“The Likeness of Man”: Portraiture, Sculpture and Photography- Gefet

Beyond the Daf - Hadran · Aug 11, 2025 · 32m

Gefet- Gemara, Perushim, and Tosafot, an in-depth Iyun gemara shiurOur sugya teaches that the prohibition of avodah zarah includes a prohibition to replicate a human form. We’ll attempt to understand what’s behind this prohibition, as well as to understand its ramifications: is portraiture allowed? What about photography? Might there be a halakhic problem with buying humanlike dolls for my children?Gefet Ep 188Avodah zarah 43Gefet with Rabbanit Yael Shimoni and Shalhevet Schwartz is in collaboration with Yeshivat Drisha. Learn more on ⁠⁠hadran.org.il