Talking Talmud

The daf discusses what type of damagers are not in the britot from daf 4 and how damage can be done through speech. The daf also started to create some distinctions between different categories of damagers.

The daf establishes 3 damaging activities that an ox can do (keren, shen, and regel), and the differences between each of them that can be applied elsewhere too. We then have two britot that expand the list of damages.

The daf comes to an understanding of Rav Pappa’s statement that some Toladot and different than the Av. The daf then explains a disagreement between Rav and Shmuel on the meaning of the word ma’veh.

A new Seder and a new Masechet! The Masechet begins with a discussion of the main categories of damagers and the relationship between the Avot (categories) and Tolodot (subcategories) of damagers.

The daf begins with a Mishnah that raises some difficult questions. The last Mishnah of the Masechet and Seder discusses what professions are desirable and should be taught to one’s son. The Masechet ends with a beautiful passage on the study of Torah and the hope it brings to a person’s life.

The daf has a very open discussion about sexual temptation and sin by giving example from the Tanamim and Amoraim

The daf discusses Rabbi Yochanan’a concept of chazakot and when one does not to bring a witness to prove something. Later the Mishnah discussed the laws of yichud or seclusion.

Two mishnahs; First mishnah - when the timing of an agents betrothal for a woman and a father's (or her own) conflict... What is the status of that kiddushin? Second Mishnah - if a man returns with a family how does he prove their lineage

A kohen whose kiddushin is with a woman who is prohibited to him and who is the intimate with her - he gets two counts against him, one for each prohibition. The idea is that kiddushin is prohibited for the way it leads to a prohibited sexual relationship. Also, a new mishnah about how a father and even both parents can't declare their child (or child-to-be) a mamzer.

A new mishnah about challals, challalot, and their progeny, and whom they can marry. Likewise, converts. Following the lineage quality of the father... Also, a beraita regarding liability for multiple sins - specifically, kohanim who get involced with the various prohibited relationships. But how many women is the given kohen being intimate with?

A new mishnah - checking back the lineage of a woman who marries a kohen, namely 4 women which equals 8, when you consider 4 generations on both sides. Though some families, who were in various kinds of public service, were exempt from some of those checks, because they wouldn't have been eligible for those roles if their lineage had been blemished. But why davka the women and not the men? Also, f...

More on the Shetuki also sometimes known as a Beduki. The daf also discussed the status of the Cutean and who they may or may not marry.

A new mishnah, with more on who's allowed to marry whom. The people who are prohibited from marrying others can (maybe!) marry each other. Also, the need for Gemara to explicate the mishnah. Plus, can the progeny of the couple that marries (who are prohibited to others) marry a kohen?

The daf explores these two categories of children and how this status impacts the ability to marry who they want.

Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi tasks Levi with characterizing several different segments of society. Plus, more comments from R. Yehudah HaNasi, on his deathbed. Also, more tracking the lineages of the Babylonians, and Rabbi Meir's opposing view on the purity of the various lines in contrast to the sages in general. With practical implications. Also, how the mamzerim will (or will not) become pure in the ti...

Comparisons between the land of Israel and Babylonia - regarding lineage and the purity thereof, during the return to Zion, Shivat Zion. With the given that we don't investigate a family's purity. Plus, some cases of people not marrying because of the concern of the purity of the lineage of their potential mates.

The time when a visit to a butcher shop led to excommunication, a change of status (from free man to slave), and a matching of halakhic wits between Rav Nachman, R. Yehudah bar Yehezkel, and a little Yalta for good measure.

More complications of personal status, including, or especially with regard to mamzerut and slaves - plus, how their union works to cancel mamzerut. Plus, a non-complimentary description of slaves. Also, beginning the 4th chapter: with a mishnah listing the complicated lineages of those who moved from Babylonia to Israel.

Additional discussion of yesterday's discussion - on R. Akiva's opinion that all prohibited relationships result in mamzer progeny. But there are some difficulties with that approach. Plus, more on the progeny from other liaisons, including intermarriage in the contemporary sense of it, and which parent determines the child's status.

A new mishnah - complications in halakhic status of children as compared to the father vs. mother. Even when the marriage itself is prohibited, the children follow the problematic status parent. Also, what happens if the couple is not Jewish, from different tribes or countries (eg, or religions). When does the status follow the male, and when the female?

While the daf discusses whether one or two witnesses are needed to prove an ervah the daf discusses the story ad Yannai and Shimon ben Shetach. Plus a disagreement between Rabbi Tarfon and Rabbi Akiva which demonstrates the genius of Rabbi Akiva’s exegesis

A new mishnah - with a series of cases: when there's a dispute between a man and a woman as to whether he betrothed her (and the implications of betrothal, which prohibits them to some of each other's relatives, for example). Which of them is to be believed? Or rather, how do we handle not knowing whom to believe? Also, an Amoraic dispute on at least one of the cases in the mishnah: with Rav sayin...

More mishnayot - more cases of a father betrothing his daughter (who is not the age of majority). What if the father says he has done so - when is he believed or not? Also, one who says at the time of his death that he has children (keeping a wife who has no children with him from needing to do yibum) - he's believed. If he claims to have brothers (giving her the need for yibum), he's not believed...

3 mishnayot! Each with unusual, surprising conditions for betrothal, and when they donor don't work.

If a man betrothes a woman and explains that he was mistaken in his thinking about different aspects of her identity, they remain betrothed. She wasn't acting under false pretenses. But not so if they weren't eligible to be betrothed at the time that the man makes conditions on the betrothal, the conditions coming true are not enough - because they weren't eligible to begin with. Plus, a condition...