A racy daf. Bar Kappara talks to R. Yehudah HaNasi’s daughter, apparently provoking her. Ben Elasa was the son-in-law to R. Yehudah HaNasi, and he was invited to the wedding of R. Shimon, son of R. Yehudah HaNasi. And Bar Kappara asks provocative questions of R. Yehudah HaNasi, some of them less table-talk than others. [Who’s Who: Bar Kappara] Also, 2 mishnayot, with attention to the precise meaning of the words used when making a vow – common use and expression vs. literal use of a term, which is the intent of one’s vow?
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