On today’s daf, the Gemara discusses the consequences for selling a range of products that should not be consumed: The sages taught in a beraita: In a case where one sells meat to another and it was ...

A blemish on the study hall. Today’s daf offers us a peek into the fascinating social dynamics of the rabbinic community. Rabbi Tzadok had a firstborn animal. He placed barley in baskets for it, and ...

You've got a friend. The first litmus test asks whether the potential inductee observes all the practices expected of haverim or if there are lapses. There is a difference of opinion about people who ...

The animal might be merciful. As we’ve been discussing, farmers sometimes acquire animals without a complete birthing history, making it difficult to identify whether a subsequent offspring is a ...