יום ב Date: 29 Av, 5774 (8/25/14) – MoedKatan#14 {Tani}
Presentable Appearances [14a top] Mishna: The Rabbanan prohibited most people from cutting their hair on Chol Hamoed (intermediary holy days) because they …
יום א Date: 28 Av, 5774 (8/24/14) – MoedKatan#13 {Tani}
To Each His Own [13a top] The Rabbis bring different proofs that transgressing Rabbinic laws do not bring punishments upon descendants (ie: …
שבת Date: 27 Av, 5774 (8/23/14) – MoedKatan#12 {Tani}
Reaping Benefits [12b middle] Shmuel objected when Rav’s harvest was reaped on Chol Hamoed. Although it was not Asur (prohibited) to do …
יום ו Date: 26 Av, 5774 (8/22/14) – MoedKatan#11 {Tani}
A FISHY Story [11a bottom] Rav: The healthy way to eat fish is to first broil it with its “brother” [salt (since …
יום ה Date: 25 Av, 5774 (8/21/14) – MoedKatan#10 {Tani}
NO Business is YOUR Business [10b bottom] Rava: Any amount of merchandising is prohibited on Chol Hamoed. R’ Yose bar Avin: However, …
יום ד Date: 24 Av, 5774 (8/20/14) – MoedKatan#9 {Tani}
TO DO or NOT TO DO? [9a bottom] (R’ Shimon ben Yochai’s son heard) R’ Yonasan ben Asmai and R’ Yehudah ben …
יום ג Date: 23 Av, 5774 (8/19/14) – MoedKatan#8 {Tani}
Intermingling Occasions [8b bottom] Mishna: A man is prohibited from marrying a woman on Chol Hamoed because it is a source of …
יום ב Date: 22 Av, 5774 (8/18/14) – MoedKatan#7 {Tani}
SAFETY FIRST [7a top] Braisa: On Chol Hamoed, if a courtyard wall is leaning into the public domain in a precarious way, …
יום א Date: 21 Av, 5774 (8/17/14) – MoedKatan#6 {Tani}
Markers in Space [6a middle] R’ Assi: If one, two, or three boundary strips of a field are marked for Tumah (impurity), …
שבת Date: 20 Av, 5774 (8/16/14) – MoedKatan#5 {Tani}
RATIOS and Such [5a bottom] R’ Yehoshua ben Levi: Whoever appraises his ways (to weigh a loss of not doing a Mitzvah …