Tomorrow the Daf Yomi cycle begins Ḥullin, so I wanted to bring one source from Menaḥot that I enjoyed. The following is part of a larger discussion found on Menaḥot 99b. תניא ר׳ יוסי אומר אפילו סילק את הישנה שחרית וסידר את החדשה ערבית אין בכך כלום אלא מה אני מקיים לפני תמיד שלא ילין [...]
On Avodah Zarah 39 is found the following story. וכן היה ר”ש בן אלעזר אומר: מעשה באשה אחת שנשאת לחבר, והיתה קושרת לו תפילין על ידו, נשאת למוכס, והיתה קושרת לו קשרי מוכס על ידו. Similarly R. Simeon b. Eleazar said: It happened that a woman married to a haver [i.e. someone who is trustworthy] [...]
On Avodah Zarah 18b is found one of the Talmudic sources that discusses Beruriah, who in some places is described as the wife of Rabbi Meir. There have been a number of important articles written about the Beruriah traditions in Rabbinic Literature. Two places to look are this article by Tal Ilan and this one [...]
For those who are interested in some interesting articles on the first chapter of B Avodah Zarah. See this chapter by Alyssa Gray and this article by Yehuda Brandes. For numerous others see this good resource. I also want to add that two very good books have been written about Massechet Avodah Zarah during the [...]
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