daf bit: Bava Batra 139

The mishna teaches: if one died and left sons who are of age and minor sons, those who are of age are not to be supported at the expense of the minors, nor are the minors to be fed at the expense of those who are of age. All sons divide the estate equally. If one left only daughters the same rules apply. If one left both sons and daughters, normally the sons inherit and the daughters are maintained from the estate (until they marry); however, daughters (but not minor sons) are fed at the expense of sons who are of age. (139a)

A mishna on 139b teaches that if the estate is small, daughters are maintained from it and the sons shall go begging, to which Admon says "shall I be the loser because I am male?". R. Gamliel agrees with him, and no one takes either of them to task in the g'mara here.

I guess "it's only snowing a little" adds up eventually

My synagogue is having a talent show on Saturday night, in which I'm performing. (7:00, show + desserts, $10 adults/$5 kids, all welcome; write before Shabbat if you need more info.) We were supposed to have a rehearsal tonight -- blocking/coordination, sound check, and all that stuff. I had hoped to be able to post tonight saying how good all the other performances sounded. (I heard about half of them at the try-out session I attended and that all sounded quite promising.)

But it's been snowing today. It didn't snow a lot, though it's been steady. But it's been snowing a little but steadily for a few days, and tonight the roads are a little slick. So, no rehearsal. We'll take care of sound/logistics stuff right before the show instead. I don't think they would cancel the show on account of weather.

I'll be performing a new composition of mine, a setting of Psalm 113 (the first psalm in Hallel) for voice and piano. Well, I'm not playing the piano (for which you should be grateful); our excellent pianist will be accompanying people who want him to. I'll be singing. This is the song's first public exposure. (Opportunities for a second seem limited, but who can say?)