Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Sukkah – Lulav Hagazul (Evening Chabura): Monday night shiur, Teves 10, Daf 38b (01/02/23)

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Review גמרא דף לח: “הוא אומר ברוך הבא (middle of the Amud) until דף לח: “אמר רבא (three lines from the bottom of the Amud)

Rashi says if a person is in middle of silent shmoneh esrei and the Shat”z is saying kedusha or kadish he should pay attention to the words and it will be considered a Sid he responded through the concept of שומע כעונה

Learn תוספת “שמע ולא ענה who asks a question on Rashi from the גמרא ברכות
Questions:
How does Rashi answer Tosfos question from the Gemara in Brachos?
Learn ר”ן דף יט: דפי הריף “וכתב רש”י (third line from top of the Amud)
What is the point of disagreement between Rashi and Tosfos?
See קהילת יעקב ברכות ס’ י”ב אות ב for two possible explanations. The second explanation is based on a fundamental חקירה in how the concept of שומע כעונה operates.
Learn ריטב”א “הוא אומר ברוך who gives a different explanation as to why שומע כעונה does not help for the individual who is middle of his silent shmoneh esrei.

List of cases to consider whether one can utilize the concept of שומע כעונה
If one physically can not respond as he is mute?
If one based on halacha reason can not respond for example, dirty diaper in front of him, needs to use the restroom … ?

Since we have a rule of שומע כעונה –
Why can’t everyone rely on the reading of the Chazzan?
And what is the need for the listener to respond to the Chazzan with the word הללויה?
Learn מגן אברהם אורח חיים ס’ תכב ס”ק ה
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14325&st=&pgnum=287
and ביאור הלכה “הלל
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60389&st=&pgnum=184

How do we conclude lhalacha if a person is in middle of silent shmoneh esrei and the Shat”z is saying kedusha or kadish do we rule like Rashi or Tosfos?
See שולחן ערוך אורח חיים ס’ ק”ד סעיף ז

List of cases to consider whether one can utilize the concept of שומע כעונה
If one physically can not respond as he is mute?
See שולחן ערוך יורה דעה ס’ א סעיף ז
If one based on halacha reason can not respond for example, dirty diaper in front of him, needs to use the restroom … ?
See שולחן ערוך אורח חיים ס’ ק”ד סעיף ז ביאור הלכה “ויהיה כעונה

The Shulchan Aruch ס’ רי”ג says that in order to be מוציא through שומע כעונה the person needs to be a בר חיובא
Questions:
Our Gemara says the source for שומע כעונה is when Shafan read the Torah in front of Yoshiayahu.
What was Yoshiayahu obligation to read from the Torah?

Since we have a rule of שומע כעונה –
Why can’t everyone rely on the reading of the Chazzan?
And what is the need for the listener to respond to the Chazzan with the word הללויה?
Learn מגן אברהם אורח חיים ס’ תכב ס”ק ה
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14325&st=&pgnum=287
and ביאור הלכה “הלל
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60389&st=&pgnum=184

Which brachos are excluded from utilizing the rule of שומע כעונה?
See שולחן ערוך אורח חיים ס’ ח סעיף ה
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60386&st=&pgnum=33&hilite=
See שולחן ערוך אורח חיים ס’ קמ”א סע’ ב & ביאור הלכה “לבטלה
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60387&st=&pgnum=50&hilite=
See שולחן ערוך אורח חיים ס’ רי”ג and משנה ברורה
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60387&st=&pgnum=256&hilite=

Does one need to respond אמן to a bracha in order to be יוצא with the bracha?
See טור אורח חיים ס’ רי”ט סעיף ד “ולפ”ז אם בירך
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14265&st=&pgnum=375
and הגהות רבי עקיבא איגר על שו”ע סע’ ד & ה
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14326&st=&pgnum=332
and שו”ת אבני נזר אורח חיים ס’ מ
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=1344&st=&pgnum=66&hilite=
(See קהילת יעקב ברכות ס’ כ”ו)