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Zevahim 57: Who Eats What and When?

11.10.2025 | י״ט בחשון תשפ״ו

Starting with the last mishnah (on the bottom of 56:) – the offerings of the first-born, the tithes, Passover sacrifice, and more… in terms of what is eaten by whom. Starting with the first-born and the tithing – where the Gemara finds a source for the details and time frame of these offerings. The sages in these discussions are earlier – Tannaim, not Amoraim – and Rabbi Tarfon himself is a kohen. Which makes him more familiar with the details, perhaps. And Rabbi Yossi HaGelili has some questions for him. With a comparison to the piece-offering. Also, why the Passover sacrifice was eaten only at night and only until midnight (or the midpoint of the dark of the night). And it’s another dispute between Tannaim – in this case, Rabbi Elazar ben Azariyah and Rabbi Akiva.

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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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