Monthly Archives: July 2015

Today’s daf had two interesting mishna’s. The first Mishna dealt wiht if someone makes a neder not to enter a house, can he enter the “Aliyah” or attic-top part. The word aliyah is intersting because it implies a higher level … Continue reading →

The Mishna introduces the humourous adaption of the Sunshine Boys starring George Burns and Walther Mathau, or more akin to the a Catskills humour. The Mishna says, if somone took a neder not to give benefit to somone or get … Continue reading →

This was the the ShikkerDovid’s first inspiration. I post it for old Time’s sake. It appears to the ShikkerDovid that neither Bnei Yisrael, nor Moshe had any idea that Bilaam hired Balak to curse them.  The give and take between … Continue reading →

In Nedarim 38A-B there is a curious Mishna. The mishna says: if one make a neder not to help someone, he may not feed their “clean” or “unclean animals. A dissenting opinion, Rabbi Eleazar says he may feed their “unclean … Continue reading →