Megillah, Daf Kaf Zayin, Part 1

Megillah, Daf Kaf Zayin, Part 1   Introduction Today’s section deals with the issue of selling a Sefer Torah in order to buy another.   אבל מכרו תורה לא...

Megillah, Daf Kaf Vav, Part 6

Megillah, Daf Kaf Vav, Part Six   Introduction Today’s section contains a very interesting dispute over which is greater the house of prayer or the house of study.   רב פפי משמיה...

Megillah, Daf Kaf Vav, Part 5

Megillah, Daf Kaf Vav, Part 5   Introduction Today’s section discusses what religious items must be put away in a geniza when they are worn out, and which can be thrown away.   תנו רבנן:...

Megillah, Daf Kaf Vav, Part 4

Megillah, Daf Kaf Vav, Part 4   Introduction Today’s section returns to a discussion of the Mishnah–if one sells a synagogue the proceeds can be used to buy a Torah ark. This implies that the proceeds from the sale of the synagogue retain their...

Megillah, Daf Kaf Vav, Part 3

Megillah, Daf Kaf Vav, Part 3   Introduction Yesterday’s section included the following baraita: "In a house of the land of your possession" (Leviticus 14:34): Your possession is defiled by leprosy, but Jerusalem is not defiled by leprosy. R....