Rosh Hashanah 23: Diving for Coral, Raising Up Pearls

Burning wood for the Rosh Chodesh torches, including from coral wood, which leads to a tangent, including a story about diving, and sinking a ship to get down there and pull up the coral. Plus, individuals contributed to the torch notifications. And a discussion about blocked roads making the way longer to travel in Babylonia. [And some brief audio wonkiness, with our apologies - nothing was off when we recorded, as far as we could determine]. Also, a new mishnah, on the witnesses would come to the court and be examined in Beit Yazek - where there would be a feast set up for the witnesses - incentive! And a decree was made to allow the witnesses to be able to go home (and so too any "helpers," who should not be deterred from helping because they wouldn't be able to get home after helping). Plus, another new mishnah, on the way the witnesses would be interrogated, and also treated well, with respect.