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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Can concepts in Devarim be used equally to interpret concepts in the other books?
I have a vague memory of a Talmud discussion in which someone tried to use a reference from Devarim to elucidate a mitzvah in one of the earlier 4 books but I believe the conclusion was you cannot ...
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What’s the name of the “ההוא מיבעי ליה” back-and-forth, and where is the longest one in Shas?
Many times the Gemara brings a pasuk as a raya, and the other Amora answers the classic:
“ההוא מיבעי ליה…” that pasuk is already taken.
This sets off the whole ping-pong: “he uses it for X,” “no, it’s ...
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Is there an online gemara allowing to show Rashi inline?
Is there an online gemara allowing to show Rashi inline?, i.e., where the Rashi commentary would appear in the flow of the text (in different font/style) rather than on the side?
I tried Sefaria, ...
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Saying usually unacceptable things during an emotionally dramatic/cathartic moment?
I know that (obviously) things like swearing, taking Hashem's name in vain and saying a lashon hara is forbidden, but what is the Talmud's opinion about doing so during a moment when you are a ...
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From where does Chazal learn that "yeiush" determines whether a lost object is still the property of the one who lost it?
I'm learning Bava Metzia 21b, and it seems to be a foregone conclusion amongst the amoraim that יאוש ("yeiush") determines whether a person who lost an object still owns it or not.
Usually I'...
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Deeper meaning of "field of knives" being harvested with the "horn of a donkey"?
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The gemara in Bechoros brings a debate between Rabbi Yehoshua and the wise men of Athens, where they asked different riddles to test his wisdom
משרא דסכיני במאי קטלי בקרנא דחמרא ומי איכא ...
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What are the most fundamental sugyos in gemara for learning?
If you were to design a beginner adult course for talmud and rather than going by one whole mesechta at a time what sugyos would be ideal for teaching how to learn, understand the methodology of the ...
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What's the source of this story about pronouncing letters in the Talmud?
I remember reading a story in the Talmud about a Rabbi, who was seemingly being made fun of for his voice by another Rabbi. Someone else, maybe his father, told him to reply that the second person was ...
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Restrictions on Cohanim who are duchening [duplicate]
During "duchening," when the cohanim give the Bircat Cohanim, they start with a bracha:
בְּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְ' אֱ' מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קַדְּשָׁנוּ בַּקְדְשָׁתוֹ שֶׁל אַהֲרֹן וְצַיֵּנוּ
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Connection between Mezuzah, Tzitzis, Kiddush and Candles
The Gemara in Shabbos writes (Davidson Edition translation):
אָמַר רַב הוּנָא: הָרָגִיל בְּנֵר הָוְיִין לֵיהּ בָּנִים תַּלְמִידֵי
חֲכָמִים. הַזָּהִיר בִּמְזוּזָה — זוֹכֶה לְדִירָה נָאָה. הַזָּהִיר
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Why do most masechtos end with a pasuk/Aggadah?
I researched the end of every Masechta in Shas, and found that 24 out of 39 Masechtos ended with a Pasuk or an Aggadah (with a few only ending at the last half of the last amud). The other 15 didn't. ...
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Does the Mishna or Gemara ever explicitly mention the second day of Shavuot?
I have been searching for a source to demonstrate that the Talmud held a second day of Shavuot like Succot Pesach, however I have not found a single specific reference. There are references to the ...
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Can you make a hadran with kaddish on tractate Kallah Rabbasi, and are there Perushim on it?
מסכת כלה רבתי is a masechta ketana (It's a braisa not Mishna) found after eduyos in some Gemaras. It contains tractate Kallah but also contains 8 other perakim, and has Gemara [Talmud Bavli] on 8 of ...
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Who wrote Tractate Kallah and sium massekhet on it or no?
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Who wrote tractate Kallah? I asked Chat GPT and it said it might behave been written down in The Gaonic Pediod. How ever who wrote it down, what is the authenticity of this massekhet, and what is ...
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Mesechtos in Shas end with the word "Teiku" like Horayos?
How many Mesechtos in Shas end with the word "Teiku" like Horayos?
