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Zevahim 60: The Bloody Courtyard

11.13.2025 | כ״ב בחשון תשפ״ו

Using a textual comparison to connect the outer altar of Moses with that of Ezekiel – or alternatively interpreted to connect the outer altar of Moses with that of the inner altar of Moses. This inference raises the question of how far that kind of interpretation can go – in light of the specific measurements of these altars: is the altar a “vessel,” or not? Plus, the question of whether the courtyard’s floor was eligible as a place for the offerings – for example, could the blood really be sprinkled on the floor?! Which raises the concern of just how bloody this process was, and all the more for the night of Pesach sacrifice. Also, questions about the meal-offerings that needed to be eaten at the time of the other offerings — apparently next to the altar, but that view is revised to establish: not if the altar was broken. Plus, a dive into ma’aser sheni – that was to be eaten in sanctity in Jerusalem – and how that requirement of being in the holy city compared to a requirement of the Temple itself being present at the time too.

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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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