*36.2 Makkos Daf 23 B (7 lines up)*

*36.2 Makkos Daf 23 B (7 lines up)*Rabbi Elazar: Ruach Hakodesh appeared in _beis din_ on three occasions.1. In the _beis din_ of Sheim we find that Yehuda said about Tamar “She is righteous. [She is pregnant] From me.” He couldn’t have known that she was pregnant from him, if he consorted with her, perhaps someone else had consorted with her as well.2. In the _beis din_ of Shmuel, when Shmuel claimed he never wronged the people in any way, the _possuk_ states “and he said it is true”. It should say “and they said”, it means that a _bas kol_ confirmed what Shmuel claimed.3. In the _beis din_ of Shlomo, in the case of the two women who argued over the surviving child, Shlomo said “She is his mother”. Shlomo could not have been sure - perhaps she was cunning and saw through Shlomo’s ruse.*Summary**Rava:* The proofs presented are not compelling:1. Perhaps Yehuda realized that her pregnancy must have begun at the time he consorted with her. *We can establish based on what we see,* not on conjectures.2. When the _possuk_ talks about the Jewish People, *it refers to them in the singular,* as in “Yisroel is helped by Hashem” not “are helped”.3. When the other woman agreed to cut the child in half, *she proved* that she wasn't the mother.*Resolution:* Rabbi Elazar’s words are *based on tradition,* and not on logical proofs. _(It’s interesting to note that Rava didn’t just accept what was told to him about ruach hakodesh; he examined each proof meticulously)._*Rabbi Shimlai: Moshe was given 613 _mitzvos:_ 365, like the days of the sun year, are _lavin,_prohibitions. 248, like the amount of organs and limbs in the human body, _are esin,_ obligations.**Rav Hamnuna:* We find this in a _possuk:_ *“Torah was commanded to us by Moshe”.* The letters of ‘Torah’ add up to 611 because those were commanded to us by Moshe; the first two of the ten commandments, we heard from Hashem ourselves. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate