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 …
יום א Date: 2 Cheshvan, 5774 (10/26/14) – Yevamos#22 {Eliezer}
TECHNICAL PERMISSIBILITY [22a middle] Rava: When a man converts to Judaism (he is like a newborn in the Jewish nation, and thus), …
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, …
שבת Date: 1 Cheshvan, 5774 (10/25/14) – Yevamos#21 {Eliezer}
GUARDS and BLOCKADES [21a middle] R’ Ashi: Rabbinic laws are like Guarding an orchard. It is much easier to guard it from …
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 ו Date: 30 Tishrei, 5774 (10/24/14) – Yevamos#20 {Eliezer}
ACCIDENTAL POISONING [20a bottom] Rava: Rabbinic restrictions are called “Prohibitions of Sanctity.” Nesivos: Rabbinic law needs to be followed only because the …
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 …
יום ה Date: 29 Tishrei, 5774 (10/23/14) – Yevamos#19 {Eliezer}
PARALLELED SYNCHRONICITY [19a bottom] R’ Yose Hagelili: It is possible for two things to happen at the exact same time [ie: if …
יום ד Date: 28 Tishrei, 5774 (10/22/14) – Yevamos#18 {Tani}
DON’T LOSE A MITZVAH! [18a bottom] Rabbah: R’ Meir is concerned even for a possible negation of a Yebum Mitzvah. R’ Meir …
יום ד Date: 28 Tishrei, 5774 (10/22/14) – Yevamos#18 {Eliezer}
FUTURE WORRY [18a bottom] Tosephos: R’ Meir disallows a Yebum marriage based on a suspicion of a future tragic scenario. Should we always …