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“Yet the firstborn of man you shall redeem”; the addition of the word “yet” serves to differentiate and teach that there is a firstborn who is not redeemed, namely, one that was ravaged. A child with two heads is like one that was ravaged, as he will certainly not live. The Talmud answers: Here it i
The Talmud returns to its discussion of the baraita: The Master says: “On your arm”; this is the bicep. The term yad can mean either hand or arm. Therefore, the Talmud asks: From where do we derive this? As A baraita states: “On your arm [yadkha]”; this is the upper part of the arm. Do you say that
R' Eliezer says: This proof is not necessary, as the verse states: “And it shall be for a sign for you upon your arm” (Exodus 13:9), which teaches: It shall be a sign for you, but not a sign for others, i.e., one must don the tefillin of the arm in a place where they are not seen by others. This i
The Talmud relates: R' Ḥiyya and Rav Aḥa, son of Rav Avya, would direct the placement of his tefillin of the arm and don them opposite his heart. Rav Ashi was sitting before Ameimar, and there was a cut in the sleeve covering Ameimar’s arm, and as a result his tefillin were visible, as they were n
With regard to the statement of the baraita that the tefillin of the head are donned on the upper part of the head, the Talmud asks: From where do we derive this? As A baraita states: “Between your eyes” (Exodus 13:9); this is the upper part of the head. Do you say that this is the upper part of th