ืึทืึผึธืึตื ืึฐืจึทืึผึฐืึธื ืึตืืึผ ืึดืึผึตืืึผ ืึดืึผึฐืจึธื ืึฐืึตืืขึทื ืึผึทืึฒืึตืืึผ ืึฐืึตืืช ืึทืึผึดืกึผึตื. ืึผืึฐืจึทืึผึตื ืึตืืึผ ืึผึทืึฐืึธื! ืฉืึธืขึดืืจ ืึผึฐืฉืึธืขึดืืจ ืึดืืึทืึผึทืฃ.
Because fear of demons in bathrooms was pervasive, the Gemara relates: Abayeโs mother raised a lamb to accompany him to the bathroom. The Gemara objects: She should have raised a goat for him. The Gemara responds: A goat could be interchanged with a goat-demon. Since both the demon and the goat are called saโir, they were afraid to bring a goat to a place frequented by demons.
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I'm Miriam Anzovinโa Jewish nerd, storyteller, and artist. My passion is putting this ancient discourse in direct communication with modern internet culture, pop culture, and current events.
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What you just saw is part of The Daf Reactions Project, where I share my daily practice of studying the Babylonian Talmud (Daf Yomi) from the viewpoint of a formerly Orthodox, now secular, Millennial feminist.
I'm Miriam Anzovinโa Jewish nerd, storyteller, and artist. My passion is putting this ancient discourse in direct communication with modern internet culture, pop culture, and current events.
These videos are my authentic reactions, with commentary that's both heartfelt and comedic, and always centers Jewish joy.
My profound gratitude to Renรฉ Michel, for connecting all the Daf Reactions videos to Sefaria source sheets. To paraphrase Rabbi Tarfon in Pirkei Avot 2:16: It is not your responsibility to finish the work, but you should really try or Renรฉ might have coded it already!!
You can find me @MiriamAnzovin on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Bluesky, Threads, Mastodon, (and also in some peopleโs minds, where I live rent free.)