Bekhorot 2
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Welcome to Tractate Bekhorot and the study of firstborns. Even a perfunctory read of the Hebrew Bible will demonstrate that ... The post Bekhorot 2 appeared first on My Jewish Lear...
In the first chapter of Bekhorot, we discussed firstborn donkeys, which require redemption with a lamb given to a priest. ... The post Bekhorot 17 appeared first on My Jewish Learn...
We’re on the second page of Tractate Bekhorot, which discusses laws governing firstborn human and animal offspring. The Talmud immediately drops ... The post Bekhorot 3 appeared fi...
Amongst the early rabbinic generations, in what we call the tannaitic period, teachings were largely oral. Eventually, the decision was ... The post Bekhorot 33 appeared first on M...
A recent mishnah taught that a Jew must raise a bekhor for a relatively short but not insignificant period of ... The post Bekhorot 26 appeared first on My Jewish Learning.
As we’ve been discussing, farmers sometimes acquire animals without a complete birthing history, making it difficult to identify whether a ... The post Bekhorot 24 appeared first o...
Today’s daf finds us in the middle of an arcane and uncomfortable discussion. We have already established that a firstborn ... The post Bekhorot 10 appeared first on My Jewish Lear...
We have learned that a firstborn animal is holy and must be slaughtered and offered on the altar. If that ... The post Bekhorot 32 appeared first on My Jewish Learning.
In a mishnah at the end of yesterday’s daf, Rabbi Eliezer ben Ya’akov teaches: In the case of a large ... The post Bekhorot 22 appeared first on My Jewish Learning.
According to the biblical narrative, when God placed the first human into the Garden of Eden, God instructed, “Of every ... The post Bekhorot 6 appeared first on My Jewish Learning...
We have been using the Hebrew word bekhor to describe a firstborn male, human or animal, that is subject to ... The post Bekhorot 19 appeared first on My Jewish Learning.
Deuteronomy 15:20 commands: “You shall eat it (the firstborn animal) before the Lord your God year by year.” Bible translations ... The post Bekhorot 27 appeared first on My Jewish...
For the last few pages, the Talmud has been examining odd cases of animals that spawn offspring of an (apparently) ... The post Bekhorot 7 appeared first on My Jewish Learning.
A mishnah on yesterday’s page concerns female animals that are purchased from gentiles and it is unknown whether they have ... The post Bekhorot 20 appeared first on My Jewish Lear...
We already know that kashrut differentiates rabbinic eating from non-Jewish eating. On today’s daf, the Talmud expresses another difference between ... The post Bekhorot 23 appeare...
The mishnah at the beginning of today’s daf declared that priests and Levites are exempt from the obligation of the firstborn from a kal v’chomer (a ... The post Bekhorot 4 appeare...
Today’s daf continues the discussion of a mishnaic debate between Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Yishmael about a person who purchased ... The post Bekhorot 21 appeared first on My Jewish L...
The Torah presents a lot of numbers: seven days of creation, 10 plagues on Egypt, 12 tribes of Israel. Big ... The post Bekhorot 5 appeared first on My Jewish Learning.
Today’s daf contains several mishnahs discussing the requirement for an expert to examine a bekhor for blemishes before it can ... The post Bekhorot 28 appeared first on My Jewish...
It is not permissible to offer an animal with a disqualifying blemish on the altar in the Temple. But does ... The post Bekhorot 14 appeared first on My Jewish Learning.
Notably, it’s forbidden not only to shear a firstborn, but to benefit from its wool. This applies even to a ... The post Bekhorot 25 appeared first on My Jewish Learning.
Donkey fans may be enjoying the attention this species has received in Tractate Bekhorot. Not only has the donkey been ... The post Bekhorot 13 appeared first on My Jewish Learning...
Today, let’s talk about money — specifically, a complex economic arrangement described on today’s daf. On the second side of ... The post Bekhorot 16 appeared first on My Jewish Le...
A firstborn donkey is redeemed by giving a lamb to a priest, allowing the owner to keep and work the ... The post Bekhorot 12 appeared first on My Jewish Learning.
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