Podcast Episodes

Menachot 22 - February 2, 15 Shvat

Rav Mordechai reinstates the original interpretation of Shmuel's limitation on the Mishna in Shekalim 7:7 - namely, that the court permitted the koha…

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Menachot 21 - February 1, 14 Shvat

The braita initially listed two items offered on the altar that do not require salting: wood and blood. However, the Gemara notes a difficulty: this …

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Menachot 20 - Shabbat January 31, 13 Shvat

Rav explained that details that are essential (me'akev) are specifically those that are repeated (appear twice) in the text. Rav Huna raises a diffic…

4 months ago

Menachot 19 - January 30, 12 Shvat

The dispute between the Rabbis and Rabbi Shimon on whether pouring of the oil of a meal offering requires a kohen is based on different ways of inter…

4 months ago

Menachot 18 - January 29, 11 Shvat

The Gemara explains the braita in a different way than previously to show that there is really no Tannaitic opinion that Rabbi Eliezer holds one is l…

4 months ago

Menachot 17 - January 28, 10 Shvat

The sharp scholars (charifei) of Pumbedita argue that one burning can create pigul for another. Specifically, if one burns the kometz (handful) with …

4 months ago

Menachot 16 - January 27, 9 Shvat

Rabbi Meir and the rabbis disagree about whether the meal offering can become pigul if the pigul thought was only during part of the permitting act (…

4 months ago

Menachot 15 - January 26, 8 Shvat

If one of the loaves of the two loaves for Shavuot or one of the sets of six loaves of the showbread become impure, are the others to be burned as we…

4 months ago

Menachot 14 - January 25, 7 Shvat

Rabbi Yosi and the rabbis debate in the Mishna whether a pigul thought about eating one of the two loaves, while slaughtering both sheep of the Shavu…

4 months ago

Menachot 13 - Shabbat January 24, 6 Shvat

Study Guide

The Mishna states that an intent to eat half an olive-bulk and an intent to burn half an olive-bulk do not combine to create a status of…

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