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Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Eruvin: Second Perek, יום רביעי Teves 29, Daf 21a-21b (01/10/24)

Learn the גמרא דף כא. “ואמר רב חסדא until דף כא: “ת”ר מעשה בר”ע  

Question:

Why is transgressing a rabbinic prohibition deserving of death?

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Learn שערי תשובה שער שלישי אות ד-ז

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Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Eruvin: Second Perek, יום שלישי Teves 28, Daf 21a-21b (01/09/24)

Learn גמרא דף כא. “אמר  רב חסדא (two dots 2/3 down the Amud) until “ואמר רב חסדא (the bottom of the Amud)

Questions:

What is the concept which the Gemara says is not being explained – Mitzvos or Torah?

Is something being added by each of the subsequent great individuals who express their limit in being able to explain the limit?

What is the significance of the size and the fact that it is folded?

Learn the מהרש”א for an explanation of the entire Gemara 

Continue learning the גמרא דף כא. “ואמר רב חסדא until דף כא: “חדשים גם ישנים

Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Eruvin: Second Perek, יום שני Teves 27, Daf 21a (01/08/24)

Conclusion of topic of פסי ביראות: 

The Rif does not bring the halacha that פסי ביראות may be used for דבר מצוה. Why not?

Learn רבינו יהונתן דף כ: “א”ר יצחק

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How do we rule l’halacha ?

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Learn גמרא דף כא. “א”ל רב חסדא until the bottom of the Amud

Learn the מהרש”א for an explanation on the Gemara 

Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Eruvin: Second Perek, יום חמישי Teves 23, Daf 21a  (01/04/24)

Very quickly review תוס’ דף כא. “מידי

Question:

What is the difference between the reasoning of Rashi and Tosfos 

Clarify the two different opinions of Tosfos of when it is permitted to draw water for a person.

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How does the מהרש”א and תוס’ יח. “בור expand the rulings in regards to drawing water from a well inside פסי ביראות?

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What is the position of the Rambam in regards to people drinking from the water drawn from a well inside פסי ביראות?

Was the takana of פסי ביראות  instituted primarily to help provide water to animals or for people?

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How is the Rashba understanding different than Tosfos?

Learn the גמרא דף כא. “אמר רב ירמיה בר אבא (sixteen lines from top of the Amud) until “אמר רב חסדא” (two dots) 

Questions:

How does the Gemara expand the permission to use פסי ביראות?

Why is the permission expanded? 

How is this not in contradiction to the what ר’ יצחק בר אדא ם דף כ עמוד ב who said פסי ביראות is only permitted to be used for עולי רגלים?

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Learn ריטב”א דף כא. “כיון דאיכא

The Rif does not bring the halacha that פסי ביראות may be used for דבר מצוה. Why not?

Learn רבינו יהונתן דף כ: “א”ר יצחק 

Continue learning the Gemara until the bottom of the Amud

Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Eruvin: Second Perek, יום שלישי Teves 21, Daf 21a (01/02/24)

Very quickly review גמרא דף כ: “א”ר יצחק בר אדא  until דף כא. “אמר רב ירמיה בר אבא (sixteen lines from top of the Amud)

Questions:

If it is prohibited to draw water from the well for people to drink why is it only permitted to set up פסי ביראות surrounding a well of clean spring water that is fit for human consumption?

See רש”י “מידי 

Review תוס’ דף כא. “מידי

What is the difference between the reasoning of Rashi and Tosfos 

Clarify the two different opinions of Tosfos of when it is permitted to draw water for a person.

Learn מהרש”א who asks a question on Tosfos based on תוס’ יח. “בור לחוד

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How does the מהרש”א and תוס’ יח. “בור expand the rulings in regards to drawing water from a well inside פסי ביראות?

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What is the position of the Rambam in regards to people drinking from the water drawn from a well inside פסי ביראות?

Was the takana of פסי ביראות  instituted primarily to help provide water to animals or for people?

Learn רשב”א בעינן

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See ריטב”א “ופרקינן

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How is the Rashba understanding different than Tosfos?

Continue learning the גמרא דף כא. “אמר רב ירמיה בר אבא (sixteen lines from top of the Amud) until “אמר רב חסדא” (two dots) 

Question:

How does the Gemara expand the permission to use פסי ביראות?

Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Sukkah: Fourth Perek, Wednesday night shiur, Shevat 22 , Daf 47b-48a (01/31/23)

Continue learning the Gemara until the Mishna דף מח

Quickly review the גמרא דף מז: “וסבר ר’ יהודה until “מאי הוי עלה (four lines from bottom of the Amud)

Learn תוספת מז. “לינה 

Questions:

How many nights is one obligated to stay in Yerushalayim during Sukkos? 

List the different requirements for לינה  

Continue learning the Gemara until the Mishna דף מח

Questions:

Why did ר’ יהודה only list four out of six items in which Shemini Atzeres is different from the rest of Sukkos?

Why doesn’t the braissa list the difference of לינה?

Learn “רש”י ראש השנה דף ד: “פז”ר קש”ב 

Note Rashi gives a different explanation in what רגל בפני עצמו means than he does in our Gemara. 

Learn “תוספת סוכה מח. “רגל who asks a question on Rashi and brings different opinions for the explanation of רגל בפני עצמו 

Learn ריטב”א who discusses many of the above questions.  

In Conclusion:

Is Shemini Atzeres an entirely new Yom Tov or is it an extension of Sukkos?

If in shemoneh esrei or birkas hamazon a person says “וביום חג הסוכות  instead of וביום שמיני עצרת does he have to repeat?  

What is the correct wording used in shemoneh esrei when mentioning Shemini Atzeres?

See רש”י דף מז: “ברכת המזון

Learn שולחן ערוך אורח חיים ס’ תרס”ח, א (until “ובחוץ לארץ”)

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See מגן אברהם ס”ק א and learn segments of the ט”ז ס”ק א 

Learn משנה ברורה ס”ק ב & ג

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