- what disqualified an animal from being on Noah's ark?
- the rabbis question disabilities from birth and disabilities that are acquired
- could Noah himself be a tereifa?
- the rabbis find proof texts attesting to Noah's likely 'perfection'
- the conversation about ritual impurity, disqualification from sacrifice, and what could be a tereifa suggests that the rabbi
- because King David counted the Jewish people, there was a plague
- King David built an altar on a hilltop that became the site of the Temple years later
- The hilltop belonged to Aravnah the Jebusite who offered his cattle as sacrifices
- There is a debate about how many silver/gold shekalim were collected and shared with the twelve tribes
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.
Tuesday, 7 August 2018
Zevachim 116: Tereifa on the Ark?, King David's Payments for the Site of the Altar
Some very brief notes on today's daf:
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