Avrohom Gerlitzky

Click here for the original text of the Talmud. Tractate Bava Metzia (the second of the three-part series of Nezikin, which covers interpersonal laws) deals with many civil laws such as the mitzvah to return lost property, how one is to properly safeguard...

The bulk of tractate Kiddushin discusses the laws of betrothal and marriage. The last few pages of the tractate delve into the laws of yichud, the prohibition against an unrelated man and woman (unmarried to each other) from secluding together. On a relat...

Pesachim (lit. "Passovers") is the third tractate of the Order of Festivals of the Mishnah. It is concerned mainly with the laws for the ritual observance of Passover including the paschal lamb offering. The first four chapters cover the laws of chametz, ...

Click here for the original text of the Talmud. The tractate of Bava Kama covers all sorts of tort laws—damages caused by person or property, theft and robbery. The tractate concludes with a discussion regarding waste materials produced by a laborer in th...

Click here for the original text of the Talmud. The tractate of Gittin discusses the laws of the get, the biblically mandated bill of divorce. The final Mishnah of the tractate discusses acts or behaviors that constitute grounds for divorce. The Tractate ...

The first chapters of tractate Megillah discuss the laws of the holiday of Purim, and specifically the laws pertaining to the Megillah (Scroll of Esther) and its reading on Purim. The latter part of the tractate elaborates on the laws of the public Torah ...

Click here for the original text of the Talmud. Tractate Bava Metzia (the second of the three-part series of Nezikin, which covers interpersonal laws) deals with many civil laws such as the mitzvah to return lost property, how one is to properly safeguard...

Pesachim (lit. "Passovers") is the third tractate of the Order of Festivals of the Mishnah. It is concerned mainly with the laws for the ritual observance of Passover including the paschal lamb offering. The first four chapters cover the laws of chametz, ...

Kesubos is the second tractate in the Order of Nashim, the section of the Talmud dealing with the laws of Jewish family life. The tractate is named for the marriage contract that states the husband's various obligations to his wife, especially financial c...