שבת Date: 1 Cheshvan, 5774 (10/25/14) – Yevamos#21 {Eliezer}
GUARDS and BLOCKADES [21a middle] R’ Ashi: Rabbinic laws are like Guarding an orchard. It is much easier to guard it from …
יום ו Date: 30 Tishrei, 5774 (10/24/14) – Yevamos#20 {Eliezer}
ACCIDENTAL POISONING [20a bottom] Rava: Rabbinic restrictions are called “Prohibitions of Sanctity.” Nesivos: Rabbinic law needs to be followed only because the …
יום ה Date: 29 Tishrei, 5774 (10/23/14) – Yevamos#19 {Eliezer}
PARALLELED SYNCHRONICITY [19a bottom] R’ Yose Hagelili: It is possible for two things to happen at the exact same time [ie: if …
יום ד Date: 28 Tishrei, 5774 (10/22/14) – Yevamos#18 {Eliezer}
FUTURE WORRY [18a bottom] Tosephos: R’ Meir disallows a Yebum marriage based on a suspicion of a future tragic scenario. Should we always …
יום ג Date: 27 Tishrei, 5774 (10/21/14) – Yevamos#17 {Eliezer}
TILTING THE MACHINE [17b middle] Gemarah: We always try to learn comparable lessons from the exact same words (in different places), if …
יום ב Date: 26 Tishrei, 5774 (10/20/14) – Yevamos#16 {Eliezer}
SIMPLE ACTIONS [16a middle] The Rabbanan sent R’ Yehoshua, R’ Elazar and R’ Akiva to R’ Dosa to deliver a message about …
יום א Date: 25 Tishrei, 5774 (10/19/14) – Yevamos#15 {Eliezer}
UNITING SPOUSES [15a top] R’ Nachman bar Yitzchak: If we would have tried to follow the opinion of Bes Shammai for all …
שבת Date: 24 Tishrei, 5774 (10/18/14) – Yevamos#14 {Eliezer}
KEEP THE PEACE [14a middle] Abaye: The problem of “Lo Sisgodedu” (not to have various people following different practices) only applies with …
יום ו Date: 23 Tishrei, 5774 (10/17/14) – Yevamos#13 {Eliezer}
DOUBLE JEOPARDY [13b middle] Rava [explaining Beis Shammai]: We do not pile one prohibition on top of another [in reference to a …
יום ה Date: 22 Tishrei, 5774 (10/16/14) – Yevamos#12 {Eliezer}
SIMPLE SITUATIONS [12b middle] The Rabbis: Women (even when possibly endangering themselves) may be intimate with their husbands because G-d will not …