There was a 440-480 year gap between the Mishkan in the desert and the building of Temple in Jerusalem. The daf has been discussing what sacrifice looked like during those years. It’s discussed private altars, the altar in Jerusalem, and what can be offered in what place. But there was one altar between the twoContinue reading “Zevachim 114”
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Zevachim 33
We learned about the Gate of Nicanor earlier in our daf studies. The Nicanor Gate was one of the main gates of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, located on the eastern side. It was named after Nicanor of Alexandria, a wealthy Jew who donated the two massive, ornate gates made of Corinthian bronze. According toContinue reading “Zevachim 33”
Sanhedrin 45
When we think of someone being stoned to death (okay, potheads, I’m talking about the biblical punishment) we tend to think of everyone hurling stones. Like this depiction of the Catholica St Stephen But, the Talmud imagines stoning in a totally different way: The place of stoning from which the condemned man is pushed toContinue reading “Sanhedrin 45”
2,711 pages of Talmud. A gem a day. 