What does it mean to mock the statements of the Sages? On our daf today, we get a few examples, including my gem. It’s a wild story with a pretty extreme ending. If you heard that someone mocked the statements of the Sages, this is what you heard: It is like that case in whichContinue reading “Sanhedrin 100”
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. 