Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Eruvin: First Perek, יום שני Av 13, Daf 13a-13b (07/31/23)

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Review the Gemara דף יג. “א”ר יהושע בן לוי (eleven lines from top of the Amud) until “תניא רבי יהודה ” (fourth wide line) 

Questions:

How does adding or omitting one letter destroy the world ?

Learn תוס’ “או מייתר 

See רש”י גמרא סוטה דף כ. “שמא אתה

Learn מהרש”א (on גמרא עירובן) 

How does changing the letter ‘daled’ to the letter ‘reish’ destroy the world? 

See רש”י גמרא סוטה דף כ.”ומשוי ליה רי”ש

Continue learning the Gemara until דף יג: “א”ר אחר בר חנינא (fifth line from top of Amud)

Questions:

Does ר’ ישמעאל prohibit the addition of קנקנתום into דיו for the writing of all כתבי קודש or just for Megilas Sotah?

Learn תוס’ חוץ 

Learn תוס’ דף יג: “עשייה

Continue learning the Gemara דף יג: “א”ר אחר בר חנינא (fifth line from top of Amud) until “א”ר אבא אמר שמואל ” (four lines before the wide lines) 

Questions:

How did Rebbe Meir enlighten the eyes of the chachamim in halacha when the Gemara days the chachamim did not rule like Rebbe Meir as they could not comprehend his teachings? 

Learn מהרש”א 

What is the greatness of finding reasonings which are not correct for example being metaher a sheretz? 

Learn תוס’ “שיודע 

How does seeing the back of face of Rebbe Meir sharpen ones learning skills?

Learn מהרש”א 

And בן יהוידע