A Mitzvah In The Mouth
When you come home on Seder night, you are presumably very hungry. You’ve spent the whole day preparing for the Seder and for Pesach. Chametz is forbidden most of the day. Matzah is forbidden all day.
Seder Kodashim · dafim 2–28
Kerisus
Begins January 24, 2027. 3 articles, 1 story
Map of the dafim
Articles, in daf order
Neither Fish Nor Fowl
Before Pesach, I usually take my car into a car wash to be cleaned. However, I don’t fall for those Passover specials. They charge you about $20 extra to clean your car. Why? It’s for Passover.
Knowledge Is Peace
The Gemara in Kerisus ends off with this famous dictum—“Rebbe Elazar said in the name of Rebbe Chanina: Torah scholars increase peace in this world.” A simple explanation is offered by the Iyun Yaakov.
Stories in Kerisus
Yissachar of Kfar Barkai and King Yannai
A kohein gadol asked whether goat or lamb tastes better mocks King Yannai with a gesture, and the angry king orders both his hands cut off.