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Julie Bloch Mendelsohn made aliyah with her family in 2009. Julie has a law degree, a Master of Public Health, has studied several foreign languages, and is currently pursuing a master's degree in archaeology. Julie dyes, spins, and weaves her own yarn and textiles. She loves to learn Daf Yomi and is interested in topics relating to Jewish law and ancient materials and crafts, ancient languages, and history.
Recent Posts
The Weaver’s Rod is Between Them
You can probably guess that my favorite line so far in Masechet Shekalim appears in todayโs daf (Daf 12b).ย To emphasize his view of the…
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Colorful clothes or pressed linen for seder night?
On Pesachim Daf 109a, while discussing a husbandโs obligation to make his household happy on festivals, Rav Yosef teaches ย ืึผึฐืึธืึถื ืึผึฐืึดืึฐืึตื ืฆึดืึฐืขืึนื ึดืื, ืึผึฐืึถืจึถืฅ ืึดืฉืึฐืจึธืึตื ืึผึฐืึดืึฐืึตื…
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Chametz, Shatnez and Going Around the Vineyard
On Pesachim Daf 40, some interesting discussions of real life scenarios show us the extent to which we must consider our actions and their possible…
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Do people exert themselves or not? Do they go above and beyond?
(images courtesyย of tekhelet.com) After weeks of discussing walls, pits, courtyards and alleys, a small debate in the middle of pages 96b and 97a caught my…
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Distance, Cooperation and Coronavirus
Distance, Cooperation and Coronavirus On Erev Yom Kippur 2020, the Daf Yomi once more miraculously guides us in how to behave during regular times and…
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Be Happy With Your Portion
Today I am weaving together ideas rather than threads. Michelle raised an interesting point on Daf 148/149 that comes from Rabbi Eliezer Melamedโs Peninei Halacha…
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The significance of a single thread
When I started weaving, I had no idea how fundamental it was to the study of Talmud. Again and again, the rabbis discuss the significance…
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Weaving Sounds Dangerous!
In Shabbat Daf 96, we hear a lot about weavers throwing needles and shuttles (the tool that holds the thread while weaving).ย Is weaving a…
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Weaving demonstration
Here is a short demonstration of weaving. I wanted to show you how threads become cloth.ย Weaving is generally a two handed operation but…
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Melachot relating to spinning, weaving and dyeing
On Daf 73a, we learn about all of the steps for turning wool into garments and textiles (for the Tabernacle and the priestly garments).ย ย Shearing,…
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