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Why was שמאי holding a ruler?
The Bavli, Shabas 31 amud 1, has two stories in which a gentile came to Shamay asking to be converted to Judaism, upon which Shamay "pushed him with the construction cubit in his hand". Rashi explains ...
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What is known about the Sage מונבז?
מונבז is mentioned in Shabbos 68b. I know there were two Kings of this name.
What is known about the Sage of this name?
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Is the Story About Members of Beis Shammai Killing Members of Beis Hillel True?
The Yerushalmi Talmud at Shabbos 1:4 has a mysterious passage speaking of a time when Beis Shammai literally violently out-dueled Beis Hillel:
Mishna: These are the laws they said in the attic of ...
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Who was the "Tana Dvei Rabbi Yishmael"?
What are the teachings labeled "Tana Dvei Rabbi Ishmael"?
Are they Braisos or Amoraic teachings?
On one hand, on Shabbos 26b we find it arguing on Rabbi Shimon ben Elazar (a Tana).
On the other ...
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