Kiddushin, Daf Kaf Hey, Part 2

  Kiddushin, Daf Kaf Heh, Part 2   Introduction Today s passage discusses whether cutting off the tongue causes the slave to go free. If yesterday s discussion reminded me of Game of Thrones, today s discussion reminds me of the Handmaid s Tale, a book that...

Kiddushin, Daf Kaf Hey, Part 1

Kiddushin, Daf Kaf Heh, Part 1   Introduction Today s section discusses whether a slave goes free if his master castrates him. The discussion is cased in quite a humorous story, and who knows, maybe the humor is a response to the subject?  ...

Kiddushin, Daf Kaf Daled, Part 6

Kiddushin, Daf Kaf Daled, Part 6   Introduction Some amoraic laws concerning putting out the slave s eye.   א"ר ששת הרי שהיתה עינו...

Kiddushin, Daf Kaf Daled, Part 5

Kiddushin, Daf Kaf Daled, Part 4   Introduction More baraitot about when a slave goes free if his master puts out his eye or tooth.   ת"ר הכהו על עינו...

Kiddushin, Daf Kaf Daled, Part 4

Kiddushin, Daf Kaf Daled, Part 4   Introduction The sugya continues to deal with setting a slave free because his master struck him and caused loss of limb.   ת"ר הכהו על עינו...