Daf In-Sight

The story of Rabbi Preida and the student who needed to study the shiur 400 times, application to the idea of maaser of one's time for others

The debate between Rav and Shmuel about the "new" King of Egypt and its application to a debate in monetary law

The penalty of going beyond the shabbat boundary and this law also being learned from the prophet Yeshayahu

Quoting a halacha in the name of a Sage that never said it- when this is allowed and how it fits with contradicting statements from other places in Shas

The principle of kol sheeino bzeh achar zeh - vlo b'vat achat - application to the laws of ma'aser and the meaning behind this halacha and concept

The halacha of two alleyways and the courtyard in the middle- principle of kofin al midat sedom and when it is applied

The halachic concept, source and depth behind the principle of a person's 4 amot of space- application to mechitza in shul

The machloket between Rabbi Yehuda and Rabbi Yosi regarding the parameters around which a person may leave Eretz Yisrael to study Torah- what happens when there is a clash with honoring one's parents and Torah study?

The principle of Rabbi Akiva being the authority in a machloket and Rabbi Yehuda's opinion being regarded over Rabbi Meir- application to the tefilla of Avinu Malkeinu

Defending a city from a siege through defense or preemptive strikes

Permission to leave techum Shabbat to save a life, application to hatzalah returning from an emergency call on Shabbat

Is there a vertical Shabbat techum- boundary above 10 tefachim? Applications to riding on a wagon or bicycle on Shabbat

The parameters and background to the institution of techum Shabbat, halachic status of food that went beyond the techum and was then brought back in intentionally

Halacha of fast days that fall on Friday- do we break the fast before Shabbat begins? private vs. Public fast days, the story of Rabbi Akiva and application to breaking fasts when one is ill, choice between tzom gedaliah and Yom Kippur fasting

The tefillot of Rosh Hashana- do we add for Rosh chodesh? What about when Rosh Hashana falls on Shabbat? Is there Hallel or mention of joy? Do we make a shehecheyanu?

The nature of Rosh Hashana as a 2 day holiday that is really one long 48-hour period of holiday, applications to the laws of mourning and contrast to yomtov sheini of other holidays

When Shabbat and Yom Tov fall consecutively, application to eruv, laws of Yom Tov, the concept of hachana as a prohibition and as a requirement for preparing before Shabbat and Yom Tov

The principle of breira, its application to choosing which eruv is effective after the fact and questions about the use of parchment set aside for a sefer Torah to be used for non-holy purposes

The parameters and explanation behind the principle of techum Shabbat - is it Rabbinic or Biblical?

When the eruv food is destroyed or lost but it is unclear whether it was destroyed before or after Shabbat began, application to a doubt in the laws of beracha acharona

The effectiveness of an eiruv inside of a house that is locked and nobody has a key- may one break the lock to get in? Can one ask a gentile to do so?

Are tree branches considered to be private or public domain? The prohibition of "moshit"- passing between 2 people and the prohibition of the Levites to see the holy vessels of the mishkan

The concept and parameters of allowing one to violate a minor sin in order to prevent someone from violating a major sin, application to cheyt ha'eygel

The principle of mitzvot lav lehanot nitnu- does this apply only Torah mitzvot or even Rabbinic mitzvot? What is the nature of the mitzvah to comfort mourners and to bring joy to a chattan and kallah?

The concept of an Ohel zaruk- is it more like a car? A plane? How does it work for kohanim to fly on planes that fly over cemeteries?