Month: April 2020

I listened to this podcast today. I thought it did a great job of explaining the concept of "holy" in the age of social media. I hope you enjoy.

We have been discussing animals and Shabbat in chapter five. Shabbat is a day of rest for our animals as well as us. Just as there are complicated rules as…

We begin today's Daf with a story that started at the very end of yesterday's page. Levi, the son of Rav Huma bar Chiya, and Rabbah bar Rav Huma were…

I love dogs and have had dogs as pets my entire life. I try really hard to be a responsible pet owner. I adopt my dogs as rescues. They have…

Today we learn a lot about the skin care regimes of the Rabbis as we consider which facial cleaners are Muktzeh (not supposed to be moved on Shabbat) and which…

Today we are introduced to Elisha the Winged One. Why was Elisha called "the Winged One"? As we have stated before, of all the ancient hegemonic powers over the Jews,…

In today's Daf, we learn a little about the ancient profession of launderer. We learn that some people sent their laundry to be done professionally. When the laundry was returned,…

We previously discussed the Rabbis understanding of thermodynamics in connection with cooking. The Rabbis understood heat transfer as a function of a vessel in a train of transfers from the…

We have today and half of tomorrow left in Chapter Three and the laws of Muktzeh. Today, we largely focus on candelabra's and lamps, but for different reasons. For candelabra's,…

We have spent several days discussing the laws of Muktzeh - items with no obvious purpose on Shabbat. Consider a pen. We are not allowed to write on Shabbat. Should…