Today’s gem: Mind over might. Rav Ḥananya sent the following ruling in the name of Rabbi Yoḥanan: If one has phylacteries of the arm, he can convert it to phylacteries of the head, but if one has phylacteries of the head, he cannot convert it to phylacteries of the arm, because one does not reduceContinue reading “Menachot 34”
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Menachot 33
Today we get God as our protector, watching over us and all who are in our homes. Rabbi Ḥanina says: Come and see that the attribute of flesh and blood is not like the attribute of the Holy One, Blessed be He. The attribute of flesh and blood is that a king sits inside hisContinue reading “Menachot 33”
Menachot 32
We get a great gem/rule of thumb on today’s daf. When asking if one can use parchment from a Torah scroll with the passage from the Shema in a mezzuzah or tefilli/phylacteries (a passage from the Torah passage is in both) we learn a lesson for halakhah and a lesson for life: This is prohibitedContinue reading “Menachot 32”
Menachot 31
Did you wish you were always right? Apparently, Rabbi Shimon Shezuri always was. Rav Yeimar bar Shelamya sent the following question to Rav Pappa: That which Ravin bar Ḥinnana said that Ulla says that Rabbi Ḥanina says: The halakha is in accordance with the opinion of Rabbi Shimon Shezuri, and moreover, any place where RabbiContinue reading “Menachot 31”
Menachot 30
Another day, another fabulous daf! On our daf we get instructions on how to make a kosher Torah scroll including how many columns per parchment piece (3-8), the indents on each edge and space between the lines, and this little gem: And if he himself writes a Torah scroll, the verse ascribes him credit asContinue reading “Menachot 30”
Menachot 29
Today we have a fabulous page of Talmud. And on it, we have one of the most well loved passages of the Talmud. It begins with a questions: Why are there crowns on some of the letters in the Torah scroll? Rav Yehuda says that Rav says: When Moses ascended on High, he found theContinue reading “Menachot 29”
Menachot 28
The Gemara teaches that we are not allowed to recreate the Temple in our own homes—not its structure, not its vessels, not even its furnishings. No house shaped like the Sanctuary. No table like the Temple table. No menorah that mirrors the Menorah. And it is taught in another baraita: A person may not constructContinue reading “Menachot 28”
Menachot 27
Three gems today. Each better than the last. LOVE!!! When we all come together, that is truly holy.
Menachot 26
So much of the Temple service depends on klei sharet—sacred vessels that sanctify whatever is placed inside them. The act of putting something into the right container is what transforms it from ordinary to holy, from potential to purpose. And then today’s daf asks an uncomfortable question:What if the service is done—but the vessel isContinue reading “Menachot 26”
Menachot 25
If the tzitz – the frontplate worn by the priest – a magical object? On today’s daf we learn that if the kometz (handful of gran taken for the meal offering) becomes ritually impure, and is still offered on the altar, the offering is accepted. Why? Because of the tzitz, the golden frontplate worn byContinue reading “Menachot 25”
2,711 pages of Talmud. A gem a day. 