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Yoma 75a

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Topic

Aggadic teachings on curses, the desert complaints about fish, and the wonders of the מן

Overview

This amud is full of אגדה. It opens by finishing a מחלוקת of רבי אמי and רבי אסי about a heavy drinker, then brings their views on dealing with worry and on the snake eating dust. A ברייתא of רבי יוסי then teaches that every curse from הקדוש ברוך הוא still has kindness inside it: the snake, כנען, the woman, and the ground. Next, רב and שמואל argue whether בני ישראל in the desert missed real fish from מצרים or relationships that the תורה later forbade. The גמרא tests both views against several פסוקים and ends with 'both happened.' The rest of the amud describes the מן: the foods it could not taste like, its shape and color, and three readings of the word גד. Several ברייתות teach that the מן revealed hidden truths in court cases, and that where it fell and how ready it was depended on a person's righteousness. Perfumes, spices, and precious stones fell with it, and it had many flavors. The amud ends with רבי יהושע בן קרחה's teaching that meat asked for improperly was given improperly; his contrast with the bread continues on the next amud.

Opening lines

עֵינוֹ בְּכוֹסוֹ,

[whoever casts] his eye on his cup,

עֲרָיוֹת כּוּלָּן דּוֹמוֹת עָלָיו כְּמִישׁוֹר.

all forbidden relationships look to him like level ground.

וְחַד אָמַר: כָּל הַנּוֹתֵן עֵינוֹ בְּכוֹסוֹ,

And one said: whoever casts his eye on his cup,

כָּל הָעוֹלָם כּוּלּוֹ דּוֹמֶה עָלָיו כְּמִישׁוֹר.

the whole world looks to him like level ground.

The steps (39)

  1. StatementFinishing the dispute about the habitual drinker
  2. StatementHow to deal with worry in the heart
  3. StatementWhat it means that the snake eats dust
  4. StatementHow people treat someone they want to hurt
  5. StatementThe snake's curse still gives it food everywhere
  6. StatementEvery curse of הקב״ה has a blessing inside it
  7. StatementWhat did they miss from מצרים: fish or forbidden relationships?
  8. StatementWhich word each side builds on
  9. ChallengeChallenge to the עריות view from the word 'we ate'
  10. Resolution'Eating' is a polite word for relations
  11. ChallengeChallenge to the fish view from the word 'for free'
  12. ResolutionThe fish came from ownerless water
  13. Statement'A locked garden' fits the fish view
  14. ChallengeHow does 'a sealed fountain' fit the עריות view?
  15. ResolutionThey were careful with what was already forbidden
  16. ChallengeThe verse 'weeping for their families' fits only the forbidden-relationships view
  17. ResolutionBoth things happened
  18. StatementWhy they missed the five foods if the מן tasted like everything
  19. StatementThe מן was round like coriander and white like a pearl
  20. ProofA ברייתא also compares גד to a seed's shape
  21. Statementגד is like הגדה, which pulls the heart like water
  22. StatementThe מן told whose baby it was
  23. StatementWhite means the מן whitened Israel's sins
  24. Proofרבי יוסי: the מן revealed hidden things like a prophet
  25. StatementThe slave case: where the slave's מן falls shows who owns him
  26. StatementThe husband and wife case: where her מן falls shows who was at fault
  27. ChallengeThree verses describe the falling of the מן differently
  28. ResolutionThe distance to the מן depended on a person's righteousness
  29. ChallengeThree verses describe the מן differently
  30. ResolutionThe form depended on the person's level
  31. StatementWomen's perfumes fell with the מן
  32. StatementCooking spices fell with the מן
  33. QuestionWhat does 'every morning' mean for the donations?
  34. ResponsePrecious stones fell with the מן
  35. StatementReal clouds brought the onyx stones
  36. ProofProof that נשיאים can mean clouds
  37. StatementThe מן tasted like a mother's milk
  38. StatementThe מן changed like a shapeshifting demon
  39. StatementMeat requested improperly was given improperly