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Sanhedrin 95: Stories of War and a Hidden Message of Hope
Season 24 Episode 95
Compare this part of the daf to the stories in Shmuel Bet (Second Samuel) -- the son of Goliath is armed to go take vengeance on David. Ishbivenov is…
1 year, 6 months ago
Sanhedrin 94: The Writing of the Verses of Biblical History
Season 24 Episode 94
A focus on the Assyrian king Sennacherib, and the Jewish king, Hizkiyahu (Hezekiah). Why is the wicked king given an honorific, asks the Gemara. And …
1 year, 6 months ago
Sanhedrin 93: Who Will Say He Is the Messiah?
Season 24 Episode 93
If you dream about a white horse (thanks to Zechariah's prophecy), that's a good thing (alluding to God's anger abating). Also, more on Hananiah, Mis…
1 year, 6 months ago
Sanhedrin 92: Bringing Back the Dry Bones
Season 24 Episode 92
A small corrective on Cleopatra and Rabbi Meir (we know they couldn't have actually spoken to each other; they didn't live at the same time!). From t…
1 year, 6 months ago
Sanhedrin 91: Cleopatra and Antony
Season 24 Episode 91
Sharpening the questions asked of the sages by secular figures (of leadership), such as Cleopatra -- who wants to know if the resurrection of the dea…
1 year, 6 months ago
Sanhedrin 90: The World to Come
Season 24 Episode 90
Finishing the 10th chapter - and beginning the 11th. First, the dispute between the sages and Rabbi Shimon for the details and timing of execution fo…
1 year, 6 months ago
Sanhedrin 89: When God Hides His Reasons
Season 24 Episode 89
The daf begins with two mishnayot, basically, and they begin with a dispute between Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Yehudah over when to put the rebellious eld…
1 year, 6 months ago
Sanhedrin 88: Accepting Majority Rule
Season 24 Episode 88
On the 3 courts identified in the previous mishnah: delving into the dispute between the courts and the individual who is being questioned as a possi…
1 year, 6 months ago
Sanhedrin 87: Disagreeing Rabbis Aren't Rebellious Elders (unless they cross that line)
Season 24 Episode 87
The Gemara specifies what kinds of cases need to be brought before the experts on the court. Plus, discussion of "going up" to the land of Israel, an…
1 year, 6 months ago
Sanhedrin 86: Retranslating the Ten Commandments
Season 24 Episode 86
In the discussion of kidnapping, the source is connected to the "don't steal" of the Ten Commandments (at least, according to a prominent opinion), w…
1 year, 6 months ago