[Avodah] A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND QUESTIONS

[Prof. Levine]

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A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND QUESTIONS

By: Eli Genauer

Amongst all the difficult tractates of the Talmud, Eruvin stands head 
and shoulders above most. The Gemara tries to describe in words what 
would normally take a picture to understand. Thankfully, our printed 
editions of Eruvin contain many diagrams, in the body of the text, in 
Rashi and in Tosafot. These diagrams help us make sense of what is 
going on. Truthfully, I don't know how one could learn this Gemara 
without the diagrams.

I would like to analyze one such diagram and trace its history in the 
printed editions of Eruvin. At the end of my analysis, I will leave 
the reader with a few questions to ponder.

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