Gemarah Daily Dose of Daf ? Lessons for Life ? Dafyomi & Parsha Dvar Torahs by Tani & Eliezer Guterman
LIMITED LAUGHTER [3b middle] R’ Acha to R’ Nachman bar Yitzchak: Ever since the day the Holy Temple was destroyed, there is no laughter for Hashem. Prac-T-cal Tidbits: As long as there is no Temple, we should also feel a lack of complete happiness. Our feelings of absolute joy will …
CRUEL CRITICISM [3a top] Gemarah: When Hashem rebuked the other nations of the world for not following their own commandments they retorted, “But did the Jews do any better?” To which Hashem responded, “I will testify on their behalf that they fulfilled the entire Torah.” D-E-ep Thoughts: It is much …
MUDDLED MOTIVATIONS [2b middle] Gemarah: Different empires will come before Hashem during trials and ask for mercy. They will claim that what they did was for the Jews’ benefit (such as making roads and bridges). However, Hashem will retort that it was really for their own sake that they did …
ADJUSTING ATTRIBUTES [2b top] R’ Chisda: When a king and the community are supposed to be judged before Hashem, the king should …
AFFIRMATIVE ACTIONS [2b middle] Gemarah: A person does not receive Malkus (lashes) for violating any prohibition whose transgression does not involve an …
DISTANCING DISQUALIFICATIONS [2a top] Mishnah: An example of Eidim Zomemin is when witnesses falsely claim that a particular Kohen is the son …
PAIRING PARTNERS [22a bottom] Rabbah bar Bar Chanah quoting R’ Yochanan: It is as difficult to pair a man and a woman …
REDEMPTION-READY [22b bottom] Rabbanan: Kohanim may never drink wine, since they may be called upon to serve as soon as the Bais …
FAZING FORKS [14b middle] Braisa: R’ Eliezer ben Yaakov: Even a spinning fork, that belongs to the Temple treasury, requires ten people …
MARTYR MOTIVES [14a top] Gemarah: The wicked Roman government decreed that whoever rabbinically ordains others and those that received ordination would be …