Showing posts with label blood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blood. Show all posts

Tuesday, 7 January 2014

yoma 59

remaining blood gets poured onto the altar
that drains into the water
that washes into the river
that gets sold to nourish the earth.

- it is still blood from the temple
don't get it on your clothes.

(discussion about what to do with the remainder blood, and which part of the altar is it poured on. also described is that this blood would mix with water and drain out of the temple and mix with water. this was sold as fertiliser. The sale would redeem the blood and thus not be suspect of misusing hekdesh - something that belongs to the temple. although it is unclear if the blood was considered property of the temple or belonging to all the people. a detail about the sprinkling is that it was done in a way to prevent blood going on the priest's garments)

Sunday, 5 January 2014

yoma 58

mixing the bloods in the bowls before sprinkling in the corners.
the orientation of circles and squares

(there is one opinion that the bull's blood and the goat's blood was mixed before being sprinkled on the altar. but it is debated how the bloods were mixed. if placing the smaller bowl inside the bigger and allowing the bloods to mix was enough. also discussed is the order and procedure of how the altar was sprinkled at the corners. always turn to the right or not? playing with circles and squares)

yoma 57

mixing bull's blood and goat's blood

accidentally and intentionally

(this page discusses the situation if the different bloods get mixed up, how should the High Priest perform the sprinkling. also debated is whether or not the the blood is intentionally mixed together after the sprinkling to pour onto the four corners of the golden altar.)

yoma 50

is the bull's blood the same as the bull?

(while the blood is in the body, it is part of the bull but when the blood is separate from the bull does it have the same identity of the bull or is it it's own identity?)

Monday, 28 October 2013

shekalim 9

having a head of bread leads to lack of clarity about the measures of wine and blood.
and lack of clarity leads to frustration and kicking out
and lack of clarity about the mitzvot ultimately stops the dead being resurrected and prevents Eliyahu coming.

(in discussion about how much blood in a mule's carcass needs to be there for it to be impure, R. Beivai kicks R. Yitzchak b. Kahana in frustration. he explains this lashing out that he was frustrated, lacked clarity and peace of mind, anxious like someone who relies on buying bread for immediate food rather than buying wheat for a year. the discussion compares the measure with the minimum amount of wine carried on shabbat before being liable for carrying on shabbat. Later in the page there is a chain of events that begins with clarity of mind about the mitzvot leads to cleanliness, purity, holiness, and ultimately, resurrection of the dead, and Eliyahu announcing the Messiah)

Tuesday, 3 September 2013

pesachim 74

what happens inside the meat...

roasting the meat inside and out. to be cooked only by fire. on a spit made of pomegranate wood.
fire draws out the blood and the strange science of emitting and absorbing blood

Wednesday, 10 July 2013

pesachim 20

the creeping (dead) bug
that touched the pot
that touched the food
that touched the liquid

(that might or might include blood)

but if uncertain if object is impure. just ask it! they are the only ones who would really know what happened to it

(a chain of impurity contagion is discussed. liquid needs to be present in order for the impurity to flow form one object to the next. and a repeat of the discussion if blood from a pure animal that is collected and used in the sacrificial procedure counts as a liquid that makes something impure. but the page begins with a statement that if the purity status of an object is uncertain and was due to human hand, then ask the object...)

Saturday, 6 July 2013

pesachim 16

is blood a liquid?

in the discussion of the impurity of liquids - is blood included or is it its own special case.

Sunday, 16 June 2013

eruvin 100

a tree, a woman, a promise to cover and protect with clothing
but it's a broken promise....
there will be blood and pain of childbirth... what type of child brings pain?

this page discusses: trees with branches that bend and touch the ground forming a space of shelter, not residence, beneath the tree
not climbing trees on shabbat
sprinkling of blood in the temple sacrifice
forcing a wife to have sex is forbidden, it will result in bad sons (and not a particularly happy wife.... )
but if women initiate, wise sons...
so. women making themselves sexually alluring (in a good way)
but
women having long hair like Lillith (in a not good way) & grass being tangled in shoes so probably best not walk on the grass on shabbat...
roosters mating ritual of displaying their feathers equivalent to a promise to clothe and cover but after sex admitting they do not have the means...
the pain and the blood
and the curses of Eve... cursed to be modest, to submit to the husband, and to be in pain.

and learning modesty from a cat....

(there's a lot going on on the page...)


Sunday, 17 February 2013

shabbat 137

drops of blood become stars in the heaven

"were it not for the drops from the blood of the covenant the heaven and earth would not be sustained"
from the blessing said at a brit milah

for english translation of this talmud page, see here

Thursday, 25 October 2012

shabbat 22

using the channukah candles to count money, light another light or using the succah decorations during the festival is as disrespectful as kicking dust to cover blood.