Category: Gemara

Rabbi Gershon West: Brachos 46A: Rav Zeira Cholash… (10/02/2104)

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Mareh Mekomos:

Begin on the top of 46a, Rav Zeira, and learn until the two dots halfway down. See tosfos dh lo. What is the contradiction that tosfos is trying to answer? See Maharsha that explains. Another question, if Rav Avahu knew what Rav Yochanan held regarding that which the Baal Habayis should be botzeiah, why did he ask Rav Zeira to make the Hamotzei to begin with? See Rashba. See Rambam hilchos Brachos perek 2 halacha 7 that brings the halacha of birchas orech. Is there anything that one can be medayek in this Rambam regarding the birchas orech?

Rabbi Gershon West: Brachos 45B: Tunee Chada… (09/30/2014)

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Mareh Mekomos

Begin on 45b, 8 lines from the bottom, ba umatzan. Learn the gemara with Rashi until the two dots halfway down 46a. See tosfos dh Rav Zvid on 45b and dh ha and dh lo on 46a. On the gemara that discusses one who comes and finds 3 people in the middle of a zimun, see tosfos dh Rav Zvid and Rosh siman 9 for the wording that one should say. See Mishna Brurah in siman 198 sif 1, especially sk 2 with Shaar Hatzion sk 2 that asks why is this different from one who answers borchu, that is permitted to answer even though he did not hear the chazan say borchu. On the gemara that discusses answering amen to ones own bracha, see carefully Rashi dh ha bebonay and tosfos dh ha. See Rambam hilchos Brachos perek 1 halacha 16, 17 and 18 that sets guidelines exactly when one is permitted to answer amen to ones own bracha. On the gemara of the birchas orach, see Rambam hilchos Brachos perek 2 halacha 7. Is there anything that one can be medayek from this Rambam concerning birchas orach?

Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Makkos 21A: ViAino Chayiv Ad… (09/29/2014)

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Review “גמרא כא. ” ואינו חייב עד   (fourth wide line) until the משנה
Learn ראש ס’ ב and רמב” ם ה’ ע”ז י”ב, א & ו-ט
Learn שולחן ערוך יורה דעה ס’ קפ”א

Questions:

  • How short can one cut his פאות הראש ?
  • Why do some people not cut the area above the ear at all?
  • Is it permitted to cut ones פאות הראש off with scissors?
  • What is the נ”מ להלכה between cutting the פאות הראש & פאות הזקן ?
Point to ponder:
  • Is it permitted to use an electric shaver to shave ones beard? Would a lift and cut shaver be more of an issue?

Rabbi Gershon West: Brachos 45B: Amar Rava… (09/23/2014)

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Mareh Mekomos:

Begin on 45B, at the two dots amar Rava, on the sixth to last narrow line. Learn the gemara until the very end of the amud (until Rav Zeira on the top of 46a. See Rashi and tosfos dh Rav Zvid and dh ha. On the first gemara that discusses one being mafsik for two, see Rashi carefully in dh echad mafsik leshnayim. See Rabeinu Yonah (page 33a dh de’ayn) that says a different pshat in the gemara. See Rosh siman 7 that brings the machlokes Rashi and Rabeinu Yonah and Ravaad. Do Rabeinu Yonah and Ravaad argue? The Rosh adds an important detail in Rashi, see Ma’adanei Yom Tov on the bottom of the Rosh sk alef that brings a source to this from the gemara. Rambam hilchos Brachos perek 7 halacha 6 seems to have a third pshat, see Kesef Mishna there. See Divrei Chamudos on the Rosh sk 17 that brings Rashba that says what the Ravaad that is quoted in the Rosh says. The Rashba quoted there brings a big chidush from Rav Hai gaon. See Mishna Brura siman 200 sif 1 sk 5 that brings Bach and those who argue. See also Shar Hatzion there sk 7 and Biur Halacha dh ad.

Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Makkos 21A: ViChayuv Al HaRosh (09/22/2014)

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Learn “גמרא כא. “וחייב על הראש  (second wide line) until the משנה
Questions:
  • The :ברייתא כ already told us where the פאות הראש are so what is רב ששת coming to teach us?
  • Why does the תורה forbid is to cut off פאות הראש  ? Learn רמב” ם ה’ ע”ז י”ב,א
  • How many hairs does one need to cut to be חייב מלקות ? Learn רמב” ם ה’ ע”ז י”ב,ו
  • How short can one cut his פאות ?
  • Why do some people not cut their פאות at all?

Learn ראש ס’ ב  who cites different opinions exactly where the corners of the זקן are.

  • What is the נ”מ להלכה between cutting the פאות הראש & פאות הזקן ? Learn ראש ס’ ב

Rabbi Gershon West: Brachos 45B: Tistayeim DiRav… (09/18/2014)

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Mareh Mekomos:

Begin on 45a, tistayim, 10 lines from the top. Learn until the two dots 6 lines before the end of the narrow lines. See Rashi. After learning the whole gemara, see the second half of tosfos dh shani, that discusses if one can be motzi a person with a bracha if the one listening doesn’t understand loshon hakodesh. See Shulchan Aruch siman 193 sif 1 that paskens like tosfos that one who doesn’t understand is not yotzei. See Mishna Brurah sk 5 that discusses how is a person yotzei listening to kidush if he doesn’t understand. See Biur Halacha dh aino yotzei that discusses if there are three people in a mezumen if one can be yotzei without understanding and brings from the Birchas Avrohom. Why should a mezumen be different? On the gemara about the third person who left that he can answer from a distance, see Rambam hilchos brachos perek 5 halacha 13. According to the Rambam, can one be yotzei bentsching that way? See Meiri here dh shlosha sheachlu that brings a machlokes about this. See Shulchan Aruch siman 194 sif 2 with Mishna Brura sk 8 that brings Rambam.

Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Makkos 21A: K’Savar Rav Yosee (09/17/2014)

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Learn “גמרא כא. “אמר שמואל until last set of two dots before the משנה
Question:
  • What is the question on שמואל from the ברייתא they both say שריטה וגדידה אחת היא ?
  • What are the differences between the תנא of the ברייתא and ר יוסי ? Learn “ערוך לנר ” וגדידה
  • The :ברייתא כ already told us where the פאות הראש are so what is רב ששת coming to teach us?

Learn ריטבא who cites different opinions exactly where the corners of the זקן are

Rabbi Gershon West: Brachos 45A to 45A: Perek Shlosha SheAchlu: Gemara Itmar Shlosha SheAchlu KiAchas… (09/16/2014)

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Mareh Mekomos

Begin at the two dots on 45a, on the last narrow line. Learn the gemara and Rashi until 45b, tistayem derav, 10 lines from the top. What is the explanation in the opinion that says that two are not allowed to make a mezuman, what is wrong with making a mezuman that it is not permitted? See tosfos dh im that should answer this question. See Pnei Yehoshua on the tosfos (dh im, at the beginingg of the piece). On that tosfos, what is a nafka mina between the two answers of tosfos? What is the gemaras proof from ayn reshayin lechalek that two cannot be mezamen? See tosfos dh shlosha. On the gemara that discusses ladies making a mezuman, see tosfos dh shani that explains why we don’t have this minhag nowadays. See, however, Rabeinu Yonah (33a dh nasim and the beginning of dh nireh) that argues on tosfos and says that ladies are obligated to be mezamen. See Shulchan Aruch siman 199 sif 7 with Biur Hagra and Mishna Brura siman 199 sk 16 with Shar Hatzion sk 6 and Biur halacha dh nashim.