He came and instituted it even for studying Toroh - אתא איהו ותיקן אפילו לדברי תורה
Summary:
ר' יהודה בן בתירה was able to nullify טבילת עזרא either because, a) he maintains עזרא never enacted it, b) עזרא stipulated that it can be nullified, or c) it was not accepted by the majority of ישראל.
And it does not become impure with leprosy, for it is written, ‘your possession’ and Jerusalem was not apportioned to the tribes - ואין מטמא בנגעים דכתיב אחוזתכם וירושלים לא נתחלקה לשבטים
Summary:
According to the מ"ד that ירושלים לא נתחלקה לשבטים, it was never divided, for if it was, why take it away from them; it is different from the ביהמ"ק which should belong to all.
A person should not raise pigs - לא יגדל אדם חזירין
Summary:
Regarding all non-kosher animals there is a prohibition to deal with them in the food business, but one may do business if it’s for other uses (like selling their fats for rubbing hides), however the גזירה against חזירים is to forbid any type of business even if it is not for food.
And it is forbidden that a man should teach his son Greek wisdom - ואסור לאדם שילמד בנו חכמת יוונית
Summary:
Either the גזירה of not teaching חכמת יוונית was issued twice (בימי חשמונאים ובימי טיטוס), except that it was not accepted the first time, or initially it was only a curse and later it was a decree.
And it was concerning that time that we learnt, there was an incident that the עומר came, etc.- ועל אותה שעה שנינו מעשה שבא
Summary:
People who were familiar with languages were called מרדכי. The מרדכי of the עומר was not מרדכי of the מגילה, however the מרדכי of the ג' נשים was מרדכי of the מגילה.
