In contrast to its name, Masechet Sanhedrin is not solely focused on laws relating to the Jewish court system, rather it is the Tractate of the Jewish State. Masechet Sanhedrin deals with a broad range of issues that arise in connection with the workings of a Jewish State. All of the basic governmental institutions required […]
“… after 45 years of hard work, Rav Adin Steinsaltz’s enormous undertaking – to render the entire Gemara into simple, modern Hebrew – will reach completion, reports Hebrew website Ynet. Upon finishing Maseches Niddoh and Maseches Chullin, what has been referred to as the largest Jewish project of our time will be complete and the […]
“Steinsaltz had the Chutzpah to change the format of the pages and place his own explanation of the 1,500-year-old text written in modern, colloquial Hebrew on the same page with the authoritative glosses written by Rabbi Shlomo Ben-Yitzhaki, aka Rashi. ”
“On December 9 of this year Steinsaltz will produce tractate Niddah, which deals with the […]
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“Bee keeping and honey production were important sources of income during the time of the Mishnah. The Mishnah on today’s daf discusses the rules and regulations associated with the purchase of bees and their hives. According to the Mishnah, when someone purchases the bees for a given year, he receives […]
“In honor Of Rav Meir Shapiro zatzal Founder of The Daf Yomi on his Yahrtzeit today zayin Cheshvan, VIN News is launching a daily Daf HaYomi column written by Rabbi Yair Hoffman.The column will highlight one issue of interest on the Daf. It is requested that the comment section for the column be reserved only […]
” The mystery was soon resolved, with the appearance at the door of Rav Sholom Mordechai Hoffman, a respected member of the Toldos Aharon chassidus in Yerushalayim, accompanied by his son Chaim Zavil. The faces of the two shone with the ethereal joy of the performance of a rare mitzvah. Chaim Zavil, his youthful countenance […]
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“Q: How was it possible to establish the State of Israel when the Gemara (Ketubot 111a) says that it is forbidden to rebel against the nations of the world?
A: While the Gemara in Ketubot does mention the prohibition of rebelling against the nations of the world, it is not found in the law codes – […]
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” t is with sadness that we report the passing of Rabbi Yehoshua Hutner of Yerushalayim, at the ripe old age of 98. Rabbi Yehoshua Hutner passed away Monday morning. He established the Yad Herzog Institute which was responsible for creating the Talmudic Encyclopedia and the Complete Jerusalem Talmud. Rabbi Hutner merited to have the […]
“According to Talmudic calculations, every 28 years the sun is in the exact position it occupied at the time of Creation. As it happens, that moment falls on Wednesday, April 8, of this year, at sunrise — just hours before Passover begins. There is a brief blessing for the occasion, too. It is called Birchat […]
