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

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Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Sukkah: Fifth Perek – Wednesday night shiur, Tamuz 26, Daf 52a (07/31/24)

Questions:

According to the explanation that the Navi is discussing the death of the yetzer harah. 

How does the Gemara answer its question as to why people are eulogizing the yetzer harah?

Learn מהרש”א 

Why are the tzadikim crying? 

How is it possible for the yetzer harah to be different for tzadikim than the reshaim? 

Learn מהרש”א and ערוך לנר

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14414&st=&pgnum=204

What is the concept the gemara is teaching us with the comparison of the yetzer harah to a mountain and to a strand of hair?

Learn מדרגות האדם מאמר תיקון המידות  (page 37 in new print)

See שיחות מוסר מאמר צא page 390

Learn the גמרא דף נב. “א”ר אסי  ” (middle of the Amud) until “ת”ר ואת הצפוני ארחיק ” (third wide line) 

Questions:

What is the significance of the seven names of the yetzer harah?

Learn מהרש”א and ערוך לנר 

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14319&st=&pgnum=508&hilite=

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14414&st=&pgnum=204

Learn בראשית פרק א פסוק לא 

https://www.sefaria.org/Genesis.1.31?lang=bi&aliyot=0

See מדרש רבה ט, ז which says טוב מאד is referring to the yetzer harah.

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14385&st=&pgnum=23

This seems contradictory to our gemara that Hashem calls the yetzer harah רע?

Learn מכתב מאליהו חלק ה page 160-162

Why does the yetzer harah specifically set his sights on talmidim chachamim?

What does it mean that the yetzer harah of a great person is stronger than for a regular person? 

See שיחות מוסר מאמר צא page 390

See עלי שור חלק א שער שלישי – דעת תורה פרק י page 227-228

(See מעלות התורה  note from אור התורה אות יד

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 

Learn פ’ גר”א מגילת אסתר פרק ב פסוק יב and commentary from Rav Brevda zt”l on this pasuk במקורות והערות “שישליך תאוות and עיונים ומליאום בסוף הספר 

Why is Moshiach Ben Dovid so concerned about staying alive? 

What is the need for two Moshiach – Ben Yosef and Ben Dovid?

Learn מהרש”א דף נב. “”על משיח בן יוסף  

Learn מהר”ל נצח ישראל פרק לז

Eruvin / Gemara / Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim's shiurim

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Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Eruvin: Second Perek, יום רביעי Tamuz 25, Daf 26b (07/31/24)

Learn “גמרא דף כו: “כמאן אזלא” (ten lines from top of Amud) until the two dots. 

Questions:

What does רב ששת (who explained the opinions of ר”א and the רבנן ) hold in regards to these new considerations being introduced whether a person lives in a house without having rights in the courtyard?

Learn מהרש”א 

Eruvin / Gemara / Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim's shiurim

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Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Eruvin: Second Perek, יום שלישי Tamuz 24, Daf 26b (07/30/24)

Very quickly review “גמרא דף כו: “כשתימצי לומר (top of the Amud) until “כמאן אזלא” (ten lines from top of Amud) 

Questions:

Can the מבטל renege his ביטול? 

How can the residents lock in the ביטול? 

How do we conclude l’halacha?

Learn שולחן ערוך ס’ ש”פ סע’ א and the משנה ברורה

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60389&st=&pgnum=111

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60389&st=&pgnum=112

(also see ס’ שפ”א סע’ א)

In case where the person is only מבטל his rights in the courtyard. The מבטל is permitted to carry items from the other residents houses to the courtyard. However he is not allowed to carry items from his own house to the courtyard.

We learnt a Machlokes between רש”י and רבינו יהונתן 

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=37954&st=&pgnum=348

See ריטב”א for נפקא מינה between the two explanations.

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=9610&st=&pgnum=150

Learn רשב”א who brings a different reason from the ראב”ד why the מבטל is not allowed to carry items from his own house to the courtyard.

Note: The ראב”ד understanding of ביטל of ones house

How do we conclude lehalacha?

Learn שולחן ערוך ס’ ש”פ סע’ ב and the משנה ברורה

Can the מבטל carry items from the other residents homes to the courtyard before they made a chazaka in the courtyard?

See ביאור הלכה “וגם

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

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Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Sukkah: Fifth Perek – Monday night shiur, Tamuz 24, Daf 52a (07/29/24)

From last week 

Quickly review גמרא דף נא: “במוצאי יו”ט (two dots seven lines from the bottom of the Amud) until דף נב. “האי הספידא 

Question: 

How does the fact that the Torah wants to keep men and women separated override the pasuk with the instruction not to alter the Beis Hamikdash from the blueprint of Dovid Hamelech?

Learn מהרש”א

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14319&st=&pgnum=508&hilite=

See הערות מסכת סוכה 

What was the reason for the separation between men and women?

Was it A) to prevent them from mingling or B) prevent men from seeing the women?

See רש”י דף נא: “קרא אשכחו (last line of the Amud)

See פ’ המשניות לרמב”ם פרק ה משנה ב

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14319&st=&pgnum=488

What is the reason a shul has to have a mechitza?

See אגרות משה או”ח חלק א ס’ לט & מא

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=916&pgnum=95

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=916&st=&pgnum=101

Learn גמרא דף נב. “האי הספידא until “תנו רבנן משיח בן דוד” (middle of the Amud) 

Questions:

According to the explanation that the Navi is discussing the death of the yetzer harah. 

How does the Gemara answer its question as to why people are eulogizing the yetzer harah?

Learn מהרש”א 

Why would it be necessary to separate men and women at the Hesped for the yetzer harah. There should be no possibility of sin now that the yetzer harah is gone?

See עלי שור

Why are the tzadikim crying? 

Learn מהרש”א and ערוך לנר

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14414&st=&pgnum=204

How is it possible for the yetzer harah to be different for tzadikim than the reshaim? 

It seems to be counter intuitive that the tzadikim had a larger challenge then the wicked who fell trap to the yetzer harah?

Learn מהרש”א  and ערוך לנר 

What is the concept the gemara is teaching us with the comparison of the yetzer harah to a mountain and to a strand of hair?

Learn מדרגות האדם מאמר תיקון המידות  (page 37 in new print)

See שיחות מוסר מאמר צא page 390

Eruvin / Gemara / Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim's shiurim

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Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Eruvin: Second Perek, יום שני Tamuz 23, Daf 26b (07/29/24)

Review “גמרא דף כו: “כשתימצי לומר (top of the Amud) until “כמאן אזלא” (ten lines from top of Amud) 

Questions:

What is the point of dispute between ר”א and the רבנן in regards to being מבטל ones home, and whether one needs to specify that he is being מבטל to each individual?

According to the Rabanan – 

If the person who did not participate in the Eruv was מבטל to only one of the residents of the Chatzer and then the residents made an Eruv together. Would all the residents be permitted to carry from their homes to the courtyard? 

Bring a proof from רש”י כו: “לא נצרכה

Learn ביאור הלכה ס’ ש”פ סע’ א “צריך

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60389&st=&pgnum=112

According to the Rabanan – 

If the מבטל says “my רשות” instead of “my chatzer” is בטל to you, will the house be included in the ביטול?

If the מבטל says “לכולכם” – to all of you. Is that sufficient to be considered he was מבטל to each resident personally?

Can the מבטל renege his ביטול? 

How can the residents lock in the ביטול? 

How do we conclude l’halacha?

Learn שולחן ערוך ס’ ש”פ סע’ א and the משנה ברורה

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60389&st=&pgnum=111

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60389&st=&pgnum=112

(also see ס’ שפ”א סע’ א)

In case where the person is only מבטל his rights in the courtyard. The מבטל is permitted to carry items from the other residents houses to the courtyard. However he is not allowed to carry items from his own house to the courtyard.

Why?

Learn רש”י 

Learn רבינו יהונתן who gives a different explanation than Rashi

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=37954&st=&pgnum=348

If the other residents of the courtyard made a Chazaka after the person was מבטל his rights in the courtyard. May he now carry from his house into the courtyard?

Learn ריטב”א 

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=9610&st=&pgnum=150

Learn רשב”א who brings a different reason from the ראב”ד why the מבטל is not allowed to carry items from his own house to the courtyard.

How do we conclude l’halacha?

Learn שולחן ערוך ס’ ש”פ סע’ א and the משנה ברורה

In case where the person is also מבטל his rights in his house in addition to the courtyard. Is the מבטל permitted to carry items from his own house to the courtyard? Why or why not?

Does it matter if the other residents made a chazaka in the courtyard?

Learn שולחן ערוך ס’ ש”פ סע’ ב and the משנה ברורה

Can the מבטל carry items from the other residents homes to the courtyard before they made a chazaka in the courtyard?

See ביאור הלכה “וגם

Eruvin / Gemara / Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim's shiurim

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Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Eruvin: Second Perek, יום חמישי Tamuz 19, Daf 26a-26b (07/25/24)

Very quickly review “גמרא דף כו. “וכן שמעתי (two dots – four lines from bottom of the Amud) until “כמאן אזלא

The Mishna teaches us that if a Jew did not participate in the Eruv Chatzeros he can be מבטל- relinquish his rights in the Chatzer and thereby permit everyone to carry from their homes to the chatzer.

In case where the person is only מבטל his rights in the courtyard. The מבטל is permitted to carry items from the other residents houses to the courtyard. However he is not allowed to carry items from his own house to the courtyard.

Why?

Learn רש”י 

Learn רבינו יהונתן who gives a different explanation than Rashi

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=37954&st=&pgnum=348

If the other residents of the courtyard made a Chazaka after the person was מבטל his rights in the courtyard. May he now carry from his house into the courtyard?

Learn ריטב”א 

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=9610&st=&pgnum=150

Learn רשב”א who brings a different reason from the ראב”ד why the מבטל is not allowed to carry items from his own house to the courtyard.

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=37275&st=&pgnum=30

How do we conclude l’halacha?

Learn שולחן ערוך ס’ ש”פ סע’ א and the משנה ברורה

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60389&st=&pgnum=111

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60389&st=&pgnum=112

In case where the person is also מבטל his rights in his house in addition to the courtyard. Is the מבטל permitted to carry items from his own house to the courtyard? Why or why not?

Does it matter if the other residents made a chazaka in the courtyard?

Learn שולחן ערוך ס’ ש”פ סע’ ב and the משנה ברורה

Can the מבטל carry items from the other residents homes to the courtyard before they made a chazaka in the courtyard?

See ביאור הלכה “וגם

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

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Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Sukkah: Fifth Perek – Wednesday night shiur, Tamuz 19, Daf 51b-52a (07/24/24)

How do we conclude lhalacha regarding אמן יתומה?

Learn שולחן ערוך או”ח ס’ קכ”ד סע’ ח    

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60386&st=&pgnum=303

Questions:

What is the difference between the ruling of the Mechaber and the Rema?

According to the Mechaber, If someone already davened silent shemoneh esreh can he respond Amen to חזרת הש”ץ without knowing what bracha had just been said?

Learn the משנה ברורה 

(Extra:

According to the first explanation of Tosfos, why is the issue of responding an אמן יתומה just in regards to a bracha one is obligated to recite? 

See שולחן ערוך או”ח ס’ קס”ז סע’ ט”ז

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60387&st=&pgnum=134

and שולחן ערוך או”ח ס’ רי”ג סע’ ב ומשנה ברורה ס”ק י”ז

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60387&st=&pgnum=257

and שולחן ערוך או”ח ס’ רי”ט סע’ ד-ה

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60387&st=&pgnum=275

See ח’ ר’ אריה לייב מאלין חלק א ס’ ה who gives an explanation based on some of the above sources 

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=51220&st=&pgnum=24 )

Questions:

Why is the punishment so severe for saying an אמן יתומה?

Learn גמרא דף נא: “במוצאי יו”ט (two dots seven lines from the bottom of the Amud) until דף נב. “האי הספידא 

Question: 

How does the fact that the Torah wants to keep men and women separated override the pasuk with the instruction not to alter the Beis Hamikdash from the blueprint of Dovid Hamelech?

Learn מהרש”א

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14319&st=&pgnum=508&hilite=

See הערות מסכתא סוכה 

What was the reason for the separation between men and women so they would not mingle together or that man would not see the women?

See רש”י דף נא: “קרא אשכחו (last line of the Amud)

See פ’ משניות לרמב”ם פרק ה משנה ב

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14319&st=&pgnum=488

What is the reason a shul has to have a mechitza?

See אגרות משה או”ח חלק א ס’ לט & מא

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=916&pgnum=95

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=916&st=&pgnum=101

Does the בימה of a shul need to be specifically in the center? 

Learn רמב״ם הלכות תפלה פרק י”א הלכה ג

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=58957&st=&pgnum=213

And the כסף משנה 

Learn שו”ת חת”ס או”ח ס’ כ”ח

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=794&pgnum=25

See אגרות משה או”ח חלק א ס’ מב

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=916&st=&pgnum=102&hilite=

According to the explanation that the Navi is discussing the death of the yetzer harah. 

How does the Gemara answer it’s question as to why people are eulogizing the yetzer harah?

Learn מהרש”א 

Why would it be necessary to separate men and women at the Hesped for the yetzer harah. There should be no possibility of sin now that the yetzer harah is gone?

See עלי שור

Eruvin / Gemara / Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim's shiurim

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Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Eruvin: Second Perek, יום רביעי Tamuz 18, Daf 26a-26b (07/24/24)

Introduction to next Gemara  – Learn משנה דף סט עמוד ב

Learn “גמרא דף כו. “וכן שמעתי (two dots – four lines from bottom of the Amud) until “כמאן אזלא

The Mishna teaches us that if a Jew did not participate in the Eruv Chatzeros he can be מבטל- relinquish his rights in the Chatzer and thereby permit everyone to carry from their homes to the chatzer.

Is it permissible for them to carry items from the מבטל house to the courtyard?

Is it permissible for the מבטל to;

Carry items from his own house to the courtyard?

Carry items from their homes to the courtyard?

Learn רש”י 

Learn רבינו יהונתן who gives a different explanation than Rashi

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=37954&st=&pgnum=348

What’s a נפקא מינה between Rashi and the  רבינו יהונתן?

Learn  ריטב”א who brings a third explanation from the ראב”ד

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=9610&st=&pgnum=150

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

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Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Sukkah: Fifth Perek – Monday night shiur, Tamuz 17, Daf 51b (07/22/24)

Question: 

How was the Rambam permitted to live in Mitzrayim?

Learn רמב”ם ה’ מלכים פרק ה הלכה ז-ח and the רדב”ז (on side of the Rambam) who answers this question.

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=58968&st=&pgnum=185&hilite=

Quickly review the :גמרא דף נא just the lines discussing the waving of the flag in the shul to respond Amen 

Learn גמרא ברכות דף מז. “ת”ר אין עונין … אמן יתומה (two dots in the middle of the Amud) with Rashi and Tosfos  

https://hebrewbooks.org/shas.aspx?mesechta=1&daf=47&format=pdf

Learn “תוס’ דף נב. “וכיון

Clarify the two answers of Tosfos as to why the response of Amen based on the signal of the flag was not considered an אמן יתומה

Question:

Does the opinion of Rav Tzadok Hakohen that Tosfos quotes agree with the first explanation of tosfos or the second answer of Tosfos? 

See רבינו יונה ברכות מז for his explanation on אמן יתומה

Questions:

  • Why is the punishment so severe for saying an אמן יתומה?
  • According to the first answer of Tosfos, why is the issue of responding an אמן יתומה just in regards to a bracha one is obligated to recite? See ח’ ר’ אריה לייב מאלין חלק א ס’ ה https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=51220&st=&pgnum=24
  • According to the first answer of Tosfos, If you daven shemoneh esreh by yourself can you respond Amen to חזרת הש”ץ without knowing what bracha had just been said?
  • According to the second answer of Tosfos is it permitted to respond Amen to a bracha that one is obligated to recite when he did not hear the bracha but knows exactly which bracha had just been said?
    • List the נפקא מינה between the two answers of Tosfos. 

Learn טור אורח חיים ס’ קכ”ד סע’ ח

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14265&st=&pgnum=204

Learn שולחן ערוך ס’ קכ”ד סע’ ח    

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60386&st=&pgnum=303

What is the difference between the ruling of the Mechaber and the Rema?

See the Mishna Berura

See שולחן ערוך או”ח ס’ קס”ז סע’ ט”ז

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60387&st=&pgnum=134

and שולחן ערוך או”ח ס’ רי”ג סע’ ב ומשנה ברורה ס”ק י”ז

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60387&st=&pgnum=257

and שולחן ערוך או”ח ס’ רי”ט סע’ ד-ה

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60387&st=&pgnum=275