יום ג Date: 21 Cheshvan, 5776 (11/3/14) – Sotah#8 {Tani}
PROVIDING PUNISHMENTS [8b bottom] R’ Yosef: Even nowadays, people still die (measure for measure) for the punishments they deserve [similar to the …
יום ג Date: 21 Cheshvan, 5776 (11/3/14) – Sotah#8 {Eliezer}
EYEING EVIL [8a bottom] Rava: The Yetzer Hara (evil inclination) only rules what a person sees. Klei Yakar: Sin starts with what …
יום ב Date: 20 Cheshvan, 5776 (11/2/14) – Sotah#7 {Tani}
ADMISSION AWARDS [7b top] Gemarah: Yehudah confessed his sin in public and was rewarded with not only life in the world to …
יום ב Date: 20 Cheshvan, 5776 (11/2/14) – Sotah#7 {Eliezer}
OBVIOUS OBSTACLES [7a top] Mishnah: When a man brings his wife to Israel to drink the Sotah (suspected adulteress) waters, his home …
יום א Date: 19 Cheshvan, 5776 (11/1/14) – Sotah#6 {Tani}
ENLIGHTENING EYES [6a middle] R’ Amram: R’ Sheishes “lit up our eyes” with his teachings. Even though R’ Sheishes himself was blind, he …
יום א Date: 19 Cheshvan, 5776 (11/1/14) – Sotah#6 {Eliezer}
MERCIFUL MERITS [6a bottom] Rebbe: Normally, if a woman is a true Sotah (adulterous woman) the bitter waters she drinks would make …
שבת Date: 18 Cheshvan, 5776 (10/31/14) – Sotah#5 {Tani}
SIMPLE SENSIBILITY [5a middle] R’ Yosef: We should learn from the characteristics of our Creator. Hashem gave the Torah on a lowly …
שבת Date: 18 Cheshvan, 5776 (10/31/14) – Sotah#5 {Eliezer}
STATUS SEPARATIONS [5a middle] R’ Avira (some say R’ Elazar): High status people only relate to others in their elevated circles (and …
יום ו Date: 17 Cheshvan, 5776 (10/30/14) – Sotah#4 {Tani}
CONCEITED CONCLUSIONS [4b middle] R’ Yochanan quoting R’ Shimon bar Yochai: Anyone who possesses a haughtiness of spirit is regarded as though …
יום ו Date: 17 Cheshvan, 5776 (10/30/14) – Sotah#4 {Eliezer}
COHABITIVE CONSUMPTIONS [4b top] R’ Avira quoting R’ Ami and R’ Assi: If a man eats bread without first washing his hands, …