Avodah Zarah, Daf Vav, Part 1 Introduction The mishnah said that a Jew should not engage in business with an idolater three days before the festival. Does this include the festival day, for a total of three days of prohibition, or is it three days before the...
Avodah Zarah, Daf Heh, Part 6 Introduction After three and half daf in which the Talmud barely addresses the Mishnah, we now turn our attention to the Mishnah which prohibited engaging in business with non-Jews for three days before the festival. ...
Avodah Zarah, Daf Heh, Part 4 Introduction The first tanna in the baraita we learned yesterday did not read the sin of the calf as causing Israel to lose their mortality. But this seems to contradict the verse in Psalms 82:6. ות"ק...
Avodah Zarah, Daf Heh, Part 3 Introduction Yesterday s section ended by saying that the verses about levirate marriage and inheritance were written on condition, meaning they might never come into fruition. Today s section questions whether the Torah is written...
