An appealing palette of subjects Tract Baba Bathra (Last Gate) translated by Michael L. Rodkinson is the third in the ’Gate’ tracts sequence. Regarding issues concerning civil law connected with property, including real estate, moveable possessions, and inheritance, the minute details, sometimes highly hypothetical, are amazing! Lifting the mood of this rather dry tome is the section of Haggada consisting of some exaggerated incredible legends about fish, alligators and nautical adventures. Significantly, this tract includes one of the first attempts to discuss the place of transgenders within the legal framework.
