יום ד Date: 24 Shevat, 5776 (2/3/16) – Gittin Daf 52 {Eliezer}
FEMININE FLARE [52a bottom] R’ Yosi always called his wife his “house.” A wife/woman specifically blesses the home each week with the …
יום ג Date: 23 Shevat, 5776 (2/2/16) – Gittin Daf 51 {Eliezer}
PROPER PRAISE [51b top] Rabbanan: When someone claims to have found one thing, we assume he did not find a second along …
יום ב Date: 22 Shevat, 5776 (2/1/16) – Gittin Daf 50 {Eliezer}
FATHERS’ FUTURES [50a top] Gemarah: We do not allow guarantors on marriage documents, since they might not be serious about being guarantors …
יום א Date: 21 Shevat, 5776 (1/31/16) – Gittin Daf 49 {Eliezer}
DISSUADING DAMAGERS [49b top] R’ Shimon: Thieves and damagers are forced to pay back restitution from the best of their lands, in …
שבת Date: 20 Shevat, 5776 (1/30/16) – Gittin Daf 48 {Eliezer}
INEFFECTUAL INTENTIONS [48a top] Ritva: The Gemarah did not mention the possibility of making a land sale with a stipulation that Yovel …
יום ו Date: 19 Shevat, 5776 (1/29/16) – Gittin Daf 47 {Eliezer}
IGNOBLE IGNORANCE [47a top] R’ Ami: There are differences between people who blatantly eat forbidden foods rebelliously (Mins), rather than those who …
יום ה Date: 18 Shevat, 5776 (1/28/16) – Gittin Daf 46 {Eliezer}
DEVIOUS DRIVES [46b top] R’ Nosson: Making a Neder (vow) is like building a Bamah (an unauthorized altar for sacrifices). [Nedarim 22] …
יום ד Date: 17 Shevat, 5776 (1/27/16) – Gittin Daf 45 {Eliezer}
BIRD BABBLE [45a bottom] R’ Ilish, while in jail, was told by a man listening to the ravens and doves that the …
יום ג Date: 16 Shevat, 5776 (1/26/16) – Gittin Daf 44 {Eliezer}
IDOLATROUS IDLING [44a middle] Gemarah: If one sold his slave to a Ger Toshav, the slave goes free. Rashi: A Ger Toshav …
יום ב Date: 15 Shevat, 5776 (1/25/16) – Gittin Daf 43 {Eliezer}
POWERFUL PLUMMETING [43a bottom] Rabbah bar R’ Huna: The verse in Yeshaya, “And this stumbling block is under your hand.” D-E-ep Thoughts: …