Torah.org Pirkei Avos - Chapter 3, Mishna 23(a): The Torah vs. the Computer - Part I
Torah.org Pirkei Avos - Chapter 3, Mishna 23(a): The Torah vs. the Computer - Part I Pirkei Avos By Rabbi Dovid Rosenfeld To Dedicate an Article click here Chapter 3, Mishna 23(a): The Torah vs. the Computer - Part I Rabbi Elazar ben (son of) Chisma said: The laws of the bird-pair offerings and the beginning of menstrual periods: these are essential laws. Astronomy and the numeric values [of the Hebrew letters] are the spices to wisdom. This mishna enumerates a number of subjects and evaluates their worth in relation to the Torah. The bird-pair offerings refer to the Temple sacrifices a woman must bring shortly after childbirth (as well as in other situations). Detailed discussions exist regarding the offering of these sacrifices, cases in which the offerings of different women became mixed up, and what types of stillbirths obligate the offering of thes...