Kiddushin, Daf Lammed Het, Part 5

Kiddushin, Daf Lammed Het, Part 5   Introduction R. Elazar b. R. Shimon said that the mitzvah to release slaves at the Jubilee year is observed outside of Israel even though it is connected to the Land. But the release of slaves is a personal obligation, so why...

Kiddushin, Daf Lammed Het, Part 4

Kiddushin, Daf Lammed Het, Part 4   Introduction In yesterday s section R. Elazar b. R. Shimon stated that all mitzvoth that are connected to the land are observed only in the Land with two exceptions. One of those exceptions is the commandment to release debts...

Kiddushin, Daf Lammed Het, Part 3

Kiddushin, Daf Lammed Het, Part 3   Introduction The Talmud continues to discuss which mitzvoth apply both inside and outside the Land of Israel. The dispute here is really over how to we determine which mitzvoth are obligatory outside the Land of Israel can a...

Kiddushin, Daf Lammed Het, Part 2

Kiddushin, Daf Lammed Het, Part 2   Introduction Our sugya delves deeper into the issue of how long Israel ate the manna and when Moses died and was born, issues brought up in yesterday s sugya.   תניא אידך...

Kiddushin, Daf Lammed Het, Part 1

Kiddushin, Daf Lammed Het, Part 1   Introduction This week s daf continues to discuss the implications of the dispute over whether the word settlement implies that the mitzvah is obligatory in any place where Israel dwells, or only in the land of Israel, after...