judaism_and_rome 2026-07-22T06:09:59+02:00 1 980 Text https://heurist.huma-num.fr/heurist/?recID=980&db=judaism_and_rome 2022-08-19 20:56:52 2023-10-10 14:02:45 public Jerusalem Talmud Megillah 3:1, 74a 360 360 400 400 5684 5962 Hebrew Aramaic <p>Ursicinus was a Roman general who served the empire in the mid-fourth century. In 351-352 CE, Gallus sent him to Palestine to subdue Jewish violence there. The severity of this outbreak is unclear. This text discusses a case that arose after a Torah scroll was damaged by this general. The sages prohibit reading this book in a liturgical setting. However, the Talmud notes that <em>halakhah</em> actually permit its usage but the sages forbade it because the condition of this scroll caused ongoing sadness to the community; therefore, they deemed it preferable for a replacement scroll to be acquired. See the discussion of this text in the commentary on <a href="https://heurist.huma-num.fr/judaism_and_rome/tpl/public-record/981" target="_blank">Jerusalem Talmud Sanhedrin 3:3, 21b (= Shevi’it 4:2, 35a)</a>. </p> Jerusalem Talmud 4th CE 5831 981 Ursicinus and the burned Torah scroll יקד אורייתא שאל רבי יונה רבי יוסי עגם Yael Wilfand Syria Palaestina Jewish Talmud Megillah 3:1, 74a Yes Yes Yes No Yes 1