Rosh Hashanah 23: Diving for Coral, Raising Up Pearls
Burning wood for the Rosh Chodesh torches, including from coral wood, which leads to a tangent, including a story about diving, and sinking a ship to get down there and pull up the coral. Plus, individuals contributed to the torch notifications. And a discussion about blocked roads making the way longer to travel in Babylonia. [And some brief audio wonkiness, with our apologies - nothing was off when we recorded, as far as we could determine]. Also, a new mishnah, on the witnesses would come to the court and be examined in Beit Yazek - where there would be a feast set up for the witnesses -…
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