on Shabbat?
The Gemara in Megilah 4:1 says that if י"ד אדר falls out on שבת, you should learn about פורים on שבת. The Gemara then asks: "Why do we need to say this if we already know this from having ...
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Why doesn’t רבי שמעון בר נחמי accept רב שמן בר אבא explanation about בזמניהם?
On מגילה: דף ב:א there's a מחלוקת between רבי שמעון בר נחמי & רב שמן בר אבא about where in the תורה is it hinted that we read the מגילה on י"א י"ב & י"ג. I have thought of a ...
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Why does the opening משנה in מסכת מגילה have a weird לשון?
The opening Mishna in Masechta Megilla reads as follows:
מְגִילָּה נִקְרֵאת בְּאַחַד עָשָׂר, בִּשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר, בִּשְׁלֹשָׁה
עָשָׂר, בְּאַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר, בַּחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר. לֹא פָּחוֹת, וְלֹא
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Where does רבי שמעון בר נחמי learn that you must read it on י"ד+ ט"ו throughout generations?
On מגילה: דף ב:א there's a מחלוקת between רבי שמעון בר נחמי & רב שמן בר אבא about where in the תורה is it hinted that we read the מגילה on י"א י"ב & י"ג. I have thought of a ...
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Where does רבי שמעון בר נחמי learn that different places have different designated times to read the Megilah?
On מגילה: דף ב:א there's a מחלוקת between רבי שמעון בר נחמי & רב שמן בר אבא about where in the תורה is it hinted that we read the מגילה on י"א י"ב & י"ג. I have thought of a ...
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What does רבי שמעון בר נחמי do with the extra letters in the word "בזמניהם"?
On מגילה: דף ב:א there's a מחלוקת between רבי שמעון בר נחמי & רב שמן בר אבא about where in the תורה is it hinted that we read the מגילה on י"א י"ב & י"ג. I have thought of a ...
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Hillel's or Shammai's?
In this Talmudic passage, which opinion prevails on the law according to the Talmud, Hillel's or Shammai's?
"Rav Ḥisda raised an objection from a mishna (Nidda 64b). With regard
to a young girl ...
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How were the conclusions of Horayot 13b reached?
I desire to know how the conclusions of Horayot 13b were reached. For example, why does “eating from that which a mouse eats and from that which a cat eats” cause one to forget his Torah study?
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What is the proof and reasoning that Rabbi Yitzchak and Rabbi Elazar are NOT arguing in Megillah 29a
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In a kuntress that the Rebbe gave out towards mid 5752 about the "house of our Rebbe in Bavel", it starts out with a chidush in Megillah 29a that Rabbi Yitzchak and Rabbi Elazar are ...
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What influence was present to convince Israel to accept the Babylonian Talmud as the basis to Halacha?
In the times of the Gaonim, Yehudai Gaon and Pirqoi ben Baboi seem to have tried to convince Israel to follow the Babylonian Talmud in the wake of earliest codified halachic works.
What other ...
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Genesis 32:33 a law or a custom?
It is mentioned in The Tanach that Jacob fought with an angel who could not beat him. At the end of the fight, the angel strikes a nerve in Jacob's leg, causing him to limp. The verse then states: &...
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Recommendation for the best Talmud Bavli set [closed]
I want to purchase the best Talmud Bavli set that every Jew would dream to have. I have been using Artscrolls Bavli for many years now.
Can you recommend me the best set (price is not an issue)?
Make ...
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What is the SOURCE of the rules/protocols [for dealing with machlokes] within the Oral Law?
As far as I am aware, there are 3 major categories of Torah She’baal peh;
a) Known via direct Mesorah.
b) Known via interpretation (following the RULES of interpretation [eg
hermeneutic laws and s’...
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Where is Shabbat 116b in the Munich Manuscript?
Can someone please tell me on which folio to find Shabbat 116b in the Munich Manuscript?
My Hebrew is weak, and the numbering is different in the Munich Talmud:
https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/en/...
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End of Redaction of the Mishnah and the Gemara
The Talmud has three layers, the Mishnah, the Gemara and the comments (mainly Rashi for Bavli and others for Yerushalmi, who are well known).
What is the estimate timeline for the end of redaction
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Who is "Mar" ("The Master") in the Bavli?
Throughout the Bavli, but (based on a Sefaria search) never in the Mishnah, the Tosefta, or the Yerushalmi, we find the phrase "amar Mar" (אמר מר) without any other identifier (in contrast ...
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Agadah / Talmud Bavli Map
Is there a spreadsheet or list available, linking the אגדתא of shas with the standard pagination? I.e., flagging daf כ ע"א, כב ע"ב, כה ע"א as having אגדתא. (Anything in עין יעקב, but in ...
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Yerushalmi Horoyos in Shas Vilna
The Vilna Shas (Bavli) contains the Yerushalmi Horoyos, without meforshim, following the Bavli version. It does not have this for any other masechta (that I know of). Why is this?
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Why does Sanhedrin 95a not list the Kefitzas HaDerech example of the 10 spies in Shelach
Question inspired by R. Elchanan Shoff Oneg Shelach 2019 p.6
Rashi on Bamidbar 13:25 states
"They returned from scouting the Land at the end of forty days: But
does not the Land measure four ...
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English translation of Rashi Talmud Commentary
Are there any Rashi commentaries in English on Moed Katan?
If not, does anyone know where I can find an accurate (non-Google translate) rendition of this:
אפילו בספר עזרא - ספר תורה של עזרא ואני שמעתי ...
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Question on the connection of the braitot in Sanhedrin 32b
In Bavli Sanhedrin 32b it says:
"The Sages taught: The verse states: “Justice, justice, shall you follow.” This teaches that one should follow the best, most prestigious, court of the generation....
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Jewish View on "Runes" [closed]
How does the Torah and Talmud view (viking and non viking) runes? Letters written on swords and such. Stones with a letters. What is the view on them?
To clarify: There is a game(s) where it is ...
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Jewish Babylonian Aramaic - Flashcards
Does anyone know if vocabulary flashcards are available for students of the Aramaic of the Bavli?
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Where did Maimonides learn specific Issurey Biah from?
In the Mishnneh Torah, Issurei Biah 1:13 there is a law that does not punish a man who has had forbidden sexual relations with a girl who is under three years of age:
"כָּל אִשָּׁה אֲסוּרָה ...
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טירטוריו"ש in Rashi
In his commentary to Nazir 49b (heading קנטרנין), Rashi gives one word: טירטוריו"ש
What does this word mean please?
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Betrothal without witnesses? [duplicate]
According to rabbis Walter Jacob and Moshe Zemer (1932-211), engagement through sexual intercourse did not require witnesses, it was sufficient a declaration of the will to marry the woman:
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The twelve months not necessarily be observed? [closed]
According to various rabbinic sources, after an engagement twelve months (one year) must follow for effective coexistence (Nisuin): Talmud, mKetubot 5,2; 57b; mNedarin 10.5 but also Mishneh Torah, ...
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Source for a rabbi warning his student/son?
I distinctly remember a passage in the Talmud that went something like this: A Rav advises his student (or son) that he should ensure that he uses the correct Torah scroll or chumash when praying/...
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Ark of the Covenant
During the journey a man named Uzza touched the Ark of the Covenant to support it and fell dead on the spot (2 Samuel 6:1-8, 1 Chronicles 13:9-10). Here are two questions: 1. Why does God kill for ...
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Printed/Online List of All Major Sugyas
I would like to see a printed or an online list of major sugyas from the Bavli - obviously, together with references (so that I can look them up for myself), but ideally also with a little bit of ...
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Talmid Rabbeinu Yeĥiel of Paris on Moed Katan
Steinsaltz edition of Moed Katan cites a comment on daf 17a from Talmid Rabbeinu Yeĥiel of Paris. This doesn’t appear in Tosafot. Does anyone know where I might find it?
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What is a Dofen Akuma?
The gemara in Sukka 4 speaks of Dofen Akuma (literally a "bent wall"). How does this halacha look/work?
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42 Levite Cities as Cities of Refuge
Bamidbar 35 discusses the cities that are to be given to the Leviem, and says that in addition to the 6 cities of refuge they are to be given 42 cities.
Numbers 35:6
וְאֵ֣ת הֶֽעָרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר ...
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A place with illustrations of Gemara Sukkah?
The beginning of Sukkah (4a/4b) describes different scenarios where platforms are built alongside the three walls of the Sukkah. I am having a very tough time picturing how they are built and ...
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What is authoritative in the Talmud?
Maimonides says:
However, all the matters mentioned by the Babylonian Talmud are incumbent on the entire Jewish people to follow. We must compel each and every city and each country to accept all the ...
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Is there more than one text of the Mishnah?
I understand there is one Mishnah and two Talmuds (Bavli and Yerushalmi). But is the text of the Mishnah associated with each Talmud exactly the same? Rabbi Gil Student states that the famous quote ...
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Was the Talmud available in written form, partially or fully, before the 7th century?
was the Talmud available in written form partially or fully before the 7th century?
or just was transmitted orally?
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Is Job considered a prophet and an Israelite, according to the majority of the rabbis?
According to Wikipedia:
"It is said in Bava Batra that these tannaim necessarily considered Job an Israelite; but R. Chananel ben Chushiel has in his text, "All the Tannaim and Amoraim, with ...
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Were the Talmudic Sages fools according to R. Saadia Gaon?
In Emunot V’Deiot (7:5) R. Saadia Gaon writes the following, with regard to some verses in Chapter Nine of Ecclesiastes:
[An example,] again, of the third type [of verses presenting difficulty so far ...
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Ana Nafshi Ketivat Yehavit - G-d in the Torah
In the Talmud (Babylonian Talmud, Shabbat 105a), Rabbi Yochanan teaches that Anochi is an acronym for: “Ana Nafshi Ketivat Yehavit”.
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