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it means 2/3rds of a mil. The Talmud explains: What is the practical difference between them? The practical difference between them is half of 1/6th [danka], i.e., 1/12th of a mil. Their disputes are consistent, as the duration of twilight according to Rav Yosef is shorter than its duration accord
The Talmud comments: And with regard to the legal status of a wicker vessel their dispute is the opposite. In that case, the size of the vessel permitted by Rav Yosef is larger than the size of the vessel permitted by Rabba. As Rabba said with regard to a wicker vessel with a capacity of two kor, o
Abaye said: I raised the dilemma before my Master, Rabba, when it was practical, when I actually needed to know what to do, and he did not permit me to move even a vessel with a capacity of two kor. The Talmud explains: In accordance with whose opinion did Rabba issue his practical halakhic ruling
The Talmud relates: Abaye saw that Rava was gazing westward on Friday to determine whether or not the sky was red and whether or not it was twilight. Abaye said to Rava: Wasn’t it taught in a baraita that twilight is from when the sun sets, as long as the eastern face of the sky is reddened by the l
With regard to that which was taught in the baraita that R' Neḥemya says: The duration of twilight is the time it takes for a person to walk half a mil after the sun sets. R' Ḥanina said: One who wants to know the precise measure of R' Neḥemya’s twilight should do the following: Leave the sun at th