Giants Of #22a: Rabbeinu Gershom and the Anusim

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May 11 2023
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Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Collections: R' Torczyner Giants Of

References: Bava Metzia: 58B  

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Concluding our look at Rabbeinu Gershom, with his decree prohibiting people from reminding anusim of their past. Why was this necessary, when Bava Metzia 58b explicitly prohibits doing this? Note: The history is more overview than granular, and certainly not academic.

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