Rabbi Yitzchak of Migdal (רִבִּי יִצחָק מִגְּדָּלָאה) is a real person! He was a first-generation amora of the Land of Israel. In Shabbat 139a, Rabbi

In Bava Metzia 17b, Mar Kashisha b. Rav Chisda speaks to Rav Ashi to question Abaye’s apparent assumption that a widow after a mere betrothal

There is a principle of זָכִין לְאָדָם שֶׁלֹּא בְּפָנָיו—Shimon can act on Reuven’s behalf to his benefit, even without Reuven’s explicit appointment to do so.

Regarding marriage, my father once suggested a novel interpretation of the opening mishna of Bava Metzia (2a). שְׁנַיִם אוֹחֲזִין בְּטַלִּית—“Two people are ‘holding’ by the

On Bava Kamma 108b, we encounter two versions of a dilemma. The shared scenario is that an animal given to a watchman was stolen in

A Mishnah (Bava Kamma 100b) discussed a dyer who damaged wool given to him to dye. If the wool was entirely destroyed by the cauldron,

In parshat Mishpatim (Shemot 21:18-19), the Torah discusses two people fighting, and one strikes his fellow with a stone or fist, injuring him. He has

At a siyum at the end of a Talmudic masechet, a common practice is to recite the 10 “sons of Pappa.” They are חנינא בר

Rav Yirmeya miDifti is a sixth-generation Amora appearing often in the Talmud. By examining his interactions with other Amoraim, we can guess as to his

In Bava Kamma 66, we listen in on a debate in Pumbedita academy which spans two or three scholastic generations. There are ambiguities whether certain

Chizkiyah was a prominent first-generation Amora who ascended from Bavel to the Land of Israel. His father was the transitional Tanna / Amora Rabbi Chiyya,

Today’s column presents topical thoughts on Daf Yomi, Chanukah, and the parsha. The common thread between them is non-disclosure and concern for negative misimpression. In