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, …
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 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 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 ג Date: 27 Tishrei, 5774 (10/21/14) – Yevamos#17 {Tani}
GOOD LINEAGE [17a bottom] Gemarah: Mamzerus’ (children from adulterous affairs) status of people from certain towns spread from the following lines: the …
יום ב Date: 26 Tishrei, 5774 (10/20/14) – Yevamos#16 {Tani}
OLD HATRED [16b bottom] R’ Shmuel bar Nachmani quoting R’ Yonasan: The verse, “The enemy spread out his hand on all her …
יום א Date: 25 Tishrei, 5774 (10/19/14) – Yevamos#15 {Tani}
DO AS THE SAGES [15a middle] R’ Gamliel’s daughter was married to his brother “Abba.” When Abba died without children, R’ Gamliel …
שבת Date: 24 Tishrei, 5774 (10/18/14) – Yevamos#14 {Tani}
NOT IN HEAVEN [14a top] R’ Yehoshua: We pay no heed to heavenly voices in regards to resolving Halachik disputes, as the …
יום ו Date: 23 Tishrei, 5774 (10/17/14) – Yevamos#13 {Tani}
POLITICS ASIDE [13b top] Mishna: Even though Beis Hillel and Beis Shammai would disagree on different matters such as co-wives’ permitted/prohibited status, …
יום ה Date: 22 Tishrei, 5774 (10/16/14) – Yevamos#12 {Tani}
NOTHING NEW [12b top] Rava: The co-wife of an Aylonis [a woman who has signs of masculinity and cannot have children (modern …