Category: Gemara

Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Eruvin: First Perek, יום שני Sivan 2, Daf 10b-11a (05/22/23)

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Conclusion of אתי אוירא מהאי גיסא ואוירא מהאי גיסא ומבטלה 

Question:

In the case of עור העסלא (on bottom of דף י עמוד ב) if the total width of the seat is one tefach it is an אהל לטומאה. We discussed earlier a concept of אתי אוירא מהאי גיסא ואוירא מהאי גיסא ומבטלה. Why when the space between the two solid planks is equal or larger than the solid part don’t we apply the rule of אתי אוירא?  The solid part of the seat should be negated and no longer considered an אהל לטומאה ?

Learn “תוס’ “ואצבעיים who explains some principles of when we do not apply the concept of אתי אוירא מהאי גיסא ואוירא מהאי גיסא ומבטלה

Quickly review the משנה דף ב

Learn the גמרא דף י עמוד ב “אם יש לו צורת הפתח (two dots – four lines form bottom of the Amud) until “מתני לה” (eight lines from top of the Amud)

Sugya: אמלתרא

Major Question:

The gemara inquires whether an אמלתרא would help a Korah be a valid Tikun for a Mavui whose opening is wider than 10 Amos. The Gemara (3a) said the benefit of an אמלתרא is that it attracts attention and makes the Korah noticable therefore a Korah with an אמלתרא can be placed higher than 20 Amos. An opening wider than 10 Amos is considered a Pirtzah. How could an אמלתרא help for an opening wider than 10 Amos as the issue is entirely different?

See ב”ח ס’ שס”ג סעיף כו

And שפת אמת דף ג. לא תהני

How do we conclude l’halacha regarding whether an אמלתרא can help for an opening wider than 10 Amos? 

Sugya: צורת הפתח

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Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Eruvin: First Perek, יום חמישי Iyar 27, Daf 10b (05/18/23)

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Learn the גמרא דף י: “תנן התם  (middle of the Amud) until the two dots.

Questions:

Why don’t we consider the airspace between the pieces of leather as closed with the concept of לבוד? 

Learn “תוס’ “עור

And רשב”א  who gives a different answer. 

What are the principles of when we do not apply the concept of אתי אוירא מהאי גיסא ואוירא מהאי גיסא ומבטלה?

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Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Sukkah: Fourth Perek, Wednesday night shiur, Iyar 27 Daf 42b (05/17/23)

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Quickly review the first Mishna of the fourth Perek. 

Review “תוספות “לולב

Learn the ר”ן who asks simply whenever the first day of Sukkos coincides with Shabbos there will be no meat from the קרבן שלמים

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Why didn’t Tosfos ask from the simpler case like the Ran?

How did Tosfos answer his question?

What changed in Tosfos answer from his original understanding? 

Question:

Is the mitzvah of simchas Yom tov from the Torah exclusively with eating the meat of the korban shelomim or does it include other items that make one happy?

See wording of ר”ן 

Learn one or two fo the following Tosfos  תוספת מועד קטן יד: “עשה” & תוספת פסחים דף קט. “במה” & חגיגה ו. “דמחייבא

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https://hebrewbooks.org/shas.aspx?mesechta=13&daf=6&format=pdf

Learn רמב״ם הלכות יום טוב פרק ו הלכה יז-יט

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Where is it implicit that the eight days of simcha eating the meat of the korban shlamim needs to be eaten in the evening as well? 

Why didn’t Tosfos ask from a simpler case; indeed every motzei Shabbos on Sukkos one can’t eat meat of the קרבן שלמים as the korban is not brought on Shabbos and the earliest it may be brought is Friday which then makes the meat prohibited to be eaten on the second night?  

Learn (מהרש”ל (חכמת שלמה (underneath the מהרש”א) who gives a simple answer based on the Gemara immediately after the first Mishna דף מח

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Learn the מהרש”א who challenges the explanation of the מהרש”ל and offers a different explanation

Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Eruvin: First Perek, יום רביעי Iyar 26, Daf 10b (05/17/23)

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ery quickly review the “גמרא דף י: “וליחוש (seventeen lines from top of the Amud) until “תנן התם” 

The gemara says we are not concerned that people will abandon the larger opening for the smaller opening unless there is a gain of a shortcut. 

What happens if the people actually do abandon the larger opening?

Learn שולחן ארוך או”ח ס’ שס”ג סע’ לד with the משנה ברורה

Is the Shulchan Aruch explaining the issue of abandoning the larger opening like Rashi or the Meiri?

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The Shulchan Aruch says placing a tzuras hapesach on the smaller opening will allow one to carry inside the mavui. Could one place a Lechi or Korah instead?

See ה’ רע”א who questions why placing a tzuras hapesach on the smaller opening will allow one to carry inside the mavui?

See משנה ברורה ס”ק ק”נ 

Continue learning the גמרא דף י: “תנן התם  (middle of the Amud) until the two dots.

Learn “תוס’ “עור

Learn “תוס’ “ואצבעיים   

Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Eruvin: First Perek, יום שלישי Iyar 25, Daf 10b (05/16/23)

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Quickly review the גמרא דף י: “וליחוש (seventeen lines from top of the Amud) until “תנן התם” 

The Gemara discusses a case where the fourth side of the Mavui is 15 Amos wide and places a board 3 Amos wide leaving a gap of space of 2 Amos between the board and the wall. 

Questions:

What is the problem if the people stop traveling through the larger opening and only go through the smaller opening? 

Rashi says one reason 

See ח’ מאירי “וליחוש  who says a different reason. 

Does one need to place a Lechi or Korah for the gap of 2 Amos? 

Learn חידושי מאירי beginning of of דף י עמוד ב who quotes the Raavad 

Does one need to place a Lechi or Korah in addition to the פס for the opening of 10 Amos? 

See “תוס’ “ועושה who says he needs a Lechi or Korah 

Why does the Lechi need to be within three tefachim of the wall?

See רבינו יהונתן דף יד: על המשנה “ר’ יוסי

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Learn מגן אברהם ס’ שס”ג ס”ק ה who explains there is a dispute between Tosfos and רבינו יהונתן?

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In the case where the entrance to the Mavui is 20 Amos wide and places a board four Amos long in the middle of the entrance in the direction of the side walls. 

Does one need to place a Lechi or Korah on only one of the openings or on both?

See רש”י דף ה. “מתיר בפרצה

The gemara says we are not concerned that people will abandon the larger opening for the smaller opening unless there is a gain of a shortcut. 

What happens if the people actually do abandon the larger opening?

See שולחן ארוך או”ח ס’ שס””ג סע’ לד and משנה ברורה ס”ק נ 

Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Sukkah: Fourth Perek, Monday night shiur, Iyar 25 Daf 42b (05/15/23)

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Learn the first Mishna of the fourth Perek. 

Learn “תוספות “לולב

Questions:

Where is it implicit that the eight days of simcha eating the meat of the korban shlamim needs to be eaten in the evening as well? 

Why didn’t Tosfos ask from a simpler case; indeed every motzei Shabbos on Sukkos one can’t eat meat of the קרבן שלמים as the korban is not brought on Shabbos and the earliest it may be brought is Friday which then makes the meat prohibited to be eaten on the second night?  

Learn מהרש”ל who gives a simple answer based on the Gemara immediately after the first Mishna דף מח

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Learn the מהרש”א who challenges the explanation of the מהרש”ל and offers a different explanation

Learn the ר”ן who asks simply whenever the first day of Sukkos coincides with Shabbos there will be no meat from the קרבן שלמים?

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14319&st=&pgnum=624

Why didn’t Tosfos ask from the simpler case like the Ran?

How did Tosfos answer his question?

What changed in Tosfos answer from his original understanding? 

Is the mitzvah of simchas Yom tov from the Torah exclusively with eating the meat of the korban shelomim or does it include other items that make one happy?

Learn תוספת מועד קטן יד: “עשה” & תוספת פסחים דף קט. “במה” & חגיגה ו. “דמחייבא

https://hebrewbooks.org/shas.aspx?mesechta=12&daf=14b&format=pdf

https://hebrewbooks.org/shas.aspx?mesechta=13&daf=6&format=pdf

Learn רמב״ם הלכות יום טוב פרק ו הלכה יז-יט

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Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Eruvin: First Perek, יום שני Iyar 24, Daf 10b (05/15/23)

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Learn the גמרא דף י: “וליחוש (seventeen lines from top of the Amud) until “תנן התם” 

This gemara is a continuation from the Gemara last week.  

Does one need to place a Lechi or Korah in addition to the פס?

If yes, where?

Learn חידושי מאירי  

Learn “תוס’ “ועושה

Why does the Lechi need to be within three tefachim of the wall?

See רבינו יהונתן דף יד: על המשנה “ר’ יוסי

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Does Tosfos agree to the reason of רבינו יהונתן?

Learn מגן אברהם ס’ שס”ג ס”ק ה

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Same zoom link for the entire morning

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Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Eruvin: First Perek, יום חמישי Iyar 20, Daf 10b (05/11/23)

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Quickly review the גמרא דף י: “אי נמי until “וליחוש”

The Gemara introduces four concepts

1. פרוץ מרובה על העומד

2. עומד מרובה משני רוחות 

3. פרוץ כעומד

4. אתי אוירא .. ומבטלה 

According to the opinion that עומד מרובה משני רוחות  is considered עומד מרובה does it have exactly the same status of עומד מרובה or is it a lower tier?

The gemara says it’s possible that פרוץ כעומד is good yet we still would say אתי אוירא מהאי גיסא ואוירא מהאי גיסא ומבטלה. If פרוץ  is indeed כעומד why should it be any different than when the Amud is larger than the adjacent gap of air in which we do not say אתי אוירא ומבטלה? 

Learn רש”ש 

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On דף ה עמוד ב we discussed a ח’ גרי”ז בכורות דף יז who brings a proof from רמב”ם to the same principle of the רש”ש.

Is there a benefit with any of these options more than the solution that Rav Yehuda presented?

Learn “תוס’ “ואמאי 

Does one need to place a Lechi or Korah in addition to the פס?

If yes, where?

Learn חידושי מאירי  

Learn “תוס’ “ועושה

Why does the Lechi need to be within three tefachim of the wall?

See רבינו יהונתן דף יד: על המשנה “ר’ יוסי

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Does Tosfos agree to the reason of רבינו יהונתן?

Learn מגן אברהם ס’ שס”ג ס”ק ה

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Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Sukkah: Wednesday night shiur – Siyum, Iyar 19 End of Perek – Daf 42b (05/10/23)

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Very quickly review the גמרא דף מב: “יכול לאכול כזית (second line from top of the Amud) until the end of the Perek. 

Distancing oneself from צואת קטן:

Questions:

At what stage does the צואת קטן have the status of צואה; when the infants that age start to eat foods from the five grains or when this child personally starts to eat them?

If a child started to eat food from the five grains but them stopped for a long period of time would his צואה lose the status of צואה?

Learn the שולחן ערוך ס’ פ”א סעיף א and see the מגן אברהם in regards to how they rule for the above questions and the machlokes between the Beis Yosef and Bach 

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Learn the משנה ברורה

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Eating from the Korban Pesach 

Learn תוספ

Learn תוספת 

ת 

Learn the first Mishna of the fourthPerek. 

Learn תוספת “לולב

Question:

How did Tosfos answer his question?

What changed in Tosfos answer from his original understanding? 

Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Eruvin: First Perek, יום רביעי Iyar 19, Daf 10b (05/10/23)

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Quickly review the גמרא דף י: “אי נמי until “וליחוש”

Clarify the four concepts the gemara introduces 

1. פרוץ מרובה על העומד

2. עומד מרובה משני רוחות 

3. פרוץ כעומד

4. אתי אוירא .. ומבטלה 

Why don’t we consider the remaining opening of ten Amos to be פרוץ מרובה  from the Amud adjacent to it?

See ח’ מאירי דף י (In middle) from “ואע”ג דפרוץ דפתח מרובה 

The gemara says it’s possible that פרוץ כעומד is good yet we still would say אתי אוירא מהאי גיסא ואוירא מהאי גיסא ומבטלה. If פרוץ  is indeed כעומד why should it be any different than when the Amud is larger than the adjacent gap of air in which we do not say אתי אוירא ומבטלה? 

Learn רש”ש 

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On דף ה עמוד ב we discussed a ח’ גרי”ז בכורות דף יז who brings a proof from רמב”ם to the same principle of the רש”ש.

Is there a benefit with any of these options more than the solution that Rav Yehuda presented?

Learn “תוס’ “ואמאי 

Does one need to place a Lechi or Korah in addition to the פס?

If yes, where?

Learn חידושי מאירי  

Learn “תוס’ “ועושה

Why does the Lechi need to be within three tefachim of the wall?

See רבינו יהונתן דף יד: על המשנה “ר’ יוסי

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Does Tosfos agree to the reason of רבינו יהונתן?

Learn מגן אברהם ס’ שס”ג ס”ק ה

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Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Eruvin: First Perek, יום שלישי ל”ג בעומר, Daf 10b (05/09/23)

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Review the גמרא דף י. “תני לוי (four lines from bottom of the Amud) until דף י: “אי נמי  

Questions:

Rashi says a single post help can not reduce the size of the opening of the Mavui because אתי אוירא מהאי גיסא ואוירא מהאי גיסא ומבטלה

See רש”י דף י. “אין

See ח’ רע”א who asks on Rashi the gemara at this stage does not know of the concept of אתי אוירא ומבטל?

The Gemara first solution to reduce the size of the opening of the Mavui is to place a panel of four Amos continue learning the gemara which presents an alternate solution 

Continue learning the גמרא דף י: “אי נמי until “וליחוש”

Clarify the three concepts the gemara introduces of פרוץ מרובה על העומד, פרוץ כעומד, אתי אוירא .. ומבטלה 

List the three other options of the size and positioning the Gemara suggests for the panels of wood to reduce the size of the opening of the mavui. 

Is there a benefit with any of these options more than the solution that Rav Yehuda presented?

Learn “תוס’ “ואמאי 

Does one need to place a Lechi or Korah in addition to the פס?

If yes, where?

Learn “תוס’ “ועושה

Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Sukkah: Monday night shiur, End of Perek – Daf 42b (05/08/23)

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Learn the “גמרא דף מב: “יכול לאכול כזית (second line from top of the Amud) until the end of the Perek. 

Distancing oneself from צואת קטן:

Questions:

At what stage does the צואת קטן have the status of צואה; when the infants that age start to eat foods from the five grains or when this child personally starts to eat them?

If a child started to eat food from the five grains but them stopped for a long period of time would his צואה lose the status of צואה?

Learn טור אורח חיים ס’ פ”א סעיף א with the בית יוסף and the ב”ח

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Learn the שולחן ערוך ס’ פ”א סעיף א and see the מגן אברהם

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and the conclusion of the משנה ברורה

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Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Eruvin: First Perek, יום שני Iyar 17, Daf 10a-10b (05/08/23)

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Learn the “גמרא דף י. “תני לוי (four lines from bottom of the Amud) until דף י: “ואמאי יעשה 

Questions:

Why doesn’t a single post help to divide the size of the opening of the Mavui?

See רש”י דף י. “אין

See ח’ רע”א who asks on Rashi the gemara at this stage does not know of the concept of אתי אוירא ומבטל?

How does placing a panel four Amos in the direction of the depth of the Mavui remove the issue of the size of the opening of the Mavui greater than ten Amos?

Learn ריטב”א דף י: “עושה who presents two different ways to explain the solution. 

Learn תוס’ דף י: “עושה פס גבוה

Is Tosfos explaining like Rashi or the Ritva?

Why don’t we say אתי אוירא ומבטל on the panel of four Amos?

See ריטב”א  and רשב”א for an answer