Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Chullin 5a: The slaughter of an apostate to idolatry

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On Chullin 4b we encounter a statement by Shmuel, brought forth by Rav Anan: גופא אמר  רב ענן  אמר  שמואל  ישראל משומד לעבודה זרה מותר ...
Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Zevachim 40: Does Rabbi Shimon darshen 'asher'?

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In today's daf (Zevachim 40) we encounter a " derasha chain". That is, a brayta  (a Tannaitic source) describes how Rabbi Shi...
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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Kiddushin 2a - Why say נקנית?

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We recently started Kiddushin in Daf Yomi. Here are a few thoughts about the opening gemara. The Mishna ( Kiddushin 2a ): האשה נקנית...
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Thursday, August 27, 2015

Nazir 4b: The anti-Narcissus

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A brayta  cited on Nazir 4b reminded me of Narcissus: אמר שמעון הצדיק מימי לא אכלתי אשם נזיר טמא חוץ מאדם אחד שבא אלי מן הדרום יפה עינים...

Nazir 2a -- What sort of language is Paziach?

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The Mishna on Nazir 2a : מתני' כל כינויי נזירות כנזירות האומר אהא הרי זה נזיר או אהא נאה נזיר נזיק נזיח פזיח הרי זה נזיר הריני כזה ה...
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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Geonic input into Maseches Nazir

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We started Maseches Nazir two days ago. Here is a link to a Daf Yomi shiur from Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz . I'll quote him from the 2:30 ma...
Monday, January 14, 2013

Shabbat daf 55: The value of learning Ktav Ivri

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Shabbat daf 55 has a lengthy exposition of the tav  set on people's foreheads, as described in sefer Yechezkel: R. Zera said to R. Sim...
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