יום ה Date: 30 Shevat, 5775 (2/19/15) – Kesuvos#17 {Tani}
JUGGLING JOY [17a bottom] R’ Shmuel bar R’ Yitzchak would dance before a bride while juggling three myrtle branches. When he passed …
יום ד Date: 29 Shevat, 5775 (2/18/15) – Kesuvos#16 {Tani}
DANCING AWAY [16b top] Braisa: If a woman’s Kesuvah was lost, hidden or burned, and the spouses disagree if she was a …
יום ג Date: 28 Shevat, 5775 (2/17/15) – Kesuvos#15 {Tani}
LIFE VALUE [15b middle] R’ Yosef quoting R’ Yehudah quoting Shmuel: We do not (simply) follow the “majority rules” principle regarding cases …
יום ב Date: 27 Shevat, 5775 (2/16/15) – Kesuvos#14 {Tani}
LIGHT DISSENSION [14b bottom] R’ Yose: An incident once happened with a young girl who went to draw water from a spring …
יום א Date: 26 Shevat, 5775 (2/15/15) – Kesuvos#13 {Tani}
METAPHORICALLY SPEAKING [13a bottom] R’ Assi: When a woman “speaks” with a ‘strange’ man (ie: one other than her husband) it means she …
שבת Date: 25 Shevat, 5775 (2/14/15) – Kesuvos#12 {Tani}
TRUTHFULLY SPEAKING [12b middle] Gemarah (quoting the Mishna): If a man marries a woman and finds her to not be a Besula …
יום ו Date: 24 Shevat, 5775 (2/13/15) – Kesuvos#11 {Tani}
MOMENTOUS MOMENTS [11a middle] Gemarah: Once a female minor convert becomes an adult, she is given her Kesuvah (money required in case …
יום ה Date: 23 Shevat, 5775 (2/12/15) – Kesuvos#10 {Tani}
DATE TIME [10b bottom] R’ Chana of Baghdad: Dates warm the body, satiate, loosen the bowels, provide energy, and although they are …
יום ד Date: 22 Shevat, 5775 (2/11/15) – Kesuvos#9 {Tani}
WORST ASSUMPTIONS [9b top] R’ Shmuel bar Nachmani quoting R’ Yonasan: Any man that would go out to fight in a war …
יום ג Date: 21 Shevat, 5775 (2/10/15) – Kesuvos#8 {Tani}
MOUTH GUARDS [8b middle] R’ Chanan bar Rav: Everyone knows what happens on the night of a wedding, but anyone who debases …