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Disclaimers

This is an early draft. I haven't proofread; there are plenty of typos and probably some more significant errors as well.

Most pages on this site are currently auto-translated. The autotranslations are intended as a starting point for my manual translations. At best, they are awkward stringing-togethers of words and phrases in the corpus database that can benefit from cleaning up. At worst, they are picking the wrong homograph. Auto-translations are indicated by italics.

I am not a rabbi or an expert. These are my translations, and in some cases I am certainly misunderstanding things.

The Talmud is a document of its time. While the Talmud is a foundational document of Judaism, it must be read in its historical context. There are passages that are xenophobic, sexist, and irreconcilable with modern science. Not everything in these pages represents contemporary Judaism.

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I need to clean up this section. But for now, I'll note that I've made use of the Hebrew/Aramaic text of the Bavli at Mechon Mamre; Jastrow's dictionary; "The Practical Talmud Dictionary" by Yitzchak Frank. I've also used the big three translations of the Talmud --- Soncino (English), Artscroll (English), and Steinsaltz (Hebrew) --- and the Kehati (English) edition of the Mishna, to help me understand passages before translating them.

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דף כ,א גמרא

but: become tamei he for a dead person a commandment why is it that Let us say, yes. wisdom And there is no meaning to the word ??? And there is no meaning to the word ??? Hashem It is different there in that case As it is written ??? and do not shall you do ??? He said to him: Rav ??? what is the difference here, ??? them a miracle and what is the difference here, We that is not ??? to us a miracle If it was It is because of this: ??? with two of Rav Yehudah the entire ??? it was. and We ??? we learn ??? and When it was that ??? Rav Yehudah ??? the his wife ??? And there are those who say it was ??? he said ??? of Rav And for Shmuel ??? I saw Here in this case, and We ??? we learn ??? thirteen ??? And even Rav Yehudah When it was that ??? one ??? will come ??? and We ??? son of He said to him: ??? are they, ??? the Name We No. ??? the Name This is like of Rav ??? son of love He saw ??? in the marketplace reasoned ??? Israel She he stood ??? the validity ??? She ??? in four, hundred ??? He said to him Just as Your Name he said for him ??? he said to it ??? four hundred ??? Rav ??? it was. he is regularly accustomed that he was going ??? He said to them thus ??? So, too, here, ??? they said to him rabbis No. ??? Master, ??? evil He said to them ??? For ??? R' Yochanan it was. he is regularly accustomed that he was going ??? he said For ??? the daughters of Israel ??? among ??? them ??? they said to him rabbis No. ??? Master, ??? that is evil He said to them I ??? that is not ??? of him. ??? that is evil As it is written (Gen. 49) son of ??? Joseph son of ??? by the well and he said Rabbi Abahu We will suggest an alternate reading of this text: Do not read by the well except ??? well Rabbi Yosei the son of Rabbi Chanina he said from here (Gen. 48) ??? "In proximity, the land Just as fish ??? water ??? upon them And there is no meaning to the word well evil ??? at them." Even ??? of Joseph yes. well evil ??? at them." And if you wish, I could say well that did not have ??? that is not are his yes. well evil ??? therein.

דף כ,א משנה

Women and slaves and children are exempt from reading Shema

דף כ,ב משנה

and from tefillin and they are obligated in prayer i.e., Amidah and in mezuzot and the the blessing on the meal

דף כ,ב גמרא

the recitation of Shema This is obvious! the commandments One who acts ??? the tooth he and all the commandments One who acts ??? the tooth women ??? What would you have said? Because ??? of it the kingdom of heaven ??? and from ??? This is obvious! What would you have said? Because ??? and they are obligated ??? of supplication ??? What would you have said? Because and then it is written of it (Ps. 55) evening and mornings ??? One who acts ??? the tooth he is equivalent. ??? This is obvious! What would you have said? Because ??? for talmud Torah ??? with the blessing of ??? This is obvious! What would you have said? Because and then it is written (Ex. 16) ??? Hashem to you in the evening, meat ??? and bread in the morning ??? One who acts ??? the tooth he is equivalent. ??? Rav Adda bar Ahava said women ??? the day So says the Torah. why is it that the commandments One who acts ??? the tooth he and all the commandments One who acts ??? the tooth women ??? Abayye said: According to Rabbinic law, Raba said to him Hey, isn't it the case that So says the Torah. he comes to say i.e., what he really means is: And furthermore, all the commandments One who acts ??? According to Rabbinic law, except Rabba said: Scripture states: (Ex. 20) ??? (Deut. 5) ??? all ??? and Behold! ??? Because ??? He said to him Ravina to Raba women with the blessing of the meal a law established by the Torah or is a law established by the Rabbis for what practical distinction To exclude many the hands of ??? If you say, ??? a law established by the Torah will come a law established by the Torah ??? a law established by the Torah ??? is what you say? Do you really mean that? is a law established by the Rabbis you shall that is not ??? In the matter and all that is not ??? In the matter he does not sent forth the public the hands of ??? What then does it mean when it says Come and hear: ??? And they said son of he makes the blessing ??? and a slave he makes the blessing for his master and the woman ??? for her husband. instead, they said the sages ??? to a person ??? and his children they bless to him If you say, This is satisfactory a law established by the Torah will come a law established by the Torah ??? a law established by the Torah except If you say, is a law established by the Rabbis will come is a law established by the Rabbis ??? a law established by the Torah ??? a child son of ??? he except Here in this case, with what are we dealing? For example, who ate ??? is a law established by the Rabbis ??? rabbis ??? Rav ??? There were times when he said to it in the name For R' Ami and There were times when he said to it in the name For R' ??? And they said ??? before the Holy One, Who is Blessed Master of the World, It is written ??? (Deut. 10) who No. ??? and not ??? Is it not the case that you ??? to Israel As it is written (Num. 6) ??? Hashem his face unto you He said to them: And so No. ??? to Israel ??? to them in the Torah (Deut. 8) "And you shall eat and you shall be satisfied and you shall bless..." Hashem your God and they ??? until an olive's volume and until an egg's volume

דף כ,ב משנה

One who has had a seminal emission murmurs the reading of Shema in his heart and he does not bless Not before it and not after it but on the meal he does bless after it and he does not bless before it Rabbi Yehudah says he blesses before them and after them

דף כ,ב גמרא

Ravina said This says that murmuring , or reciting silently, is equivalent to speaking in actuality. You might have thought It is not equivalent to speaking For what reason does the Mishna use the specific word murmurs Rather, what can we conclude? murmuring is equivalent to speaking Let him bring forth in his lips ??? at Sinai and Rav Chisda said murmuring is not equivalent to speaking in actuality. You might have thought murmuring equivalent to speaking Let him bring forth in his lips Rather: What then does it mean when it says murmuring is not equivalent to speaking For what reason murmurs Rabbi Eliezer said It is so that it shall not be the whole world is involved regarding it i.e., reciting Shema and he sits and nullify his time so let him read in a chapter other than this Rav Adda bar Ahava said his attention should be In the matter that is the one in which the community is involved