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,...
by hadassah | Feb 9, 2026 | Talmud and Daily Life
Isaiah M. Gafni. “The World of the Talmud- From the Mishnah to the Arab Conquest.” Part III. Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism- a Parallel History of their Origins and Early Development. Ed. Hershal Shanks. Washington D.C.- Biblical Archaeology Society, 1993. ...
by hadassah | Sep 18, 2016 | Talmud and Daily Life
Jewish Archaeology – Overview Jewish archaeology is a way of studying the Jewish past through objects that were found in the ground and can be read within the context of Jewish history, literature and art. Prof. Steven Fine, Yeshiva University, Produced by Down...
