: It establishes that the mitzvah to "be fruitful and multiply" is fulfilled when a man has a son and a daughter, reflecting the original creation of "male and female". The Case of Yehoshua ben Gamla : The Gemara recounts how the wealthy widow Marta bat Baitos
Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai's derivation is strictly limited to the specific legal noun when used in isolation in the laws of ritual purity. B. The Collective vs. The Individual (Maharal of Prague) The 16th-century scholar Maharal of Prague keritot 6b page 78 jebhammoth 61 work
: On Yevamot 61a , Rabbi Shimon ben Yohai derives from a verse in Ezekiel that only the Jewish people are called "man" ( adam ) in the context of specific ritual impurity laws ( Tum'at Ohel ). This was a technical ruling to establish that gentile graves do not convey ritual impurity through a "tent" (being in the same room). : It establishes that the mitzvah to "be
: The "work" of the sages here involves defining who a priest may or may not marry. The text debates whether a priest may marry an Aylonit (a woman physically unable to bear children) or a minor. The Collective vs