Avodah Zarah, Daf Yod Aleph, Part 5 Introduction Today s section continues explaining the mishnah. Pagans made a feast on the day that the they shaved their beards/heads. My wife was quite happy when I shaved my beard as well. She owes me a holiday. ...
Avodah Zarah, Daf Yod Aleph, Part 4 Introduction This section returns to the topic of burning the king s things (or perhaps the king himself). However, when it comes burning Jews, they are referring to burning things, and not the dead Jew himself. ...
Avodah Zarah, Daf Yod Aleph, Part 3 Introduction This sugya begins to deal with the dispute in the Mishnah on daf 8a over whether a death of a foreign king is considered idolatry even if they do not burn the belongings of the king, a common practice in the...
Avodah Zarah, Daf Yod Aleph, Part 2 Introduction This short section returns briefly to the wonderful relationship between Rabbi and Antoninus. (בראשית כה, כג) ויאמר...
