Monthly Archive: January 2024

Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Eruvin: Second Perek, יום שני Teves 27, Daf 21a (01/08/24)

Conclusion of topic of פסי ביראות: 

The Rif does not bring the halacha that פסי ביראות may be used for דבר מצוה. Why not?

Learn רבינו יהונתן דף כ: “א”ר יצחק

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How do we rule l’halacha ?

Learn שולחן ערוך או”ח ס’ תר”ל סע’ ז and the משנה ברורה ס”ק לה

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Learn גמרא דף כא. “א”ל רב חסדא until the bottom of the Amud

Learn the מהרש”א for an explanation on the Gemara 

Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Eruvin: Second Perek, יום חמישי Teves 23, Daf 21a  (01/04/24)

Very quickly review תוס’ דף כא. “מידי

Question:

What is the difference between the reasoning of Rashi and Tosfos 

Clarify the two different opinions of Tosfos of when it is permitted to draw water for a person.

Learn מהרש”א who asks a question on Tosfos based on תוס’ יח. “בור לחוד

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How does the מהרש”א and תוס’ יח. “בור expand the rulings in regards to drawing water from a well inside פסי ביראות?

Learn פ’ משניות לרמב”ם 

What is the position of the Rambam in regards to people drinking from the water drawn from a well inside פסי ביראות?

Was the takana of פסי ביראות  instituted primarily to help provide water to animals or for people?

Learn רשב”א בעינן

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How is the Rashba understanding different than Tosfos?

Learn the גמרא דף כא. “אמר רב ירמיה בר אבא (sixteen lines from top of the Amud) until “אמר רב חסדא” (two dots) 

Questions:

How does the Gemara expand the permission to use פסי ביראות?

Why is the permission expanded? 

How is this not in contradiction to the what ר’ יצחק בר אדא ם דף כ עמוד ב who said פסי ביראות is only permitted to be used for עולי רגלים?

Learn רש”י דף כא. “דלא שכיחי מתיבתא

Learn ריטב”א דף כא. “כיון דאיכא

The Rif does not bring the halacha that פסי ביראות may be used for דבר מצוה. Why not?

Learn רבינו יהונתן דף כ: “א”ר יצחק 

Continue learning the Gemara until the bottom of the Amud

Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Eruvin: Second Perek, יום שלישי Teves 21, Daf 21a (01/02/24)

Very quickly review גמרא דף כ: “א”ר יצחק בר אדא  until דף כא. “אמר רב ירמיה בר אבא (sixteen lines from top of the Amud)

Questions:

If it is prohibited to draw water from the well for people to drink why is it only permitted to set up פסי ביראות surrounding a well of clean spring water that is fit for human consumption?

See רש”י “מידי 

Review תוס’ דף כא. “מידי

What is the difference between the reasoning of Rashi and Tosfos 

Clarify the two different opinions of Tosfos of when it is permitted to draw water for a person.

Learn מהרש”א who asks a question on Tosfos based on תוס’ יח. “בור לחוד

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https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14312&st=&pgnum=269

How does the מהרש”א and תוס’ יח. “בור expand the rulings in regards to drawing water from a well inside פסי ביראות?

Learn פ’ משניות לרמב”ם

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What is the position of the Rambam in regards to people drinking from the water drawn from a well inside פסי ביראות?

Was the takana of פסי ביראות  instituted primarily to help provide water to animals or for people?

Learn רשב”א בעינן

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=37275&st=&pgnum=24

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=37275&st=&pgnum=25

See ריטב”א “ופרקינן

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How is the Rashba understanding different than Tosfos?

Continue learning the גמרא דף כא. “אמר רב ירמיה בר אבא (sixteen lines from top of the Amud) until “אמר רב חסדא” (two dots) 

Question:

How does the Gemara expand the permission to use פסי ביראות?

Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Sukkah: Fourth Perek, Wednesday night shiur, Shevat 22 , Daf 47b-48a (01/31/23)

Continue learning the Gemara until the Mishna דף מח

Quickly review the גמרא דף מז: “וסבר ר’ יהודה until “מאי הוי עלה (four lines from bottom of the Amud)

Learn תוספת מז. “לינה 

Questions:

How many nights is one obligated to stay in Yerushalayim during Sukkos? 

List the different requirements for לינה  

Continue learning the Gemara until the Mishna דף מח

Questions:

Why did ר’ יהודה only list four out of six items in which Shemini Atzeres is different from the rest of Sukkos?

Why doesn’t the braissa list the difference of לינה?

Learn “רש”י ראש השנה דף ד: “פז”ר קש”ב 

Note Rashi gives a different explanation in what רגל בפני עצמו means than he does in our Gemara. 

Learn “תוספת סוכה מח. “רגל who asks a question on Rashi and brings different opinions for the explanation of רגל בפני עצמו 

Learn ריטב”א who discusses many of the above questions.  

In Conclusion:

Is Shemini Atzeres an entirely new Yom Tov or is it an extension of Sukkos?

If in shemoneh esrei or birkas hamazon a person says “וביום חג הסוכות  instead of וביום שמיני עצרת does he have to repeat?  

What is the correct wording used in shemoneh esrei when mentioning Shemini Atzeres?

See רש”י דף מז: “ברכת המזון

Learn שולחן ערוך אורח חיים ס’ תרס”ח, א (until “ובחוץ לארץ”)

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See מגן אברהם ס”ק א and learn segments of the ט”ז ס”ק א 

Learn משנה ברורה ס”ק ב & ג

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Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Sukkah: Fourth Perek, Monday night shiur, Teves 21, Daf 46b (01/01/24)

Learn גמרא דף מו: “וא”ר זירא until ובפלוגתא”

Question:

Why doesn’t ר’ זירא say it is forbidden to lie as the Torah instructs מדבר שקר תרחק?

Learn גמרא דף מו: “ובפלוגתא until דף מז. “ואמר ר’ יוחנן (middle of the Amud) 

Questions:

Are Daled Minim Muktzah on the eighth day of Sukkos? In Eretz Yisrael? In chutz laaretz? 

What about the ninth day of Sukkos in chutz laaretz?

Does one shake the Daled Minim on the eighth day? 

Why should the Daled Minim be muktzah on the eighth day of they are not used? 

Learn תוספת “שמיני

And  תוספת מז top of the Amud  

Is the wood and decorations of the Sukkah Muktzah on the eighth day of Sukkos? In Eretz Yisrael? In chutz laaretz? What about the ninth day of Sukkos in chutz laaretz?

Clarify the difference between the two לשונות of the Gemara as to what is the machlokes between רב and ר’ יוחנן 

Question on Sugya of Muktzah of Daled Minim:

The Gemara דף לו עמוד ב records that ר’ יוחנן would take a couple of bites from his Esrog during Sukkos.

How was this permitted as the Esrog is Muktzah for Sukkos according to all opinions until he is finished using it in the seventh day?

Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Eruvin: Second Perek, יום שני Teves 20, Daf 20b – 21a (01/01/24)

Learn גמרא דף כ: “א”ר יצחק בר אדא  until דף כא. “אמר רב ירמיה בר אבא (sixteen lines from top of the Amud)

Questions:

If it is prohibited to draw water from the well for people to drink why is it only permitted to set up פסי ביראות surrounding a well of clean spring water that is fit for human consumption?

Learn תוס’ דף כא. “מידי

Clarify the two different explanations of Tosfos 

See מהרש”א

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https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14312&st=&pgnum=269

Learn תוס’ יח. “בור לחוד

Was the takana of פסי ביראות  instituted primarily to help provide water to animals or for people?

Learn רשב”א בעינן

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=37275&st=&pgnum=24

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=37275&st=&pgnum=25

See ריטב”א “ופרקינן

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=37287&st=&pgnum=33