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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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What is the implication of the question “לימא כתנאי"?
The Gemoro often asks about an argument amongst Amoraim, “לימא כתנאי" Shall we say this is an argument of Tannaim?
I see two ways of understanding this statement:
1] These Amoraim are arguing on ...
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Why is Rebbi Meir frequently quoted as "he used to say" in the Talmud?
If one has taken a 'swim' in the Talmud, it would become apparent that Rebbi Meir is often cited as "he used to say". I cannot express with certainty that it is a completely unusual ...
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What are the specifics of the fake Yerushalmi story?
I heard, long ago, about a mesechta (or entire seder, I can't recall which) of Yerushalmi that was fabricated. It was finally proven to be a fake when a rabbi realized that every mesechta (or seder) ...
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Where in Shas was the psak din of Rabbi Meir vs. Rabbi Yehuda accepted?
I think I remember that, in disputes between Rabbi Meir and Rabbi Yehuda, we follow Rabbi Yehuda except in two occasions. Is this correct and where are these two instances?
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Did Beruriah add to, "Women are light-headed," to say, "...except Beruriah"?
I'm seeing a couple of secondary sources which suggest, without citing a primary source, that Beruriah may have supplemented her husband's teaching "Women are light-headed", either orally or in ...
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Does Amorayim read berayta in Gemara rather than recite it
I noticed a very atypical expression on Yevamot 40a:
יתיב ר' חנינא קרא קמיה דר' ינאי ויתיב וקאמר הלכה כר' יהודה א"ל פוק קרי קרייך לברא אין הלכה כר' יהודה תני תנא קמיה דרב נחמן אין הלכה כר' יהודה ...
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How was it decided when the period of Tannaim ended and the period of Amoraim began? [duplicate]
The era of the Tannaim was from 10-220 CE
The era of the Amoraim was from 200 to 500 CE
A couple questions:
1) Who or what flipped the switch to determine that one era was ending and another was ...
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R' Chanina B"T's strange behavior at his execution (Kalah 5, 4)
We all know the heroic story of R' Chanina Ben Tardion in its version in Avodah Zarah 18b as he was wrapped in Sefer Torah and burned alive.
Interestingly, Masechet Kalah 5, 4 (sorry couldn't find a ...
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What is the issue with Rabbi Tarfon's redeeming of first-borns in Bechoros 51?
Bechoros 51b:
וכך היה מנהגו של רבי טרפון שהיה נוטל ומחזיר וכששמעו חכמים בדבר אמרו קיים זה הלכה זו הלכה זו ותו לא אלא קיים זה אף הלכה זו
This was how Rabbi Tarfon [the Kohen] used to deal with his ...
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Which Rabbi Chanina is stam Rabbi Chanina?
In the Talmud when it says, "Rabbi Chanina says ...", which Rabbi Chanina is it referring to, Rabbi Chanina Ben Dosa, Rabbi Chanina ben Hama, etc..
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Who was the son of Rabi Meir's father-in-law?
The gemara in Chulin 6b mentions Rabi Yehoshua ben Zeruz, the son of the father-in-law of Rabi Meir as having given testimony about a certain practice of Rabi Meir.
The way the relationship is ...
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Given name of Rabbi Yose
What was the given name of Rabbi Yose?
Was it Yosef or Yose? If it was Yose, is that a derivative of Yosef, or a totally different name with some other meaning or significance?
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Rabbi Shimon without any other qualifiers
When there is a "Rabbi Shimon" without giving his father's name or his town, who is it assumed to be? The specific example I'm looking at is in Yerushalmi Brachot Daf 25.-25:.
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