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Questions:

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

Learn “גמרא דף נב. “ת”ר ואת הצפוני ארחיק ” (third wide line) until דף נב: “אמר רב חנא בר אחא .. ד’ מתחרט עליהן הקב”ה (second wide line) 

Questions:

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

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

Does the yetzer harah attempt to attract a talmid chacham to base sins? 

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

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14229&st=&pgnum=149

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14229&st=&pgnum=150

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14229&st=&pgnum=12

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14229&st=&pgnum=13

Learn פ’ גר”א מגילת אסתר פרק ב פסוק יב

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=39741&st=&pgnum=20

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=39741&st=&pgnum=21

See commentary from Rav Brevda zt”l on this pasuk במקורות והערות “שישליך תאוות and עיונים ומליאום בסוף הספר 

Why does the pasuk refer to the fact that yetzer harah testifies against a person in a hidden gematria form? 

What kind of parable is the different manifestation of the yetzer harah as stranger, guest, and master? 

See בן יהוידע

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14473&st=&pgnum=168&hilite=

How do we explain that Hashem regrets as Hashem is perfect and does not make mistakes?

First place it mentions that Hashem has regret – וינחם is בראשית פרק ו פסוק ו

See Rav Shamshon Rafael Hirsch on the above pasuk who explains the difference between the regret of Hashem and the regret of man.

But we still need an explanation of the regret for the four areas listed in our gemara?

Learn ערוך לנר

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14414&st=&pgnum=206

and בן יהוידע

Why specifically these four areas? 

Learn מהרש”א

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14319&st=&pgnum=509

See מהר”ל תפארת ישראל פרק יג pg. רט הערה 67 (in Rabbi Hartman explanation) 

See מהר”ל נתיבות עולם – נתיב כח היצר פרק ד ” היצה”ר שברא 

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

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

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