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Eruvin / Gemara / Morning Chabura / Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim's shiurim

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Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Eruvin: First Perek, יום רביעי Tamuz 2, Daf 11b (06/21/23)

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Quickly review משנה ברורה ס’ שס”ב ס”ק סו which discusses a machlokes whether the top crossbeam/ string needs to be taught so it will not sway in the wind. 

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Why do the יש מחמירים disqualify a צורת הפתח which the top string sways in the wind?

According to the יש מחמירים how much swaying is acceptable?

The Mishna Berurah brings the opinion of the מחצית השקל that is based on a phenomenal chidush in what creates the mechitza of a צורת הפתח 

Learn the חזון איש או”ח ס’ ע”ז ס”ק ו (in the back of some prints of the Mishna Berurah)

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14336&st=&pgnum=238

According to the חזון איש when is the top string swaying an issue and why?

Other opinions on amount of swaying in the wind. 

See ערוך השולחן או”ח ס’ שס”ב סע’ לז

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=9101&st=&pgnum=429

See  אג”מ או”ח ח”ה ס’ מ אות ב (in middle)

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=922&st=&pgnum=176

See אמרי יושר ח”ב ס’ קל”ג 

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=609&st=&pgnum=397&hilite=

Learn גמרא דף יא: “אשכחיה רב ששת (seven lines before the Mishna) until the Mishna

Clarify what the concept of חוקקין להשלים  and what the machlokes is. 

Eruvin / Gemara / Morning Chabura / Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim's shiurim

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Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Eruvin: First Perek, יום שלישי Rosh Chodesh Tamuz (Day 2), Daf 11b (06/20/23)

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Very quickly review גמרא דף יא: “גופא (tenth wide line) until “אשכחיה רב ששת ” (seven lines before the next Mishnah) 

Review

שולחן ארוך או”ח ס’ שס”ב סעיף יא

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Learn משנה ברורה ס”ק סו which discusses a machlokes whether the top crossbeam/ string needs to be taught so it will not sway in the wind.

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60389&st=&pgnum=55

What is the issue of the top string swaying in the wind?

How much swaying is acceptable?

The Mishna Berurah brings the opinion of the מחצית השקל that is based on a phenomenal chidush in what creates the mechitza of a צורת הפתח 

Learn the חזון איש או”ח ס’ ע”ז ס”ק ו (in the back of some prints of the Mishna Berurah) who

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14336&st=&pgnum=238

1. Disagrees on the מחצית השקל opinion of what creates the mechitza from a צורת הפתח 

2. Explains the issue of swaying in the wind 

3. Gives an amount of how much swaying will disqualify

Other opinions on amount of swaying in the wind. 

See ערוך השולחן או”ח ס’ שס”ב סע’ לז

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=9101&st=&pgnum=429

See  אג”מ או”ח ח”ה ס’ מ אות ב (in middle)

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=922&st=&pgnum=176

See אמרי יושר ח”ב ס’ קל”ג 

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=609&st=&pgnum=397&hilite=

Evening Chabura / Gemara / Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim's shiurim / Sukkah

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Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Sukkah: Fourth Perek, Monday night shiur, Rosh Chodesh Tamuz, Daf 43b (06/19/23)

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Very quickly review גמרא דף מג: “ערבה שבעה כיצד (two dots) until איתיביה אביי (middle of the Amud) 

Write or chart each question and answer of the Gemara.

Learn ריטב”א on the entire Gemara who addresses many of the questions below 

https://www.sefaria.org/Ritva_on_Sukkah.43b.1?lang=bi

The Gemara says Aravah is permitted to be taken on Shabbos when it coincides with Hoshana Rabbah because שלוחי בית דין מייתי לה 

List 

1. The argument between the ריטב”א “ומהדרינן and מהרש”א whether this a retraction from the first reason of לפרסום שהיא מן התורה

2. The argument between תוספת מג: “שלוחי and the ריטב”א as to why the Gemara assumes that post Churban Beis Hamikdash there should be no concern of גזירה דרבה when taking the Aravah on Hoshana Rabbah when it coincides Shabbos.

3. The explanation from Rashi and an alternate explanation from the ריטב”א “אי הכי כל  of “אתי לפקפוקי בלולב” 

Questions:

According to the opinion that taking Aravah post churban is just a minhag and not even a mitzvah from the Rabanan why would one have permission to handle the Aravos on Shabbos as they are muktzah?

See ריטב”א “ופרכינן אי הכי for an answer.

The Gemara answers “Because we are not experts to calculate the precise day of Yom Tov that’s why we can’t take aravos on Hoshana Rabbah that coincides with Shabbos.”

What’s the major concern even if hoshana Rabbah is really the sixth day of Sukkos there is no issue with taking the Aravah as the Gemara said in essence one should be permitted to take Aravah every day of Sukkos to publicize that it’s a mitzvah from the Torah just we don’t to prevent people from treating the mitzvah of Lulav lightly? 

Learn תוספת “לא איקלע

Eruvin / Gemara / Morning Chabura / Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim's shiurim

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Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Eruvin: First Perek, יום שני Rosh Chodesh (Day 1) Tamuz , Daf 11b (06/19/23)

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Learn גמרא דף יא: “גופא (tenth wide line) until “אשכחיה רב ששת ” (seven lines before the next Mishnah) 

The gemara lists three halachos in regards to a צורת הפתח 

1. The strength of the צורת הפתח 

2. Requirement to have a היכר ציר – a hole to place the peg for the door

3. Whether the side posts need to extend all the way until the horizontal cross beam/string

How do we rule l’halacha?

Learn שולחן ארוך או”ח ס’ שס”ב סעיף יא 

Why doesn’t the Shulchan Aruch require a היכר ציר as the gemara states this requirement without any opinions who disagreed? 

Learn משנה ברורה ס”ק ס – סג 

Why does the top string have a leniency over the side posts? 

Learn משנה ברורה ס”ק סו 

Note how the Mishna Berurah explains the mechanics of a צורת הפתח 

What is the issue of the top string swaying in the wind?

How much swaying is acceptable?

Eruvin / Gemara / Morning Chabura / Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim's shiurim

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Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Eruvin: First Perek, יום חמישי Sivan 26, Daf 11b (06/15/23)

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Quickly review the שולחן ארוך או”ח ס’ שס”ב סעיף י and the משנה ברורה 

Clarify: 

How does the Shulchan Aruch rule in regards to 

A צורת הפתח on an opening wider than 10 Amos?

Openings which are פרוץ מרובה  which are less than 10 Amos wide?

Openings which are פרוץ מרובה which are wider than 10 Amos?

Is an עירוב constructed entirely from צורת הפתח from all four sides valid?

Learn ביאור הלכה  “אבל בבקעה” & “כשכל

Learn גמרא דף יא: “גופא (tenth wide line) until “אשכחיה רב ששת ” (seven lines before the next Mishnah) 

The gemara lists three halachos in regards to a צורת הפתח 

1. The strength of the צורת הפתח 

2. Requirement to have a היכר ציר – a hole to place the peg for the door

3. Whether the side posts need to extend all the way until the horizontal cross beam/string

How do we rule l’halacha?

Learn שולחן ארוך או”ח ס’ שס”ב סעיף יא 

Why doesn’t the Shulchan Aruch require a היכר ציר as the gemara states this requirement without any opinions who disagreed? 

Learn משנה ברורה ס”ק ס – סג  and ס”ק סו 

Why is the top string have a leniency over the side posts? 

Learn שולחן ארוך או”ח ס’ שס”ב סעיף יא and the משנה ברורה ס”ק ס – סג  and ס”ק סו 

Here are the 3 pages in the Mishnah Berurah that are referenced in the shiur:

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60389&st=&pgnum=53

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60389&st=&pgnum=54

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60389&st=&pgnum=55

Evening Chabura / Gemara / Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim's shiurim / Sukkah

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Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Sukkah: Fourth Perek, Wednesday night shiur, Sivan 26, Daf 43a (06/14/23)

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Learn גמרא דף מג: “ערבה שבעה כיצד (two dots) until איתיביה אביי (middle of the Amud) 

Questions:

Why doesn’t the Gemara open with a similar question that it asked on Lulav on דף מב asking why Aravah is not taken on the first six days of Sukkos when it coincides with Shabbos? 

The Gemara says Aravah is permitted to be taken on Shabbos when it coincides with Hoshana Rabbah because שלוחי בית דין מייתי לה 

Is this a retraction from the first reason of לפרסום שהיא מן התורה?

Learn ריטב”א “ומהדרינן 

See מהרש”א 

How does the fact that שלוחי בית דין מייתי לה agents of the court bring the aravos avoid the concern of someone carrying an Aravah on Shabbos? 

The Gemara ask “Why don’t we post Churban Beis Hamikdash take the Aravah on hoshana Rabbah when it coincides Shabbos” 

What is the logic to permit this as our practice is that everyone takes the Aravah not just שלוחי בית דין and therefore the גזירה דרבה is applicable and we should be concerned someone might carry the Aravah?  

Learn תוספת מג: “שלוחי

Learn ריטב”א who gives a different explanation than Rashi and Tosfos

Question on Rashi:

Rashi explains the opening question of the gemara is based on גזירה דרבה. How could the gemara than offer the explanation of גזירה דרבה when explaining why Lulav is not taken on Shabbos as this is already known? 

The Gemara says Aravah is taken only one specific day of Sukkos that coincides with Shabbos as if it would be taken any of the seven days of Sukkos that coincides with Shabbos “אתי לפקפוקי בלולב” 

See Rashi for one explanation

See ריטב”א “אי הכי כל who gives different explanation

According to the opinion that taking Aravah post churban is just a minhag and not even a mitzvah from the Rabanan why would we have permission to take them on Shabbos as the Aravos are muktzah?

See ריטב”א “ופרכינן אי הכי for an answer.

The Gemara answers “Because we are not experts to calculate the precise day of Yom Tov that’s why we can’t take aravos on Hoshana Rabbah that coincides with Shabbos.”

What’s the major concern even if hoshana Rabbah is really the sixth day of Sukkos there is no issue with taking the Aravah as the Gemara said in essence one should be permitted to take Aravah every day of Sukkos to publicize that it’s a mitzvah from the Torah just we don’t to prevent people from treating the mitzvah of Lulav lightly? 

Link to ריטב”א on the entire Gemara who addresses many of these questions

https://www.sefaria.org/Ritva_on_Sukkah.43b.1?lang=bi

Continue learning the Gemara until איתיביה אביי (middle of the Amud) 

Eruvin / Gemara / Morning Chabura / Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim's shiurim

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Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Eruvin: First Perek, יום רביעי Sivan 25, Daf 11a-11b (06/14/23)

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Today’s plan is to conclude the explanation of the Rambam in regards to צורת הפתח on an opening wider than 10 Amos which is פרוץ מרובה.

How does the Shulchan Aruch rule in regards to צורת הפתח on an opening wider than 10 Amos?

Openings which are פרוץ מרובה  which are less than 10 Amos wide?

Openings which are פרוץ מרובה which are wider than 10 Amos?

Learn שולחן ארוך או”ח ס’ שס”ב סעיף י and the משנה ברורה 

Is an עירוב constructed entirely from צורת הפתח from all four sides valid?

Learn ביאור הלכה “כשכל

Learn ביאור הלכה “ולהרמב”ם for a new explanation of the Rambam and answer to the questions we asked on the Rambam the last few days. 

Complete learning the ר’ חיים, רמב”ם ה’ שבת ט”ז, ט”ז 

In conclusion what is ר’ חיים  explanation for the Rambam 

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=61915&st=&pgnum=39&hilite=

Learn גמרא דף יא: “גופא (tenth wide line) until “אשכחיה רב ששת ” (seven lines before the next Mishnah) 

The gemara lists three halachos in regards to a צורת הפתח 

1. The strength of the צורת הפתח 

2. Requirement to have a היכר ציר – a hole to place the peg for the door

3. Whether the side posts need to extend all the way until the horizontal cross beam/string

How do we rule l’halacha?

Learn שולחן ארוך או”ח ס’ שס”ב סעיף יא and the משנה ברורה ס”ק ס – סג  and ס”ק סו 

Eruvin / Gemara / Morning Chabura / Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim's shiurim

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Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Eruvin: First Perek, יום שלישי Sivan 24, Daf 11a-11b (06/13/23)

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Quickly review רמב”ם ה’ שבת פרק טז הלכה טז 

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14278&st=&pgnum=70

We asked the two following questions on the Rambam

1. The Rambam concludes that each situation individually a צורת הפתח is valid. However when both are combined in a case of an opening wider than 10 Amos and פרוץ מרובה על העומד than it is disqualified.  

If each situation independently is valid, why is the combination deadly?

2. Our Gemara said the source to disqualify a צורת הפתח  when there are more openings than closures – פרוץ מרובה על העומד is from the halacha of Rav who rules a צורת הפתח can not close an opening wider than 10 Amos. Since the Rambam concludes a צורת הפתח is valid on an opening wider than 10 Amos where is the source to disqualify it when there is  פרוץ מרובה על העומד ?

Learn מגיד משנה for an answer 

Learn ר’ חיים על הרמב”ם שבת טז, טז who gives fundamental principles in Hilchos Mechitzas

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=61915&st=&pgnum=39&hilite=

Breakdown the ר’ חיים to segments 

1. The two aspects of a צורת הפתח 

2. How a צורת הפתח on an opening is better than without one even when the opening is less than 10 Amos

3. The bearing עומד מרובה has to the opening in the mechitza. 

4. The difference between a solid mechitza and a צורת הפתח which acts as a mechitza.