Category: Gemara

Topic: Protection from Gehinom

Learn גמרא חגיגה דף כז. “א”ר אבהו (second wide line) until the end of the Amud which says the talmidei chachamim are impervious to the fire of Gehinom

And ריש לקיש says the same is true even for פושעי ישראל.

Questions:

Is this true by all פושעי ישראל ?

Is the reason why פושעי ישראל are protected from the fire of Gehinom because of their mitzvos or because Abraham avinu pulls them out of Gehinom?

Learn תוס’ חגיגה דף כז. “פושעי

The Gemara Chagiga says smoke rose from the grave of אחר for many years.  Why didn’t the Torah that אחר learnt protect him?

See מהרש”א חגיגה דף כז “אין אור 

See בן יהוידע חגיגה דף כז “והנה who gives a different answer and explains there are different compartments in Gehinom.

Based on our Gemara, Bava Metzia, Rosh Hashanah, & Chagiga 

Write out the different levels of those who are protected from Gehinom, those who are judged in Gehinom and the duration of time 

Learn  “גמרא דף יט. “ואמר ר’ ירמיה  (eighth medium line) until the two dots on the bottom of the Amud

Questions:

What is the significance of three entrances to Gehinom?

Why are they specifically in those locations?

What is the significance of the seven names of Gehinom?

Review  “גמרא דף יט. ר’ ירמיה (top of Amud) until “ואמר ר’ ירמיה  (eighth medium line)

Learn גמרא בבא מציעא דף נח: “”כל היורדין  לגיהנום עולים  (four lines from bottom of the Amud) until second to last line.

https://hebrewbooks.org/shas.aspx?mesechta=22&daf=58b&format=pdf

The Gemara Bava Metzia lists three people who descend to gehinom and never leave.

Questions:

Why does the Gemara Bava Metzia omit a fourth person – Jew who has relations with a non Jew which our Gemara lists? 

Learn גמרא ראש השנה דף יז.”פושעי ישראל בגופן (last word on the eighth line of the Amud) until “וכל כך” (middle of the Amud) which gives a different list of people who descend to gehinom and are judged there for generations. 

Why does the Gemara Bava Metzia not include these in its listing? 

Does a person who commit one of the aveiros listed punishable with descent to gehinom forever doomed forever? 

Learn תוס’ “בר מבא 

Learn תוס’ בבא מציעא דף נח: “חוץ which clarifies the difference between the different listings. 

Write out the different levels 

Learn תוס’ “פושעי

Learn the גמרא דף יח:. “ואמר ר’ ירמיה (five lines from bottom of the Amud) until  “ואמר ר’ ירמיה ” – top of דף יט.

Learn תוס’ דף יח: “כל 

Questions:

Why does Tosfos feel it’s important for us to know there is a דגש in the letter ‘ה’ of הנשמה

Learn מהרש”א

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14312&st=&pgnum=267

Why are the neighbors of bavel cursed when bavel is destroyed yet the neighbors of shomron blessed upon its destruction?

Learn תוס’ דף יח: “נתברכו

Learn  “גמרא דף יט. ר’ ירמיה (top of Amud) until “ואמר ר’ ירמיה  (eighth medium line)

Questions:

What’s the comparison to as of brought a Korban? 

Learn מהרש”א

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14312&st=&pgnum=268

How is it possible that rasha can still rebel against Hashem even after death when they see the true reality and the errors of their ways?

Learn מכתב מאליהו חלק א page 54, 63 & 68

Learn תוס’ “פושעי

Question:

Learn גמרא בבא מציעא דף נח עמוד ב which lists three people who descend to gehanom and never leave. Why doesn’t the Gemara include a Jew who has relations with a non Jew?

https://hebrewbooks.org/shas.aspx?mesechta=22&daf=58b&format=pdf

Learn תוס’ “בר מבא 

Learn the גמרא דף יח:. “ואמר ר’ ירמיה (five lines from bottom of the Amud) until  “ואמר ר’ ירמיה ” – top of דף יט.

Learn תוס’ דף יח: “כל 

Questions:

Why does Tosfos feel it’s important for us to know there is a דגש in the letter ‘ה’ of הנשמה

Learn מהרש”א

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14312&st=&pgnum=267

Why are the neighbors of bavel cursed when bavel is destroyed yet the neighbors of shomron blessed upon its destruction?

Learn תוס’ דף יח: “נתברכו

Learn  “גמרא דף יט. ר’ ירמיה (top of Amud) until “ואמר ר’ ירמיה  (eighth medium line)

Questions:

What’s the comparison to as of brought a Korban? 

Learn מהרש”א

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14312&st=&pgnum=268

How is it possible that rasha can still rebel against Hashem even after death when they see the true reality and the errors of their ways?

Learn מכתב מאליהו חלק א page 54, 63 & 68

Learn תוס’ “פושעי

Question:

Learn גמרא בבא מציעא דף נח עמוד ב which lists three people who descend to gehanom and never leave. Why doesn’t the Gemara include a Jew who has relations with a non Jew?

https://hebrewbooks.org/shas.aspx?mesechta=22&daf=58b&format=pdf

Learn תוס’ “בר מבא 

Review the גמרא דף יח: ואמר ר’ ירמיה (end of the fourth wide line) until דף יט. “ואמר ר’ ירמיה” (top of the Amud)

Questions:

What is the special protection for a home in which people learn Torah at night?

See גמרא סנהדרין דף צב. “כל בית שאין דברי תורה נשמעים בו בלילה

See גמרא חגיגה דף יב: “כל העוסק בתורה בלילה 

See רמב”ם הלכות תלמוד תורה ג, יג

The Gemara brings a Pasuk that refers to learning Torah as zemiros (songs). 

How does this fit with the גמרא סוטה דף לה that says Dovid hamelch was punished for calling Torah zemiros?

See מהרש”א

See גמרא מגילה דף לב “אמר ר’ יוחנן כל הקורא … שונה בלא זמרא 

Why is Hashem’s name reduced specifically to two letters after the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash?

Learn the גמרא דף יט. “ואמר ר’ ירמיה (top of the Amud) until “ואמר ר’ ירמיה ” (eighth medium line)

Learn תוס’ “פושעי

Learn תוס’ “בר מבא 

Very quickly review גמרא דף יח: “אמר ר’ יוחנן אחרי ארי (middle of the Amud)

Question: 

What’s the halacha regarding walking by a shul when they are in middle of davening?

Learn תוס’ “ולא אחורי

Learn שולחן ארוך או”ח ס’ צ סע’ ח with משנה ברורה 

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60386&st=&pgnum=250

Learn the גמרא דף יח: ואמר ר’ ירמיה until דף יט. “ואמר ר’ ירמיה” (top of the Amud)

Questions:

Who gave birth to these רוחין, שידין, ולילין According to the initial thought of the Gemara? 

According to the answer of the Gemara?

What is the purpose of these רוחין, שידין, ולילין? 

The Gemara says Adam and Chava wore זרזי תאנים just for 130 years. However the Pasuk says they put them on when they realized they’re were ערומים/ unclothed. Why would they wear them only for 130 years?

See מהרש”א 

Why should one not praise someone fully in their presence?

See מהרש”א

What is the special protection for a home in which people learn Torah at night?

See גמרא סנהדרין דף צב. “כל בית שאין דברי תורה נשמעים בו בלילה

See גמרא חגיגה דף יב: “כל העוסק בתורה בלילה 

See רמב”ם הלכות תלמוד תורה ג, יג

The Gemara brings a Pasuk that refers to learning Torah as zemiros (songs). 

How does this fit with the גמרא סוטה דף לה that says Dovid hamelch was punished for calling Torah zemiros?

See מהרש”א

See גמרא מגילה דף לב “אמר ר’ יוחנן כל הקורא … שונה בלא זמרא 

Why is Hashem’s name reduced specifically to two letters after the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash?

May our learning be a zechus for the safety of acheinu in Eretz Yisrael.

Very quickly review the גמרא דף יח: “תנו רבנן (two dots) until “ואמר ר’ ירמיה (eight lines before the medium size lines)

Questions:

Why did רש”י דף יח: “בנהר say it is referring  to a married women? 

Is there a prohibition to have inappropriate thoughts about a single girl? 

Learn שולחן ארוך או”ח ס’ רי”ז סע” ד with משנה ברורה

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60387&st=&pgnum=268

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60387&st=&pgnum=269

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

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14508&st=&pgnum=207

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14508&st=&pgnum=208

Why is it worse to walk behind a עבודת כוכבים  

What is the major issue of walking behind a shul during davening? 

Learn מהרש”א ברכות דף סא. “אחורי ארי

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14308&st=&pgnum=273

What’s the halacha regarding walking by a shul when they are in middle of davening?

Learn תוס’ “ולא אחורי

Learn שולחן ארוך או”ח ס’ צ סע’ ח with משנה ברורה

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60386&st=&pgnum=250

Learn the גמרא דף יח: ואמר ר’ ירמיה until “ואמר ר’ ירמיה” (three lines from bottom of the Amud)

See גמרא סנהדרין דף צב. “כל בית שאין דברי תורה נשמעים בו בלילה

See גמרא חגיגה דף יב: “כל העוסק בתורה בלילה 

See רמב”ם הלכות תלמוד תורה ג, יג