Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Eruvin: Second Perek, יום שלישי Cheshvan 9, Daf 18a-18b (10/24/23)

Questions:

What is the conceptual difference if man was created with two faces (male and female) or male alone and woman was created from the זנב?

See מכתב מאליהו חלק ד page 116

What does “וצרתני mean according to the opinion זנב?

See (#1) מהרש”א ברכות דף סא. “אחור למע”ב 

What does it mean that man was created last but punished first?

See (#2) מהרש”א ברכות דף סא. “אחור למע”ב

The pasuk says Hashem took the צלע from Adam to form Chava. How does this fit with with the explanation of פרצוף or זנב?

Learn בראשית א:כז with רש”י “זכר ונקבה

Learn בראשית ב:כא with רש”י “מצלעותיו

Continue learning the גמרא דף יח. “בשלמא (first very wide line) until דף יח עמוד ב – two dots 

Learn תוס’ “בשלמא 

Questions:

Why did Hashem braid the hair of chava? 

What is the concept of שושבינת ?

See רש”י ברכות דף סא. “שושבין

Why is it prohibited to walk behind a lady?

See רש”י ברכות דף סא. “אפ’ היא אשתו

See מהרש”א ברכות דף סא. “ואפילו היא אשתו 

Why when the Gemara mentions prohibition to walk behind a lady in a river does the gemara list punishment that person has no portion in the next world?

See תוס’ ברכות דף סא. “וכל

What should a person do when walking in sidewalk or in market with so many people where it’s difficult to avoid walking behind a lady?

See שו”ת ציץ אליעזר חלק ט ס’ נ