Megillah, Daf Gimmel, Part 5 Introduction In today’s section Rava makes a series of statements concerning which mitzvah takes precedence over which other which other mitzvah when two mitzvoth come into conflict. אמר...
Megillah, Daf Gimmel, Part 4 Introduction At the end of last week’s daf we learned that the words "city and city, town and town" from Esther 9:28 are used in a derashah which teaches that areas close to a walled city read the Megillah on the...
Megillah, Daf Gimmel, Part 3 Introduction The end of yesterday’s section alluded to the prohibition of translating the Writings because there are verses in the book of Daniel that reveal the end of time. Today’s section opens with a verse from...
Megillah, Daf Gimmel, Part 2 Introduction Today’s section contains yet another unrelated statement by R. Jeremiah and some say R. Hiyya b. Abba. The topic today is the translation of the Torah into Aramaic. A very interesting sugya. ...
Megillah, Daf Gimmel, Part 1 Introduction This week’s daf begins with another statement attributed to R. Jeremiah, or you may also say R. Hiyya b. Abba, the same authors of the last statement on the previous daf. Topically, this has nothing to do with the...
