Monthly Archive: August 2022

Review ” גמרא דף נב: “אמר רב חנא בר אחא (second wide line of the Amud) until “ארבעה חרשים” (middle of the wide line) and continue learning the Gemara until the two dots.

Questions:
How do we explain that Hashem regrets as Hashem is perfect and does not make mistakes?
First place it mentions that Hashem has regret – וינחם is בראשית פרק ו פסוק ו
See Rav Shamshon Rafael Hirsch on the above pasuk who explains the difference between the regret of Hashem and the regret of man.
But we still need an explanation of the regret for the four areas listed in our gemara?
Learn ערוך לנר
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14414&st=&pgnum=206
and בן יהוידע
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14473&st=&pgnum=169Why specifically these four areas?
Learn מהרש”א
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14319&st=&pgnum=509
See מהר”ל תפארת ישראל פרק יג pg. רט הערה 67 (in Rabbi Hartman explanation)
See מהר”ל נתיבות עולם – נתיב כח היצר פרק ד ” היצה”ר שברא
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14205&st=&pgnum=135

Continue learning “גמרא דף נב: “ארבעה חרשים” (middle of the wide line) until the two dots.
The Gemara lists four חרשים
Why are these four great tzaddikim referred to as חרשים?
Why specifically these four?
Learn ערוך לנר
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14414&st=&pgnum=206

The Gemara lists seven רועים
Why are these seven great tzaddikim referred to as רועים?
Why specifically these seven?
Learn בן יהוידע
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14473&st=&pgnum=169Why specifically these four areas?

The Gemara lists eight נסיכים
Why are these eight great tzaddikim referred to as נסיכים?
Why specifically these eight?
Learn שם משמואל, חנוכה, שנת תרפ”ג עמ’ רסא-ב

Learn the Gemara דף לו. ” ת”ש (third line) until אמר מר
https://hebrewbooks.org/shas.aspx?mesechta=7&daf=36&format=pdf

Questions:
Why is an Esrog which is pickled or heavily cooked (כבוש או שלוק) Pasul?
Learn ביכורי יעקב ס’ תרמ”ח ס”ק מ”ב for an explanation
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=49325&st=&pgnum=47

Would immersing an Esrog in water or honey be considered כבוש – pickled?
Learn שולחן ערוך ס’ תרמ”ח סעיף טו and משנה ברורה ס”ק נד
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60391&st=&pgnum=240
See חיי אדם כלל קנא סעיף י
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=49395&st=&pgnum=379
See ב”ח ס’ תרמ”ח סעיף טו
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14268&st=&pgnum=579

Is it Pasul for the entire Sukkos or just the first day?
Learn רמב״ם הלכות לולב פרק ח הלכה ח-ט
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=58958&st=&pgnum=292

Can one preserve an Esrog for the next year?
See שער הציון ס’ תרמ”ח אות סא
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60391&st=&pgnum=240

Why is an Esrog that is round like a ball Pasul?
Learn שולחן ערוך ס’ תרמ”ח סעיף יח and משנה ברורה ס”ק נט and שער הציון אות סה for two different reasons and a practical difference between them.
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60391&st=&pgnum=240

Review גמרא דף נב: “אמר ר’ יונתן יצר הרע מסיתו (thirteen lines from top of the Amud) and continue learning the Gemara until “ארבעה חרשים (middle of the wide line)

Questions:
Why does the pasuk refer to the fact that yetzer harah testifies against a person in a hidden gematria form?

What kind of parable is the different manifestation of the yetzer harah as stranger, guest, and master?
See בן יהוידע
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14473&st=&pgnum=168&hilite=

How do we explain that Hashem regrets as Hashem is perfect and does not make mistakes?
First place it mentions that Hashem has regret – וינחם is בראשית פרק ו פסוק ו
See Rav Shamshon Rafael Hirsch on the above pasuk who explains the difference between the regret of Hashem and the regret of man.
But we still need an explanation of the regret for the four areas listed in our gemara?
Learn ערוך לנר
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14414&st=&pgnum=206
and בן יהוידע
Why specifically these four areas?
Learn מהרש”א
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14319&st=&pgnum=509
See מהר”ל תפארת ישראל פרק יג pg. רט הערה 67 (in Rabbi Hartman explanation)
See מהר”ל נתיבות עולם – נתיב כח היצר פרק ד ” היצה”ר שברא

Continue learning the Gemara until the two dots.

Review גמרא דף נב: “תנא דבי ר’ ישמעאל (six lines from top of the Amud) and continue learning the Gemara until “אמר ר’ יוחנן אלמלא ג’ מקראות הללו (seventh wide line)

Questions:
Why the need to drag the yetzer harah to the beis medrash instead of saying the person himself should run to the beis medrash?
What is the message in comparing the yetzer harah to a stone and to iron?
Learn בן יהוידע
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14473&st=&pgnum=168&hilite=
Learn ערוך לנר

Learn פ’ גר”א משלי פרק כה פסוק כא & פרק ב פסוק יב

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14229&st=&pgnum=149

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14229&st=&pgnum=150

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14229&st=&pgnum=12

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14229&st=&pgnum=13

Learn פ’ גר”א מגילת אסתר פרק ב פסוק יב

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=39741&st=&pgnum=20

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=39741&st=&pgnum=21

See commentary from Rav Brevda zt”l on this pasuk במקורות והערות “שישליך תאוות and עיונים ומליאום בסוף הספר

If Torah learning neutralizes the yetzer harah what does the gemara mena that the yetzer harah starts up with talmidim chachamim more than regular people?

Why does the pasuk refer to the fact that yetzer harah testifies against a person in a hidden gematria form?

What kind of parable is the different manifestation of the yetzer harah as stranger, guest, and master?
See רוח חיים פ’ על פרקי אבות פרק ב משנה א

How do we explain that Hashem regrets as Hashem is perfect and does not make mistakes?

Quickly review the Gemara דף לו. “בעי רבא (third line) until ת”ש
Continue learning the Gemara until אמר מר (just focus on the case of תפוח סרוח which is being used as a proof to answered the uncertainty of Rava)
https://hebrewbooks.org/shas.aspx?mesechta=7&daf=36&format=pdf

Question:
Why do the סימני טריפה of an animal apply to an Esrog?
See פני יהושע https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=19251&st=&pgnum=520

If the question of Rava was about an Esrog in which the internal fleshy part melted and we are uncertain if the rotting will affect the seed case. Why don’t they just test it out?
Learn שפת אמת
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14522&st=&pgnum=196

Learn the ראש ס’ י”ח starting from “ניקב (third line) until וכן מסתבר
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14319&st=&pgnum=479&hilite=

The Gemara understands that an Esrog that has סימני טריפה is Pasul. Why is it Pasul? Is this a new reason to disqualify or does it fall under the category of lack of Hidur or lack of לקיחה תמה?
See last three lines of the ראש ס’ י”ח starting from ” וכן משמע
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14319&st=&pgnum=479&hilite=

Learn “תוספת “אי
Tosfos discusses three points

1. How much has to be cracked to be disqualified from נסדק.
2. The statement of תנינא by ניקב is different than by נקלף & נסדק.
3. A hole that reaches to the core is considered a נקב מפולש.

Question:
According to the Tosfos & the Rosh why is an Esrog which is pierced to its seed case Pasul?

How do we rule according to Halacha?
Learn שולחן ערוך ס’ תרמ”ח סעיף ב & ג with the משנה ברורה
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60391&st=&pgnum=234

Write out the two opinions (Rashi & Raavad) brought in the Shulchan Aruch who argue what type of piercings disqualify an Esrog.
List the differences between them and how and when we rule leniently like the Raavad

Learn the גמרא דף נב. “כי הגדיל לעשות אמר אביי ובת”ח יותר מכולם (five lines from the bottom of the Amud) until דף נב: “א”מר רב חנא בר אחא .. ד’ מתחרט עליהן הקב”ה (second wide line)

Questions:
Why does the yetzer harah specifically set his sights on talmidim chachamim?
What does it mean the yetzer harah of a great person is stronger than for regular person?
Does the yetzer harah attempt to attract a talmid chacham to base sins?
See שיחות מוסר מאמר צא page 390
See עלי שור חלק א שער שלישי – דעת תורה פרק י page 227-228

Why the need to drag the yetzer harah to the beis medrash instead of saying the person himself should run to the beis medrash?
What is the message in comparing the yetzer harah to a stone and to iron?
Learn בן יהוידע
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14473&st=&pgnum=168&hilite=

Learn פ’ גר”א משלי פרק כה פסוק כא & פרק ב פסוק יב

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14229&st=&pgnum=149

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14229&st=&pgnum=150

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14229&st=&pgnum=12

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14229&st=&pgnum=13

Learn פ’ גר”א מגילת אסתר פרק ב פסוק יב

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=39741&st=&pgnum=20

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=39741&st=&pgnum=21

See commentary from Rav Brevda zt”l on this pasuk במקורות והערות “שישליך תאוות and עיונים ומליאום בסוף הספר

Why does the pasuk refer to the fact that yetzer harah testifies against a person in a hidden gematria form?