Category: Evening Chabura

Learn the Gemara “דף לו. “אתרוג הבוסר until the top of דף לו עמוד ב
Sugya: אתרוג הבוסר
Question:
In conclusion of the Gemara why does Rebbe Akiva disqualify an אתרוג הבוסר?
Why is it kosher according to the Rabanan?

Learn “תוספת “אתרוג הבוסר
See the last few lines of the משנה דף לד: starting from “שיעור אתרוג קטן
Learn the “גמרא דף לא: “ת”ש שיעור אתרוג קטן until the next ת”ש.
https://hebrewbooks.org/shas.aspx?mesechta=7&daf=31b&format=pdf

Questions:
In conclusion of the Gemara what is the reason why an Esrog smaller than a minimum size is Pasul?
Is the machlokes between the Rabanan and Rebbe Akiva regarding אתרוג הבוסר the same as the argument between Rebbe Meir & Rebbe Yehuda for the minimum size Esrog?

Learn “תוספת דף לא: “שיעור
Question:
Tosfos says that the Tannaim disqualify an Esrog smaller than the minimum size is Pasul even if it is fully ripe. How does Tosfos explain why the Gemara considers this Esrog as לא נגמר פירא?

Question:
Rashi said אתרוג הבוסר is like a white bean.
How does Rashi reconcile the Rabanan who say אתרוג הבוסר is kosher with the opinions of ר”מ & ר”י who disqualify an Esrog smaller than a walnut/egg?
Answer #1 – Learn קרבן נתנאל אות ס
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14319&st=&pgnum=480
Answer #2 see שו”ת חתם סופר או”ח ס’ קפא (first three paragraphs)
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=794&st=&pgnum=140&hilite=

How do we conclude lhalacha?
Learn שולחן ערוך ס’ תרמ”ח סעיף כב with the משנה ברורה
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60391&st=&pgnum=240

What is the halacha regarding an esrog which is larger than an egg at the onset of Sukkos but shrunk during yom tov and is now smaller than the size of an egg?
Learn “ביאור הלכה “פסול who quotes the חיי אדם who says it’s Pasul as it is lacking in הדר.

Learn משנה דף נג עמוד ב
Learn במדבר פרק י פסוק י for the source for the mitzvah to sound trumpets at various times
Question:
Is the mItzvah from the torah to blast the trumpets a daily mitzvah or just for Shabbos, Rosh chodesh & Yom Tov?
Learn רמב״ם הלכות כלי המקדש פרק פרק ג הלכה ה
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=58963&st=&pgnum=27
And ספר החינוך מצווה שפד (also see the reason he brings as to why there is a mitzvah to blast the trumpets.)
See מנחת חינוך סימן שפד ס”ק ז
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14092&st=&pgnum=250

Question:
Was the trumpet blasts on Erev Shabbos exclusive to the Beis Hamikdash or also done elsewhere?
See שולחן ערוך או”ח ס’ רנו and the משנה ברורה

Learn the Gemara until the two dots on top of .דף נד
Question:
What’s difference between Rabanan and Rebbe Yehuda?
Learn תוס’ דף נג: “רבי יהודה
Learn תוס’ דף נד. “מהו

Quickly review the גמרא דף נג: “אנו לקה (fifth wide line) until the Mishna
Repeating שמע or the name of Hashem
Questions:
According to the answer of the gemara which explains the statement of אנו לקה ולקה עיננו is the gemara changing the girsa of the mishnah or just interpreting the words?
Learn פ’ המשניות לרמב”ם
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14319&st=&pgnum=488&hilite=

How is it permitted at the end of neilah to repeat the lines ברוך שם כבוד מלכותו לעולם ועד and ה’ הוא האלוקים?
How is it permitted to repeat the name of Hashem when we recite the יג מידות של רחמים of selichos?
Learn “תוספת ברכות דף לד. “אמר
See שולחן ערוך אורח חיים סימן סא ס”ק ז “ומה – יב with the משנה ברורה
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60386&st=&pgnum=196
Learn ערוך לנר דף נג: “אלא הכי אמרי
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14414&st=&pgnum=209
See ה’ חכמת שלמה על שו”ע
And ב”ח סימן סא ס”ק ז “מה”, בית יוסף ס”ק יא
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14265&st=&pgnum=124
And חיי אדם כלל כא סעיף יט
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=49395&st=&pgnum=56

Learn משנה דף נג עמוד ב
What is the source for the mitzvah to sound trumpets at various times?
Learn במדבר פרק י פסוקים א-י
Learn רמב״ם הלכות כלי המקדש פרק פרק ג הלכה ה
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=58963&st=&pgnum=27
And ספר החינוך מצווה שפד
See מנחת חינוך סימן שפד ס”ק ז
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14092&st=&pgnum=250

Continue learning the Gemara until the two dots on top of .דף נד

Learn the “גמרא דף לו. “אמר מר until “אתרוג הבוסר”
Sugya: אתרוג הכושי

Questions:
How does Rashi explain the answer of Rava?
What is the difference between the explanation of Abaye and Rava?

Learn the ריף דף יז: דפי הריף “כושי פסול
Note: How the Rif explains the Gemara differently than Rashi.
Questions:
What is a נפקא מינה between the way Rashi and the Rif explain Rava?
How do we conclude lhalacha?
Learn שולחן ערוך ס’ תרמ”ח סעיף יז and משנה ברורה ס”ק סד & ביאור הלכה “אתרוג שנימוח for two differences between Rashi and the Rif
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60391&st=&pgnum=240

Learn the Gemara “דף לו. “אתרוג הבוסר until the top of דף לו עמוד ב
Sugya: אתרוג הבוסר
https://hebrewbooks.org/shas.aspx?mesechta=7&daf=36&format=pdf
Question:
In conclusion of the Gemara why does Rebbe Akiva disqualify an אתרוג הבוסר?
Why is it kosher according to the Rabanan?

Learn “תוספת “אתרוג הבוסר
See the last few lines of the משנה דף לד: starting from “שיעור אתרוג קטן
Learn the “גמרא דף לא: “ת”ש שיעור אתרוג קטן until the next ת”ש.
https://hebrewbooks.org/shas.aspx?mesechta=7&daf=31b&format=pdf

Questions:
In conclusion of the Gemara what is the reason why an Esrog smaller than a minimum size is Pasul?
Is the machlokes between the Rabanan and Rebbe Akiva regarding אתרוג הבוסר the same as the argument between Rebbe Meir & Rebbe Yehuda for the minimum size Esrog?

Learn “תוספת דף לא: “שיעור
Question:
Tosfos says that the Tannaim disqualify an Esrog smaller than the minimum size is Pasul even if it is fully ripe. How does Tosfos explain why the Gemara considers this Esrog as לא נגמר פירא?

How do we conclude lhalacha?
Learn שולחן ערוך ס’ תרמ”ח סעיף כב with the משנה ברורה and the ביאור הלכה
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60391&st=&pgnum=240

What is the halacha regarding an esrog which is larger than an egg at the inset of Sukkos but shrunk during yom tov and is now smaller than an egg?
Learn the “ביאור הלכה “פסול

Question on Gemara end of last week:
Is it permitted to violate an issur from the Torah in order to bring שלום בית?
See שו”ת רמ”א סימן יא
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=1204&st=&pgnum=21&hilite=
And עמק ברכה – איסור מחיקת השם אות ד
And הערות על מס’ סוכה who gives a different explanation than the רמ”א

Learn the גמרא דף נג: “ועמדו כהנים (first wife line until the Mishna
Questions:
Is there a significance to the tenth or the fifth step?
See מהרש”א
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14319&st=&pgnum=508

Repeating שמע or the name of Hashem
Questions:
According to the answer of the gemara which explains the statement of אנו לקה ולקה עיננו is the gemara changing the girsa of the mishna or just interpreting the words?
Learn פ’ משניות לרמב”ם
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14319&st=&pgnum=488&hilite=

How is it permitted at the end of neilah to repeat the lines ברוך שם כבוד מלכותו לעולם ועד and ה’ הוא האלוקים?
How is it permitted to repeat the name of Hashem when we recite the יג מידות של רחמים of selichos?
Learn “תוספת ברכות דף לד. “אמר
See שולחן ערוך אורח חיים סימן סא ס”ק ז “ומה – יב with the משנה ברורה
Learn ערוך לנר דף נג: “אלא הכי אמרי
See ה’ חכמת שלמה על שו”ע
And ב”ח סימן סא ס”ק ז “מה”, בית יוסף ס”ק יא
And חיי אדם כלל כא סעיף יט

Learn משנה דף נג עמוד ב
What is the source for the mitzvah to sound trumpets at various times?
Learn במדבר פרק י פסוקים א-י
Learn רמב״ם הלכות כלי המקדש פרק פרק ג הלכה ה
And ספר החינוך מצווה שפד
See מנחת חינוך סימן שפד ס”ק ז

Learn גמרא דף נג. “חמש עשרה מעלות (two dots) until the two dots on דף נג עמוד ב

Questions:
Why was Dovid uncertain whether it should be permitted to place the pottery with Hashem’s name written on it to prevent the water from flooding the world. It seems obvious that to save everyone’s life it should be permitted even if the name of Hashem would possibly become erased?
Learn רש”י
Learn ערוך לנר
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14414&st=&pgnum=209
Learn ברכת אברהם מכות דף יא
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=47508&st=&pgnum=216
Learn הערות על מס’ סוכה

Where in the tehilim of שיר המעלות does it allude to this whole episode?
Learn מהרש”א (the beginning part is an explanation on the שיתין and the end of the paragraph answers the above question)
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14319&st=&pgnum=509

Is it permitted to violate an issue from the Torah in order to bring שלום בית?
See שו”ת רמ”א סימן יא
And עמק ברכה – איסור מחיקת השם אות ד
And הערות על מס’ סוכה who gives a different explanation than the רמ”א

Continue learning the Gemara until the Mishna

Sugya: Split Esrog
The Mishna disqualifies an Esrog that is נסדק- split
Questions:
How much has to be split in order to disqualify the Esrog?
See “רש”י דף לו. “נסדק
Learn “ר”ן דף יז. דפי הריף (על המשנה) “נסדק https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14319&st=&pgnum=616

How do we conclude Lhalacha?
Learn שולחן ערוך ס’ תרמ”ח סעיף ה and משנה ברורה & ביאור הלכה “אתרוג שנימוח
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60391&st=&pgnum=235

Question:
What’s the Halachik conclusion of an Esrog which inside rotted but the seed case remained intact?
Learn שולחן ערוך ס’ תרמ”ח סעיף ד and משנה ברורה & ביאור הלכה “אתרוג שנימוח
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60391&st=&pgnum=235

Learn the “גמרא דף לו. “אמר מר until “אתרוג הבוסר”
Sugya: אתרוג הכושי

Questions:
How does Rashi explain the answer of Rava?
What is the difference between the explanation of Abaye and Rava?

Learn the ריף דף יז: דפי הריף “כושי פסול
Note: How the Rif explains the Gemara differently than Rashi.
Questions:
What is a נפקא מינה between the way Rashi and the Rif explain Rava?
How do we conclude lhalacha?
Learn שולחן ערוך ס’ תרמ”ח סעיף יז and משנה ברורה ס”ק סד & ביאור הלכה “אתרוג שנימוח for two differences between Rashi and the Rif
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60391&st=&pgnum=240

Learn גמרא דף נג. ” אמרו עליו על רבי שמעון בן גמליאל (half way down the Amud) until the two dots (seven lines from the bottom of the Amud)

Questions:
What’s the significance of juggling/balancing eight items?

Why was Levi punished specifically when he was performing the קידה maneuver?
Learn רש”י
Learn תוס’ ” תענית דף נג. “הא
Learn ערוך לנר

Were there daily Shachris, Mincha and Maariv tefilos during the time of the Beis Hamikdash?
Learn שו”ת תשבץ חלק ב ס’ קסא
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=1381&pgnum=193

How were the people permitted to sleep on each other’s shoulders outside of a Sukkah?

Continue learning the גמרא דף נג. “חמש עשרה מעלות (from the two dots) until the two dots on דף נג עמוד ב

Questions:
Why was Dovid uncertain whether it should be permitted to place the pottery to prevent the water from flooding the world. It seems obvious that to save everyone’s life it should be permitted even if the name of Hashem would possibly become erased?
Learn רש”י
Learn ערוך לנר
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14414&st=&pgnum=209
Learn הערות על מס’ סוכה
Learn ברכת אברהם מכות דף יא
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=47508&st=&pgnum=216

Learn גמרא דף נג. “תניא אמרו עליו על הלל until the two dots (seven lines from the bottom of the Amud)

Questions:
How could Hillel say “If I’m here everyone is here” it seems like a very haughty statement? Especially for Hillel who was known for his extreme humility?
Learn “רש”י “אם אני כאן
Learn משנה פרקי אבות פרק א משנה ד
Learn מכתב מאליהו חלק ד page 286 for an explanation of our Gemara
(Extra – See משך חכמה יתרו פרק כ פסוק יח (towards the end))

Learn “תוספת “אם
According to Tosfos whom does הכל כאן refer to?
See מהרש”א
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14319&st=&pgnum=509
What is the exact connection of this statement to the simchas beis hashoeva?
Learn עלי שור חלק ב שער שלישי פרק יט “זמן שמחתנו page 451-452

What is the lesson from the episode with the two people Shlomo Hamelech tried to help escape the Malach Hamoves?
See מכתב מאליהו חלק ד page 206 for an explanation of our Gemara

What’s the significance of juggling/balancing eight items?

Was there daily Shachris, Mincha and Maariv tefilos during the time of the Beis Hamikdash?
Learn שו”ת תשבץ חלק ב ס’ קסא
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=1381&pgnum=193

How were the people permitted to sleep on each other’s shoulders outside of a Sukkah?

Can one preserve an Esrog for the next year?

Preserving an Esrog in freezer

See אגרות משה או”ח חלק א ס’ קפ”ה

And שו”ת שבט הלוי חלק א ס’ קע”ו

And ערוך השולחן ס’ תרמ”ח סע’ ג-ד 

And קובץ הלכות הלכות סוכה פרק לב סע’ ה
See שער הציון ס’ תרמ”ח אות סא
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60391&st=&pgnum=240

Sugya: Round Esrog

Question:
Why is an Esrog that is round like a ball Pasul?
Learn שולחן ערוך ס’ תרמ”ח סעיף יח and משנה ברורה ס”ק נט and שער הציון אות סה for two different reasons and a practical difference between them.
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60391&st=&pgnum=240

Sugya: Split Esrog
The Mishna disqualifies an Esrog that is נסדק- split
Questions:
How much has to be split in order to disqualify the Esrog?
See “רש”י דף לו. “נסדק
Learn “ר”ן דף יז. דפי הריף (על המשנה) “נסדק https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14319&st=&pgnum=616

How do we conclude Lhalacha?
Learn שולחן ערוך ס’ תרמ”ח סעיף ה and משנה ברורה & ביאור הלכה “אתרוג שנימוח
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60391&st=&pgnum=235

Question:
What’s the Halachik conclusion of an Esrog which inside rotted but the seed case remained intact?
Learn שולחן ערוך ס’ תרמ”ח סעיף ד and משנה ברורה & ביאור הלכה “אתרוג שנימוח
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60391&st=&pgnum=235

Continue learning the “גמרא דף לו. “אמר מר until “אתרוג הבוסר”
Sugya: Black Esrog

Questions:
How does Rashi explain the answer of Rava?
What is the difference between the explanation of Abaye and Rava?

Learn the ריף דף יז: דפי הריף “כושי פסול
Note: How the Rif explains the Gemara differently than Rashi.
Questions:
What is a נפקא מינה between the way Rashi and the Rif explain Rava?
Who do we conclude like lhalacha?
Learn שולחן ערוך ס’ תרמ”ח סעיף יז and משנה ברורה & ביאור הלכה “אתרוג שנימוח
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60391&st=&pgnum=240

Learn the “גמרא דף נב: “ארבעה סולמות (the two dots eleven lines from the bottom of the Amud) until דף נג. “הוא היה אומר (them lines from top of the Amud)

Questions:

What is the significance of the height of the lanterns being 50 Amos?

What is the significance of the volume of each basin of the lanterns containing 120 Lug?

Learn תוספת יום טוב

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14149&st=&pgnum=75

Learn ערוך לנר

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

Questions:

May one benefit from the light produced from oil of הקדש?

Learn תוספת דף נג. “אשה

Why were these praises specifically said at the Simchas Beis Hashoava?

Learn בן יהוידע

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14473&st=&pgnum=170

How could Hillel say “If I’m here everyone is here” it seems like a very haughty statement? Especially for Hillel who was known for his extreme humility?

Learn “רש”י “אם אני כאן

Learn “תוספת “אם

Review ” גמרא דף נב: “אמר רב חנא בר אחא (second wide line of the Amud) until “ארבעה חרשים” (middle of the wide line) and continue learning the Gemara until the two dots.

Questions:
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
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14473&st=&pgnum=169Why 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
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14205&st=&pgnum=135

Continue learning “גמרא דף נב: “ארבעה חרשים” (middle of the wide line) until the two dots.
The Gemara lists four חרשים
Why are these four great tzaddikim referred to as חרשים?
Why specifically these four?
Learn ערוך לנר
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14414&st=&pgnum=206

The Gemara lists seven רועים
Why are these seven great tzaddikim referred to as רועים?
Why specifically these seven?
Learn בן יהוידע
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14473&st=&pgnum=169Why specifically these four areas?

The Gemara lists eight נסיכים
Why are these eight great tzaddikim referred to as נסיכים?
Why specifically these eight?
Learn שם משמואל, חנוכה, שנת תרפ”ג עמ’ רסא-ב

Learn the Gemara דף לו. ” ת”ש (third line) until אמר מר
https://hebrewbooks.org/shas.aspx?mesechta=7&daf=36&format=pdf

Questions:
Why is an Esrog which is pickled or heavily cooked (כבוש או שלוק) Pasul?
Learn ביכורי יעקב ס’ תרמ”ח ס”ק מ”ב for an explanation
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=49325&st=&pgnum=47

Would immersing an Esrog in water or honey be considered כבוש – pickled?
Learn שולחן ערוך ס’ תרמ”ח סעיף טו and משנה ברורה ס”ק נד
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60391&st=&pgnum=240
See חיי אדם כלל קנא סעיף י
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=49395&st=&pgnum=379
See ב”ח ס’ תרמ”ח סעיף טו
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14268&st=&pgnum=579

Is it Pasul for the entire Sukkos or just the first day?
Learn רמב״ם הלכות לולב פרק ח הלכה ח-ט
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=58958&st=&pgnum=292

Can one preserve an Esrog for the next year?
See שער הציון ס’ תרמ”ח אות סא
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60391&st=&pgnum=240

Why is an Esrog that is round like a ball Pasul?
Learn שולחן ערוך ס’ תרמ”ח סעיף יח and משנה ברורה ס”ק נט and שער הציון אות סה for two different reasons and a practical difference between them.
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60391&st=&pgnum=240

Review גמרא דף נב: “אמר ר’ יונתן יצר הרע מסיתו (thirteen lines from top of the Amud) and continue learning the Gemara until “ארבעה חרשים (middle of the wide line)

Questions:
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

Continue learning the Gemara until the two dots.

Review גמרא דף נב: “תנא דבי ר’ ישמעאל (six lines from top of the Amud) and continue learning the Gemara until “אמר ר’ יוחנן אלמלא ג’ מקראות הללו (seventh wide line)

Questions:
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 ערוך לנר

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

If Torah learning neutralizes the yetzer harah what does the gemara mena that the yetzer harah starts up with talmidim chachamim more than regular people?

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 רוח חיים פ’ על פרקי אבות פרק ב משנה א

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

Quickly review the Gemara דף לו. “בעי רבא (third line) until ת”ש
Continue learning the Gemara until אמר מר (just focus on the case of תפוח סרוח which is being used as a proof to answered the uncertainty of Rava)
https://hebrewbooks.org/shas.aspx?mesechta=7&daf=36&format=pdf

Question:
Why do the סימני טריפה of an animal apply to an Esrog?
See פני יהושע https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=19251&st=&pgnum=520

If the question of Rava was about an Esrog in which the internal fleshy part melted and we are uncertain if the rotting will affect the seed case. Why don’t they just test it out?
Learn שפת אמת
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14522&st=&pgnum=196

Learn the ראש ס’ י”ח starting from “ניקב (third line) until וכן מסתבר
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14319&st=&pgnum=479&hilite=

The Gemara understands that an Esrog that has סימני טריפה is Pasul. Why is it Pasul? Is this a new reason to disqualify or does it fall under the category of lack of Hidur or lack of לקיחה תמה?
See last three lines of the ראש ס’ י”ח starting from ” וכן משמע
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14319&st=&pgnum=479&hilite=

Learn “תוספת “אי
Tosfos discusses three points

1. How much has to be cracked to be disqualified from נסדק.
2. The statement of תנינא by ניקב is different than by נקלף & נסדק.
3. A hole that reaches to the core is considered a נקב מפולש.

Question:
According to the Tosfos & the Rosh why is an Esrog which is pierced to its seed case Pasul?

How do we rule according to Halacha?
Learn שולחן ערוך ס’ תרמ”ח סעיף ב & ג with the משנה ברורה
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60391&st=&pgnum=234

Write out the two opinions (Rashi & Raavad) brought in the Shulchan Aruch who argue what type of piercings disqualify an Esrog.
List the differences between them and how and when we rule leniently like the Raavad

Learn the גמרא דף נב. “כי הגדיל לעשות אמר אביי ובת”ח יותר מכולם (five lines from the bottom of the Amud) until דף נב: “א”מר 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

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?

Learn the “גמרא דף נב. “דרש רב עוירא .. שבעה שמות ” (nine lines before the wide lines of the Amud) until “דף נב: “א”מר רב חנא בר אחא ..

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 the yetzer harah of a great person is stronger than for regular person?
See שיחות מוסר מאמר צא page 390
See עלי שור חלק א שער שלישי – דעת תורה פרק י page 227-228

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

Review the “גמרא דף לו. “נסדק ניקב (two dots – first line of the Amud) until בעי רבא (third line)
https://hebrewbooks.org/shas.aspx?mesechta=7&daf=36&format=pdf

Review רמב״ם הלכות לולב פרק ח הלכה ז and the השגות הראב”ד on the side of the Rambam who argues on the Rambam.
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=58958&st=&pgnum=291

Write out the two opinions (Rashi & Raavad) who argue how to learn the Gemara as to what holes/dents disqualify an Esrog.

Learn ר”ן על המשנה דף יז. דפי הריף “נסדק” & ” ניקב
Carefully read the last few lines of the Ran
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14319&st=&pgnum=616

Does the Ran explain like Rashi or like the Raavad?

Question:
According to Rashi, Rambam, and Rosh why does a נקב מפולש or a hole the size of a coin disqualify the Esrog even though it is not חסר?
See ריטבא דף כט: “נמצינו למדין until “וכל שאמרנו שפסול
See חיי אדם כלל קנא ה’ לולב סעיף ב (last line)
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=49395&st=&pgnum=379

According to the Raavad if the reason why ניקב is pasul is only when part of the Esrog is missing – חסר why does the size of how much is missing differ when it’s מפולש or not מפולש?

Learn the Gemara דף לו. “בעי רבא (third line) until ת”ש
https://hebrewbooks.org/shas.aspx?mesechta=7&daf=36&format=pdf

Question:
Why do the סימני טריפה of an animal apply to an Esrog?
See פני יהושע https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=19251&st=&pgnum=520

Learn the ראש ס’ י”ח starting from “ניקב (third line) until וכן מסתבר
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14319&st=&pgnum=479&hilite=

Question:
According to the Rosh, why is an Esrog which is pierced to its core (where the seeds are located) Pasul?

Learn “תוספת “אי
Tosfos discusses three points

1. How much has to be cracked to be disqualified from נסדק.
2. The statement of תנינא by ניקב is different than by נקלף & נסדק.
3. A hole that reaches to the core is considered a נקב מפולש.

How do we rule according to Halacha?
Learn שולחן ערוך ס’תרמ”ח סעיף ב & ג with the משנה ברורה
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60391&st=&pgnum=234

Learn the גמרא דף נב. “תנו רבנן משיח בן דוד” (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
and 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 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

Continue learning the גמרא דף נב. “ת”ר ואת הצפוני ארחיק ” (third wide line) until דף נב: “א”ר שמואל בר נחמני

Question:
Why does the yetzer harah specifically set his sights on talmidim chachamim?
See שיחות מוסר מאמר צא page 390

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 it’s question as to why people are eulogizing the yetzer harah?
Learn מהרש”א
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14319&st=&pgnum=508&hilite=

Why are the tzadikim crying?
Learn מהרש”א and ערוך לנר
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14414&st=&pgnum=204

How is 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

Continue learning the גמרא דף נב. “תנו רבנן משיח בן דוד” (middle of the Amud) until “ת”ר ואת הצפוני ארחיק ” (third wide line)

What is the significance of the seven names of the yetzer harah?
Learn מהרש”א and ערוך לנר

See בראשית פרק א פסוק לא and מדרש רבה ט, ז which says טוב מאד is referring to the yetzer harah.
This is contradictory to our gemara that Hashem calls the yetzer harah רע?
Learn מכתב מאליהו חלק ה page 160-162