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And, concluded Rabbi Carlebach, every tractate of the Talmud begins with daf bet (page 2).—Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2024 For cognoscenti, this is page 59b of tractate Bava Metzia.—National Geographic, 15 Oct. 2019 The play’s plot comes from the Talmud tractate Gittin, which primarily deals with laws related to divorce.—Josefin Dolsten, sun-sentinel.com, 5 Sep. 2019
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Etymology
Latin tractatus, from tractare to draw out, handle, treat — more at treat entry 1
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