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Daf HighlightsShabbos 2 - What is carrying on shabbos and scenarios where 2 is 41. The melocho of הוצאה
From the opening Mishna’s eight cases of passing an object between the ba’al habayis standing in
his reshus hayachid (private domain) and the poor person standing in reshus harabim (public
domain) we learn:
a. One has only transgressed m’doraysa the melocho of hotza’ah (transferring) if he does the act of
lifting )עקירה)the object from its state of rest in one domain as well as the act of placing it down
(הנחה (in another domain.
b. The Rabbis forbid one from doing one of the acts of עקירה or הנחה lest one come to do both
elements of the transfer.
2. הכנסה) Bri...
2020-03-0905 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 64 - Don't force the moment, How to enjoy the Devine Presence, Biyun vs bekiyus, Go to PeaceWhen the Rabbis in Bavel were looking for new leadership in the academy they asked the Rabbis
in Eretz Yisroel which type of leader Is preferred, a “Sinai” (סיני (who has a lot of breadth in
learning or one who uproots mountains (הרים עוקר (with his sharp analysis? The choice was
between Rav Yosef who was a סיני and Rabba who was the הרים עוקר .
The Rabbis answered that the סיני takes precedence because his encyclopedic knowledge will
enable him to easily discover the solution to most problems. Rav Yosef in the end did not accept
the position as the Gemara explains and only became head of the academy twenty-two years
la...
2020-03-0904 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 63 -Eis Laasos Lhashem, when no man, be a man1. Small but fundamental passuk
Bar Kapppara asked the following question: What is a small passuk upon which all of the
fundamentals of the Torah depend? He answered:
ארחתך יישר והוא דעהו דרכך בכל –In all your ways you must know Him, and He will straighten
your paths.
Rava explained that “In all your ways” includes even one engaged in a transgression. This
passuk teaches that there are times when Hashem’s honor demands that one perform a
transgression.
- (An example of this is when Eliyahu Hanavi brought offerings outside the Beis Hamikdash
on Har HaCarmel in the incident with the prophets of Ba’al even though sacrificing
outside of the...
2020-03-0906 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 62 - Bathroom etiquette, Spitting and using a shul as a shortcut1. Not wiping oneself with the right hand
A significant part of the Daf focuses on proper and modest behaviors in the bathroom.
A number of reasons are given as to why the right hand should be given honor and not be used for
the base purpose of wiping oneself:
a. The Torah was given with Hashem’s right hand as it says – למו דת אש מימינו –From His right
hand, the fire of the Law was given.
b. It is generally used for noble act of eating.
c. One ties tefillin on his left arm with one’s right hand.
d. One shows the cantillation notes of...
2020-03-0912 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 61-How Man Looked at Creation,Money or your Life,R' Akiva and his death, Bathroom Direction1. How Chavah was fashioned
There is a machlokes between Rav and Shmuel concerning how Chavah was fashioned:
- One opinion is that man was created as a double figure, male and female, and that Hashem
fashioned Chavah from the female figure.
- The pasuk of בראם ונקבה זכר – He created them male and female is initially brought in
support of this view.
- The other opinion is that she was fashioned from the tail.
- The pasuk of האדם מן לקח אשר הצלע את אלקים' ה ויבן – And He built the side that He had
taken from man, seems to support this view. If the woman already existed, there would have
been no need to build her.
2. The concept of...
2020-03-0507 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 60-Brachos on Good and Bad, Brachos in the Morning, Everything God does is for the bestדיין האמת והטוב והמטיב .1
The Gemara illustrates the meaning of making a berachah of האמת דיין) the True Judge) on a
calamity that has the potential to have a favorable outcome, and making the berachah of הטוב
והמטיב) Who is good and does good) on a favorable occurrence that has the potential for a
calamitous outcome:
- One should recite האמת דיןon his field being flooded, even though there will be a favorable
outcome in that the accumulation of sediment will improve his land.
- One should recite והמטיב הטובon finding an object, even though the King might hear of it and
take it from him.
2. The conclusion of יצר אשר
The Gemara details the various berachos of Hamapil, Asher yatzar...
2020-03-0405 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 59-What causes earthquakes, Thunder and Lightning, Bracha of Hatov Vhametiv, Rainbow1. The berachah on a rainbow
There is a dispute regarding the berachah to recite on seeing a rainbow (though one should not
stare at it).
- The Gemara says the berachah is הברית זוכר ברוך – Blessed [are You] … Who remembers the
covenant.
- R’ Yishmael the son of R’ Yochanan ben Beroka says the ending should be וקיים בבריתו נאמן
במאמרו – Who is trustworthy in His covenant and fulfills His word.
- Rav Pappa rules that we accommodate both views by incorporating both endings: זוכר ברוך
במאמרו וקיים בבריתו ונאמן הברית – Blessed [are You] … Who remembers the covenant and is
trustworthy in His covenant and fulfills His word.
2. Birkas Hachamah
One who sees the sun at the beginning of its 28-year cycle, when it returns to its original
positio...
2020-03-0305 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 58-Brachos on Kings, strange people and animals, Sleeping with a Donkey, Constellationsברוך חכם הרזים .1
One who sees a multitude of Jews (600,000) recites הרזים חכם ברוך) Blessed [are You] … Sage
of the secrets), acknowledging that Hashem knows everyone’s secret thoughts.
2. Rav Sheishess and the king
The Gemara elaborates on the importance of greeting a king,(which we initially learned on daf
ט (relating the incident of the blind Rav Sheishess, who was able to discern when the king
passed by in his procession. When the first two troops passed by, each followed by loud noise,
Rav Sheishess knew that the king was not yet approaching. After the third troop passed by and
it fell silent, he knew that the king was about to pass.
...
2020-03-0206 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 57 -More Interpretations of Dreams, 60th of Death, and Hell, Brachos on distraction of Bavel1. Visions of tefillah in dreams
The Gemara lists dream visions that include elements of tefillah, along with their meaning:
• One who responds "מברך רבה שמיה יהא אמן "in a dream is assured of being destined for Olam Haba.
• One who recites Krias Shema in a dream is fit to have the Shechinah dwell upon him, except that his
generation doesn’t merit having it happen.
• One who dreams of laying tefillin should anticipate growing in greatness.
2. Waking up with a passuk
R’ Yochanan says that if one wakes up and a verse “fell into his mouth,” i.e. immediately came to mind,
this is a type of minor prophecy.
3. One...
2020-03-0207 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 56 - More Dreams and Interpretations1.People dream about what they were thinking about
To illustrate the teaching (on 55b) that a person dreams about what he was thinking of during
the day )לבו מהרהרי אלא לאדם לו מראין אין ,)the Gemara cites the incident of Caesar asking R’
Yehoshua bar R’ Chananya what he would dream of that night. R’ Yehoshua told him that he
would dream of being pressed into service by the Persians in a degrading way. Caesar thought
about the distressing vision all day and then dreamt of it at night.
2. Bar Hedya, the Dream Interpreter
The Gemara relates the story of Bar Hedya, the dream interpreter, who gave positive
interpretations to tho...
2020-03-0205 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 55-Dreams and it's meanings, Groups of 3Three things that prolong life
The Gemara analyzes the three actions which, when prolonged, prolong one’s life,
according to Rav Yehudah (54b):
• Spending a long time in tefillah.
• Spending a long time at the table, thereby affording the poor a greater chance to come
and share in the meal.
• Spending a long time in the bathroom.
2. Betzalel’s wisdom
The Gemara discusses Betzalel’s wisdom:
• He was called Betzalel because “he lived in the shadow of G-d” )קל בצל ,)as he knew
the order in which Hashem had commanded the building of the Mishkan—first the
Mishkan, then the vessels—despite Moshe changing the order in...
2020-03-0206 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 54- Brachos on Miracles, Lightning, Hagomel Blessing, Shimur1. Berachos in places where miracles occurred
All are obligated to make a berachah when seeing a place where miracles were performed
for the masses, but only an individual is obligated to make a berachah on a miracle
performed for him alone.
2. Eight places where miracles occured
A Baraisa enumerates eight places where one is obligated to recite a berachah for the
miracles performed there.
1. Where the Yam Suf was crossed.
2. Where the Jordan was crossed.
3. At the crossing of the Canyons of Arnon )ארנון נחלי מעברות ,)where the Amorites
waiting in ambush were miraculously crushed in the mountains.
4. At the stones of Elgavish in the descent...
2020-02-2705 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 53- Fire from a Goy, What light qualifies for Havdalah Ner, Going back to Bench, Saying Amen1. Which light and spices one can make the berachah on?
The berachah of האש מאורי בוראis recited only on a flame lit for illumination. If it was lit solely for
other purposes, such as cooking, or to honor a prominent person sitting in a beis haknesses or beis
midrash, or to honor the deceased at his funeral, no berachah is recited.
Similarly, a berachah of בשמים מיני בורא is recited only for a fragrance designated for the enjoyment
of its smell. A fragrance used for other purposes, such as perfuming clothing or removing the odor
of a decaying corpse, does not merit a berachah.
2. What is considered deriving be...
2020-02-2607 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 52- Wet cups and towels, washing before or after kiddush, Fire is polychromatic, Havdalah1. Kiddush hayom or the berachah on wine
The Gemara resolves a seeming contradiction in Beis Shammai.
In the Mishna on 51b, Beis Shammai holds that the beracha on kedushas hayom (sanctity of the
day) precedes the berachah on the wine because it is the sanctity of the day which is cause for
the wine to be brought to the meal.
Yet in a Beraisa on 52a, Beis Shammai holds that the berachah on the wine precedes the
berachah of Havdalah, which addresses the nature of the day.
The Gemara answers that according to Beis Shammai there is no contradiction.
When...
2020-02-2508 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 51- 10 laws of Kos Shel Bracha, Sitting while benching, Isparagus, Machlokes BS and BH1. Forgot to make a berachah
If one forgot to make a berachah before he ate, he should make one when he remembers and continue eating. If he has finished eating, he no longer has the opportunity to make a berachah.
2. Ten requirements for the כוס של ברכה
The Gemara lists ten requirements of the כוס של ברכה (the cup of blessing):
It must be washed on the inside – הדחה
and rinsed on the outside – שטיפה
It must be fresh – חי
and full – מלא
It must be crowned – עיטור
Opinion 1 – the one who recites Birkas Hamazon should surround himself with students while doing it
Opinion 2 – the cup must be surrounded with other cups of wine (done during second cup of wine)
The one...
2020-02-2508 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 50 - How to see if someone is a scholar, splitting for Zimun, what to do if forgot bracha1. Talmid chacham or ignoramus making berachos
The Gemara teaches that we can tell whether a person is a talmid chacham or an ignoramus from the
way he makes berachos.
• If he does any of the following, he is considered an ignoramus:
• Instead of saying חיינו ובטובו) and through Whose goodness we live), he says חיינו ומטובו) and from
Whose goodness we live), which minimizes Hashem’s bestowal of goodness.
• He says חיים ובטובו...) and through Whose goodness they live), since he is excluding himself.
• Instead of saying משלו שאכלנו נברך) Let us bless [He] of Whose we have eaten) he says שאכלנו למי
משלו) to the One of Whose we have eaten), since it implies that he is blessing one of many
possible providers...
2020-02-2309 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 49-Bonei Yerushalim, Not to make Brachos in bundles, Forgot Reitzai or Yalei Veyavo1. Don’t conclude berachah with two subjects
The Gemara explains that we don’t conclude a berachah with two subjects because we don’t perform
.אין עושין מצות חבילות חבילות – bundles in mitzvos
For example, we don’t conclude the berachah of Birkas Hamazon with ירושלים בונה) Builder of
Yerushalayim) and ישראל מושיע) Savior of Israel).
2. Forgetting ויבא יעלה of Rosh Chodesh in tefillah and birkas hamazon
Rav Nachman explains logically why when one forgets to say ויבא יעלה in his Rosh Chodesh tefillah
he must repeat it, but when he forgets to say it in Rosh Chodesh bentching, he doesn’t repeat it:
• Tefillah is obligatory, so it must be repeated with the proper mentioning of Rosh Chodesh.
• Eating bread on Rosh Chodesh is no...
2020-02-2306 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 48- Zimun with vegetables or cup of wine, Nusach of Benching, King Saul, Minimum of Benchers1. Minimum number of bread-eaters in a zimun
There is a machlokes regarding how many of the men in a ten-man zimun are required to have
eaten bread:
- R’ Yirmiyah says a simple majority of six.
- R’ Zeira regretted that he did not inquire about the case of six and was concerned that
possibly a more noticeable majority of seven was required.
The Gemara brings the halachah that one who ate vegetables or wine can join in a zimun of ten
(assuming there were seven who ate bread) but cannot lead the zimun unless he ate a kezayis of
food...
2020-02-2106 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 47- Amen, Who is an Am Haaretz, Using 9 for Minyan, Using 2 for Zimun, Freeing Slaves1. Replying amein is part of the berachah procedure
After reciting hamotzi, the one who made the berachah is not permitted to break the bread until
the listeners finish saying amein. (The Gemara had earlier taught that the berachah must be
finished before the bread is broken; here it teaches that replying amein is considered part of the
berachah procedure [Rashi]).
2. Incorrect ways to say Amein
A Baraisa lists the incorrect ways to respond amein, with Ben Azzai warning of the consequences
for doing so:
a. חטופה אמן – Amein Chatufah (snatched): The aleph is pronounced with a sheva instead of a
kamatz gadol. One who do...
2020-02-2007 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 46-Halachos of Zimun, who goes first and who sits where, who passes who by a Bridge and door1. Who breaks bread and who leads the bentching?
R’ Yochanan says in the name of R’ Shimon bar Yochai that the baal habayis breaks the bread
and a guest leads Birkas Hamazon.
- The reason the baal habayis is the one to break the bread is because he will be generous
and cut larger pieces, which a guest would not be comfortable doing.
- The reason a guest leads the zimun is to enable him to bless the host by saying the Yehi
Ratzon paragraph toward the end of bentching.
The Yehi Ratzon includes the following requests:
a. That the host...
2020-02-2004 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 45- Who can join a Zimun, Making Bracha on forbidden foods, Is Zimun Biblical or Rabbinic1. The source for making a zimun
The Gemara seeks the source for the Mishnah’s ruling that three people who eat bread together are
obligated to join in a zimun:
- Rav Assi cites the pasuk יחדיו שמו ונרממה אתי' לה גדלו – Declare (plural) the greatness of Hashem with
me and let us exalt His name together.
- R’ Abahu cites the pasuk לאלקינו גדל הבו אקרא' ה שם כי – When I call out the Name of Hashem, ascribe
(plural) greatness to our G-d.
- The verses describe one person talking to more than one person, implying a minimum of three.
2. Can two people make a zimun?
The Gemara inquires whether two people who eat together are permitted to make a z...
2020-02-1811 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 44-Healthy foods, Shehakol Borei Nefashos on Water, Sweet Fruits and salty food with Bread,1. The fruits of Genosar
The Gemara wants to know an example of the Mishnah’s case where bread would be considered
secondary (טפל (to a salty food which would be considered primary (עיקר .(It answers that fruits of
Genosar were extremely sweet and delicious that they needed to be eaten with salt. These fruits
were so exceptional that when eaten with bread the fruits were considered primary )עיקר )and the
bread that was eaten with them was considered secondary )טפל )to them.
The Gemara describes how delicious they were:
- Rav Yochanan would eat vast quantities and swear that he had not satisfied his hunger.
- Reish...
2020-02-1706 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 43-Brachos on Good smells, Bracha on Trees, How a Talmid Chacham Should Act, Don't Embarass1. Berachos on fragrances
The Gemara discusses the appropriate berachos to recite when smelling various fragrances:
.spices overבורא מיני בשמים •
.plants overבורא עשבי בשמים •
• בשמים עצי בוראover the scent of wood.
• ערב שמן בוראover the sweet scent of balsam oil.
.esrog an overשנתן ריח טוב בפירות •
One who sees a fruit tree in blossom during Nissan recites: בריות בו וברא כלום בעולמו חיסר שלא ברוך
אדם בני בהן להתנאות טובות ואילנות טובות ,Blessed [are you, Hashem,…] Who did not leave anything lacking
in His universe and created in it good creatures and good trees, to give pleasure to mankind.
2. Tamar not embarrassing Yehuda
Tamar’s willingness to be executed rather than cause shame to Yehudah teaches us that it is preferable to
cast oneself into a fiery furnace rather than shame one’s fellow in public. כבשן לתוך עצמו שיפיל לאדם לו נוח
.האש ואל ילבין פני חברו ברבים
3. Behaviors unbecoming to a t...
2020-02-1706 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 42- Brachos on Fruit and Wine during the meal, Mayim Achronim,End of Meal, Bracha as a group1. Making a Hamotzi on בכיסנין הבאה פת
The berachah for בכיסנין הבאה פת is generally a mezonos, since it is usually eaten as a snack, but Rav
Nachman rules that if one eats enough of it to establish a meal on (סעודה קובע ,(the berachah would
be hamotzi.
2. When is a meal considered completed?
The Gemara discusses the point at which a meal is considered completed, when no more food may
be eaten before reciting Birkas Hamazon.
- Rav Huna says it is when one finishes eating the meal.
- Rav Pappa says it is when the bread and food are removed from the table.
- Rava says that guests are dependent on the ho...
2020-02-1606 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 41-Shivas Haminim, Preference in Order, Fruit during a Mealדף מא – 41 Daf
מין שבעה עדיף או מין חביב עדיף? .1
Rebbe Yehuda and the Rabbonon debate in the Mishna on :מ דף ,regarding which food
one recites a berachah on first when several foods are in front of him:
a. Rebbe Yehuda says that if one of the foods are one of the seven species , then that
.)מין שבעה עדיף( precedence takes food
b. The Rabbonon say that the food that he prefers takes precedence (עדיף חביב.(
The Amoraim dispute the parameters of the debate:
- One Amora states that they disagree only when the different foods share the same
berachah, such as an apple and an olive. In a case where they have different berachos,
such as a potato and an olive, then both Tannaim in...
2020-02-1406 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 40-Bread and Salt, Mushrooms, Health Food Remedies, Shehakol in place of other brachos1. Speaking after saying Hamotzi
Although one may not talk in between reciting a bracha and eating,one is permitted to speak
between making Hamotzi and eating of the bread if the purpose is to facilitate the eating of
the bread.
- Rav says one is allowed to tell the people seated at the table to take a piece of bread.
- R’ Yochanan says one is even allowed to ask for salt or relish to be brought to the table to
enhance the taste of the bread.
- Rav Sheishess says one is even allowed to ask that food be pr...
2020-02-1306 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 39-Brachos on Larger and whole pieces of bread, Beets, Lechem Mishna, Vegetables vs Chicken1. Precedence in Berachos
Regarding the precedence in berachos, one should first make a berachah on food with a more
specific berachah (e.g. ha’adamah) before making it on food with a less specific berachah (e.g.
shehakol).
If both foods require the same berachah, then one should choose the one that he prefers
.)חביב(
2. Whole loaf vs. large piece
There is a machlokes regarding which bread a person should say hamotzi on when faced with a
choice between a small whole loaf and a larger broken piece of the same grain:
Rav Huna holds that size takes precedence over wholeness, so one...
2020-02-1205 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 38-HAMotzi Lechem, Crushed Fruit,Cooked Vegetables, Olive Pit removed is Kezayis, Date Honey1. Food or drinks with medicinal purpose on Shabbos
It is permitted to consume any or food or drink for medicinal purposes on Shabbos, since the act
is considered one of eating rather than healing.
2. ”Hamotzi” or “Motzi”?
There is a machlokes regarding whether the nusach of the berachah on bread should be “Motzi”
or “Hamotzi”:
- The Rabbanan say one should say Hamotzi lechem min ha’aretz, which means, He who
brought forth bread from the ground, in the past tense.
- R’ Nechemiah says that when Hashem is referred to as the “Hamotzi,” the reference is to
what He has not yet done—take Bn...
2020-02-1105 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 37-5 Grains, Rice and Millet, Bread that was Broken into pieces, Watery Dough, Benching Date1. The berachah on cooked rice
Cooked rice is similar to the five grains, inasmuch as the berachah before eating it is מיני בורא
מזונות ,but it is dissimilar regarding the berachah said afterwards, which is נפשות בוראrather
.על המחיה than
2. Berachah after eating one of the seven species
A Baraisa records a machlokes over the proper berachah after eating one of the seven species,
and relates a relevant incident:
a. R’ Gamliel says one should recite המזון ברכת.
b. The Chachamim say one should recite שלש מעין.
- When R’ Gamliel gave permission to R’ Akiva to lead the bentching after eating dates, R’
Akiva quickly said the berachah of שלש מעין .He subsequently explained that although R’Gamliel
taught that...
2020-02-1006 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 36- Disagreements about Brachos of Caperberries, Hearts of Palm, Flour, Peppercorn, Orlah1. Beracha over wheat flour
There is a machlokes concerning the berachah recited over wheat flour )דחיטי קמחא:)
- Rav Yehuda says that one recites a ha’adamah, since it is likened to eating wheat
kernels. The fact that the flour is ground does not change its status.
- Rav Nachman says that one recites a shehakol, because the ground flour is no
longer in its original state of wheat kernels, which would require a ha’adamah, but has
not yet reached its final state of bread, which would require a hamotzi.
2. Husks of Caper Bush
The Gemara asks why the husks of a caper bush...
2020-02-0907 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 35- Nusach of Brachos, Why make Brachos, Specialty of Grapes, Go to Work & Torah, Oil1. ראשונה ברכה is based on reason
After concluding that there is no Torah source for the concept of a ראשונה ברכה) blessing before
eating), the Gemara teaches that the obligation to do so is based on reason:
benefit derive to person a for forbidden is It – אסור לו לאדם שיהנה מן העולם הזה בלא ברכה -
from this world without first reciting a blessing.
- Since one derives pleasure from the world, he should thank the Creator of those pleasures.
The Gemara lists implications of eating without a berachah:
first without world the from benefit derives Whoever – כל הנהנה מן העולם הזה בלא ברכה מעל -
reciting a berachah has committed an act of me’ilah (misappropriation of Temple property).
from benefit derives Whoever - כל הנהנה מן העולם הזה בלא ברכה כאילו גוזל להקבה וכנסת ישראל...
2020-02-0706 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 34-Mistakes as a Shliach Tzibur, How to know if Prayer is Accepted, Where to Bow, BT & FFB1. How to approach the three different parts of Shemoneh Esrei
R’ Chanina taught how one should comport himself while davening Shemoneh Esrei:
- When he recites the first three berachos, he is like a servant who states words of praise before his
master before daring to make a request.
- When he recites the middle berachos, he is like a servant who requests his allotment.
- When he recites the last three berachos he is like a servant who received his allotment from his
master, begs leave and goes on his way, expressing gratitude.
2. The proper times to bow
The Ge...
2020-02-0706 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 33-Snakes, Atta Chonentanu placement, Havdalah, Saying Modim Twice, Knowlege is great, Fear1. Havdalah
When the Jews first returned to Eretz Yisrael from the Babylonian exile, the Anshei Knesses
Hagedolah (Men of the Great Assembly) fixed the berachah of Havdalah within Shemoneh
Esrei, because the people were poor and couldn’t afford wine.
Later, when the people grew wealthier, the berachah was removed from tefillah and its recital
was fixed over a cup of wine. The details of the original enactment were forgotten.
Later still, when the people became impoverished, they reverted to the original enactment
and fixed Havdalah in tefillah, but required people who could afford it to recite Havdalah a
second ti...
2020-02-0608 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 32-Pesukei D'zimra, Trillions of Stars,Prayer Is better than good deeds,Pray again and again1. Moshe’s defense of Bnei Yisrael for their involvement in the chet ha’egel
The Gemara goes through an extensive analysis of Moshe’s defense of Bnei Yisrael before Hashem for
their involvement in the chet ha’egel (sin of the Golden Calf),
- Moshe argued that the cause of the sin was the abundance of gold that Hashem had lavished on Bnei
Yisrael.
- Moshe realized that Hashem telling him to leave (לי הניחה (really provided an opening for him to
continue to try to save the nation by imploring Hashem on their behalf.
- Moshe countered Hashem’s notion to rebuild the natio...
2020-02-0508 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 31-What We Learn from Chana's Prayer, Laws Regarding how to behave during Prayer, Personal1. Breaking a glass at a chuppah
The Gemara recounts several incidents where the Rabbis tempered joyous events with seriousness when
they felt their peers were overly cheerful. This is the reason (Tosafos) for breaking the glass at a wedding:
- Mar the son of Ravina broke a precious glass worth four hundred zuz in the presence of the Rabbanan
- Rav Ashi broke a white glass in their presence as well
2. The proper mindset for tefillah
The Rabbis taught in a Baraisa that one should not daven Shemoneh Esrei amidst a state of sorrow
)עצבות ,)slothfulness )עצלות ,)laughter )שחוק ,)silly chatter )שיחה ,)light headedness )ראש קלות)or idle
words )בטלים דבי...
2020-02-0407 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 30-Mussaf, Davening before Netz, Mentally Prepare for Davening, Snake around Heel, Reverence. Davening towards Yerushalayim
One must daven facing towards Yerushalayim, the Beis Hamikdash and the Kodesh Hakadashim.
This is derived from the pasuk לתלפיות בנוי צוארך דויד כמגדל –Like the tower of David is your neck,
built as a landmark, which the Gemara explicates as בו פונים פיות שכל תל –A hill towards which all
mouths turn.
2. Travelling early in the morning
There is a machlokes regarding how one who must travel early in the morning, before the time of
tefillah, should proceed. The dispute hinges on which requirement is more important—davening
Shemoneh Esrei while standing or juxtaposing redemption to tefillah (לתפילה גאולה סומך(
- The Tanna Kamma holds that it is more important to daven Shemoneh Esrei while standing;
thus the tr...
2020-02-0307 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 29-Why 7,9,24 Paragraph, Shortened Version of Amida,Forgetting Yalei Veyavo,Tefilas HaDerekh1. The differing number of berachos in the various Amidahs
The Gemara explains the differing number of berachos in the various Amidahs recited on special days:
- The seven berachos in the Shabbos Amidah correspond to the seven kolos (sounds) that Dovid
Hamelech mentioned in Psalm 29.
- The nine berachos in the Rosh Hashanah Amidah correspond to the nine times Chanah uttered
Hashem’s name in her tefillah.
- The 24 berachos in the fast day Amidah correspond to the 24 expressions of song (רננות (that Shlomo
Hamelech recited on the day the Aron was brought into the Kodesh Hakadashim (Holy of Holies).
2. Additional Tefillo...
2020-02-0207 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 28- Tocho Kebaro, Eating Before Mussaf,Prayer of the Heretics, Why Number 18, What direction1. Hundreds of talmidim enter the beis midrash
On the day that R’ Elazar ben Azaryah became the Nasi, the doors to the beis midrash were opened to
all the talmidim who had been excluded by R’ Gamliel because they were not as good on the inside as
they appeared on the outside (כברו תוכו שאין .(As a result of their participation, all heretofore
unresolved halachos were resolved that day.
- Masechta Eduyos is composed of halachos that were taught that day, and wherever in Shas the
term “that day” (ביום בו (is used it refers to that day.
2. Final words from R’ Eliezer and R’ Yochanan ben Zakkai to their t...
2020-02-0207 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 27-Does "Until" mean Including?Praying Maariv B4 Sunset, Is Maariv Mandatory, Wall of Prayer1. The latest time to daven Minchah
Since the Gemara does not render the halachah regarding the latest permissible time to daven
Minchah, one may follow the opinion either of the Rabbanan and daven until nightfall, or of R’
Yehudah and daven until plag Haminchah (10 ¾ seasonal hours into the day). R’ Yehudah also
permits one to daven Maariv right after plag Haminchah, even though it’s before nightfall.
- According to many, one may not, however, do a split decision, following the Rabbanan to
daven Minchah after plag and then following R’ Yehudah to immediately daven Maariv before
nightfall.
2. Walking in front of...
2020-01-3111 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 26- Recompense for Missed Prayers, When is the Latest Prayer Times, Who Invented Prayer1. Excrement in front of a person
According to Rav Huna, when the Mishnah said that one must be four amos away from
excrement in order to recite Krias Shema, it was referring to when it is behind the person.
If it’s in front of the person, then it’s prohibited to recite Shema as long as it is in one’s
field of vision.
2. Making up for missed tefillos
After introducing the time periods of various tefillos in the perek’s opening Mishnah, the
Gemara teachers that one may make up for missed tefillos (תשלומים (as follows:
- If one missed Minchah...
2020-01-3011 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 25-Erva,Urine, Excrement, Potties, Flatulence and Bathrooms; How to maintain a safe distance1. Reciting Krias Shema near a foul smelling substance
There is a machlokes regarding how far one must be from a foul odor that emanates from a
:Shema Krias recite to) ריח רע שיש לו עיקר) substance
- Rav Huna holds the person must be four amos away from the actual substance
- Rav Chisdah holds the person must be four amos away from spot where the odor stops
2. Learning with an odor without substance
While it is forbidden to say Krias Shema if there is an odor without substance ( לו שאין רע ריח
עיקר (Rav Sheishes ruled that it is permitted to learn if the smell is coming from another person.
This is learned from...
2020-01-2910 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 24-What is considered a Woman's Nakedness? Hanging Tefillin, Bodily Sounds during Prayer1. Husband and wife reciting Krias Shema in bed
A husband and wife sleeping in the same bed can recite Krias Shema as long as they are turned away
from each other and face in opposite directions.
2. Ervah
The Gemara identifies those parts/aspects of a woman that are considered ervah (nakedness), which,
when within view or earshot of a man, halachically prevent him from reciting Shema, saying berachos,
learning Torah, etc. Included in the list are:
- A tefach of exposed skin that is normally covered (including one’s wife)
שוק – Thigh-
- [Singing] Voice – קול
שעיר - Hair-
3. Inappropriate behavior during tefillah
The Gemara lists...
2020-01-2811 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 23- Tefillin in a Privy, Empty Orifices Before Prayer, Using Tefillin Bag, Sleeping Naked1. Going to the bathroom before Shemoneh Esrei
One who feels the need to relieve himself and cannot restrain himself for 72 minutes (the time it takes to
travel the distance of a parsah), should not begin Shemoneh Esrei. To do otherwise would be to render
his tefillah a to’eivah (an abomination).
- The source for the need to prepare oneself for tefillah is the pasuk, אלקיך לקראת הכון
ישראל – Prepare to meet your G-d, O Israel.
2. Where to take tefillin off when going to the bathroom
One must remove his tefillin at least four amos way from an established bathroom before entering. If the
place had never been us...
2020-01-2710 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 22-Praying/Learning Torah after emitting Semen,Praying near Excrement,Urinating during Praye1. Why a Baal Keri immerses in a mikveh
A Braisa teaches that the reason a baal keri is the only type of tumah that requires immersion in
a mikveh before one is able to learn Torah is because the tumah came about as a result of levity.
This is inconsistent with how the Torah was received at Har Sinai, which was with fear and
trepidation.
2. Words of Torah don’t contract tumah
R’ Yehuda ben Beseira does not require a baal keri to immerse before learning Torah, because
he holds that words of Torah are like fire, which do not cont...
2020-01-2611 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 21- Praying the wrong Amida Prayer, Is prayer Biblical? Mindfulness during Prayer, Bal Keri1. The two Biblically mandated berachos
The Gemara identifies the sources for two Biblically mandated berachos.
Birkas Hamazon – "וברכת ושבעת ואכלת - "and you shall eat, be satisfied and bless
Birkas HaTorah– "לאלקינו גדל הבו אקרא' ה שם כי - "when I call the name of Hashem,
ascribe greatness to our G-d
2. Machlokes is Krias Shema Biblical or Rabbinic
There is a machlokes whether the obligation to recite Krias Shema is Biblical or Rabbinic.
According to Rav Yehuda, the Biblical obligation of ובקמך ובשכבך) and when you lie down and
arise) is to recite any section of the Torah, once in the morning and once in the evening. The fact
that we fulfill this requirement by reciting the words of Sh...
2020-01-2412 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 20-Women and Time Bound Mitzvos, Is Thinking Equivalent to Reciting, Birchas Hamazon, Ezra1. Why miracles occurred for earlier generations
Earlier generations merited seeing miracles that later generations—despite their superiority in
breadth and mastery of Torah—did not, because the earlier generations were moser nefesh
(sacrificed themselves) for kiddush Hashem (to sanctify G-d’s name).
Example: Rav Adda bar Ahavah tore an inappropriate garment off a woman walking in the street
because he thought she was Jewish.
2. A woman’s obligation to recite birkas hamazon
Is the obligation for women to recite birkas hamazon Biblical or Rabbinic? The practical
difference would be whether they can recite birkas hamazon on behalf of men, who are
Bib...
2020-01-2313 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 19-When does Kavod Habrios Trump Issurim, Meis Mitzva, Don't speak to Satan, ExcommunicationOne who disparages a deceased talmid chacham
Anyone who disparages a deceased talmid chacham ultimately falls into Gehinnom.
כל המספר אחר מטתן של תלמידי חכמים נופל בגיהנים
2. Do not open mouth to the Satan
One should never open himself up to prosecution by the Satan by saying of himself that he is worthy of
punishment.
אל תפתח פה לשטן -
3. Personal dignity (kavod habrios) does not override a Torah prohibition
Rav taught that if someone discovers shaatnez in his clothing he must remove the garment even in the
middle of the marketplace, because where there is a threat of chillul Hashem (meaning violating a Torah
prohibition) we do not worry about a person’s dignity (kavod habrios).
"אין חכמה אין תבונה אין ע...
2020-01-2310 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 18- What do the Dead Know After Death, Honor to the Dead, Lashon Hara about the Dead1. Exemption from mitzvos even when not in front of the deceased
The Mishnah on 17b states that someone who is required to bury his dead relative, who is
right now in front of him, is exempt from mitzvos.
According to Rav Ashi, he is exempt from all mitzvos, even when not in the presence of the
deceased.
Rav Ashi learns this from Avraham and the burial of Sarah. The pasuk says, And Avraham
arose from the presence of his dead, followed by the next verse after Avraham had walked
away, … that I may bury my dead from before me.
2. Mocking th...
2020-01-2109 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 17-Pearls of Wisdom from the Rabbis, Women's Reward for Torah, O'nen and Aveilus Rituals1. Tefillos of Tanna’im and Amora’im after Shemoneh Esrei
The individual tefillos that various Tanna’im and Amora’im recited after Shemoneh Esrei. Included in this list
are some that were incorporated into our tefillos:
The tefillah recited after the Viduy of Yom Kippur –נוצרתי שלא עד אלקי...
The tefillah recited after Shemoneh Esrei – ...מרע לשוני נצור אלקי
Mentioned at the bottom of 16b are:
The tefillah when we bless the new moon – ...ארוכים חיים לנו שתתן
The tefillah after Hamaavir sheinah meinai – ...פנים מעזי שתצלינו
2. Reason women merit Olam Haba
Women merit Olam Haba for bringing their children to school and letting their husbands learn, even
though they have to wait for them to return.
3. Concerns about looking haughty
The concern over doing things tha...
2020-01-2011 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 16-Praying in a Tree, Shortened Prayers, O'nen/Avelus/Ist'inis status, Prayer Addendums1. Workers can recite Krias Shema up in a tree
Workers can say Shema while working up in trees since kavana is only required for the first passuk. They
must come down for tefilla since it is a request for rachamim (mercy) and requires more kavana.
2. Condolences for servants
Rabban Gamliel accepted condolences (תנחומים מקבל (when his servant Tavi passed away because he
was a talmid chochom, even though one generally does not accept condolences for a servant.
3. A choson is exempt from Krias Shema
A choson is exempt from Krias Shema because he is preoccupied with the mitzva (דמצוה טרדא .(
Siman - Toes
A distracted choson wa...
2020-01-1910 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 15-Washing hands/Mental/Inaudible Blessings, Cooling Fire of Gehinom, Enunciation of words1. Washing before tefilla
Washing before tefilla is so important that one should travel back almost a mil and forward as far as a
parsah in order to find water.
2. Is one required to hear himself recite Krias Shema
A significant amount of the daf focuses on the machlokes in the Mishna regarding whether one is
required to hear himself recite Krias Shema to fulfill the mitzva.
3. Spacing out words that ten to lur into one another
From the word "ולמדתם” ,"and you should teach them” we learn "תם למודך שיהא”,"that one’s learning
should be pure” (articulated faultlessly). Therefore one should pause between words that tend to get
att...
2020-01-1911 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 14- Hallel, Tasting Foods W/O Bracha, Rava and the "Crypt"ic Proof, Saying Good Morning1. Interruptions during Hallel and Megillah
In context of the discussion regarding initiating or responding to a greeting during Krias Shema, the
Gemara concludes that the same halachos of interruptions do not apply to the reciting of Hallel or the
Megilla since they are only rabbinic.
2. The third parsha of Krias Shema in Eretz Yisroel
The minhag In Eretz Yisroel was to abbreviate the third parsha of Shema and only recite:
“אמת אלקיכם' ה אני אליהם ואמרת ישראל בני אל דבר” – “Speak to the children of Israel and say to them: I
am Hashem your G-d – it is true.”
They would then recite a small paragraph mentioning yetzios mitzrayim.
3. R’ Shimon Bar Yochai’s explanation for the order of t...
2020-01-1708 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 13 -Brachos Interruptus, Mitzvos Require Intent, Order of Brachos Shema and Language, EchaDNot calling Avraham “Avram”
Bar Kappara taught that one who calls Avraham by the name Avram transgresses a עשה מצות
whereas Rebbe Eliezer says he transgresses a תעשה לא מצות .
2. Kavana for Krias Shema
The various opinions regarding how much of Krias Shema requires kavana:
The first passuk of שמע
The first three pesukim up to and including לבבך על
The first parsha
The first two parshios
3. Prolonging the Echad
Anyone who prolongs the pronunciation of the word “Echad” (one) will have his days and years
prolonged. R’ Chiya taught it is long enough if one mentally acknowledges Hashem’s malchus
(kingship) in heaven, earth and the over the four directions of the skies.
Sima...
2020-01-1712 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 12-Mixups in Brachos verbiage, How to Bow, Exodus @ Night, Why Tzitzis in Shema, Avram?Daf 12 1. Aseres HaDibros before Krias Shema Chazal sought to establish the practice of reading the Aseres HaDibros before reciting Krias Shema in the morning in the provinces as is done in the Beis HaMikdash, but soon abolished it because they feared the minim (heretics) would attempt to convince the ignorant that the rest of the Torah is false. 2. Parshas Balak not included in Krias Shema Chazal wanted to include Parshas Balak in Krias Shema because it includes a reference to lying down and getting up in the passuk of "יקמנו מי וכלביא כארי שכב כרע" - "He crouched and lay down like a lion and like a lion cub, who can...
2020-01-1513 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 11- Shema Positioning, Exemption during a Mitzva, Birchas HaTorah, Nusach of Birchas Shema1. Machlokes about how to recite Krias Shema
The Gemara’s analysis of the machlokes regarding how Krias Shema must be recited. According
to Beis Shammai, Krias Shema at night must be recited lying down and in the morning standing
up. According to Beis Hillel, Shema can be recited in any position.
2. Birkas Krias Shema
The fourth Mishnah of the Perek discusses the number of berachos accompanying Krias Shema;
three in the morning and four at night.
3. Birkas haTorah
Since the Gemara lists the different versions of birkas haTorah, we recite them all before beginning to learn. Siman
A man lying do...
2020-01-1414 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 10 -5 Soul Characteristics, Sword on Neck,Flies and Semen, Eating b4 Davening/Low place, 🛌The neshama is similar to Hashem in five ways
We learn from the five times that Dovid HaMelech stated ”נפשי ברכי “that the neshamah is
comparable to HaKadosh Baruch Hu in five ways.
- Just as Hashem fills the world, sustains it, sees but is not seen, is tahor and resides in חדרי
חדרים) the hidden chambers), so too the neshama in its relationship to the body.
2. Never give up hope
A person should never give up hope no matter how dire a situation seems. Even if a sword is
placed upon his neck, one should never refrain from praying for mercy.
אפילו חרב חדה מונחת על צוארו של אדם אל ימני עצמו מן הרחמים -
This was learned from Chizkiyahu HaMelech who prayed for his health even...
2020-01-1312 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 9 - Eating Korban Pesach, Leaving Egypt, Morning Shema (When), Seeing a Non Jewish KingDaf 9 Latest time to eat the Korban Pesach
There is a machlokes whether the korban Pesach must be eaten before chatzos or until the
morning. The machlokes is based on whether the time of haste, (חפזון שעת (that is mentioned
with regards to the time of eating the Korban Pesach, is referring to the haste of the Egyptians to
free bnei Yisroel, which occurred at night, or the haste of bnei Yisroel to leave, which was in the
morning.
2. Earliest time to recite Krias Shema in the morning
The Mishnah discusses the proper time to recite Krias Shema in the morning; the Gemara
...
2020-01-1209 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 8 - "Finding" a (Wife,Torah, death, grave, toilet)/Pray in 4A Halacha, Leaving Leining, 2M1TDaf 8. Tefillos that require a timely response
Things that a person should daven for that require a timely response:
a good wife
an easy death
a burial
a nearby bathroom
This is learned from the passuk, “מצא לעת אליך חסיד כל יתפלל זאת על” ,“Regarding this let every
devout man pray to You: at the time [needed] a finding.” (Psalms 32:6)
2. Hashem resides now in the 4 amos of Halacha.
Since the time of the destruction of the Beis HaMikdash, Hashem only has the four amos of Halachah
(מיום שחרב בית המקדש אין להקב'ה בעולמו אלא ארבע אמות של הלכה) .world His in
שנים מקרא ואחד תרגום .3
One should always complete the weekly Parsha with the congregation readingתרגום ואחד מקרא שנים
(reading twice in Hebrew and the Targum once). One who does so merits that his days and years are
prolonged.
Siman
Bochurim are standing around a massive
2020-01-1208 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 7 - God's Anger (When and Why) , Why suffering happens to a Tzadik, Names PredictsDaf 7
1. Bilaam knows moment Hashem gets angry
Bilaam knew the exact moment when HaKadosh Baruch Hu gets angry everyday which lasts a רגע) a
moment). Rabbi Yehoshua knew it was when the rooster’s comb turns pale and stands on one foot.
2. Tzadik v’ra lo
Moshe requested after the chet ha’egel to understand tzaddik v’ra lo v’rasha v’tov lo, why bad
occurs to the righteous and why the evil often prosper.
3. Greater is serving a Talmud Chochom than learning from him
We learn from the fact that Elisha’s relationship to Eliyahu is characterized by his pouring water on...
2020-01-1006 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 6 - How to see Demons, Synagogue is God's presence, Tefillin of God, Charity on a Fast DayDaf 6
1. Makom Kavua One who has a set place for davening is considered a talmid of Avraham Avinu and will receive similar help from Hashem.
2. Hashem’s Tefillin Hashem wears tefillin with parshios that proclaim the uniqueness of klal Yisroel, such as ...כעמך מי.
3. Being misameah a Choson One who benefits from a wedding banquet without being חתן משמח violates five קולות ) .וקול ששון קול ...שמחה (If he does gladden the חתן ,then he merits the Torah which was given with five “sounds”.
Siman - Sword A person takes out a sword that was in his קבוע מקום next to a very special pair of tefillin and dances with it to be mesameach a...
2020-01-0908 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 5 - Torah/Israel/Olam Haba acquired through suffering; what suffering accomplishes; bedtime routineDaf 5
1. One who recites המטה על שמע קריאתis likened to one who holds a double edged sword to slay mazikin.
2. Three good gifts acquired through yisurin. In the midst of the sugya of yisurin, it is taught that HaKadosh Baruch Hu gave three good gifts to klal Yisroel which all have to be acquired through yisurin; Torah, Eretz Yisroel, and Olam Haba.
3. Freeing oneself from one’s own prison. We learn that a person cannot free himself from his own prison from the fact that R’ Yochanan needed someone to heal him even though he had the capacity to heal...
2020-01-0807 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 4 - Piety of King David, Ashrei, Geula near Tefila, Bedtime ShemaDaf 4
כחצות .1
Moshe said כחצותinstead of giving the exact time, so the Egyptians would not question Hashem’s
precision when carrying out makos bechoros.
סומך גאולה לתפילה בלילה .2
There is a machlokes whether one is required to be לתפילה גאולה סומך at night. If it is required,
.גאולה אריכתא considered is השכיבנו
3. Ashrei 3x
One who says Ashrei three times a day is guaranteed a place in Olam Haba because:
a. One is using all the letters in aleph-beis to praise Hashem. (Except the letter nun)
b. It includes the passuk of ידך את פותח
Siman
2020-01-0708 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 3 - 3 Watches, Falling Ruins, Learning in front of the Dead, King David's Magical HarpDaf 3
1. Three Heavenly Watches
Rabbi Eliezer identifies the end time for Krias Shema as the end of the first mishmar (watch), to teach us
that there are three heavenly watches in the evening when Hashem roars like a lion, lamenting that the
sins of His children caused the destruction of the Beis HaMikdash and their exile.
2. Entering a Ruin
Three reasons one may not enter a churvah (ruin):
a. suspicion of inappropriate behavior
b. the danger of collapse
c. the danger...
2020-01-0706 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 2 - It's 2 a.m., can I still say Shema?!Daf 2
1. Krias Shema at Night
The opening Mishna discusses the time to recite Krias Shema at night.
2. Time Kohen Can Eat Terumah
A Kohen who was a tevul yom (he was tamei and went to the mikvah earlier in the day) can
begin to eat his terumah at tzais, and does not have to wait until the next day until after he brings
a korban.
3. Six Opinions For Earliest Time for Shema
The Gemara introduces six opinions regarding the earliest time to recite...
2020-01-0605 minDaf HighlightsBrachos 2 - Start of a New Dawn - Time period to say Krias Shema at night and whyMishna- Proper Time for Krias Shema R' Eliezer - End of First Watch/ Sages Until Chatzos/ R' Gamliel - Dawn
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