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Esplanade Mansion in Kolkata. All I have been able to figure out is that it was built in 1910 by Martin and Co and josh says it is Art Nouveau (and he knows his architecture). It would also  ...

Esplanade Mansion in Kolkata. All I have been able to figure...

Elephants Just Walking Down the Street!.jpg

Elephants Just Walking Down the Street!.jpg

Entrance Gate.jpg

Entrance Gate.jpg

Jaali in the interior of Humayun's Tomb. It was late in the day with the sun lowering in the sky. This presented some great opportunities for watching the light change through the screens.

Jaali in the interior of Humayun's Tomb. It was late in the...

Yevamot. Done.

Wow! Yevamot was 3 volumes and 122 pages, I am guessing about 850 total pages. The Daf Yomi cycle is both sides of the Hebrew each day; meaning this mesechet took 121 days to complete. Why they all start with 2, I don’t know.

The entire tractate was devoted to the complexities of yibum: when a [...]

Talmud Tidbit: Accidental Consummation of A Relationship

It has been a while since I posted a Talmud tidbit. This is partly because I have been traveling and because work has been killing me. Not since a certain South African took over my company have I battled such usurpers. On top of all this, I am in the midst of Yevamot which is [...]