Sources of Sacred Illumination

Intermediate Talmud Teachings With Rabbi Mendel Kaplan

Nov 08 2019 | 00:47:00

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Show Notes

Fire Up Your Learning Talmud Tisch -Intermediate Talmud: Tractate Shabbat, Lesson 37 - Masechet Shabbat — Pg 26a Furthering the previous discussion about substances that can or can't be used to keep Shabbat serenity burning, we segue into the nature of vegetative sources of the required fuel. In the biblical image of illumination, the olive looms large; the question at hand is whether Shabbat candlesticks should best replicate the Menorah or instead focus on pragmatic considerations. (Tractate Shabbat 26A)

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