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Shabbat 77: The Need for Mosquitoes in the World

May 22, 2020 | 讻状讞 讘讗讬讬专 转砖状驻 / Anne and Yardaena

Dedicated for the yarzheit of Dr. Michael E. Osband Melech Gershom Channa Ben Eliezer v鈥機hasya Hesha.

Alef vs ayin – the Gemara is figuring out the Mishnah’s spelling. Also: the purpose of every (annoying) thing in the world, including mosquitoes. Plus: Rabbi Zera pays a visit to his father-in-law.

 

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Anne and Yardaena

Anne Gordon is the deputy editor of Ops & Blogs at The Times of Israel. She is a veteran educator, having taught in high school and post-high school institutions in Israel and America for several decades. Yardaena Osband is a pediatrician and teaches in her community and online. They both hail from Boston, proud alumna of Maimonides School, where they first learned Gemara. Talking Talmud is their conversation (via podcast) on the daf yomi. They say: "Learning the daf? We have something for you to think about. Not learning the daf? We have something for you to think about! (Along with a taste of the daf...) Join the conversation with us!"
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