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Menahot 62: Hashem Is Here, Hashem Is There

03.14.2026 | כ״ה באדר תשפ״ו

Still more on the offerings for Shavuot – the lambs and the loaves. Namely, showing the lambs in the 4 directions, plus up and down, to demonstrate God’s province of the heavens and the earth. Or alternatively, to acknowledge and pray that nothing bad befall the people, from any which direction. With parallels, of course, to lulav and the waving thereof. Plus, the fulfillment of mitzvot as a means of thwarting the Satan – unless taking that gleeful approach is taunting him or inviting him to challenge the person keeping the mitzvot. Also, 3 animal offerings that each need 3 mitzvot in accompaniment, with all the concomitant details – including waving while the animal is either alive or no longer so. Note that no sacrifice required all three of those accompanying mitzvot – usually, 2 out of 3. Plus, the question of whether the laying on of hands (semikhah) would be required.

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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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