As the Daf Senhedrin 43 approaches (scheduled for Shabbos HaGadol), I would like to raise interest on the learning of this daf in its original entirety, as it left the holy mouths of the Amoraim, rather than the edition allowed by the Christian Church as appears in print.

The complete text missing at the end of amud alef, is best found in the Yemenite manuscript of Yad haRav Herzog in Jerusalem, available on line in the "Treasury of Talmudic Manuscripts" on our website:

http://jnul.huji.ac.il/dl/talmud/bavly/showbav.asp?mnusriptnum=2673_4&library=4_3&mishnanum=1&pereknum=045&masecet=34&p=2&libindex=4&manuscriptindex=1&masecetindex=2&perekindex=42

and side b:

http://jnul.huji.ac.il/dl/talmud/bavly/showbav.asp?mnusriptnum=2673_4&library=4_3&mishnanum=1&pereknum=045&masecet=34&p=2&libindex=4&manuscriptindex=1&masecetindex=2&perekindex=42

As you can see, this manuscript is perfectly legible, even to laymen who are used to learning only in from printed Gemoras. Nontheless I will, BLND, supply a transcript on my blog: http://imhm.blogspot.com/

Your portal can play a vital role in the dissemination of this daf. I am open to advice on how this can be done, and, needless to say, will help in any way possible.

Remember the day that Sanhedrin 43 is scheduled for is Shabbos Hagadol, and cannot be learned on-line, so any preparation should be in printable format.

Dr. Ezra Chwat

Department of Manuscripts

National Library of Israel

Tel.972-2-6586232

website: http://jnul.huji.ac.il/imhm/index.html

blog: http://imhm.blogspot.com/

Ezra Chwat, Israel