The Talmud on meal offerings and salt

THIS WEEK'S DAF YOMI COLUMN BY ADAM KIRSCH IN TABLET: Salt Bae. In this week’s ‘Daf Yomi’ Talmud study, the rabbis debate the use of the flavor-enhancing mineral in sacrificial offerings. Plus: Why wood needs to be sprinkled with salt before it is burned—over wood. Salt is important. But how important?

Earlier Daf Yomi columns are noted here and links.

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