יום ב Date: 10 Cheshvan, 5774 (11/3/14) – Yevamos#30 {Eliezer}
MIS-ORDERED [30a middle] Gemarah: Sometimes Mishnayos discuss cases of greater significance first (and the later lesser examples might be able to be …
יום א Date: 9 Cheshvan, 5774 (11/2/14) – Yevamos#29 {Tani}
JUST PARTIALLY [29b middle] Gemarah: A Yevamah who is eligible for all stages of Yebum is eligible for part of the process, …
יום א Date: 9 Cheshvan, 5774 (11/2/14) – Yevamos#29 {Eliezer}
“OY!” to Him [29a middle] Mishna: Beis Hillel: Two brothers (A & B) marry 2 sisters (1 & 2 respectively). Then, the …
שבת Date: 8 Cheshvan, 5774 (11/1/14) – Yevamos#28 {Tani}
ONE THING at a TIME [28b bottom] The Torah [Vayikra] states: “You shall not take a woman in addition to her sister to make …
שבת Date: 8 Cheshvan, 5774 (11/1/14) – Yevamos#28 {Eliezer}
SELF-AWARENESS [28b bottom] Gemarah: Sometimes we make one case prohibited (even though technically permissible) because it looks too similar to a prohibited …
יום ו Date: 7 Cheshvan, 5774 (10/31/14) – Yevamos#27 {Tani}
RE-LOOKING [27a bottom] R’ Nachman bar Yitzchak: After the times of R’ Yochanan ben Nuri, the Rabbis revisited a certain issue and …
יום ו Date: 7 Cheshvan, 5774 (10/31/14) – Yevamos#27 {Eliezer}
A LIVING TORAH [27b top] Rav: Two brothers (A & B) marry 2 sisters (1 & 2 respectively). When the first two …
יום ה Date: 6 Cheshvan, 5774 (10/30/14) – Yevamos#26 {Tani}
GET GOING! [26a middle] Gemarah: The Mishna is not in accordance with Rebbi’s view. Rebbi maintains that with just two occurrences, a …
יום ה Date: 6 Cheshvan, 5774 (10/30/14) – Yevamos#26 {Eliezer}
CONSPIRACY THEORIES [26b top] Gemarah: We are suspect for a death a remaining brother (so as not to perform Yebum), but we …
יום ד Date: 5 Cheshvan, 5774 (10/29/14) – Yevamos#25 {Tani}
I’M RELATED TO ME? [25b top] Rava: A man is considered related to himself and therefore would disqualify his own self-incriminating testimony …