יום ה Date: 1 Tishrei, 5774 (9/25/14) – Chagigah#17 {Tani}
Grabbing Too Much [17a bottom] The Gemarah compares Shavuous to Pesach, which has seven days, rather than to Sukkos, which has eight …
Grabbing Too Much [17a bottom] The Gemarah compares Shavuous to Pesach, which has seven days, rather than to Sukkos, which has eight …
Cleansing Couples [17b bottom] Abaye: There is a Mitzvah is to count days and weeks leading up to the day of the …
Light In Sight [16b bottom] R’ Shemen bar Abbah quoting R’ Yochanan: One should never let a Rabbinic prohibition concerning Shabbos or …
Walking Upwards [16a middle] Gemarah: One of the ways a human is different than an animal is that we walk upright (while …
Look Inward [15b middle] Gemarah: “Acher”, Elisha ben Avuyah, went off the Derech (and became less religious) due to a supremely spiritual …
Never Enough [15a middle] Yirmiyahu [Perek 3:14]: Everyone may repent from their ways, but “Acher” cannot do Teshuva. R’ Soloveitchik: Elisha is …
Cut It Down [14a top] R’ Nachman bar Yitzchak: The verse of “those who were cut down” is written as a blessing. …
WANTS vs NEEDS [14a top] R’ Chisda: There is plenty of time to sleep when we are dead. E’s Lesson: Many time …
Modest Appearance [13b bottom] Ezekiel had a “vision of the Merkavah.” He was able to see a face (as one may reveal …
Lightning Bursts [13b top] R’ Yehudah: Angels peek in and out of Hashem’s presence (as they want to come close, but run …