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Menachot 26 and 27 - Deep Vessels
Season 40 Episode 26
On today’s pages, Menachot 26 and 27, the Talmud examines whether a meal offering is valid if it isn't properly sanctified in a service vessel, spark…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Menachot 25 - The Priest's Polished Brow
Season 40 Episode 25
On today’s page, Menachot 25, we discover a ritual object so powerful it can purify even the defiled. The Tzitz, the golden front plate worn by the H…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Menachot 24 - Vessels of Mixed Virtue
On today’s page, Menachot 24, we encounter a legal "what if": Can a single vessel hold both pure and impure offerings without one defiling the other?…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Menachot 23 - Ratios and Rituals
On today’s page, Menachot 23, we explore why size and ratio matter when it comes to our sacred offerings. The rabbis debate what happens when two mea…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Menachot 21 and 22 - Let's Get Salty
Season 40 Episode 21
On today’s pages, Menachot 21 and 22, the Gemara details the three specific locations in the Temple where salt was stored: the Chamber of Salt, the …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Menachot 19 and 20 - And the Power of "And"
Season 40 Episode 17
On today’s pages, Menachot 19 and 20, the Gemara explores the legal weight of a single conjunction, asking how the word "and" can transform the requi…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Menachot 18 - Valid Mistakes
Season 40 Episode 18
On today’s page, Menachot 18, we find a surprisingly lenient catalog of errors that a priest might make during a sacrificial offering. Even when step…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Menachot 17 - Spicy Scholars
Season 40 Episode 17
On today’s page, Menachot 17, we encounter the "spicy ones" of Pumbedita and a fascinating debate over two distinct models of intellectual excellence…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Menachot 16 - Perfection in the Process
Season 40 Episode 16
On today’s page, Menachot 16, we explore the disagreement between the Sages and Rabbi Meir over what constitutes a "disqualified" intention. In a cu…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Menachot 14 and 15 - High Stakes
Season 40 Episode 14
On today’s pages, Menachot 14 and 15, the rabbis debate why hemp is prohibited in the vineyard and what its particular nature signals about risk. The…
4 months, 3 weeks ago