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Shkolim 17a (2) – b 

14 Teves, 5785 – 1/14/25

1- We reviewed the topic of last week about the Atlantic Ocean overflowing to the ‘Barbary Coast and Calabria’. 

Atlantic flooding through strait of Gibraltar into Mediterranean

2- Our גמרא continues that the water of the miraculous river (last week’s Shiur) will ‘heal’ other seas. 

 

 

3- Spoke about an interesting idea from 

1801-1877 ליטש-רוזנבוים, משה ליב בן יהודה,

in his ספר – מתא דירושלים.

When Moshiach comes, how will Chazir be allowed? The healed waters will allow the Shibuta, which has no spine, to swim back against the current, which tastes like pork…

4- This פרק/הלכה concludes with explanation of the gate named שער יכניה.

אַתְּ מוֹצֵא. בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁעָלָה נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר לְכָאן בָּא וְיָשַׁב לוֹ בְדִיפְנֵי שֶׁלְאַנְטִוֹכִיָּה וְיָצָאָה סַנְהֶדְרִין גְּדוֹלָה לִקְרָאתוֹ וְאָמְרָה לוֹ. הִגִּיעַ זְמַן הַבַּיִת הַזֶּה לִיחָרֵב. אָמַר לָהֶן. אוֹתוֹ שֶׁהִמְלַכְתִּי אוֹתוֹ עֲלֵיכֶם תְּנוּהוּ לִי וַאֲנִי הוֹלֵךְ לִי. בָּאוּ וְאָמְרוּ לִיהוֹיָכִין מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה. נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר בָּעֵי לָךְ. כֵּיוָן שֶׁשָּׁמַע מֵהֶן כָּךְ נָטַל מַפְתֵּיחוֹת שֶׁלְבֵית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ. עָלָה לְגַגּוֹ שֶׁלְהֵיכָל. אָמַר לָפָנָיו. רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁלְעוֹלָם. לִכְשֶׁעָבַר הָיִינוּ נֶאֱמָנִין לָךְ וְהָיוּ מַפְתֵּיחוֹתֵיךָמְסוּרִין לָנוּ. עַכְשָׁיו שֶׁאֵין אָנוּ נֶאֱמָנִין הֲרֵי מַפְתֵּיחוֹתֵיךָ מְסוּרִין לָךְ. תְּרֵין אֲמוֹרִין. חַד אָמַר. זְרָקָן וְעוֹד לֹא יָרְדוּ. וְחוֹרָנָה אָמַר. רָאָה כְמִין יָד נוֹטַלְּתַן מִיָּדוֹ. כֵּיוָן שֶׁרָאוּ כָּל חוֹרֵי יְהוּדָה כֵן עָלוּ לְרֹאשׁ גַּגּוֹתֵיהֶן וְנָפְלוּ וָמֵתוּ. הָדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב מַשָּׂא גֵּיא חִיזָּיוֹן מַה לָּךְ אֵיפוֹא כִּי עָלִית כּוּלָּךְלַגַּגּוֹת. תְּשֻׁאוֹת מְלֵאָה עִיר הוֹמִיָּה וגו׳.

You are finding that when Nebuchadnezzar campaigned here, he came and sat in Daphne of Antioch. The Great Sanhedrin went to him and said to him, did the time come that this House be destroyed? He said to them, give me the one which I made king over you and I will depart. They came and said to Jehoiachin, the king of Judea, Nebuchadnezzar wants you. When he heard this from them, he took the keys of the Temple and climbed to the roof of the Temple. He said before Him: Master of the world! In the past we were trustworthy for You and Your keys were handed to us. Now that we are not trustworthy for You, Your keys are handed to You. Two Amoraim, One said, he threw them upwards and they never returned.

The other said, He saw that something like a hand came and took them from him. When all the freeholders of Yehudah heard this, they climbed to the tops of their roofs, fell down, and died. That is what is written3, Saying about the valley of vision: Why are you doing this, that you climbed on all roofs, the noisy, full, humming city.

 

We touched on the following subjects.

A- We’re the סנהדרין justified in turning יכניה over to נבוכדנצר?

B- Is suicide ‘permitted’ in extra ordinary occasions? 

Crusade of 1096