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Our new Mishna is a play on our previous Mishna. If a husband and wife - who has no children by this husband - are crushed by a house and we do not know who died first, there is a problem. The husband heirs will claim that she died first, leaving all of her property to him, and his inheritance will include her wealth. The wife's family will claim that the husband died first, and they are owed her ketubah and whatever property she brought into the marriage.
During the discussion of the mishnah the following outstanding comment was made:
When Rabbi Zeira ascended to Eretz Yisrael, he adopted the opinion of Rabbi Ila, whereas Rabba, in Babylonia, adopted the opinion stated by Rabbi Zeira. Rabbi Zeira said: Conclude from this incident that the air of Eretz Yisrael makes one wise, as when I ascended to Eretz Yisrael I accepted the opinion of Rabbi Ila, who was also from Eretz Yisrael, whereas Rabba, who remained in Babylonia, accepted my former opinion.
We explore the notion of Torat Eretz Yisrael and Rav Kook’s vision followed by a post modern analysis and rationalization of Galut torah by Omri Asscher.