EPISODE · Jan 8, 2022 · 21 MIN
Megillah 27: Don't Sell a Daughter for Food
from Talking Talmud · host Yardaena Osband & Anne Gordon
Selling Torah scrolls. What can you do with the funds since you can't purchase other scrolls (not Neviim or Ketuvim)? And what about the cloths with which we (they) wrap(ped) the scrolls? And on through the various cases. Plus, selling a Torah scroll to marry off a daughter, and NOT selling a daughter off for food. Also, 2 more mishnayot, on what can be sold and not - holy objects that are owned by the community - and cannot be sold to an individual. Plus, the 4 things a shul cannot be sold for the sake of establishing in place of the shul.
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Selling Torah scrolls. What can you do with the funds since you can't purchase other scrolls (not Neviim or Ketuvim)? And what about the cloths with which we (they) wrap(ped) the scrolls? And on through the various cases. Plus, selling a Torah scroll to marry off a daughter, and NOT selling a daughter off for food. Also, 2 more mishnayot, on what can be sold and not - holy objects that are owned by the community - and cannot be sold to an individual. Plus, the 4 things a shul cannot be sold for the sake of establishing in place of the shul.
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