שבת Date: 8 Cheshvan, 5774 (11/1/14) – Yevamos#28 {Tani}
ONE THING at a TIME [28b bottom] The Torah [Vayikra] states: “You shall not take a woman in addition to her sister to make …
יום ו Date: 7 Cheshvan, 5774 (10/31/14) – Yevamos#27 {Tani}
RE-LOOKING [27a bottom] R’ Nachman bar Yitzchak: After the times of R’ Yochanan ben Nuri, the Rabbis revisited a certain issue and …
יום ה Date: 6 Cheshvan, 5774 (10/30/14) – Yevamos#26 {Tani}
GET GOING! [26a middle] Gemarah: The Mishna is not in accordance with Rebbi’s view. Rebbi maintains that with just two occurrences, a …
יום ד Date: 5 Cheshvan, 5774 (10/29/14) – Yevamos#25 {Tani}
I’M RELATED TO ME? [25b top] Rava: A man is considered related to himself and therefore would disqualify his own self-incriminating testimony …
יום ג Date: 4 Cheshvan, 5774 (10/28/14) – Yevamos#24 {Tani}
RUMOR HAS IT [24b middle] Mishna: If an idolatress woman is suspected of having a relationship with a Jewish man and then …
יום ב Date: 3 Cheshvan, 5774 (10/27/14) – Yevamos#23 {Tani}
CONVERTING BODY & SOUL [23a middle] Gemarah: A man from the general Jewish population can marry a slave woman or idolatress (if …
יום א Date: 2 Cheshvan, 5774 (10/26/14) – Yevamos#22 {Tani}
DESPITE THE CHILD [22b middle] Rav Pappa: A person does Teshuvah (repentance) when the individual corrects the wrong which that person did …
שבת Date: 1 Cheshvan, 5774 (10/25/14) – Yevamos#21 {Tani}
WATCH THOSE MEASURES! [21a middle] Gemarah: False measures (cheating in business transactions) are worse than Arayos (forbidden relationships) transgressions. For Arayos transgressions, …
יום ו Date: 30 Tishrei, 5774 (10/24/14) – Yevamos#20 {Tani}
FORBIDDING PERMISSIVES [20a bottom] Rava: Rabbinic restrictions are called “Prohibitions of Sanctity.” People should sanctify themselves by refraining from that which is …
יום ה Date: 29 Tishrei, 5774 (10/23/14) – Yevamos#19 {Tani}
DEFINITELY NOT Yebum = marrying a deceased childless paternal brother’s wife Chalitzah = a ceremony performed (instead of marriage) to break a …