Questions tagged [talmud-gemara]
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Why do we have different names today than in ancient Judaism?
There are definitely exceptions, but for the most part, it seems that from the Beis Hamikdash period up until the era of the Rishonim, the traditional names we use today were relatively uncommon (such ...
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How was Rabban Gamliel’s successor chosen?
Rabban Gamliel held of office of Nasi (patriarch) and was deposed. His successor was chosen to be Rabbi Elazar ben Azarya (Berachot 27b-28a). R' Elazar was a Kohen and therefore could not have been of ...
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Are there any open-source Talmud?
I would like to partially mark the tzures hadaf of mesechta Makkos, print it out for others, and put it on-line. But I do not want to worry about copyright laws. Does anyone know where I can download ...
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(Why) are bereitot, especially those not found in the tosefta and midrash halacha considered canonical?
A bereita is a teaching from the time of the Tannaim or before which was not recorded as part of the Mishnah. There are breitot found in the Tosefta and midrash halacha as well as other collections of ...
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Is there a gemara that explains why our forefathers' prayers were answered right away?
I think I remember a gemara that says the reason why our fathers were answered right away as opposed to us is because they knew G-d's name. I am searching for it but I have not found it yet.
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Seeking to find a quote from Rashba on Kidushin
ולולא פירוש רש"י היו דברי התנאיים והאמוראים סתומות ולא היו ניתנים
להבנה
Were it nor for Rashi's commentary, Shas would remain a closed book to
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I heard that the Rashba says the above in ...
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Sepharadic Daf Yomi speaker?
I'm looking for a playlist of Daf Yomi from a Sepharadic speaker; I have trouble understanding Ashkanazi Hebrew and I don't want to get my words mixed up.
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S'forim on Gemara written by a S'fardi in the past 100-200 yrs
Does anyone know of any peirushim on shas, and specifically I need a perush on masechet Gittin to be part of it, written by a S'fardi rav who had lived in the past 100-200 years? I heard that R' ben-...
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Why, when Klal Yisroel were scared to go into Eretz Yisroel after the meraglim returned, did this cause a קָרְבָּן and גָּלוּת until moshiach comes?
We know that Klal Yisroel were afraid to go into Eretz Yisroel, because they felt that they had committed too many sins, and lost their Divine protection, which appears to be a legitimate reason to be ...
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Did Jacob prostrate himself before Joseph?
The Gemara in Berachot 55 learns from Joseph's dream that there is no dream without meaningless components; as he had dreamed of the sun, the moon and eleven stars bowing before him, yet Rachel (...
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Can one kill lice on Shabbat?
(Inspired by this comment by @Ari)
In [Shabbat 12a], a difference in opinions is brought regarding whether one may kill a louse on Shabbat. The discussion culminates in a debate between בית שמאי and ...
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Why does the Gemara in Bava Kamma seemingly ignore the fact that the Melachah is being done with a Shinuy?
The Gemara (Bava Kamma 26b) brings a case where someone had a stone in his lap, and he either forgot or did not realize that it was in his lap, and when he got up the stone was flung out of his lap, ...
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Why don't the Beta Israel accept the Talmud?
According to a Chacham I discussed this with: While some members of Beta Israel community subscribe to Rabbinic Judaism including Falash Mura who left Christianity, they do not practice it fully. The ...
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Is one allowed to consult oil and egg demons?
On one hand, the Gemara Sanhedrin 101a states:
And one may not consult the words of demons on Shabbat. Rabbi Yosei says: Even during the week it is prohibited to consult demons. Rav Huna said: The ...
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Differences between formal and talmudic logic [duplicate]
Are there any differences between the formal and talmudic logic?
Specially in terms of usage of true/false and coherences with https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-valued_logic, or, further, with ...
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Where can I find a chart for gemara that has every mesachta and the perakim listed out?
I want to arrange for people to finish Shas for someone's yahrtzeit and I want a chart that people can sign up for individual perakim.
All of the charts that I see online are for mishnayos. Does ...
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Why is תא שמע used for both Attempted Challenges & Proofs?
Why does the Gemara use תא שמע for both Attempted Challenges & Attempted Proofs?
It can get especially confusing.
Take Bava Basra 94b-95a for example, which is discussing Rav Huna of the previous ...
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How much does a ma'ah cost in £/$ in today's world?
To work out the exchange rate between the mishnayos/gemoroh money and nowadays to make the numbers more realistic.
EDIT 13.9.2024
to answer a few questions:
I meant in terms of purchasing power but i ...
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Parable of the cedar and the reed
In masechet Taanit 20:1: the Gemara cites a parable about the cedar tree and the reed that when a southerly wind comes, it uproots the cedar, while the flexible reed will withstand this wind.
It is ...
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Origins of the diagrams in Rashi, Rashbam or Tosefos
In Bava Basra 62 there are some diagrams/illustrations in the commentaries Rashbam and Tosefos, related to the topic of borders of fields, as well as in many other places in the Talmud.
My question is,...
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Sources for Raba bar bar Hana legends explanations
Are there any sources and books that explains Raba bar bar Hana legends in Kabbalistic and Pshat perspective?
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How does the Talmud account for Moshe being instructed to make the luchos before the wooden aron but reversing them?
The Talmud understands that Moshe was instructed regarding the Mishkan prior to the Aron etc but for some reason (Ritva theorizes that it was a test) flipped them when instructing Bezalel with Bezalel ...
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Did the English Koren-Steinsaltz Utilize an Erroneous Translation for Meilah 7b?
The Talmud in Meilah 7b records a back and forth between R Yochanan and Reish Lakish regarding a position of R Akiva. R Yochanan finally gets the best of Reish Lakish and states (per Sefaria Meilah
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How did talmidei chachamim do teshuva overnight [duplicate]
I heard the Gemara that says that if you see a Talmid chacham sin at night, you can assume that by morning he did teshuva
But an teshuva really be done overnight? Doesn’t it take time to do (for ...
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Did Avraham derive and keep the oral and written torah some how on his own before the yeshiva of Noach or only after?
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Hi in this text from sefaria it says that Avrahma even observed the mitzva of eruv tavshilin and even the whole Oral Torah...
the Gemara cites that Rav said: Abraham our Patriarch fulfilled the ...
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Why does the Gemara say that Rabbi Zekharya's excessive humility caused the exile?
Gittin 55b states
Rabbi Yoḥanan says: The excessive humility of Rabbi Zekharya ben
Avkolas destroyed our Temple, burned our Sanctuary, and exiled us from
our land.
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Is the quotation “The true shekinah is man” from the Talmud?
One of the quotes on the wall of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. is, “The true shekinah is man.” I was curious about the origin of that quote, but when I googled it, I found that it was ...
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What does it mean col Minei gehinom sholtim bo
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Hi, in Igerret HaRamban the Ramban quotes Razal (Nedarim 22a) and says:
כל הכועס כל מיני גיהנם שולטין בו
Anyone who gets angry, all kinds of Gehenna rule over him
What does this mean? Isn’t ...
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Joint Bavli and Yerushalmi Gemara edition
Is there a Talmud book that has both of the Yerushalmi and Bavli side by side commenting on any given Mishnah? I think this would greatly elucidate the meaning of a Mishnah, which, afterall, is the ...
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What three things will be called by the name of The Holy One, Blessed Be He in the future era?
I remember learning this in a gemera in Sanhedrin. Is that right? What page can I find this on? Thanks
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What do I do when I run into a gemara that is contrary to common sense
What do I do when an answer in the Gemara seems so illogical or contrary to common sense, even after reading all the commentaries? Do I just ignore my own logic? Just saying it may make sense in the ...
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Losing one's olam haba for embarrassing a non-Jew
The Gemara B”M 59a says one who embarrasses his friend loses his share in the world to come.
My question is, regardless if it’s an issur of embarrassing a non-Jew, if one does though, would he lose ...
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When Hashem wishes to punish someone He takes away their bitachon
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Hi, I read in Shaar Bitachon page 4 in the White version with Chassidic notes, in the commentary, that the Baal Shem Tov said that a person must pray that his trust be strengthened, because when ...
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Sefer of Talmudic Laws that were omitted by the Rambam and Shulchan Aruch
Not to be confused with the following question, which deals with the obligation to follow laws that are mentioned in the Talmud but are not mentioned in the [Rambam and] Shulchan Aruch.
If a law is in ...
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Looking for source re: David HaMelech and Circus/Theater
I'm looking for a source about David HaMelech using the 'excuse' of going to the circus/theater as a rebuff to his yetzer hara querying him why he rises at midnight.
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Whom did Rashi call "oker harim"
In Bava Kamma 109b Rashi (s.v. lamed-alef, in the middle of the page) brings an alternative explanation in the name of "oker harim." Do we have any clue who he meant by that? Artscroll does ...
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Where is there a source where shomer negia extends to non-Jews as well
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Hi I saw an article that Shomer Negia comes from "None of you shall come near anyone of his own flesh to uncover nakedness: I am the Lord” (18:6), and “Do not come near a woman during her ...
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Does anyone know where i can find a gemara menukad that isnt 13” i would like something more condensed like a 6 volume 10” with the vowels
I've been searching all over for a gemara set with the vowels in a small size. All I see are the 13” ones over many volumes.
Does any one know of 6-volume fully vowelized set? Or would that have to be ...
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Hordus' (Herod) demolishing of the Bais Hamikdash prior to rebuilding it
In Bava Batra 3b
אָמַר רַב חִסְדָּא: לֹא לִיסְתּוֹר אִינִישׁ בֵּי כְנִישְׁתָּא, עַד דְּבָנֵי בֵּי כְנִישְׁתָּא אַחֲרִיתִי
§ Rav Ḥisda says: A person may not demolish a synagogue until he first builds ...
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Source of a shita for when giving Tochacha (הוכח תוכיח) is likely to go unheeded
In a handwritten drasha written in 1904 by a relative, it refers to a peirush that offers a resolution for when the mitzva of הוכח תוכיח is conflicted with the need to avoid saying a דבר שאינו נשמע (a ...
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Responsibility for Shabbos expenses
There is a Gemara in :ביצה ט"ו which says that expenses for Shabbos are unlike all other expenses in that they are not included in the debits from one's net profit which were predetermined on ...
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How did anyone study the Talmud before Rashi?
Supposedly, the knowledge was transmitted from teacher to student in each generation and so Rashi learned it all from his teacher and wrote it all down.
Was it common for people to be familiar with ...
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Two crowns, one corresponding to na'aseh, one to nishmah?
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It says in the Gemara (Shabbat 88a) that when the people of Yisroel said "we will do" (na'aseh) before "we will listen" (nishmah), 600,000 angels came and tied two crowns ...
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What defines a room that crossing it would require you to make a new Bracha
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I was told correct me if I’m wrong according to Lubavitch minhag
every time you cross from one room to the next and you return to the room you were in before, if you had food there that you ...
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What is the disagreement between Rebbi Shimon and Rebbi Yehudah regarding muktzah on shabbos vs yomtov?
What is the disagreement between Rebbi Shimon and Rebbi Yehudah regarding Muktzah on Shabbos versus Yom Tov? Additionally, where in the Gemara can I find this?
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Remaining single in Judaism [duplicate]
Everywhere around me I keep seeing couples getting divorced and separated. I keep hearing tales from work/university colleagues and family members having marital problems which often have led to ...
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Private prayer in Aramaic language
The Gemara in Sota, quoted below, states that an individual prayer may not be said in Aramaic, but a collective prayer can be said in Aramaic.
Sota 33a.
THE 'PRAYER'. [It may be recited in any ...
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What is the source for "in the place where baalei teshuva stands, complete tzadikim are not ABLE to stand"?
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The Rambam in hilchos teshuva 7:4 says:
אָמְרוּ חֲכָמִים מָקוֹם שֶׁבַּעֲלֵי תְּשׁוּבָה עוֹמְדִין אֵין
צַדִּיקִים גְּמוּרִין יְכוֹלִין לַעֲמֹד בּוֹ. כְּלוֹמַר מַעֲלָתָן
גְּדוֹלָה מִמַּעֲלַת ...
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When did daf yomi start in practice?
Aruch Hashulchan YD 246:17 writes
וט"ז סעיף קטן א שכתב בשם הדרישה: הבעלי בתים שלומדים רק איזה שעות ביום
טוב, יותר שילמדו ספרי פוסקים ולא גמרא, עיין שם.
ובוודאי שעל כל איש לידע דיני "אורח ...
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Gemara tractates for Halacha lemaaseh
Which Talmud tractates are most useful for studying practical Halacha lemaaseh? By this I mean, halachot which are practical to practice nowadays (kashrus, Shabbos, niddah, marriage, yom tov etc)
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