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Yoma 6:8

Jan 1, 2008 By Daniel Nevins | Text Study

Was the scapegoat “to Azazeil” of the Yom Kippur rite ceremony symbolic or magical?

Middot 2:2

Jan 1, 2008 By Daniel Nevins | Text Study

How can building design and building use reinforce religious values?

Kilayim refers to forbidden mixtures. The Torah prohibits sowing different crops together; sewing wool and linen together; yoking different types of animals to a plough together; and breeding different species together. The synonym shatnez is obscure, making it ripe for wordplay.

Sotah 7:1-2

Jan 1, 2008 By Daniel Nevins | Text Study

Is Hebrew necessary in Jewish ritual life? When and why?

Avot 3:9

Jan 1, 2008 By Daniel Nevins | Text Study

What should be prioritized: wisdom or compassion?

Sukkah 3:1

Jan 1, 2008 By Daniel Nevins | Text Study

Do mitzvot require background checks?

Kinim 3:6

Jan 1, 2008 By Daniel Nevins | Text Study

The silver lining of aging and death

Shevi’it 10:8

Jan 1, 2008 By Daniel Nevins

When may you accept or decline additional favors?

Gittin 9:1

Jan 1, 2008 By Daniel Nevins | Text Study

Can a man control the marriage options of his ex-wife?

Horayot 1:2

Jan 1, 2008 By Daniel Nevins | Text Study

How up-to-date must you keep for compliance?

Beitzah 2:1

Jan 1, 2008 By Daniel Nevins | Text Study

Rabbinic law allows cooking food on yom tov [Pesah, Shavu’ot, Rosh Hashanah, and Sukkot], but only for yom tov. What, then, will one eat on the day immediately following Shabbat?