by hadassah | Mar 22, 2026 | Babylonian and Greco Roman Diasporas
“Jewish Prayer Place” on the Island of Delos, Greece, 3rd century BCE By Zde – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=127264183 The identification of this site as a synagogue is uncertain. What do you want to know? Ask our...
by hadassah | Mar 17, 2026 | Talmud and Daily Life
Mishnah Hullin 8-1-4- Separation of Meat and Milk The laws of kosher slaughter must be performed by or under the supervision of a competent person. The knife must be smooth so as to spare the animal pain. 1:1 All may slaughter and what they slaughter is valid,...
by hadassah | Mar 8, 2026 | Talmud and Daily Life
Mishnah Hullin 1-1-2- Laws of Ritual Slaughter The laws of Kosher slaughter must be performed by or under the supervision of a competent person. The knife must be smooth so as to spare the animal pain. 1:1 All may slaughter and what they slaughter is valid,...
by hadassah | Feb 18, 2026 | Talmud and Daily Life
Mishnah Qiddushin 1-7- The Obligation of the Commandments Mishnah Qiddushin specifies the difference in obligations imposed by talmudic law upon women and men. [Concerning] all the commandments regarding a son which are obligatory on the father, men are...
by hadassah | Feb 18, 2026 | Talmud and Daily Life
Mishnah Berakhot 6-1-4- The Blessing Over Food Benedictions before food were required by the Rabbis who considered it to be sacrilege to partake of God’s creation without first offering thanks. 6:1 How do we bless over fruits? Over the fruit of trees one says,...
