שבת Date: 20 Av, 5774 (8/16/14) – MoedKatan#5 {Eliezer}
STAY AWAY [5a bottom] R’ Avahu quotes the Pasuk [Vayikra 13] that a person afflicted with Tzaraas must call out, “Tamei, Tamei!” …
יום ו Date: 19 Av, 5774 (8/15/14) – MoedKatan#4 {Eliezer}
KNOWING BETTER [4b top] R’ Meir: When one uproots extra vines so that other vegetables may grow better for himself, he may …
יום ה Date: 18 Av, 5774 (8/14/14) – MoedKatan#3 {Eliezer}
TREES of LIFE [3a top] Gemarah: There are two types of hoeing: removing excess earth around the trees [which is forbidden during …
יום ד Date: 17 Av, 5774 (8/13/14) – MoedKatan#2 {Eliezer}
Letting Your Guard Down [2a middle] Gemarah quotes the Torah [Devarim 25]: Amalek attacked us when we were weak and tired. This …
שבת Date: 9 Sivan, 5774 (6/7/14) – RoshHashana#30 {Eliezer}
BORN-READY [30a bottom] R’ Yochanan ben Zakai: One may not eat new grains until the morning of the 17th when the Temple …
יום ו Date: 8 Sivan, 5774 (6/6/14) – RoshHashana#29 {Eliezer}
BAD + BAD = GOOD [29a middle] Mishna: When Moshe would hold up his hands up during the war with Amalek the Bnei …
יום ה Date: 7 Sivan, 5774 (6/5/14) – RoshHashana#28 {Eliezer}
BACK-PATTING [28a middle] Rava: Mitzvos were not given to derive benefit from. Rashi: The commandments are supposed to be ‘Yokes on our …
יום ד Date: 6 Sivan, 5774 (6/4/14) – RoshHashana#27 {Eliezer}
FRUGALITY [27a middle] Gemarah: The Torah is concerned about the Jewish peoples’ money. The fast day trumpets needed to only be made …
יום ג Date: 5 Sivan, 5774 (6/3/14) – RoshHashana#26 {Eliezer}
OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS [26a middle] R’ Chisda: On Yom Kippur, the Kohen Gadol may not enter into the Holy of Holies with GOLD …
יום ב Date: 4 Sivan, 5774 (6/2/14) – RoshHashana#25 {Eliezer}
Ever-the-Optimist [25a top] Mishna: R’ Akiva saw that R’ Yehoshua was distressed about following R’ Gamliel’s opinion, so he gave him an …