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  1. Solomon's shamir. In the Gemara, the shamir (Hebrew: שָׁמִיר‎ šāmīr) is a worm or a substance that had the power to cut through or disintegrate stone, iron and diamond. King Solomon is said to have used it in the building of the first Temple in Jerusalem in place of cutting tools. For the construction of the Temple in Jerusalem ...

  2. Solomon's shamir. In the Gemara, the shamir (Hebrew: שָׁמִיר šāmīr) is a worm or a substance that had the power to cut through or disintegrate stone, iron and diamond. King Solomon is said to have used it in the building of the first Temple in Jerusalem in place of cutting tools. For the construction of the Temple in Jerusalem, which ...

  3. Nov 27, 2022 · Reference is made to an animal called a “keresh,” and the Gemara goes on to identify it as a single-horned mythological creature. This leads the Gemara to mention another mythological animal, a type of lion, with a series of related stories about R. Yehoshua ben Chanania and the Roman Emperor.

  4. Gemara is a central text in Jewish religious tradition, forming a part of the Talmud, which includes rabbinical commentaries on the Mishnah. It serves to clarify and analyze Jewish law and ethics, featuring discussions, debates, and case studies by rabbis. The Talmud consists of the Babylonian Talmud, known for its more extensive study, and the ...

  5. sha'-mer (shamir; Sameir): (1) Mentioned along with Jattir and Socoh (Joshua 15:48) as one of the cities of Judah in the hill country. Possibly it is Khirbet (or Umm) Somerah, 2,000 ft. above sea-level, a site with ancient walls, caves, cisterns and tombs not far West of Debir (edh Dhatheriyeh) and 2 miles North of Anab (`Anab) (Palestine ...

  6. The Gemara (Megillah 14a) says that the reason the Rabbis did not institute the saying of Hallel on Purim is that the salvation was an incomplete redemption since “Akati avdei Achashveirosh anan” — “We are still servants of Achashveirosh.” Though they were relieved of Haman and his cohorts, there was no Jewish government; rather they lived in peace under the rulership of Achashveirosh.

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  8. Gemara is a complicated text, full of quotes from earlier sources. The words of the Gemara also form the basis for many later texts, like law codes and legal essays. To read and understand the Gemara, you will need to be able to figure out what sources are being quoted, what they really mean, and how the way they are used on the daf might impact the development of laws and ideas later on in ...