שבת Date: 21 Teves, 5776 (1/2/16) – Gittin Daf 20 {Tani}
LOVING LENDING [20b bottom] Mishnah [Idiyos]: A certain sage, living in a small village adjacent to Jerusalem, would lend money to all …
יום ו Date: 20 Teves, 5776 (1/1/16) – Gittin Daf 19 {Tani}
PAINFUL PERUSALS [19b top] R’ Yehudah was elderly and his eyesight was poor. Although he had difficulty reading, R’ Yehudah would nonetheless …
יום ה Date: 19 Teves, 5776 (12/31/15) – Gittin Daf 18 {Tani}
PREMATURE PROBLEMS [18a top] Rava to Ravina: A person will not bring misfortune upon himself prematurely. Prac-T-cal Tidbits: It is human nature …
יום ד Date: 18 Teves, 5776 (12/30/15) – Gittin Daf 17 {Tani}
EXILE EDICTS [17a top] Gemarah: The verse ,”G-d understood the Torah’s way and He knew its place,” means that The Holy One, …
יום ג Date: 17 Teves, 5776 (12/29/15) – Gittin Daf 16 {Tani}
VIVACIOUS VISITORS [16b bottom] Rabbah bar bar Chanah once became ill and R’ Yehudah and Rabbah went to visit him to inquire …
יום ב Date: 16 Teves, 5776 (12/28/15) – Gittin Daf 15 {Tani}
PARTIAL PORTIONS [15b bottom] Scholars of R’ Yannai’s academy: Hands are not purified by half-measures of water (ie: half now and half …
יום א Date: 15 Teves, 5776 (12/27/15) – Gittin Daf 14 {Tani}
PERFORMING PROMISES [14b bottom] R’ Yehudah Hanasi [redactor of the six orders of Mishnayos (part of oral law)] quoting R’ Yaakov quoting …
שבת Date: 14 Teves, 5776 (12/26/15) – Gittin#13 {Tani}
LIBRETTO LAWS [13a bottom] Gemarah: Spoken words of a seriously ill person (ie: pertaining to distribution of his property) are considered as …
יום ו Date: 13 Teves, 5776 (12/25/15) – Gittin#12 {Tani}
FAULTY FIELDS [12a top] R’ Eliezer learns, from a verse, to warn a poor man against taking Pe’ah (unharvested corners of a …
יום ה Date: 12 Teves, 5776 (12/24/15) – Gittin#11 {Tani}
COMMON CACHETS [11b top] Braisa: Many Jews outside the land of Israel have names that resemble the names of idolaters [therefore, a …