Questions tagged [talmud-gemara]
The Talmud is a central text of Judaism. It takes the form of a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, metaphorical stories customs, and history.
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Stories of Eliyahu HaNavi in Gemara
Throughout the Gemara there are many stories in which Eliyahu HaNavi appears in one form or another and is in conversation with Chazal.
Have any commentators or scholars provided a systematic approach ...
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Pseudo-Rashi on the third scroll in the Temple
Slightly related.
Pseudo-Rashi on Divrei Hayamim 1:8:29 writes:
"...This is what is explained at the end of Megillath Yerushalmi. Ezra found scrolls: the scroll of מְעוֹנִים (Me'onim), the ...
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How do Rishonim ignore R Yehuda's opinion on not making aliyah in Ketubot 111a?
As an amateur in the workings of Gemara, and as a Jew who has just made Aliyah, this is a problem that is really biting at me.
R Yehuda's statement is obviously Aggadeta, and is seemingly refuted by R ...
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Is there a list of tractates of Talmud organized by commentary and annotation?
I currently use Artscroll to study Gemara and I wanted to know if a list of commentaries and annotations existed for each Talmudic tractate? I ruled out Sefaria as that isn't detailed enough?
Any ...
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What is called a 'Building of Joy' nowadays?
Megillah 5b discusses things that Rebbe did. One of the things that Rebbe was seen doing was planting on Purim; the Gemara retorts that this is surely not allowed as planting is work, which is not ...
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Origin of the expressionTalmide Tarbitsae
Rashi in Yoma 62b, when he refute a version of the text of the Gemara calls it Shitata Detalmide Tarbitsae.
ומוספין של שבת - שנאמר בהם שני כבשים ודאי שנים שוים לעיכובא מדלא הדר כתב בהו אחד לרבות ...
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Brisker seforim on chullin
I want to learn the style of brisker lomdus in conjunction with chullin. What are some good seforim for this? I asking specifically an analysis connected to the daf
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Question about shidduchim and finding your bashert?
I know this is kind of a weird and long-shot question, but are there any Torah sources which mention signs (simanim) that a person is about to find their bashert? And are there are any sources which ...
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List of all the times the principle of "svara" is used in Shas
There's a principle of "svara" in Shas, which exists on a d'oraisa level (see this related question).
A few examples of svaras:
1) המוציא מחברו עליו הראיה - "the burden of proof rests upon the ...
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What animal is ערוד (Arod)?
I'm a visual learner. Now, I've been learning Daf 33a in Meseches Brachos and I came across the word ערוד, which Rashi explains as a hybrid of a Snake and a Toad. I was wondering if anyone ever saw a ...
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Why can Avodah Zara be בטל בשישים?
If עבודה זרה is so strict, why can it be בטל by 1/60 in דבר שלא במינו? (see :עבודה זרה ע"ג)
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Why did the Savoraim only emend certain parts of the Talmud?
I remember learning that Savoraim added certain parts to the Talmud- ex: the beginning of Kiddushin (2a-3a) & parts of Bava Metzia.
(feel free to add additional examples)
Any idea why they ...
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Are There Two Kinds of "Don't Read" Expositions?
In The Practical Talmud Dictionary, by Yitzchak Frank, one can read that there are two kinds of “don’t read” expositions: one “not only in accordance with its Masoretic vocalization, but in accordance ...
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Distance between foundation stone and western wall
What is the distance between the foundation stone and the western wall? Does the Talmud or anything say anything about the distance?
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Proof of one side or question on the other, talmud
A boy asked me today:
How does the gemora choose if to use something as a proof to one side or as a question on the other?
The example he brought was:
Of a question: Kiddushin 63b
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Question on Kiddushin 7a (Rashi)
On Kiddushin 7a, Rashi writes (d.h. וכן לענין ממונא) about 3 principles where monetary transactions are supported by either the din of the guarantor (ערב) or the din of the eved ca'ani, or by both ...
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Sources on the parameters of Eilu VeEilu
There's a concept in the gemarra known as Eilu VeEilu:
יצאה בת קול ואמרה אלו ואלו דברי אלהים חיים הן
Ultimately, a Divine Voice emerged and proclaimed: Both these and those are the words of ...
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Do Jewish scholars and/or Rabbis consider myths to be a violation of the second commandment?
Scripture consistently instructs against idols. It is the second of the Ten Commandments:
“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or ...
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What tractates have been studied at Yeshiva University?
Tractates at YU RIETS are chosen once a seven-year cycle. I am curious in finding out if an entire list exists?
For example, this article from 2002 discusses the tractates chosen for the next seven ...
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When the Gemoro answers the question לאתויי מאי is the answer complete or an example?
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A Mishnah may list a number of items and then follow with a general statement.
For example in Shabbos 12 (4) the Mishnah says
הכותב שתי אותיות בהעלם אחד - חיב. כתב בדיו, בסם, בסקרא, ...
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Looking for the right daf yomi shiur
I'm looking for the right daf yomi shiur that I can download online. I know there's a lot to choose from, so hopefully my criteria are specific enough to lead you in the right direction. I'm looking ...
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Torah reading on Shabbat afternoon was instituted for יושבי קרנות. Who are they?
Bava Kamma 82a (excerpts):
עשרה תקנות תיקן עזרא
שקורין במנחה בשבת
Ezra made 10 enactments (1) Reading the Torah at Min'ha on Shabbat
שיהו קוראין במנחה בשבת משום יושבי קרנות:
Rash"i explains ...
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Levels of Soul ( According to Arizal, Pnei Yehoshua )
The Gemara in Masechet Brachot(10a) lists 5 worlds in which King David offered praises to Hashem( innards of his mother, when he was born etc.). In the Artscroll Edition one can find among the Notes a ...
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Any support for this Shita Mikubetzes?
The Shita Mikubetzes in Neddarim, top of 2b reads like this:
מאי שנא גבי נדרים דתני כולהו. בכמה מקומות מקפיד התלמוד על כדומה לזה ושואל 'מאי שנא' כי הכא, ובכמה מקומות אינו שואל. לפי שדרך התלמוד להקשות ...
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Where can I find a Slavita print Gemara online?
Before the Vilna Shas print, there was the Slavita print (as well as others). There are many questions about this Vilna print (from which most Gemaras nowadays are reprints). I'm interested in seeing ...
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Why are different Agadot in different masechtot
I once heard that the agadot of each masechta are in that particular masechta fora reason.
does anyone know the source of such a claim
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Psak halacha from a havah amina in the Gemara
The Gemara will often begin a sugya with an initial understanding (havah aminah) of a mishnah or halacha and as the Gemara continues will change until it reaches the maskanah. Often, the maskana will ...
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Halachically, is one person ever bound by the intent of another?
In masechet shevuot, 41b, the gemara discusses a case of a loan as follows (h/t dafyomi.co.il)
Levi lent Yehudah, and told him 'repay me in front of two witnesses
who learn Halachah. Yehudah paid ...
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Gemara quoting nonexistent pasuk
In Brakhot 61a and Eruvin 18b, Rav Naḥman bar Yitzḥak quotes a nonexistent pasuk:
מתקיף לה רב נחמן בר יצחק אלא מעתה גבי אלקנה דכתיב וילך אלקנה אחרי אשתו
Tosafot there says it is a mistake since ...
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Why is the halacha like Beis Hillel?
It is a known rule that the halacha is like Beis Hillel unless explicitly stated.
The Gemara (Eiruvin 13b) says Beis Hillel and Beis Shammai argued for three years until a bas kol called out and said ...
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What daf and exact quote is this talking about in the Rashash
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The Rashash on the Tosfot daf 7B dibur hamaskil VeIbait Eima brings support from a different Gemara somewhere in Brachot. What’s the exact source and lashon of this? Like where is it? In my Gemara ...
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Having a Chassidishe Gaiva
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One of my teachers said once that a student of the Alter Rebbe was in a city filled with so much materialism and sin that he was later asked how he was able to overcome the tests and so he said &...
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Is wheat bad for animals?
Rashi on Bava Metzia 90a D"H UMatrezes (a few lines from the bottom) says that if an ox has a certain stomach disease, wheat worsens the ox's condition.
However, the Gemara says on Bava Kamma 20a ...
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המבזבז אל יבזבז and the Guarantee of Wealth
It says in Talmud that Chazal made a Takana in Usha that one should not give too much money to charity. Specifically more than one fifth.
Does the guarantee of wealth still apply to someone who gives ...
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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"
We then ...
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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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Submersibles and Submarines
Is there any place in Talmud Bavli or the Rishonim where it speaks of an individual going under water using a submarine or submersible type vessel or tool?
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Contradiction in Gemara over olive oil
The Gemara in Berachot 35b discusses why wine merits a special separate beracha. They suggest maybe because it changes forms for the better (grapes become wine), but then reject this by saying olives ...
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What is the derech halimud of the Rogachover
I've always wanted to understand what is the derech halimud of the rogatchover. What is the difference between him and other contemporaries. I read that he learned with reb chaim brisker, 5 years his ...
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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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Does Changing "Beitza" to "Beiah" Really Acoomplish Anything?
There are legitimate sources that talk about calling masechet "Beitza" by the name "Beiah" because the Hebrew word "beitza" can also refer to a testicle. See answers here ...
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Encyclopedia Talmudit - Early Volumes
Where can one find the early volumes of Encyclopedia Talmudit for purchase? It seems that very few stores carry the early volume.
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Numeric coincidence between Rava and Tosefta?
Nazir 13b:
Rava asks: If one said: I am hereby a nazirite after twenty days, and I am hereby a nazirite from now for one one hundred days, what is the halakha?
The next page resolves the question:
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Meaning of the word בר in Proverbs 31:2
I'm a ben Noach. I was studying the use of the word בר in the Mishlei Shlomoh and I noticed that many important translations translate Proverbs 31:2 as follows:
"What, my son? and what, son of ...
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Medrashim which seem to go against logic
I am giving a speech this week. I would like to include examples of Medrashim which seem implausible that it ever happened or could have ever happened.
Can any of you provide examples of medrashim ...
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Litigation vs out-of-court settlement
If I understand correctly, Batei Din encourage litigants to compromise / settle out of court rather than go to trial.
Where in Gemarah is this stated explicitly?
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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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Madir vs Mudar vs Noder
What are the roles of מדיר / מודר / נודר when it comes to נדרים?
Originally I thought the Madir is the one who makes the Neder that makes an item forbidden,
The Mudar is the subject to whom the item ...
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Can one who died at the age of seventy five be considered to have died with a "Misas Neshikah"?
The Gemara in Moed Katan 28a says that if one dies suddenly it is called a "מיתה חטופה", but if he has reached the age of "Gevuros", which is eighty, than it is called a "מיתת ...
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