יום א Date: 1 Kislev, 5774 (11/23/14) – Yevamos#50 {Eliezer}
MISSING MOMENTS [50a bottom] Gemarah: Once a Yavam does the act of Chalitzah (refusing the marriage) to his Yevamah, there is nothing …
שבת Date: 29 Cheshvan, 5774 (11/22/14) – Yevamos#49 {Tani}
A PROPHET’S EXECUTION [49b middle] Rava: King Menashe (an evil king of the Davidic kings of Judah) killed Yeshayahu because he rendered …
שבת Date: 29 Cheshvan, 5774 (11/22/14) – Yevamos#49 {Eliezer}
RESULTANT ACTIONS [49a top] Mishna: What makes a Mamzer (an illegitimate child)? R’ Moshe Feinstein: There cannot be a Mamzer without a …
יום ו Date: 28 Cheshvan, 5774 (11/21/14) – Yevamos#48 {Tani}
METICULOUSLY ACCURATE [48b bottom] R’ Yose: Converts are not punished for their previous transgressions. They may undergo many hardships because they are …
יום ו Date: 28 Cheshvan, 5774 (11/21/14) – Yevamos#48 {Eliezer}
EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES [48a middle] Gemarah: There are specific laws about women captured in battle (Yefas Tohar) and how they must go through …
יום ה Date: 27 Cheshvan, 5774 (11/20/14) – Yevamos#47 {Tani}
ONCE A JEW, ALWAYS A JEW [47b bottom] Gemarah: Once a man has a proper circumcision and a Mikvah immersion, he is …
יום ה Date: 27 Cheshvan, 5774 (11/20/14) – Yevamos#47 {Eliezer}
FRESH PERSPECTIVES [47a bottom] Tosephos Yeshanim: Many times Geirim (converts) make the rest of the Jewish people look bad [and Baalei Teshuvas …
יום ד Date: 26 Cheshvan, 5774 (11/19/14) – Yevamos#46 {Tani}
A CONVERT’S STORY [46b top] R’ Chiya bar Abbah quoting R’ Yochanan: A man is not considered a convert until he gets …
יום ד Date: 26 Cheshvan, 5774 (11/19/14) – Yevamos#46 {Eliezer}
FREE SLAVES [46a middle] R’ Ashi gave his slave, Minyamin, over to Ravina and R’ Acha the son of Rava, to immerse …
יום ג Date: 25 Cheshvan, 5774 (11/18/14) – Yevamos#45 {Tani}
FIT TO RULE [45b bottom] Rava declared Rami bar Rachel (a man whose mother was taken captive and violated by an idolater, …