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Rabbi Gershon West: Brachos 46B: Amar Leih Reish Galusa… (10/28/2014)

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Begin on 46b at the two dots 19 lines down, amar lay Reish Gelusah. Learn until the bottom line of the amud, tanu rabanan. See tosfos dh bzman. Regarding the gemara that says that when there are five people left the mevareich washes mayim achronim, why specifically five? See Rashba dh bzman that says two reasons. See also Pnei Yehoshua on this. See Rambam hilchos brachos perek 7 halacha 1 that brings the gemara of the three people reclining at the meal and what is the proper seating arrangement for them. See also Lechem Mishna there.

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Rabbi Gershon West: Brachos 46A: Amar Rav Yosef… (10/23/2014)

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For tonight, begin on 46a, 5 lines from the bottom, amar Rav Yosef. Learn until the two dots on 46b, amar leih Reish Galusa, 19 lines down. See tosfos on amub beis dh vehatov with Mahrsha. For a discussion how can a poel shorten bentsching, see tosfos on 16a dh vechosem. See Pnei Yehoshua there. See also Magen Avrahom siman 191 sk 1 that discusses this. The point of discussion is whether all three brachos of bensching are mideoraysa, or the three concepts are deoraysah.

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Rabbi Gershon West: Brachos 46A: Ad Haichun Birchas HaZimun… (10/21/2014)

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Begin on 46a, at the two dots halfway down, ad haychan. Learn until 5 lines from the bottom, amar Rav Yosef. See tosfos dh ad haychan. There is a machlokes between Rashi and Tosfos how to explain the gemara. See Rosh siman 12 for a further elaboration of tosfos’s explanation. To answer tosfos questions on Rashi, see Pnei Yehoshua dh gemara ad haychan. See Shulchan Aruch siman 200 sif 2 with Rema and Mishna Brurah that brings this gemara. See also siman 183 sif 7 with Mishna Brurah.

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

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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?

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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?