יום ב Date: 23 Teves, 5776 (1/4/16) – Gittin Daf 22 {Eliezer}

FORGETFUL FOCUS

[22b top] R’ Elazar: We do not rely on a testimony of signed witnesses to remember what was in a document ten days earlier (for questionable validity/forgery) [Chazon Ish: This case is specifically about witnesses remembering partial details of the case (neither all nor none of the specifics)].
Shor Mitzyonim Behalacha: [Chagiga 15] “If we are not focused on Torah we will forget it.”

D-E-ep Thoughts: There is so much going on around us in our lives, but we are affected by what we choose to let in. When we focus on lessons and ideas or continually repeat things, we start to ingrain them into our personalities. We should give proper attention to our Torah studies and respect that which we want to be remembered.