Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Shevuot 3 – Who Authored the “Two that are Four” Ruling?

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Argument: That ruling  teaching increased liability could not be the opinion of Rabbi Ishmael or Rabbi Akiva. It could not belong to Rabbi...
Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Shevuot 2 – Two Types of Oaths that are in Reality Four

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Oaths can be of two types: to do something, or not to do it. For example, "I will eat this bread" or "I will not eat this bre...
Monday, June 28, 2010

Makkot 24 – God Created Many Mitzvot in Order to Provide Merit for the Jewish People

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The total number of commandments in the Torah is 613. This can also be seen from the verse “ Moses commanded us the Torah as inheritance ”. ...
Sunday, June 27, 2010

Makkot 23 – The Positive Value of Lashes

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If one who is liable to excision (karet) is lashed, he becomes exempt from his excision, following the verse in the Torah, "and your br...

Makkot 22 – How Are Lashes Administered

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The maximum number of lashes that can be given is thirty-nine, because it says "in the number of forty." Rabbi Yehudah says that t...

Makkot 21 – Tattoo; Nazir Who Drinks Wine All Day

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To be liable for lashes for making a tattoo, one has to perform both steps: puncturing the skin and filling the holes with ink. Rabbi Shimon...
Thursday, June 24, 2010

Makkot 20 – Other Prohibitions Punishable by Lashes – Cuts for the Dead

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These prohibitions include: one who makes a bald spot on his head in mourning for a dead person; one who rounds (shaves off) the corner of h...