שבת Date: 17 Tishrei, 5774 (10/11/14) – Yevamos#7 {Eliezer}
CARING PUNISHMENTS [7a middle] Gemarah: A violation of a negative prohibition is worse than a non-fulfillment of a positive command. Rashi: Because …
יום ו Date: 16 Tishrei, 5774 (10/10/14) – Yevamos#6 {Tani}
LAND INDEPENDENT [6b bottom] Gemarah: Shabbos is a personal obligation that generally applies in the land of Israel and outside the land …
יום ו Date: 16 Tishrei, 5774 (10/10/14) – Yevamos#6 {Eliezer}
COMPROMISING CREATION [6a top] Gemarah: The laws of Shabbos are very stringent. Rashi: Violating Shabbos is tantamount to worshiping idols. D-E-ep Thoughts: …
יום ה Date: 15 Tishrei, 5774 (10/9/14) – Yevamos#5 {Tani}
NAVIGATION HELP [5a bottom] Gemarah: We cannot derive laws [namely that a positive commandment overrides other more stringent prohibitions] from a Nazirite’s …
יום ה Date: 15 Tishrei, 5774 (10/9/14) – Yevamos#5 {Eliezer}
FRINGE REMINDERS [5b top] The Gemarah tries to derive laws [namely that a positive commandment overrides other more stringent prohibitions] from Tzitzis …
יום ד Date: 14 Tishrei, 5774 (10/8/14) – Yevamos#4 {Tani}
WEARING IT OUT [4b top] Gemarah: The Pasuk (verse), “you shall not wear Sha’atnez (combined wool and linen),” teaches that only things …
יום ד Date: 14 Tishrei, 5774 (10/8/14) – Yevamos#4 {Eliezer}
PEOPLE PIECES [4a bottom] R’ Yaakov Kamenetsky: The Book of Devarim is all about communal obligations and commandments, yet the Mitzvah of …
יום ג Date: 13 Tishrei, 5774 (10/7/14) – Yevamos#3 {Tani}
PURE INTENTIONS [3a bottom] Abba Shaul:The Mishnah speaks about Chalitzah before Yebum to teach that the mitzvah of Chalitzah takes precedence. If …
יום ג Date: 13 Tishrei, 5774 (10/7/14) – Yevamos#3 {Eliezer}
NULLIFYING ALLOWANCES [3b top] Braisa: The positive Mitzvah of Yebum (marrying a deceased brother’s childless wife) does not apply when the resultant …
יום ב Date: 12 Tishrei, 5774 (10/6/14) – Yevamos#2 {Tani}
DEARLY DEFINED [2b bottom] Gemarah: There are many cases of forbidden relationships that affects Yebum (a brother carrying on his deceased brother’s …