Learn גמרא דף יט. “וביניהן במלוא שתי רבקות (two dots – three lines from the bottom of the Amud) until דף יט: “ארי”ך (two dots – begining of the wide lines)
Continue learning the גמרא דף יט: בעא מיניה אביי מרבה
Question:
What is the safek of Abeye?
What is the difference how one reduces the size of the opening whether through דיומדין or פשוטין?
Learn Rashi well
Learn ריטב”א who asks question on Rashi and offers a different explanation
Learn ח’ ר”ן
Learn ח’ מהר”ל for a third explanation of the Gemara
which quotes the opinion of ר”י that one should make a separate bracha on each vegetable that he eats and learns it from the pasuk ברוך ה’ יום יום similar to how ר”י explains the obligation to make a bracha on each mitzvah independently.
Question:
There seems to be a contradiction in ruling as our Gemara rules like ר”י yet the Gemara brachos rules the halacha is not like ר”י?
Quickly review “גמרא דף יט. “גן עדן (five lines from bottom of the Amud) until the two dots
Topic: Gan Eden
Questions:
Why does Gan Eden only have one entrance?
Learn מהרש”א
Learn מהרש”ל who asks since Hashem’s rewards more than He punishes, why are there more entrances to Gehinom than Gan Eden?
Learn תורת חיים עירובין דף יט “דמסקינן פיתחא
Is Gan Eden a physical location on earth?
See בראשית ב: י-יד
See בראשית ג: כג-כד
Learn רמב”ן ספר שער הגמול – גן עדן (starting from page 322)
What benefit does a neshama of Gen Eden is a place on earth?
Learn רמב”ן ספר שער הגמול – גן עדן (page 327 &359)
Question from yesterday:
Why is the name Gehinom not listed as one of the seven names of Gehinom?
Learn גמרא דף יט. “וביניהן במלוא שתי רבקות (two dots – three lines from the bottom of the Amud) until דף יט: “ארי”ך (two dots – begining of the wide lines)
Quickly review “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 the seven names of Gehinom?
Learn תורת חיים עירובין דף יט “שבעה שמות
Learn גמרא סוכה דף נב. ” דרש ר’ עוירא שבעה שמות יש לו ליצה”ר which says that the Yetzar Harah has seven names. What is the significance of the seven names of the yetzer harah? Is there a connection between the seven names of the yetzer harah and the seven names of Gehinom? Learn מהרש”א here Learn מהרש”א סוכה דף נב https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14319&st=&pgnum=508&hilite=Learn ערוך לנר סוכה דף נב
which quotes the opinion of ר”י that one should make a separate bracha on each vegetable that he eats and learns it from the pasuk ברוך ה’ יום יום similar to how ר”י explains the obligation to make a bracha on each mitzvah independently.
Question:
There seems to be a contradiction in ruling as our Gemara rules like ר”י yet the Gemara brachos rules the halacha is not like ר”י?
We discussed at length the difference between various the different levels of those who are protected from Gehinom, those who are judged in Gehinom and the duration of time.
For a further understanding
Learn מכתב מאליהו חלק א page , חלק ב page חלק ג page , חלק ד page
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?
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.
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?
On גמרא דף מו. “ת”ר העושה סוכה לעצמו (fifth wide line) until ת”ר
We learnt that the argument between the רן and רא”ש regarding whether one must say Shehecheyanu for the Daled Minim again on the second day of Sukkos revolves around whether the ability to recite Shechiyanu is limited exclusively to time of construction and performance or even anytime in between.
The שולחן ערוך אורח חיים ס’ תרס”ב סע’ ב rules Shehechiyanu is not repeated on the Daled Minim on the second day of Sukkos
However the שולחן ערוך אורח חיים ס’ תרס”א rules that Shehechiyanu is repeated during kiddush on the second night of Yom tov.
Is there a difference between the Shehecheyanu said the first night and second night of Sukkos?
Learn ראש פרק ד ס’ ד and קרבן נתנאל אות צ
Learn שולחן ערוך אורח חיים ס’ תרס”א and the משנה ברורה
Question:
Is Shechiyanu said on the second day of Rosh Hashanah (in the diaspora)
For the mitzvah of shofar?
When making kiddush on the second night?
Learn שולחן ערוך אורח חיים ס’ תר סעיף ב & ג and משנה ברורה
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?
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?
Very quickly review the גמרא דף יח. “ולמאן דאמר פרצוף (seventh line of the Amud) until the two dots.
Learn the גמרא דף יח: “תנו רבנן (two dots) until “ואמר ר’ ירמיה (eight lines before the medium size lines)
The Gemara earlier listed two explanations of the ויבן. See גמרא נדה דף מה עמוד ב for a different explanation that Hashem gave women בינה יתירה
Questions:
Why is it prohibited to walk behind a lady?
See רש”י ברכות דף סא. “אפ’ היא אשתו
See באר היטב אבן העזר ס’ כ”א ס”ק ב & פתחי תשובה ס”ק א who quotes the שו”ת רדב”ז חלק ב ס’ תש”ע which explains the reason it is prohibited to walk behind a lady is because it could cause the man to have inappropriate thoughts about her.
Would this be an issue by Adam according to the opinion of דו פרצופים ?
Does Rashi agree to the רדב”ז?
In the halacha that one may not walk behind a lady when crossing a body of water
Why did רש”י דף יח: “בנהר say it is referring to a married women?
Learn מהרש”א ברכות דף סא. “ואפילו היא אשתו who answers all the above questions
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
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
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
What’s the halacha regarding walking by a shul when they are in middle of davening?
Learn the גמרא דף יח. “בשלמא למ”ד זנב (three lines from bottom of Amud) until דף יח עמוד ב – two dots
Questions:
Why did Hashem braid the hair of chava?
What is the concept of שושבינת ?
See רש”י ברכות דף סא. “שושבין
The Gemara lists two explanations of the ויבן. See גמרא נדה דף מה עמוד ב for a different explanation that Hahsme gave women בינה יתירה
Why is it prohibited to walk behind a lady?
See רש”י ברכות דף סא. “אפ’ היא אשתו
See מהרש”א ברכות דף סא. “ואפילו היא אשתו
Learn שולחן ארוך אבן העזר ס’ כ”א סע’ א “פגע אשה בשוק …
See באר היטב אבן העזר ס’ כ”א ס”ק ב & פתחי תשובה ס”ק א
See שו”ת רדב”ז חלק ב ס’ תש”ע
Why when the Gemara mentions prohibition to walk behind a lady in a river does the gemara list punishment that person has no portion in the next world?
See תוס’ ברכות דף סא. “וכל
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?
