Pesachim 9: Rava Had a Sense of Humor

Talking Talmud · Nov 30, 2020 · 18m

NOTE: This daf deals with infant loss in a graphic way. From the mishnah, if, after you've done Bedikat Chametz, there's a weasel that brings the food from place to place, despite your search, you don't need to worry about that final transfer. This, once you've checked, you've checked, or the search would literally be never-ending. The Gemara's underlying discussion about things that are certain as compared to things that are possible veers into the discussion of miscarriage, and it's a heavy discussion that we address, and also sidestep. Also - Going back to the mishnah - as long as the…