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Tannaitic Derivations of ‘Hagashah’ for Meal-Offerings: A Case Study in Structure, Formula, and Talmudic Dialectical Argument Patterns…

Intro Core Question of the sugya

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A Sugya of Systematic Feature-Matching Between the ‘Omer’ Temple offering and Four Other Meal Offerings: A Case Study in Structuring…

Intro Temple meal offerings discussed in this sugya:

Mar 12

Pt2 Torah As Text, the Status of Moses, and the Wealth of Biblical Prophets (Nedarim 37b-38a)

This is the second and final part of a two-part series.

Mar 11

Pt1 Torah As Text, the Status of Moses, and the Wealth of Biblical Prophets (Nedarim 37b-38a)

This is the first part of a two-part series.

Mar 10

Pt2 “If a person makes himself like [X], his study will endure”: Metaphors for the Character Traits Essential to Remembering Torah (Eruvin…

This is the second and final part of a two-part series.

Mar 9

Introducing a New Blogposts Index Table to Browse My Talmud Posts, Including the Corresponding Daf Yomi Date

Over the last few years, I’ve written a large number of Talmud-related blogposts.

Mar 8

From "Addir" to "Zeh": Repetitive Riddles, Symbolic Wordplay, and Biblical Allusions in R’ Ezra’s Homilies (Menachot 53a-b)

This sugya consists of a series of literary statements by R' Ezra, using wordplay and repetition of key terms and symbols alluding to biblical concepts.

Published on Talmud & Tech • Mar 6

Pt1 “If a person makes himself like [X], his study will endure”: Metaphors for the Character Traits Essential to Remembering Torah (Eruvin…

This is the first part of a two-part series.

Mar 5

Intro to "Exile, Redemption, and the Hidden Hand of God: The Talmud’s Commentary on the Book of Esther in Megillah 10b-17a"

This is the intro to my “Exile, Redemption, and the Hidden Hand of God: The Talmud’s Commentary on the Book of Esther in Megillah 10b-17a”.

Mar 4

Purim Food Obligations: ‘Mishloach Manot’, Gifts to the Poor, Feasting, and Intoxication (Megillah 7a-b)

Upon the occasion of the upcoming holiday of Purim.

Published on Talmud & Tech • Mar 3

Talmudic Interpretations of the Book of Esther: Esther 8:16-10:3 (Megillah 16b)

Part of a series on the extended aggadic sugya in Tractate Megillah 10b-17a.

Published on Talmud & Tech • Mar 2

The War-Anointed Priest’s Pre-Battle Motivational Address in Deuteronomy 20:2-7 (Mishnah Sotah 8:1-2)

With hope for good news and long-term peace.

Mar 1

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