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Sanhendrin 3:7
Jan 1, 2008 By Daniel Nevins | Text Study
Should internal court deliberations be public or secret?
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Keritot 1:7
Jan 1, 2008 By Daniel Nevins | Text Study
What is the relationship between ritual practice and the marketplace?
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Terumot 6:3
Jan 1, 2008 By Daniel Nevins
Who pays the penalty for eating forbidden foods—the host or the guest?
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Ketubah 12:3
Jan 1, 2008 By Daniel Nevins | Text Study
What advice does the Talmud offer for estate skirmishes?
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Bikkurim 3:7
Jan 1, 2008 By Daniel Nevins
How do we balance the integrity of a ritual with the need to invite participation by the masses?
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Makkot 3:4
Jan 1, 2008 By Daniel Nevins | Text Study
Should a person be allowed to escape punishment by undoing his transgression?
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Ta’anit 2:1
Jan 1, 2008 By Daniel Nevins | Text Study
How does a community demonstrate true remorse?
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Me’ilah 5:1
Jan 1, 2008 By Daniel Nevins | Text Study
Is it a crime if you cause no damage?
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Nedarim 9:1
Jan 1, 2008 By Daniel Nevins | Text Study
If a person takes a rash vow, what factors can be summoned to release him?
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Shabbat 6:4
Jan 1, 2008 By Daniel Nevins
What may one carry on Shabbat? Are weapons like jewelry or like tools?
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Shekalim 1:1
Jan 1, 2008 By Daniel Nevins | Text Study
What preparations are needed for the Jewish community to begin a new year?
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Demai 2:2
Jan 1, 2008 By Daniel Nevins
Jewish society in the early rabbinic period was divided between a scholarly elite known as “members” who were scrupulous in the complicated system of tithing food and maintaining its purity, and the common people, referred to derisively as “Am Ha’aretz” and suspected of violating these dietary rules.
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Negaim 2:5
Jan 1, 2008 By Daniel Nevins | Text Study
Should an expert be allowed to treat himself?
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Eruvin 4:2
Jan 1, 2008 By Daniel Nevins
What if you get caught outside the Shabbat boundary on Friday afternoon?
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Avodah Zarah 3:4
Jan 1, 2008 By Daniel Nevins | Text Study
When does an idol own the bathhouse?
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