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Joshua wasn't the only person with conditions for the Jews entering HaAretz. We learn that Ezra the Scribe instituted ten ordinances.
The Gemara considers whether or not Ezra in fact created some of these ordinances. Perhaps some of them originated in rabbinic literature or even in Torah text.
The Gemara then returns to our original Mishna. First - are chickens permitted in the city? What would cause a city to become idolatrous? How is Jerusalem different from all other cities? Next - pigs cannot be found anywhere in Jerusalem. How does this operate in practice? Who was in power when these rules were actually instituted - long before Ezra the Scribe?
We end our daf with a phrase said by the Sages: Cursed is one who raises pigs and cursed is one who teaches his son Greek wisdom.
We explore the history of Ezra’s institutions as well as the relationship between Jews and Jewish texts and pigs.