In Nedarim 41a, Rabbi Yosef interprets a verse in Tehillim, “His entire bed, You overturn in his illness,” as referring to one who forgets his

Shimon was walking down Grayson Place last week, and saw a gold watch. It was engraved with the initials “SM,” a good siman. He took

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Rabbi Yehoshua ben Chanania (a second and third-generation tanna) was never defeated in verbal combat, except by a woman, a young girl and a young

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“A verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’s written on.” This quote, attributed to Samuel Goldwyn, reflects the difficulty of enforcing verbal agreements. In Halacha,

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