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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.
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Recent Posts
Kiddushin 35: The Bearded Lady
And now, sources for why women are obligated in negative commandments, including 3 verses that teach different component parts. Click here for the Talking Talmud…
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Kiddushin 34: The Path to Women’s Exemptions
How do we know that women are exempt from positive time-bound commandments? It’s learned from tefillin, which is linked to learning Torah. Or tefillin could…
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Kiddushin 33: The Ear of Rabbi Yosef’s Donkey
More on giving honor – to Torah scholars. Standing before those who brought first fruits vs. Not standing before Torah scholars – what a difference…
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Kiddushin 32: “Sit, Sit, No Need to Stand”
More on kibud av va’em, honoring one’s parents. How far must one go? What about correcting a parent’s error? Plus, the example of the 4…
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Kiddushin 31: The Poster Child for Honoring One’s Parents
Lots of nuggets of stories in this daf – beginning with defining the lengths one must go to fulfill the mitzvah of honoring one’s parents.…
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Kiddushin 30: Sink or Swim
The Gemara shares some beautiful passages about the importance of reaching Torah to oneโs children and how to teach. The daf also discusses why teaching…
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Kiddushin 29: Teach Your Sons (er, no, not your daughters)
A doozy of a mishnah, especially with regard to gender wars. What mitzvot are women obligated in, and what mitzvot are they not obligated? With…
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Kiddushin 28: Bartering vs. Purchasing
More on devolving oaths – gigul shevuah. With various cases of swearing that one is not a slave… Also, defining halipin, exchange – what it…
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Kiddushin 27: Agav Continued
Cases of acquiring movable items along with land – from tithes of growing produce along with rent to several different kinds of documents – and…
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Kiddushin 26: Agav
The daf has a Mishnah discussing how land and houses are. acquired. The Gemara introduces the concept of agav and how moveable property should be…
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