שבת Date: 20 Adar II, 5774 (3/22/14) – Sukkah#47 {Tani}
R’ Elazar ben Yaakov [47b bottom]: Bikkurim (first fruits) require waving. The owner holds the top of the basket, and the Kohen …
19 Adar II, 5774 (3/21/14) – Sukkah#46 {Tani}
Gemarah [46a bottom]: The characteristics of man and G-d are very different. Man is only able to add into something that is …
18 Adar II, 5774 (3/20/14) – Sukkah#45 {Tani}
Today, 18 Adar II, is my brother Nachie’s Yartzeit. Please learn this and other Torah in his memory: Menachem Tzvi ben Chaim …
17 Adar II, 5774 (3/19/14) – Sukkah#44 {Tani}
Tonight, 18 Adar II, is my brother Nachie’s Yartzeit. Please learn in his memory: Menachem Tzvi ben Chaim Yitzchak. His Neshama should …
16 Adar II, 5774 (3/18/14) – Sukkah#43 {Tani}
Gemarah [43b top]: A lulav may only be brought on Shabbos if it is the 1st day of the festival (which is …
15 Adar II, 5774 (3/17/14) – Sukkah#42 {Tani}
Baraisa [42a bottom]: A minor should do mitzvos at the age of chinuch (when one understands how to do them, some say …
14 Adar II, 5774 (3/16/14) – Sukkah#41 {Tani}
Gemarah [41b middle]: On the 1st day of Sukkos, the lulav must be “yours,” in order to fulfill your mitzvah (obligation). It …
13 Adar II, 5774 (3/15/14) – Sukkah#40 {Tani}
R’ Yosi bar Chaninah [40b middle]: One must be very careful with the “dust” of shemittah (not to work land to produce …
12 Adar II, 5774 (3/14/14) – Sukkah#39 {Tani}
Gemarah 39A bottom: We should only buy three meals or less at a time from an ignoramus (Am haaretz). We try to …
11 Adar II, 5774 (3/13/14) – Sukkah#38 {Tani}
Gemarah brings down the Mishna that describes when a person should do the mitzvah of lulav. Technically, one may do the mitzvah …