The Price to Pay
The Gemara in Kiddushin (17a) discusses the situation of an eved Ivri, an indentured servant, who became ill. His boss contracted with him for six years of labor. However, he was ill for two years.
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Emunah and Hashkafah
Dreams
Dreams in the Gemara: their meaning and how to treat them.
Oneg Shabbos
One fine erev Shabbos, Rebbe Yannai was anxiously waiting for a gift of fruit to arrive. Every erev Shabbos without fail, an employee who worked in his field would dutifully bring a gift of fruit to show his…
Rosh Hashana in a Cemetery
The Gemara in Brachos (18b) records a particularly interesting incident. A pious man gave a poor man a dinar on Erev Rosh Hashana during years of famine.
Gemara stories on Dreams
Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai’s Nephews and the Lost Dinarim
Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai dreams his nephews will lose 700 dinarim, so he has them give tzedakah. The Kaiser’s officers take only the 17 that remain.
King Menashe Appears to Rav Ashi in a Dream
After Rav Ashi calls the wicked kings "our friends," King Menashe appears in his dream, stumps him on where to cut the bread, and explains his idolatry.
Rabbi Yannai and the Splintered Reed
Rabbi Yannai tithes his Shabbos fruit from afar, then dreams of "a splintered reed." Rabbi Chiya tells him the dream means he ruled according to the truth.