Daf Yomi for Women - Hadran

Study Guide Sanhedrin 54 Today's daf is sponsored by Roslyn Jaffe in loving memory of her mother, Dita Muhlrad, Duba Feiga bat Menachem. "My mom was a true Yiddishe mama who instilled Torah values in her children. She was so proud of all my academic accomplishments and would have gotten much  nachat from my Daf Yomi studies." Today's daf is dedicated to the release of Ohad Ben Ami, Or Levy and Eli...

What specific transgressions are punished by stoning? For some transgressions, the punishment is explicitly mentioned in the Torah, while for others it is derived from a gezeira shava using the words " demaihem bam " that appear in the context of a necromancer and a sorcerer. Why is the derivation is not made from the words " mot yumatu " instead. According to the version in the Mishna, Rabbi Yehu...

This daf is sponsored anonymously. "May the passion of our daily learning be a zechut that we see more and more miracles in the coming days." The Gemara discusses a case involving a daughter of a kohen who commits adultery. Rabbi Yishmael interprets the phrase "she disgraces her father" to mean that her actions affect the respect normally given to her father as a kohen, since children's behavior r...

Study Guide Sanhedrin 51 A braita is quoted in which a range of possibilities are suggested regarding the verse about the daughter of a kohen who gets burned for disgracing her father. After each suggestion, the braita concludes with what the verse is actually referring to. The Gemara questions most of the suggestions, trying to understand why they were even suggested. And they suggest various way...

Study Guide Sanhedrin 50 The rabbis and Rabbi Shimon present conflicting views on how to rank the four death penalties by severity. The Gemara examines both positions in detail, exploring the textual and logical proofs each side uses to support their ordering. For the rabbis' position, the Gemara investigates the basis for claiming that stoning is the most severe, followed by burning, then executi...

Today's daf is sponsored by Blima Shorchein in loving memory of her mother, Mazal (Tina) bat Rina and David. When King Shlomo executed Yoav ben Tzruya, what was his legal justification? The Gemara details a series of trials: First, Shlomo tried Yoav for killing Avner ben Ner, but Yoav defended himself by claiming it was justified vengeance for Avner's murder of his brother Asael. Next, Shlomo trie...

Rava and Abaye engage in a debate over the permissibility of using burial shrouds that were originally woven for a deceased person. The core of their disagreement lies in whether the mere act of designating an item for use for the dead is enough to prohibit others from using it. The Gemara analyzes the source each sage presents for his position, as well as their reasons for not accepting each othe...

Study Guide Sanhedrin 47 Today's daf is dedicated in honor of the release of Yarden Bibas, Ofer Calderon, and Keith Siegal after 484 days in captivity. May we see the speedy release of all the rest of the hostages! Are eulogies primarily intended to honor the deceased or to comfort their relatives? After examining nine different textual sources, the Gemara concludes definitively that eulogies serv...

Study Guide Sanhedrin 46 Today's daf is sponsored by Joyce Bendavid. "In tremendous appreciation of Rabbanit Farber who inspired me to begin learning the daily Daf."  Today's daf is sponsored by Lori Schuldiner Schor. "With gratitude for the constant love and support of her husband, Joshua Schor." Those who were stoned were also hung, but it's unclear whether this applied to all or only some of th...

Study Guide Sanhedrin 45 This week's learning is sponsored by Sarah Galasko in loving memory of her mother-in-law, Carol Galasko, Chaya bat Avraham Michael v'Feyga Liba. "I wish everybody could be blessed with as wonderful a mother-in-law as I have. Baruch Dayan Emet."  Today's daf is dedicated in honor of the release of Agam Berger, Arbel Yehud, Gadi Mozes, and five Thai hostages after 482 days i...

This month's learning is sponsored by David and Ariella Merklin in loving memory of their grandparents, Liebe and Abraham Merklin, Jack and Tora Dabrosin, Ethel and Arthur Rosenthal, and Helen and Julius (Jack) Herman.  The story of Achan teaches an important principle: even when the Jewish people sin, they retain their status as Israel, as shown in Joshua 7:11. From this same verse, the rabbis de...

Today's daf is sponsored by Harriet Hartman in honor of her grandson Oriya Hartman's marriage to Shira Shahar Katzav. "May they live long lives together inspired by Torah and love."  Today's daf is sponsored by Marcia Baum in loving memory of Helena K Baum, Chaya Chana Alta bat Chana v'Yekutiel Yehuda on her 9th yahrzeit. "Mom was a strong proponent of women's Torah study long before it became mai...

Study Guide Sanhedrin 42 Why do we make a blessing on the new moon and what is the wording of the blessing? If a student has something to say to help acquit the accused, he is brought to sit with the judges. When does he return to his place and on what does it depend? What if after adding extra judges, they still do not have a majority on one to acquit or two to convict? Once convicted of stoning,...

There are four sources in the Torah to derive the law that the accused must be warned before committing the crime in order for the court to convict. Why were all four necessary? Rav Chanan ruled that eidim zomemim who falsely testified against a betrothed woman that she engaged in relations with another man are not killed as they can claim they were only trying to forbid her to her husband and not...

Study Guide Sanhedrin 40 Today's daf is sponsored by Chavie Kahn and Heshy Kofman in loving memory of their father Yisrael ben Yehoshua Heschel on his first yahrzeit. Today's daf is dedicated in honor of the four tatzpitaniot that were released yesterday from captivity - Liri, Naama, Karina, and Daniela. We continue to pray for the safe release of all the other hostages.  How many essential questi...

Today's daf is sponsored by Lindsay Simmonds in loving memory of her father Baruch ben Eliezer v'Rachel. "His infectious 'joy of life' was a gift to all who were blessed to know him." The emperor challenged Rabban Gamliel with several questions about God's actions and God's power as described in the Tanach, including verses that seemingly suggest the existence of multiple deities. While the empero...

When the Jews were exiled under the rule of Tzidkiyahu, the verse states that God quickened the exile as God is righteous. Two interpretations are brought to explain what was righteous about this.  The Mishna has brought various explanations for why Adam was created alone. A braita is brought which repeats some of the explanations and brings others. Several braitot and statements of amoraim are br...

Today's daf is sponsored by Helen Danczak in loving memory of her Aunt Doris. "Remembering my Aunt who passed away yesterday. May her neshama have an aliyah." How were the rows of students who stood before the court organized and why? The court of twenty-three judges and the Great Sanhedrin (of 71) were organized in a semi-circle. This is derived from a phrase in a verse in Shir haShirim 7:3. The...

Today's daf is sponsored by Becki Goldstein in loving memory of her father, Cantor Yoel ben Meir Fromm. "A lone survivor who served his kehilla in Canada devotedly. His advice to me, spiced with midrashim, encouraged my learning and independent thinking. My grandchildren are his legacy. I miss his nigunim and stories. He was my guiding light." Abaye proposes a kal v'chomer argument regarding someo...

Today's daf is sponsored by Susan Cashdan in loving memory of her father Yitzchak ben Moshe Chona. Today's daf is sponsored by Hannah Piotrkowski. "May our learning be a segula for the safe return of the five "תצפיתניות" (IDF observers) Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Agam Berger, Daniella Gilboa, and Naama Levy." Today's daf is sponsored by Susan Kurzmann in honor of the yahrzeit of her mother, Rivkah...

Study Guide Sanhedrin 34 Today's daf is dedicated in memory Staff  Sgt. Oron Shaul whose body was returned by the IDF to Israel yesterday and to Emily, Romi and Doron - who were released yesterday after 471 days in captivity. Their courage is a model to us all! We pray for the speedy return of the rest of the hostages. The Mishna teaches that anyone present may argue in favor of acquitting the def...

Study Guide Sanhedrin 33 Today's daf is sponsored by Leah Brick in memory of her great niece Nava Tova bat Yehoshua Yisrael Leib v'Liora Charna Cherney, on her third yahrzeit. "In her zechut may we see all of the hostages released now, and refuah shleima to all cholei Yisrael ." The Mishna states that monetary rulings can be overturned in either direction - whether to find someone liable or to exe...

In both monetary and capital cases, the judges thoroughly question the witnesses. This is derived from a Torah verse that equates monetary law with capital law. The Mishna delineates many differences between monetary and capital cases, such as how many judges, what kind of majority is needed, how much of a push is made to find the person innocent.  The Gemara questions the need for thoroughly ques...

Today's daf is sponsored by Cheryl & Avi Savitsky and family in loving memory of Cheryl's father, Dr. Steven F. Stein, Shimon Feivish Ben Yirsroel Yitzchak haKohen, on his 41st yahrzeit. "His simchat hachayim was palpable to anyone who met him and that is something we strive to emulate each and every day."  Today's daf is sponsored by Suri Davis in loving memory of Suri's father, haRav Reuvain ben...

Today's daf is sponsored by Suri Davis in loving memory of Yedid ben Shai Tzvi and Esther Shifra.  When a legal document of admission is written in formal judicial language but bears only two signatures, should we be concerned? The issue is whether this indicates the document was approved by only two judges instead of the required three, potentially invalidating the document. A braita discusses th...