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‘Only Have a Child if He’ll Be Like R’ Shimon’: Literary Structure in R' Shimon’s Five Derivations of Temple Food Laws from Deuteronomy…
Each case follows a pattern: R' Shimon dismisses the apparent purpose of the verse using a kal vaḥomer and then specifies a narrower case that the verse…
Sacred Speech: The Languages of Ritual Recitations and the Historical Blessings and Curses at Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal in Deuteronomy 27…
Appendices: Bat Kol Announcing Military and Political Events: Yoḥanan the High Priest and Shimon HaTzaddik; Refuting the Samaritans’ Bible “Alterations”
Ugly Wives and Spiteful Husbands: Talmudic Farce in a Misogynistic Key (Nedarim 66a-b)
This sugya is a mix of legal reasoning, social commentary, and dark comedy, all structured around the concept of mistaken vows.
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Extreme Poverty, Wealth, and Attractiveness as No Excuse Not to Study Torah: The Examples of Hillel, Elazar ben Ḥarsum, and Joseph (Yoma…
This sugya discusses role models who demonstrate that no external circumstance justifies neglecting Torah study: Hillel obligates the poor, R' Elazar…

June 2025

Pt2 ‘Whoever says that [X] sinned is mistaken’: Reinterpretations of Sins In Defense of the Biblical Righteous (Shabbat 55b-56a)
This is the second and final part of a two-part series.
Pt1 ‘Whoever says that [X] sinned is mistaken’: Reinterpretations of Sins In Defense of the Biblical Righteous (Shabbat 55b-56a)
Reuben and Bilhah; Eli’s Sons - Hophni and Pinehas; Samuel’s Sons; David and Bathsheba
When and Who Was Job? Talmudic Views on His Time Period and Identity (Bava Batra 15a-b)
The sugya presents a wide spectrum of views on Job’s identity and time period: Job as a historical figure in various biblical periods, Job as a moral…
‘Iyov’ (“Job”) or ‘Oyev’ (“Enemy”)? God's Precise Control of Nature and the Rhetorical Rebuttal of Job’s Accusation in Job 38-39 (Bava Batra…
This passage presents God's reply to Job’s complaint by asserting divine omniscience and micro-level precision in creation.
Pt3 Book of Job in Talmudic Interpretation: Job's Contested Righteousness and Satan's Character (Bava Batra 15b-16b)
This is the third and final part of a three-part series.
Pt2 Book of Job in Talmudic Interpretation: Job's Contested Righteousness and Satan's Character (Bava Batra 15b-16b)
This is the second part of a three-part series.
Pt1 Book of Job in Talmudic Interpretation: Job's Contested Righteousness and Satan's Character (Bava Batra 15b-16b)
This is the first part of a three-part series. The outline of the series is below.
Nakdimon ben Guryon, the Roman Hegemon, and the Water Loan Miracle in the Late Second Temple Period (Taanit 19b-20a)
The story in this sugya blends civic leadership, personal piety, and divine intervention into a miracle-filled drama.
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