A page of the Babylonian Talmud recording the Sages of Usha's ruling that charitable giving should not exceed one fifth of a person's means, the primary source behind the chomesh figure in later halachic writing.
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Reliability Tier1
Tier 1: the primary Talmudic text itself, in the William Davidson Talmud, an established open English translation hosted by Sefaria, a nonprofit digital library of Jewish texts. States plainly, in the name of Rabbi Ile'a, that the Sages of Usha instituted that one who gives money to charity should not give more than one fifth, the ruling behind the chomesh figure. No modern institutional custodian is named for this ancient composite text, and no custodian-standing claim is made for it here. Citation
PublisherSefaria
URLhttps://www.sefaria.org/Ketubot.50a
Source Typeprimary-scripture
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This source names Babylonians directly: "A page of the Babylonian Talmud recording the Sages of Usha's ruling that charitable giving should not exceed one fifth of a person's means, the primary source behind the chomesh figure in later..."
Source Ketubot 50a (Sefaria, William Davidson Talmud Translation)
Ushas, Deities This source names Ushas directly: "A page of the Babylonian Talmud recording the Sages of Usha's ruling that charitable giving should not exceed one fifth of a person's means, the primary source behind the chomesh figure in later..."
Source Ketubot 50a (Sefaria, William Davidson Talmud Translation)
Claims Backed By This Source (9 claims)
This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds.
- Denominations, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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