יום ד Date: 29 Elul, 5774 (9/24/14) – Chagigah#16 {Eliezer}
Walking Upwards [16a middle] Gemarah: One of the ways a human is different than an animal is that we walk upright (while …
יום ג Date: 28 Elul, 5774 (9/23/14) – Chagigah#15 {Tani}
Look Inward [15b middle] Gemarah: “Acher”, Elisha ben Avuyah, went off the Derech (and became less religious) due to a supremely spiritual …
יום ג Date: 28 Elul, 5774 (9/23/14) – Chagigah#15 {Eliezer}
Never Enough [15a middle] Yirmiyahu [Perek 3:14]: Everyone may repent from their ways, but “Acher” cannot do Teshuva. R’ Soloveitchik: Elisha is …
יום ב Date: 27 Elul, 5774 (9/22/14) – Chagigah#14 {Tani}
Cut It Down [14a top] R’ Nachman bar Yitzchak: The verse of “those who were cut down” is written as a blessing. …
יום ב Date: 27 Elul, 5774 (9/22/14) – Chagigah#14 {Eliezer}
WANTS vs NEEDS [14a top] R’ Chisda: There is plenty of time to sleep when we are dead. E’s Lesson: Many time …
יום א Date: 26 Elul, 5774 (9/21/14) – Chagigah#13 {Tani}
Modest Appearance [13b bottom] Ezekiel had a “vision of the Merkavah.” He was able to see a face (as one may reveal …
יום א Date: 26 Elul, 5774 (9/21/14) – Chagigah#13 {Eliezer}
Lightning Bursts [13b top] R’ Yehudah: Angels peek in and out of Hashem’s presence (as they want to come close, but run …
שבת Date: 25 Elul, 5774 (9/20/14) – Chagigah#12 {Tani}
Irritable Much? [12b bottom] Reish Lakish: One who engages in Torah study at night is endowed with charm during the day by …
שבת Date: 25 Elul, 5774 (9/20/14) – Chagigah#12 {Eliezer}
BRIGHT LIGHT [12a middle] R’ Elazar: G-d removed his blinding spiritual light from creation and saves it later to reward the righteous. …
יום ו Date: 24 Elul, 5774 (9/19/14) – Chagigah#11 {Tani}
But a Word [11a bottom] Braisa: A Mikvah’s (ritual bath’s) size is learned from the verse, “He shall immerse in the water …