Shallow Dive Daf Yomi

To eat or not to eat: drifting in and out of sleep as the Seder winds down • When may the Pascal Offering be eaten? • The blessings over the Pascal and Chagigah Offerings • Blessings over the Redemption of the Firstborn • Afikomen in commemoration of the Pascal Offering: what happens if it was forgotten? ~ Who is the real leader of the Seder?

A life focused on blindly amassing wealth is a tragic existence • A person's mazal incorporates the secrets of his purpose - embrace it! • Each day is a counted gift from God, every choice should consider the economy of time • As food and drink sustain our bodies, Torah and good deeds sustain our souls • What strategies work to help us achieve our long-term goals? • How to console a mourner • Even...

Whom does God love? • Whom does God dislike? • Whose life is not experienced as living? • When is the prohibition against harboring hatred towards a fellow Jew permitted? • When and how must we hate a fellow Jew? • The lost art of rebuke • In what order do we make the blessing over wine and the blessing of sanctification of the day? • When if ever is a heavenly voice relevant to halachic discourse...

The blessing of wealth can foster arrogance and destruction, a sickening evil • A festering illness: wealth that is acquired but not utilized for good • Illusion of security: wealth is always moving • Bright or bleak? A glimpse into a world ripe for redemption • Teshuva & good deeds: the path towards redemption is in our hands

When is it permitted to wash one's hands before kiddush? • When may one wash with intent to eat bread hours later? • May one make kiddush or havdalah on beer or bread? • May one use tasty beer that causes digestive problems for kiddush? • May one make a blessing over unhealthy foods? • How much of the cup of benediction must be imbibed to discharge one's obligation?

How does eating matza with gusto beautify the mitzvah? • Why should a pauper be exempt from eating while leaning? • Poreis mapah u'mekadeish: when transitioning from a weekday meal to a Shabbos meal, should Hamotzei be repeated?

Jewish eschatology: a culmination of Derech Eretz • The redemption is non-linear • Jewish cosmogony: the Foundation Stone is the nexus of cosmic beauty • Relate to God as your redeemer

If Pesach Rishon was forfeited, a second opportunity to bring the Pascal offering on Sheni is given • Is this forfeiture irrevocable, or can Pesach Rishon be salvaged? • How do women relate to Pesach Sheni? • Kareis, spiritual excision, is only applicable to willful violations of certain laws • When is Kareis applicable to Pesach Rishon and Sheni? • One who becomes an adult between the Pesachim an...

Understanding the prophecy: "So says the Lord of hosts: In those days ten men of diverse languages of the nations shall grasp the corners of a Jewish man's garment declaring, 'We shall go with you for we have heard that the Lord is with you!'" (Zechariah 8:23)

Understanding borders of sanctity • Where is Hallel sung after the Pascal offering is consumed? • Most rarified visitation: the attic above the Holy of Holies • Protocols for artisans to avoid embezzlement of Hekdesh • Pesach groupings and location restrictions • Etiquette: titling oneself, taking the seat of honor, how to drink, when to disregard the host's directives, tipping

Semicha: classical rabbinic ordination • Modern rabbinic ordination • Rivash 271 • Reb Chaim Soloveitchik on rabbinics

Uniquely, the purpose of pascal offerings is for consumption • When the nations allow the rebuilding of the Temple, with the construction of the alter, sacrificial services may resume • If the majority of Jews are ritually impure, the pascal offerings may still be brought • Is this permission a nullification or a limited exemption from the prohibitions? • How does this issue impact the parameters...

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Reb Dovid Soloveitchik

Last and least: The Lazy Crew brings their Pascal offerings as a third group • Why does Rebbi assert: Fortunate is one whose children are males, woe to one whose children are females? • Is sweeping or mopping permitted on Shabbos? • Why was the blood in the Azarah deliberately pooled on Erev Pesach? • What is the significance of carrying home the Pesach, slung over one's back, like an Ishmaelite m...

When is the Afternoon Tamid offering brought throughout the year? • When is the earliest time we may pray Mincha, the afternoon prayer? • Avraham, with his astronomical precision and alacrity, prayed Mincha from noon • Why is the Pesach brought after the Tamid?

One who loves Mitzvos will never be satisfied with them • Accumulation of wealth will not increase consumption, merely the flow of money through one's hands • Doing good brings blessings to all people and is pleasing to God • Sleep is sweet for one dedicated to serving God

When and why is boat travel prohibited due to Shabbos? • When and why is there a correlated custom to refrain from traveling by ship before Shabbos? • Why and on whom is this custom binding? • May one substitute a custom of leniency to embrace a custom of stringency? • When must one conform to the local custom? • When may one maintain and encourage a leniency against the broader custom, for themse...

The fulfillment of a human being necessitates social collaboration • An insightful lense to evaluate the merits of an occupation is the degree of ubiquitous benefit it brings offers • Civil stability is the ubiquitous benefit offered by a good ruler • Without the labor to bring forth the land's bounty a king and his kingdom are doomed

When can permitted substances complete the volume required for liability of prohibited substances? • How quickly must a food be eaten to qualify as a substantial consumption? • When is flavor adequate for liability?

Torah Sages: agents of enlightenment and peace • The eyes: powerful gates to the universe • Glimpse the framework of Divine judgment

May one bake thick loaves on Pesach? • May one bake more than needed for Yom Tov? • Can one eat bran matzah to fulfill their obligation on Pesach? • May one mold matzah into shapes before baking? • What types of dough are exempt from the mitzvah of separating challah? • May one eat underbaked matzah? • Ma'aser Sheni: does dough from the second tithe require that challah be taken? May one eat such...

Strength in unity: a tzibur is not subject to spiritual excision • Learn meticulously: errors of speech lead to sinful deeds • Transcend your fears by strengthening your fear of God

Nullification of prohibitions: within homogeneous mixtures, heterogeneous mixtures, chametz and prohibited wine • Bread must be baked neutral, not containing dairy or meat, unless certain steps are taken • Does this prohibition apply to wines? • May one use an oven for meat then dairy? • When can earthenware be kashered? • Which cold use earthenware may not be used on Pesach? • When is chametz col...

Harness emotion to align with what is right • The power of peace • The prohibition of promoting strife is rooted in the prohibition of self-mutilation • Distinguishing between true peace and pseudo-peace • Deferred payment of vows can be catastrophic • Nullification of vows may exempt one from the letter of the law, yet a residue of liability may remain