יום א Date: 14 Iyar, 5775 (5/3/15) – Kesuvos#90 {Eliezer}
FIRST COME [90a bottom] Mishnah: If a man married two wives and then died, the first wife has rights in collecting her …
שבת Date: 13 Iyar, 5775 (5/2/15) – Kesuvos#89 {Eliezer}
STEP SKIPPERS [89a top] Rashi: Purpose of Pruzbul: Hillel saw that people were not willing lend money out anymore (because they feared …
יום ו Date: 12 Iyar, 5775 (5/1/15) – Kesuvos#88 {Eliezer}
DEAD ENDS [88a middle] Rav Zereika quoting Rav Yehudah: If an alleged borrower’s children said, “Our father told us on his deathbed, …
יום ה Date: 11 Iyar, 5775 (4/30/15) – Kesuvos#87 {Eliezer}
COMPETING COUPLES [87a top] The Gemarah discusses cases in which wives are appointed in charge of their marital finances. D-E-ep Thoughts (based …
יום ד Date: 10 Iyar, 5775 (4/29/15) – Kesuvos#86 {Eliezer}
DIFFICULT DONATIONS [86a bottom] R’ Pappa: Debt repayment is a Mitzvah. R’ Shechter: For any positive commandment that the Torah specifies a …
יום ג Date: 9 Iyar, 5775 (4/28/15) – Kesuvos#85 {Eliezer}
MINDLESS ROBOTS [85a middle] Gemarah: A Sheliach (an agent) must pay [regardless of what he was actually instructed to do or say], …
יום ב Date: 8 Iyar, 5775 (4/27/15) – Kesuvos#84 {Eliezer}
FRESH RE-STARTS [84a middle] R’ Yochanan ben Berokah: If one inherits his wife’s estate, [once Yovel (the 50th year) comes] he returns …
יום א Date: 7 Iyar, 5775 (4/26/15) – Kesuvos#83 {Eliezer}
ETERNAL REWARD [83a top] Toldos Yaakov Yosef: When a husband tells his wife that he chooses to have no benefit from her …
שבת Date: 6 Iyar, 5775 (4/25/15) – Kesuvos#82 {Eliezer}
MORTAL MATCHING [82b bottom] R’ Rosner quoting Sheyarim Mitzyonim Behalacha: There was only a small percentage [~15%] of women who were remaining …
יום ו Date: 5 Iyar, 5775 (4/24/15) – Kesuvos#81 {Eliezer}
MOLDABLE MINDS [81a bottom] Mishnah [quoted from GM’ Yevamos]: There is a question on Beis Shammai’s opinion, and even Beis Hillel (in …