The Talmud Bavli begins with an important question: תנא היכא קאי?
Literally, "where was the Tanna standing" when he started this discussion?
The question applies directly to the opening line of the Mishnah, about the times for keri'at Shema at night. The Gemara answers that the Tanna was coming from the verse in the Torah that requires keri'at Shema twice a day.
But
the question also applies to the first perek, the first massekhet, and
the first seder. Why do we begin the Talmud here? Why with Shema? Why with Massekhet Berakhot? Why with Seder Zera'im?
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
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