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Daf Ditty

A wide-ranging commentary on the daily page of Talmud.

From this facsimile above of the Munich codex (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Hebrew MS. No. 95) we can discern the addition on the margins of an extra paragraph that is not included in our edition of Meseches Shabbos (6a)

Pesachim 72: אוכלוסא דאינשי Multitudes

jyungar February 1, 2021

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Our Daf relates that Rav Yitzhak bar Yosef once found Rabbi Abbahu standing among a multitude [okhlosa] of people, and he said to him: What is the meaning of our mishna?

Jastrow has many meanings of okhlosa which leads us to the Tosefta: One who sees multitudes of Israel recites:

"Blessed…Who knows all secrets.” And Ullah’s remark: We hold there is no multitude in Babylonia.

Implying there is no reshus harabim in Bavel. We look at the travels of Ullah…

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This is Julian Ungar-Sargon's personal website. It contains poems, essays, and podcasts for the spiritual seeker and interdisciplinary aficionado.​