Daf Yomi for Women - Hadran

Study Guide Sanhedrin 4 The Gemara suggests that the basis of the debate between the rabbis and Rabbi Yehuda about whether we rule monetary law by three judges or five judges is based on how they extrapolate the verse - is there  em l'mikra , we rule by the way it is generally read, or em l'masoret , by the way it is actually written? According to Rabbi Yochanan there are five rabbis who all hold...

Study Guide Sanhedrin 3 This week's learning is sponsored by Helen Danczak in loving memory of her father on his yahrzeit.  Today's daf is sponsored in honor of Adina Hagege's birthday with love from her sisters and brother. "Her dedication and passion for learning are an inspiration to her family. With love from her whole family." Today's daf is sponsored by Heather Stone for the physical and psy...

Study Guide Sanhedrin 2 Sanhedrin bookmark Masechet Sanhedrin is sponsored by Jina Davidovich in loving memory of her father, Vladimir Davidovich, Zev ben Yitzchak v'Chana, on his first yahrzeit. "My father always encouraged my learning and was my greatest chevruta. He instilled within me, and his many students, a deep love of Torah. May his neshama have an aliyah."  Today's daf is sponsored by No...

For the text of the Hadran ceremony, click here. For more information about What is a Siyum, click here Siyum Masechet Bava Batra is sponsored by Lesley Glassberg Nadel in loving memory of her father Bernie Glassberg, Berel ben Herschel haLevi, whose 50th yahrzeit is Kislev 17 - May his memory be blessed.

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Study Guide Bava Batra 155 If one says on one's deathbed that money is owed to someone - is that statement believed or should we assume that the person was only trying to make it look like their children do not have a lot of money? Would the same apply in a case where all the money was dedicated to the Temple rather than to the person's children? Can an heir claim that even though their bequeather...

Study Guide Bava Batra 174 Areivut and kablanut are two different methods of guaranteeing a loan. What is the difference between them? There are several different opinions about which language indicates one or the other. One's land acts as a guarantee for a loan and therefore the creditor cannot directly collect from the borrower's land before demanding repayment from the borrower. If a guarantor...

This week's learning is sponsored by Robert and Paula Cohen in loving memory of my grandfather, Joseph Cohen, Yosef ben Moshe HaCohen, z"l. "My grandfather was hard working, loved to sing, especially as a chazan, and brought up his family to be strongly committed to Judaism."  If two people have the same name, can they collect from other people if we cannot be sure that the document in their hand...

Rava and Rav made suggestions to scribes how to avoid writing documents that could raise suspicion of not being fully truthful. Rava did not allow a creditor to trade in promissory notes of large amounts to be divided in half, or two notes to be combined into one for the combined amount, as there is concern for deceit. Rav Ashi did not permit a credit even to trade a promissory note for a large am...

Today's daf is sponsored by Meir and Ahuva Balofsky in loving memory of Ahuva's grandmother, Basia Chava bat Yirmiyahu, on her shloshim, and in honor of their son Moshe's engagement to Maya Wind. "May Bubbie Chava's legacy carry on in this auspicious new beginning."  Today's daf is sponsored by Sigal Spitzer in loving memory of her Grandma "GG" Rhoda, Raizel Bat Gital, whose first yahrzeit is toda...

Study Guide Bava Batra 170 This week's learning is sponsored by Audrey Mondrow in loving memory of Irving "poppy" Mauskopf, Yechezchel Ben Rachel and Abraham, whose yahrzeit is tomorrow. "A person of complete emuna  that always had a smile for everyone. It is an honor and privilege to be his daughter. May his neshama have an aliya ." Today's daf is sponsored by David and Mitzi Geffen in loving mem...

Today's daf is sponsored by Diana Bloom in loving memory of her Bobe, Ita Rosa Sonabend on her 30th yartzheit. Today's daf is sponsored by Chemed Tov in honor of Tzila Goldberg's 102 birthday! If one lost a document of sale, can the buyer request that a new document be written to replace the old one? If the document includes a guarantee, there is a concern that the buyer may pull out the old docum...

Today's daf is sponsored by Miriam Benson in loving memory of her mother, Evelyn Benson, Yocheved bat Avram Leiv v'Chaya Batya. "She died on October 20th, 2024 at the age of 100. She was a wonderful mother and role model. I miss her terribly and am deeply grateful for her life. How lucky I am to have a mom such as this mom." Why did the Mishna need to specify which side needs to pay for the docume...

Today's daf is sponsored by Gila Pollack in loving memory of her father, Moshe Poll ack, on his 7th yahrzeit. "He is missed greatly by all his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren." Abaye suggests never to sign at the bottom of a blank page, someone can forge a document by adding a line saying that the person who signed borrowed money from them. Since a document signed by the borrower i...

Today's daf is sponsored by Judy Shapiro in loving memory of her father Albert Tychman, z"l on his 17th yahrzeit. "He would love that on this day of his yahrzeit, my husband and I are enroute to Israel to visit our daughter and her family. He was very proud of all his grandchildren." Today's daf is sponsored by Lesley Glassberg Nadel in loving memory of her sister Ruth Lewis, Rachel bar Berel haLe...

Today's daf is sponsored by Leah Caroline in loving memory of her brother Baruch Binyamin z"l ben Tzvi Thaler on his shloshim . "Baruch encouraged my learning and often asked where I was up to in the Gemara. We all miss you very much." When Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel said in the Mishna "it goes by the local custom" what did he mean? In what case does he disagree with the tana kamma? Abaye categoriz...

If, as Rav holds, a document comes before the court that has been completely erased and written over and signed, it is acceptable, why is there not a concern that the text was erased a second time and the signatures of the witness were on a version that was erased? The reason is that it is noticeable if a document is erased once or twice. To answer a follow-up question about another concern for fo...

A braita established that one can leave one blank line in a document before the signatures, but not two. Several issues are raised regarding the lines discussed. Is it two lines with a space above and below and if so, how much? What size font - the size of a scribe or the size of witnesses? Rav and Rabbi Yochanan disagree about whether one can leave a space between the witnesses' signatures and th...

This week's learning is sponsored by Debbie and Yossi Gevir for the refuah shleima of Eitan Asher ben Dvora v'Haim Zelig. "Eitan was wounded while protecting Am Yisrael in Lebanon two and a half weeks ago. May he and his buddies continue to  heal steadily along with all of Tzahal's wounded soldiers." Rav Amram explained the reasoning behind Rabbi Yochanan's ruling that the last line of a document...

Today's daf is sponsored by Rabbi Lisa Malik & Adi Wyner in honor of their first grandchild, Azriel David's first birthday today, son of Ariel Wyner & Sofia Chiarandini, and in honor of their daughter, Eva Wyner, upon her engagement to Reuven Rosen. "We love Reuven and look forward to welcoming him into our family!" According to Rabbi Yirmia bar Abba, the witnesses' signatures in a tied document (...

The tenth chapter begins with a comparison between two different types of documents - a regular one ( pashut) and one that has folds ( mekushar ). The differences include the number of witnesses required and where they sign. Several verses are brought to find a source for these two documents and their differences in the Torah and in Yirmiyahu. However, since these verses can be explained in anothe...

Today's daf is sponsored by Rabbi Heshie and Rookie Billet in honor of the bar mitzva of their grandson Elihai Yonah Jacobson in Neve Daniel. "May you continue to grow in Torah learning, middot tovot , chesed , and identification with Klal Yisrael . So proud of you!" A ruling was sent from Israel to Babylonia with a halakhic ruling that was said to be one of the more difficult monetary laws to und...

If a husband and wife die at around the same time and it is unclear who died first, there is a question regarding various types of property. The wife's heirs claim the husband died first and therefore they should collect her ketuba money, her tzon barzel property, and usufruct ( melog ) property. In contrast, the husband's heirs do not want to pay the ketuba money and they want to keep her possess...

If a father and a son die at around the same time and it is unclear who died first and the son did not leave enough money to pay his wife's ketuba or a creditor, the wife/creditor and the father's heirs each bring a different claim. The father's heirs claim the son died first and they inherit all the father's money, leaving the son's estate with nothing to pay the wife/creditor. The wife or credit...

This week's learning is sponsored by my parents, Paula and Robert Cohen, in loving memory of my grandmother, Sonja Waschitz, Sara bat Yitzchak z"l, on her third yahrzeit. My grandmother was always optimistic, despite the many challenges she endured, beginning with leaving her parents behind in Vienna to forge a new life in America at age 14 in 1939. She continues to serve as a role model for our e...