Shabbos 86b Part 1/2
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The Days From Rosh Chodesh to Matan Torah
AI summary (may contain mistakes)
Why does the date of the giving of the Torah hinge on how many days a woman stays tamei? The beraisa's Tanna Kamma has the Torah given on the sixth of Sivan, and Rabbi Yossi on the seventh. Both agree on arriving at Sinai on Rosh Chodesh and receiving the Torah on Shabbos. Their dispute is which day of the week Rosh Chodesh fell on, and underneath it, how many days of prisha were needed.
Key points
- The Mishnah disputes whether zera emanating on the third day still makes a woman tamei.
- A gezeira shava of hazeh and hazeh puts the arrival at Sinai on Rosh Chodesh.
- A gezeira shava from the word remember shows that the Torah was given on Shabbos.
- For Rabbi Yossi, Rosh Chodesh was Sunday and prisha began Wednesday, covering three days.
- For the Rabbanan, Rosh Chodesh was Monday, the Torah came on the sixth, and prisha began Thursday.
