We begin with very brief commentary on the situation discussed yesterday: when a a group of six people see someone approaching and each says "I am a nazirite if that is so-and-so" (and five other conditional statements. Are they all nazirites or not, considering that they have each stated "I am a nazirite" as the the first clauses of their statements.
Abaye attempts to clarify Beit Hillel's supposition regarding one's state of nazirut if the person turned back without identifying himself. And that is just about all of amud (a). Amud (b) includes no Gemara, as the entire vilna page is taken up by Tosafot commentary. In the Steinsaltz translation, we are given no material at all in amud (b). This is the first time that I have encountered this circumstance in my past three years of learning daf yomi.
I began Daf Yomi (Koren translation) in August of 2012 with the help of an online group that is now defunct. This blog is intended to help me structure and focus my thoughts as I grapple with the text. I am happy to connect with others who are interested in the social and halachic implications of our oral tradition. Respectful input is welcome.
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