One of the things I love about Moses is that, while he himself falls on his face and is frustrated by the Jewish people, he fights for us when he talks to God. That’s family! you get frustrated with them, but don’t want anyone else to speak badly about them. Today, we get a tasteContinue reading “Sanhedrin 111”
Tag Archives: moses
Sanhedrin 101
Yesterday was lasers coming out of the eyes. Today we have fire coming out of a penis. Again, who ever thought talmud was boring? The daf takes a tangent today to discuss three people who misinterpreted signs of the future. The message? Don’t try and predict the future. Even if you’re given a message, youContinue reading “Sanhedrin 101”
Sanhedrin 17
Three short gems on the daf today: Be humble, learn to understand what others are saying, and rely on others.
Bava Batra 120
Yesterday, we learned that the Daughters of Zelophahad didn’t marry until after 40. One of the rabbis notes that women over 40 who have never been pregnant before generally can’t have kids. the daf responds: Rather, since they are righteous women, a miracle was performed for them, like the one done for Jochebed. As itContinue reading “Bava Batra 120”
2,711 pages of Talmud. A gem a day. 