Bechorot 13a A Mitzvah to Destroy Assets - מצוות הפדיה קודמת למצוות עריפה
From Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin by R David Lapin.
- Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0300
- Duration: 20:54
- Books: Bekhorot
- Sections: 13a
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The instruction to behead an unredeemed first-born donkey is one of the stranger ones in the Torah. Yet in it we will appreciate the depths of the Torah’s understanding of the extent of human meanness and its root cause.