A new perek begins on todya’s daf, and with it, one of the most visually striking rituals in the Temple: the lechem ha-panim, the twelve loaves placed on the table each week. But the Torah is surprisingly vague about what they actually looked like. So the Gemara fills in the gap with a debate: RabbiContinue reading “Menachot 94”
2,711 pages of Talmud. A gem a day.
People make New Years resolutions. Mine was to read a page of Talmud every day, a practice known as daf yomi. There are 2,711 pages of Talmud. It will take over 7.5 years. This is my daily blog with at least one gem from each page I have read. Join me, and see this sacred book through the eyes of a progressive female Rabbi.
2,711 pages of Talmud. A gem a day. 