יום ה Date: 2 Adar I, 5776 (2/11/16) – Gittin Daf 60 {Tani}
RIGHTFUL RALLYING [60b bottom] R’ Simi made a deal with Abaye that if he watered Abaye’s fields, then Abaye would learn Torah …
יום ד Date: 1 Adar I, 5776 (2/10/16) – Gittin Daf 59 {Tani}
PEACEFUL PROCESSES [59a bottom] Mishnah: Certain rules were declared by the Sages in order to foster peace [such as: A Kohen is …
יום ג Date: 30 Shevat, 5776 (2/9/16) – Gittin Daf 58 {Tani}
SCHEDULED STEALINGS [58b middle] R’ Yosef: We have a tradition that there is never an instance in which land is stolen without …
יום ב Date: 29 Shevat, 5776 (2/8/16) – Gittin Daf 57 {Tani}
TORAH TOILING [57b bottom] R’ Nachman bar Yitzchak: The verse, “Because for Your sake we are killed all the time…” is a …
יום א Date: 28 Shevat, 5776 (2/7/16) – Gittin Daf 56 {Tani}
MISPLACED MODESTY [56a top] Bar-Kamtza, after being publicly embarrassed by fellow Jews at a party, had convinced the Romans to send a …
שבת Date: 27 Shevat, 5776 (2/6/16) – Gittin Daf 55 {Tani}
CONTROLLING CONSEQUENCES [55b bottom] R’ Yochanan: “Fortunate is the man that always fears the consequences of his actions and he that hardens …
יום ו Date: 26 Shevat, 5776 (2/5/16) – Gittin Daf 54 {Tani}
VOIDED VALUE [54b bottom] R’ Ami to R’ Yirmiyah: When the names of G-d are not written with proper intention in a …
יום ה Date: 25 Shevat, 5776 (2/4/16) – Gittin Daf 53 {Tani}
DELIBERATE DAMAGE [53a bottom] R’ Yochanan: The Sages made people liable for deliberate damage [even if the loss is unrecognizable, ie: produce …
יום ד Date: 24 Shevat, 5776 (2/3/16) – Gittin Daf 52 {Tani}
PROPERTY PARTNERS [52a middle] R’ Yosi always called his wife his “house,” (since she was the mainstay of his house), and his …
יום ג Date: 23 Shevat, 5776 (2/2/16) – Gittin Daf 51 {Tani}
DEFIANT DENIALS [51b bottom] Gemarah: It is presumed that a person is not brazen enough to deny his obligation to the face …