Avodah Zarah, Daf Yod, Part 2 Introduction Today s section continues with the next part of the Mishnah, according to which the anniversary of the ascension of the foreign ruler to the throne is a holiday on which it is forbidden to engage in business...
Avodah Zarah, Daf Yod, Part 1 Introduction Last week s daf concluded with a story of a document that was dated close to the proper date if it followed the date of the beginning of Greek reign. In this week s opening sugya, the question is asked whether...
Avodah Zarah, Daf Tet, Part 5 Introduction This sugya provides a way of calculating the sabbatical year. As an aside we can note that all of these calculations seem to imply that well-known calendars did not yet exist. אמר...
Avodah Zarah, Daf Tet, Part 4 Introduction Again, R. Papa uses the previous calculation of years to aid a scribe in remembering the year. אמר רב פפא אי טעי...
