Who is Obligated?
The very first Mishna in Chagigah discusses those who are obligated to make the thrice-yearly pilgrimage to the Beis Hamikdash. The Mishna clearly states that the rule is that everyone is obligated except those…
Seder Moed · dafim 2–27
Chagigah
Finished March 8, 2022 in this cycle. 4 articles, 3 stories
Map of the dafim
Articles, in daf order
Every Bit Counts
“Then you shall again discern between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves G-d and one who does not serve Him” (Malachi 3:18).
The Demise of Haman and His Sons
Haman and his sons made a cameo appearance in Tosfos this week. In fact, in various places in Shas, Tosfos makes cryptic references to Targum that discusses how Haman’s sons were hanged.
The Great Tefillin Divide
Rabbi Yisroel Besser once wrote about his experience standing on the other side of the mechitza. He was attending his daughter’s graduation, and the primary event was for mothers only.
Stories in Chagigah
The Non-Jew Who Ate the Korban Pesach
A non-Jew brags to Rabbi Yehudah ben Besaira that he eats the Korban Pesach every year. The sage slyly tells him to ask for the fat tail, and he is exposed.
Yechezkel and the Valley of Dry Bones
Did the dry bones Yechezkel saw really live again? One opinion says they did, and Rabbi Yehudah ben Besaira says he descends from them and has their tefillin.
Haman's Gallows Beam from Noach's Ark
Haman chose a fifty-amah beam from Noach's ark, brought by his son Parshandasa, to hang Mordechai, yet in the end he and his sons were hanged on it.