Wikipedia's first sentence called it “second tractate in the order of moed”. Today it says “second tractate in the order of moed in the talmud”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Tractate of the Talmud”. It now reads “Talmudic tractate about Sabbath boundaries”.
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Eruvin ( Hebrew : עֵרוּבִין , lit. "Mixtures") is the second tractate in the Order of Moed in the Talmud , dealing with the various types of eruv . In this sense this tractate is a natural extension of Shabbat ; at one point these tractates were likely joined but then split due to length. The Ra'ya Mehemna (14th century) introduced ענ״י as an acronym for "Eruvin, Niddah , and Yevamot ". According to Jacob Emden , עני destitute is a pun which references the reputed difficulty of these tractates, and the acronym serves to warn off students. Eliezer Sofer uses it for "Eruvin, Nazir , Yevamot", arguing that Nazir is more difficult, and some also use "Eruvin, Nedarim , Yevamot".
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Eruvin ( ) is the second tractate in the Order of Moed , dealing with the various types of eruv s.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Tractate of the Talmud Eruvin ( ) is the second tractate in the Order of Moed , dealing with the various types of eruv . Eruvin, along with Niddah and Yevamot , is considered one of the three most difficult tractates in the Babylonian Talmud .A Hebrew mnemonic for the three is עני ( ani , meaning "poverty").
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Talmudic tractate about Sabbath boundaries Eruvin ( , lit."Mixtures") is the second tractate in the Order of Moed in the Talmud , dealing with the various types of eruv .In this sense this tractate is a natural extension of Shabbat ; at one point these tractates were likely joined but then split due to length. Eruvin, along with Niddah and Yevamot , is considered one of the three most difficult tractates in the Babylonian Talmud . A Hebrew mnemonic for the three is עני ( ani , meaning "poverty").
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “second tractate in the order of moed”. Today it says “second tractate in the order of moed in the talmud”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Tractate of the Talmud”. It now reads “Talmudic tractate about Sabbath boundaries”. Read the current article and compare.
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second tractate in the order of moed
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second tractate in the order of moed in the talmud
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