שבת Date: 4 Elul, 5774 (8/30/14) – MoedKatan#19 {Tani}
Put in a Little Effort [19a middle] Abba Shaul: A festival cancels Shloshim (30-day) mourning after seven days [but the Mishna taught …
שבת Date: 4 Elul, 5774 (8/30/14) – MoedKatan#19 {Eliezer}
HAPPINESS vs SADNESS [19a middle] Mishna: Mourning is cut short by YomTov (Pesach and Sukkos). Shabbos however, does not interrupt the Shiva/Shloshim. …
יום ו Date: 3 Elul, 5774 (8/29/14) – MoedKatan#18 {Tani}
PREDETERMINED DESTINY [18b middle] R’ Yehuda quoting Shmuel: Every day a Heavenly voice emanates and declares: the daughter of so and so is …
יום ו Date: 3 Elul, 5774 (8/29/14) – MoedKatan#18 {Eliezer}
MAN or G-D? [18b middle] R’ Yehuda quoting Shmuel: Every day a Heavenly voice emanates and declares: the daughter of so and …
יום ה Date: 2 Elul, 5774 (8/28/14) – MoedKatan#17 {Tani}
The Price of BULLYING [17a bottom] Gemarah: There was a bully tormenting a certain young scholar who asked R’ Yosef for advice …
יום ה Date: 2 Elul, 5774 (8/28/14) – MoedKatan#17 {Eliezer}
Progressing FORGIVENESS [17a bottom] Reish Lakish: The effects of someone in Cheirem (segregation from the Jewish congregation) are not destined to last …
יום ד Date: 1 Elul, 5774 (8/27/14) – MoedKatan#16 {Tani}
Proper LEARNING [16b top] Rava: Anyone who is engaged in the study of Torah learning from within the confines of the Beis …
יום ד Date: 1 Elul, 5774 (8/27/14) – MoedKatan#16 {Eliezer}
PLEASURE in PAIN [16b bottom] Gemarah: When King Dovid realized that he had sinned, he did Teshuva immediately with proper remorse and regret. Chasam …
יום ג Date: 30 Av, 5774 (8/26/14) – MoedKatan#15 {Tani}
Daily GLORY [15a middle] Gemarah: We know that usually a mourner may not wear Tefillin (on the first day) because Hashem had …
יום ג Date: 30 Av, 5774 (8/26/14) – MoedKatan#15 {Eliezer}
Tefillin TRANSFORMERS [15a middle] Rivta: It is only the first day that a mourner does not wear Tefillin because we cannot take …