A. It isn’t clear. Rashi seems to say that it did not. Tosefos commentary on Talmud Beitzah 2b quotes conflicting Medrash on this question.…
A. There’s a cycle of tractates, usually an eight-year rotation. Most Yeshivas study the 3 Bavas: Bava Kamma (damages) Bava Metziah (monetary disputes & doubts) and Bava...
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Q. How do Yeshivas decide which tractate of Talmud to study in a given year?
A. The Talmud asks the same question. He’s a complex character and different Rabbis of the Talmud read him differently.…
A. No. Adam died in the Jewish year 930 (or 2831 BCE) and the Flood happened in the Jewish year 1656 (or 2105 BCE).
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Q. Did Adam die in the Great Flood?
BTW – BCE stands for Before the Common Era, which i...
A. The Talmud (Brachos 4b) asks the same question and explains that Nun stands for Nofel (fallen) which is something David (author of Ashrey) wanted to avoid. But you asked further – aren’t there...