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Din & Daf: Close, Yet Creative Readings- Understanding Chazal’s Halakhic Parshanut
Din & Daf: Conceptual Analysis of Halakha Through Case Study with Dr. Elana Stein HainIn many places in Masechet Sanhedrin, the Gemara uses the reading rule that allows us to read meaning into a completely unrelated word. The rule is called אם אינו ענין ל_ תנהו ענין ל. This reading rule raises the important question of rabbinic legal parshanut in general. They pay close attention to each and every letter and word, and yet they are able to stretch the meaning of words and phrases. Where do they get their reading strategies from, and what do these strategies tell us about how Chazal understood…
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