Quickly review the “גמרא דף כא: “תנו רבנן מעשה בר”ע (in middle of the medium lines) until “אמר רב יהודה” (five lines before the very wide lines)
Questions:
Why did Rebbe Akiva endanger his life just to wash netalis yadayim to eat bread?
Why couldn’t Rebbe Akiva cover his hands with something and not touch the bread directly as rules in Shulchan Aruch when one does not have water?
Learn תוס’ “מוטב
A person has a mitzvah to preserve his life – וחי בהם – which even permits one to violate Mitzvos in order to save ones life (except for murder, adultery, idolatry).
How was ר”י permitted to endanger his life just to keep the mitzvah drabanan of Netilas Yadayim which he was even exempt from?
Learn תורת חיים (see bottom)
Learn מהר”ץ חיות (in back of Gemara)
Learn the Gemara “אמר רב יהודה” (five lines before the very wide lines) until “דרש רבא” (two lines before the very wide lines)
Questions:
What aspect of עירובין did Shlomo Hamelech institute and why?
See רש”י “שלמה
Why was Hashem so happy that Shlomo instituted Eruvin and Netilas Yadayim?
Learn מהרש”א שבת דף יד: “יצתה בת קול
Continue learning the Gemara “דרש רבא” (two lines before the very wide lines) until “קווצותיו תלתלים” (second to last line)
Questions:
What specifically are the משלים ?
What is the great accomplishment of Shlomo of giving three thousand משלים for each concept of Torah?
What is the significance of 3,000?
What is the significance of 1,005?
What are טעמים?