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Daf Reactions minisode #BavaBatra 7: Elijah Hates Gates

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Shalom, friends! Welcome to a #DafReactions minisode for #BavaBatra 7: Elijah Hates Gates
In which we add to our list of Elijah the Prophetโ€™s likes and pet peeves! ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŽ‡๐Ÿšซ
#elijahtheprophet #Talmud #DafYomi #Jewish
ื‘ื‘ื ื‘ืชืจื ื–ืณ ื‘:ื—ืณ

ื’ึผึฐืžึธืณ ืœึฐืžึตื™ืžึฐืจึธื ื“ึผึฐื‘ึตื™ืช ืฉืึทืขึทืจ ืžึฐืขึทืœึผึฐื™ื•ึผืชึธื ื”ึดื™ื?! ื•ึฐื”ึธื ื”ึธื”ื•ึผื ื—ึฒืกึดื™ื“ึธื ื“ึผึทื”ึฒื•ึธื” ืจึฐื’ึดื™ืœ ืึตืœึดื™ึผึธื”ื•ึผ ื“ึผึทื”ึฒื•ึธื” ืžึดืฉืึฐืชึผึทืขึตื™ ื‘ึผึทื”ึฒื“ึตื™ื”ึผ; ืขึฒื‘ึทื“ ื‘ึผึตื™ืช ืฉืึทืขึทืจ, ื•ึฐืชื•ึผ ืœึธื ืžึดืฉืึฐืชึผึทืขึตื™ ื‘ึผึทื”ึฒื“ึตื™ื”ึผ! ืœึธื ืงึทืฉืึฐื™ึธื: ื”ึธื ืžึดื’ึผึทื•ึผึทืื™, ื”ึธื ืžึดื‘ึผึธืจึทืื™.

Bava.Batra 7b:8

GEMARA: The Gemara asks: Is this to say that making a gatehouse is beneficial? But wasnโ€™t there that pious man, with whom the prophet Elijah was accustomed to speak, who built a gatehouse, and after-ward Elijah did not speak with him again? The objection to the building of a gatehouse is that the guard who mans it prevents the poor from entering and asking for charity. The Gemara answers: This is not difficult: This, the case presented in the mishna, is referring to a gatehouse built on the inside of the courtyard, in which case the poor can at least reach the courtyardโ€™s entrance and be heard inside the courtyard; that, the story of the pious man and Elijah, involves a gatehouse that was built on the outside of the courtyard, completely blocking the poorโ€™s access to the courtyardโ€™s entrance.

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What you just saw is part of The Daf Reactions Project, where I share my daily practice of studying the Babylonian Talmud (Daf Yomi) from the viewpoint of a formerly Orthodox, now secular, Millennial feminist.
I'm Miriam Anzovinโ€”a Jewish nerd, storyteller, and artist. My passion is putting this ancient discourse in direct communication with modern internet culture, pop culture, and current events.
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