Pesahim 94 – It’s a Small World After All
Rabbi Richard Hidary
A. Distance counts (not traffic) B. Rava: 1000 – 6000 -1000 5 – 30 - 5 (1) Challenge to Rava from R. Yehuda 1000 – 8000 – 1000 4 - 32 - 4 (2) Challenge to size of world from size of Cush (3) Challenge to size of world from stars (4) Challenge to size of world from constellations (5) Challenge to size of world from noon sun (6) Challenge to size of world from Nebuchadnezzar C. Dispute between Jewish and non-Jewish Scientists: Movement of constellations Movement of sun More about path of the sun D. R. Eliezer’s view defining “on the road”