7+ hour, 36+ min ago   (50+ words) We've learned where not to affix a mezuzah. On today's daf, the discussion turns to where one should affix it:Rabbi ... The post Menachot 33 appeared first on My Jewish Learning. Read all of Menachot 33 on Sefaria. The post Menachot 33 appeared…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (89+ words) The perfect symbol of the two-sided, both/and, hidden/revealed quality of the season. By Kohenet Rabbi Sarah Bracha Gershuny This Shabbat is known as Shabbat Shekalim, the Sabbath of Coins. Observed at the new moon of Adar, it is…...

3+ day, 20+ min ago   (381+ words) Near the end of today's daf, Rav Yehuda relays a series of laws regarding'mezuzahs'in the name of his teacher, Shmuel. ... The post Menachot 32 appeared first on My Jewish Learning. Near the end of today's daf, Rav Yehuda relays a series…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (408+ words) On yesterday's daf, the Talmud explained that a piece of parchment must be large enough to contain three to eight ... The post Menachot 31 appeared first on My Jewish Learning. On yesterday's daf, the Talmud explained that a piece of parchment…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (376+ words) The last eight verses of the Torah, Deuteronomy 34:5-12, briefly describe Moses" death, the Israelites" mourning for his passing and ... The post Menachot 30 appeared first on My Jewish Learning. The last eight verses of the Torah, Deuteronomy 34:5-12, briefly describe Moses" death,…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (406+ words) Anchoring countless discussions in Menachot is the question: Which parts of a sacrifice are actually essential? The mishnah on today's ... The post Menachot 28 appeared first on My Jewish Learning. Anchoring countless discussions in Menachot is the question: Which parts of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (367+ words) By Rabbi James Ponet Falling is in fact the condition through which animate and inanimate life happens. Standing is a kind of temporary protest against that condition: I will not be blown down by the wind, will not be withered…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (378+ words) Today's daf explores an interesting question: If an offering brought to the Temple is deficient in some way " missing ... The post Menachot 27 appeared first on My Jewish Learning. Today's daf explores an interesting question: If an offering brought to the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (107+ words) Most of the mincha, the meal offering, is given to the priests as food. But before they can eat any ... The post Menachot 26 appeared first on My Jewish Learning. Most of the mincha, the meal offering, is given to the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (160+ words) Many ancient Jewish sacrifices could be eaten " but only within a certain amount of time. Whatever the prescribed limit, any sacrificial meat left beyond its permitted time became notar, from the Hebrew root meaning "left over." Meat that became notar…...