יום ו Date: 21 Cheshvan, 5774 (11/14/14) – Yevamos#41 {Eliezer}
MISSION: IMPRACTICAL [47b middle] R’ Yose: One may only perform Chalitzah where Yebum would also be allowed. Oruch Hashulchan: A Niddah (menstruant) …
יום ה Date: 20 Cheshvan, 5774 (11/13/14) – Yevamos#40 {Eliezer}
UNFULFILLING NOURISHMENT [40a top] Gemarah: In regards to the Minchah Korbanos (sacrifices) [in which the Kohen has an obligation to eat], it …
יום ד Date: 19 Cheshvan, 5774 (11/12/14) – Yevamos#39 {Eliezer}
FADING FURTHER… [39b bottom] R’ Nachman bar Yitzchak: (Rhetorically) “Would you really think that our generations actually got better as time went …
יום ג Date: 18 Cheshvan, 5774 (11/11/14) – Yevamos#38 {Eliezer}
LINGERING REMINDERS [38a bottom] Mishna: After a Yebum marriage takes place and the woman later passes away, her new Yavam husband inherits …
יום ב Date: 17 Cheshvan, 5774 (11/10/14) – Yevamos#37 {Eliezer}
RIGID FLEXIBILITY [37a top] Gemarah: In a difficult situation (where a woman’s husband passed away, she discovered that she was pregnant from …
יום א Date: 16 Cheshvan, 5774 (11/9/14) – Yevamos#36 {Eliezer}
ABSOLUTE OWNERSHIP [36b middle] Gemarah: A father bequeaths his son the ownership of the father’s tree, provided that while the father is …
שבת Date: 15 Cheshvan, 5774 (11/8/14) – Yevamos#35 {Eliezer}
ILLUMINATING DARKNESS [35a bottom] R’ Amram said that R’ Sheishess “lit up our eyes,” when mentioning his proof to understand the Halachos …
יום ו Date: 14 Cheshvan, 5774 (11/7/14) – Yevamos#34 {Eliezer}
GUARD RAILS [34a middle] R’ Yehoshua: When one attempts (unsuccessfully) to do a Mitzvah which has an associated time constraint [ie: Bris …
יום ה Date: 13 Cheshvan, 5774 (11/6/14) – Yevamos#33 {Eliezer}
RETROACTIVE RESULTS [33a bottom] Gemarah: When one cuts his finger with an impure knife, it is questionable if this is a case …
יום ד Date: 12 Cheshvan, 5774 (11/5/14) – Yevamos#32 {Eliezer}
PERMITTED PROHIBITIONS [32b top] R’ Shimon: There is no additional prohibition applied on top of an existing prohibition. R’ Rosner: It seems …