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Tefillah and Avoda-In this class we will look at the 16th and 17th blessings of the Shemoneh Esrei (Amida). I investigate the relationship between prayer and sacrifices and also answer the following questions (and more) Why do we need a prayer about prayer? Isn’t it redundant? Did they pray for the sacrifices when the Temple stood? Did they pray when the Temple stood? Why do we end the prayer “Ret...

This week, we will learn about the Great Sanhedrin, which consisted of 71 elders. We will also learn specific laws that apply to the High Priest and a King. We will learn the entire second chapter of Masechet Sanhedrin this week. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yomi-one-week-at-a-time-sanhedrin/

Join Rosh Yeshiva ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rabbi Chaim Brovender⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for his weekly shiur on the parshat hashavua and come away with creative insights into the weekly Torah portion. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://webyeshiva.org/course/rabbi-brovender-parsha-shiur-5785/

Jerusalem/Mashiach-n this class we will look at the 14th and 15th blessings of the Shemoneh Esrei (Amida). I answer these questions and more: Both blessings refer to Mashiach. Why are they two separate berachot? Why were the Men of the Great Assembly praying for Jerusalem if they had just returned to Jerusalem? Are we supposed to act on this prayer and rebuild Jerusalem ourselves? Who is the Messi...

This week, we will learn that we need three judges to extend a month or make a leap year. We will also learn the reasons for making a year a leap year. The Gemara teaches that 3 judges are needed to give ordination (semicha) to a Rabbi. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yomi-one-week-at-a-time-sanhedrin/

Tzadikim (‘the righteous’)-Some of the questions we will consider as we learn about the 13th blessing of the Amida (Shemoneh Esrei): What is the difference between the pious, the elders and the remnant of the scholars? Why are converts explicitly mentioned – are they not included in the other categories of righteous? If we are praying for the righteous, why do we include ourselves? For the origina...

As we begin Masechet Sanhedrin, we will learn how many judges are needed for every type of court case. Monetary cases need 3 judges, and capital cases need 23 judges. We will also learn about the Great Sanhedrin which was comprised of 71 judges. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yomi-one-week-at-a-time-sanhedrin/

Against Heretics: In this class the blessing which begins Velamalshinim… Some of the questions I’ll attempt to answer: * Why was there a need for this extra blessing? * Who was Shmuel Hakatan and why was he the only one who could write this text? * When we say this prayer nowadays, who are we talking about? For the original course page please visit ⁠⁠⁠https://webyeshiva.org/course/the-shemoneh-esr...

For our last class in Masechet Bava Batra, we will learn that the lender must write a new document if a loan is partially paid back. The Masechet ends by discussing guarantors who sign loan documents and who is responsible for paying back the loan. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yomi-1-week-at-a-time-bava-batra/

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As Bava Batra comes to a close and we are on the cusp of starting Masechet Sanhedrin, join  Rabbi Johnny Solomon  as he hosts  Rabbi Dr. Gidon Rothstein  and  Rabbanit Dr. Tamara Spitz , WebYeshiva’s Daf Yomi teachers, for personal reflections on teaching daf yomi.

Ingathering and Justice: In this class we cover the next two blessings of the Amida — ingathering of the exiles and establishing courts and justice We attempt to answer these and other questions: * If the prayers were established by the Men of the Great Assembly at the beginning of the Second Temple period, why did they ask for ingathering of exiles? * We already asked for redemption in an earlier...

Join Rosh Yeshiva ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rabbi Chaim Brovender⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for his weekly shiur on the parshat hashavua and come away with creative insights into the weekly Torah portion. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://webyeshiva.org/course/rabbi-brovender-parsha-shiur-5785/

This week we will continue to learn about how contracts were written. We will see that certain areas of the document can have blank spaces whereas other areas cannot. We will also learn how we interpret discrepancies in the document as well. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yomi-1-week-at-a-time-bava-batra/

Prosperity: In this class we discuss the following issues: * Why our prayers for rain are based on the agricultural cycle of ancient Iraq. * How we ended up with December 5th outside Israel. * What do people in the southern hemisphere do? * Why do people in Israel still wait two weeks, when there are no longer thousands of people who have to return on foot to Babylon after visiting the Temple for...

This week, we will learn that if a father and a son die around the same time and we don’t know who died first, we split the estate between both their heirs or the estate remains in the possession of whoever had it at the time of death. The same is true for a husband and wife and a man and his mother. We will then begin the last chapter of Baba Batra by learning about two different types of documen...

Join Rosh Yeshiva ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rabbi Chaim Brovender⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for his weekly shiur on the parshat hashavua and come away with creative insights into the weekly Torah portion. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://webyeshiva.org/course/rabbi-brovender-parsha-shiur-5785/

Refuah: This class is about the blessing of healing, in the Shemoneh Esrei (Amida). In it, I attempt to answer some of the following questions: * If it is God’s will that someone should be ill, why pray for God to heal them? * Is this prayer for everyone, for myself or for specific people? * Why do we mention the mother’s name when praying for the sick? * How sick must someone be before we should...

This week we will learn that is a person is on their deathbed, and they give away all their possessions, if they recover, they can retract the gift they gave. But if they retained ownership of some of their estate, the gift is permanent and can't be retracted even if the person recovers. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-...

Join Rosh Yeshiva ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rabbi Chaim Brovender⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for his weekly shiur on the parshat hashavua and come away with creative insights into the weekly Torah portion. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠⁠⁠https://webyeshiva.org/course/rabbi-brovender-parsha-shiur-5785/

This week, we will learn that when a father dies and leaves older sons and younger sons, they split the estate’s gain. If they want, they can divide the estate at the beginning, and then each son keeps his own gain. We will also learn about the concept of Shushvinut (like a groomsman), when a friend of the groom brings a gift to the wedding, the groom is obligated to reciprocate the gift at the fr...

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This week we will learn that when a person is on their deathbed, their statements are taken seriously. Therefore, if they say “Give my estate to Reuven”, we listen to him and it doesn’t need to be written in a contract. We will also learn that a father can give his land to his son and retain rights to the produce while he is alive. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Join Rosh Yeshiva ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rabbi Chaim Brovender⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for his weekly shiur on the parshat hashavua and come away with creative insights into the weekly Torah portion. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠https://webyeshiva.org/course/rabbi-brovender-parsha-shiur-5785/

Geulah: In this episode the prayer for redemption is not for the ultimate messianic redemption — because we pray for that later in the amida. Rather it is for personal redemption and national redemption while in exile. In this class we look at some examples of suffering and redemption from suffering, to gain a deeper understanding of the blessing of redemption — geulah For the original course page...