יום ג Date: 27 Tishrei, 5774 (10/21/14) – Yevamos#17 {Tani}

GOOD LINEAGE

[17a bottom] Gemarah: Mamzerus’ (children from adulterous affairs) status of people from certain towns spread from the following lines: the ineligible ones of Harpania, stem from the ineligible ones of Meishan, who stem from the ineligble ones of Tarmod, which stem from Solomon’s slaves.

Prac-T-cal Tidbits: It is important to know where things and people come from. In marriage it is important for the spouses to have good lineage and traditions. Similarly, in Torah learning, it is important to identify where a teaching comes from to understand that it is truthful with good and proper “lineage.”