Learn the Gemara דף מא עמוד ב starting from the two dots on the last line of the Amud until the Mishna on דף מב
Major Question:
See Chidushei Rebbe Akiva Eiger who asks; The melacha of carrying on Shabbos needs three components – Akira, Hotzoa Mreshus lreshus, and Hanacha. At the moment of the Akira the person had not yet performed the mitzvah of daled minim so that segment even if he fulfilled the mitzvah before carrying them out of the house the person should still be exempt from the korban as he was involved in the mitzvah at the time of the akira?
Learn the רש”ש דף מב (first half – until the brackets) who answers Rebbe Akiva Eiger question with a major chidush as to the minimum act required to fulfill the mitzvah of Daled Minim.
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14319&st=&pgnum=514
Question:
What’s the minimum action necessary to fulfill the Mitzvah of Daled Minim?
See פרי מגדים אשל אברהם סוף ס’ תרנג
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=41247&st=&pgnum=348
The רמב״ם הלכות לולב פרק ז הלכה ו
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=58958&st=&pgnum=283
And טור ס’ תרנ”א סעיף ה דיוק בלשון הרמבם
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14268&st=&pgnum=584
Learn the Mishna דף מב
Questions:
What is the reason one may not add water to the Daled Minim in new water on Shabbos?
What is the reason one may not replace the water on YomTov?
May one place flowers in water on Shabbos?
Learn שולחן ערוך אורח חיים ס’ שלו סעיף יא and תרנ”ד with the Mishna Berura and שער הציון
Learn the גמרא דף מב. “קטן היודע לנענע (two dots) until “היודע לשמור גופו
Questions:
At what age should a child wear tefillin?
According to רש”י
Learn רש”י גמרא ברכות דף כ. “נשים ועבדים who gives a different reason
https://hebrewbooks.org/shas.aspx?mesechta=1&daf=20&format=pdf
(See מלא הרועים in Sukkah דף מב)
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14319&st=&pgnum=522
And תוספת ברכות דף כ. “וקטנים
https://hebrewbooks.org/shas.aspx?mesechta=1&daf=20&format=pdf
Why is the prevalent practice that children do not wear tefillin until shortly before their bar mitzvah?
Learn שולחן ערוך אורח חיים ס” ל”ז סעיף ג With the משנה ברורה and ביאור הלכה “וי”א
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60386&st=&pgnum=136
Why only by tefillin does the braissa say the father has to purchase them for his son and does not mention this requirement by Lulav or by Tzitzis?
Learn the מאירי דף מב. “ציצית
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=57966&st=&pgnum=113
and תוספת גמרא ערכין דף ב: “אביו
https://hebrewbooks.org/shas.aspx?mesechta=33&daf=2b&format=pdf
Does a father have to purchase Daled Minim for his son?
Learn שולחן ערוך אורח חיים ס’ תרנ”ז סעיף א And משנה ברורה
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60391&st=&pgnum=261
Is a father required to purchase tefillin for his son?
Learn ביאור הלכה “לקנות לו
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60386&st=&pgnum=137
Topic: מברכין עובר לעשייתן
(We learnt most of this on דף לט)
A bracha for a mitzvah should be recited immediately prior to performing the mitzvah
What is the proper time to make the bracha on the Daled Minim?
Learn תוספת דף לט.”עובר who presents three options when to recite the bracha on the Daled Minim עובר לעשייתן
And רא”ש ס’ לג
https://hebrewbooks.org/shas.aspx?mesechta=7&daf=39&format=pdf
Halachik Conclusion:
What do we conclude L’Halacha as to when is the proper time to recite the bracha on the Daled Minim עובר לעשייתן?
Learn שולחן ערוך אורח חיים ס’ תרנ”א סעיף ה which presents two options.
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14327&st=&pgnum=395
See the מגן אברהם ס”ק יב for a new option not mentioned in Tosfos
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14327&st=&pgnum=396
See ב’ הגר”א who says the two options mentioned in the Shulchan Aruch are not necessary.
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14327&st=&pgnum=396
Questions:
What is the basis of the Gra?
See גמרא פסחים דף ז עמוד ב “מיתיבי העושה לולב (ten lines from the top of the Amud) until והלכתא
https://hebrewbooks.org/shas.aspx?mesechta=4&daf=7b&format=pdf
Why does the Shulchan Aruch omit the option of negative intent (the third option that Tosfos presented)?
See the משנה ברורה and שער הציון
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60391&st=&pgnum=251
Question:
If person forgot to make a bracha on a mitzvah can he make the bracha afterwards?
Learn רמב״ם הלכות ברכות פרק יא הלכה ה-ז
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=58957&st=&pgnum=302
And הגהות אשרי ברכות פרק א ס’ יד
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14308&st=&pgnum=145
And רמ”א יורה דעה יט,א with the שך