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Menahot 52: Measuring Flour and Frankincense

03.04.2026 | ט״ו באדר תשפ״ו

More on the griddle-cakes… which were brought together with the daily offerings of the morning and of the afternoon. This raises the question of how much flour went into each offering – was the 10th of an efah of flour divided between the two daily offerings, or per each of them? Plus, the same question as applied to the frankincense, in terms of quantity with regard to each daily offering of the morning and of the afternoon. Where one approach relies on the verses and another on the logic (again, neither being tested in a taster kitchen). Also, when the kohen gadol died and another hasn’t yet been appointed, the question of how much of the offering should be brought is asked as well – is he bringing, as it were, a double-portion for the kohen gadol, as it were, if he needed to bring for both of them.

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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. 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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