@TorahCafe “During the days of sefirah it is customary to study tractate Sotah, one page each day – in addition to one’s regular study sessions.” Hayom Yom, 7th of Iyar “
Sotah 33 A,B,C,D
Schottenstein Travel Edition of the Talmud Sotah, English Full Set (Paperback) $38 PayPal “…there are only 48 pages in Sotah because, as in all Gemaras, it starts on page 2! What will be studied on the 49th day?”
Afikoman, Arba Kosos, Talmudic Encyclopedia
Megillah 20A
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Esther, Yoma 29a
“Rebbi Asi asks why David ha’Melech compares Esther to the “Shachar,” the break of dawn. He answers that just as daybreak marks the end of the night, so, too, Esther marked the end of miracles” dafyomi.co.il Yoma, The Babylonian Talmud Vol. 1 $12 PayPal
Megillah, Rabeinu Asher, Maharsh”o on Aggados
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Why is Massekhes Shekalim studied in Daf Yomi?
In the Talmud Bavli there is no Gemara for Shekalim, but there is one in the Yerushalmi. However, there are Gemaras for other massekhtot in the Yerushalmi for which there are none in the Bavli, and these did not become part of the Daf Yom cycle. So why should Shekalim alone jump borders and be […]
Soncino, Berachot 5244
“The first volume of the Babylonian Talmud, the tractate Berachot, was printed in Soncino, Italy, on the 20th of Tevet of the year 5244 from creation (1483)” Chabad.org
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Alexander in Jerusalem,Yoma
On Kislev 21 of the year 3448 from creation 313 BCE, there occurred the historic meeting between Shimon HaTzaddik and Alexander (‘the Great”) of Macedonia. The Samarians, bitter enemies of the Jews, had convinced Alexander that the Jews’ refusal to place his image in their Temple was a sign of rebellion against his sovereignty and […]