Talmud Illuminated

If people were in the middle of a fast, and the rain they were asking for did fall out, they could say that it fell in their merit and stop ...

There was once general affliction in the Rabbi Yehudah the Prince (the grandson the compiler of the Mishnah by the same name.) Rabbi Yehudah...

As discussed in another place , because of the difference in length in the solar year and twelve lunar months, the court would occasionally ...

As we learned earlier , once the court (Sanhedrin) confirms the New Moon, the day becomes the first day of the month (Rosh Chodesh.) The cal...

There are three books open on Rosh Hashanah: the wicked, the righteous, and the intermediate. The righteous are written and sealed in the bo...

There are four periods of judgment. On Passover, the world is judged for grain. On Shavuot, it is judged regarding the fruit of the tree. On...

The etrog is similar to a tree in three ways, and it is similar to a vegetable in one way. The etrog is treated as a tree fruit for the law...