Daf Yomi for Women - Hadran

Presentation in PDF format If the men mentioned in the previous Mishnayot were married to other women at the time they testified/ruled, etc. and then their wife died, they would be allowed to marry the women mentioned. Is this the case only if they died and are not divorced? On what does it depend? Does this mean that if a woman had two husbands who die (as first he testified that her husband died...

Today's daf is sponsored by Elisheva Gray in honor of Avivah Zornberg. "Mazal tov to my dear teacher and friend on the birth of your new book! Todah Rabah for continuing to illuminate the pages of Torah with your unique voice, your grace and your deep well of Jewish and worldly wisdom. Mazal tov, and may you go from strength to strength." If one is suspected of having had a sexual relationship wit...

Study Guide Yevamot 24 Presentation in PDF format The Gemara compares the case of the Mishna where after chalitza is performed with one sister, the other can do yibum and also if they both married the two sisters, we let them stay married, to the case of the Mishna in chapter 3 where both sisters can only do chalitza and if they do get marry the brothers, they must get divorced. The case here is o...

Study Guide Yevamot 23 Presentation in PDF format Rabbi Yosi bar Yehuda derived from the verse "the daughter of his father's wife" to exclude a daughter of a union of his father and a Canaanite slave or a non-Jewish woman from being considered one's sister. The drasha is based on the word "wife" which seems to imply proper marriage. The Gemara questions why that case was limited, but others were n...

Study Guide Yevamot 22 Presentation in PDF format Today's daf is sponsored by Rochel Cheifetz for the refuah shleima of Rabbi Chaim Wasserman, Rav Chaim Tzvi Ben Devora.  Today's daf is sponsored by Josh Blicker in honor of his wife, Atara on their wedding anniversary. "Here's to more years of depth in, marriage, Torah, and in life!"  Today's daf is sponsored by Brenda Coren and Achsah Weinberg in...

Study Guide Yevamot 21 Presentation in PDF format Today's daf is sponsored by Rabbi Dan Ross and Rabbi Jade Sank Ross in honor of the birth of their daughter Adina Sydney Ross, Adina Sapir bat Harav Daniel Zalman v'harabah Yofi Channah. "May the joy of your arrival on Erev Purim follow you throughout your life, may you live to see your world fulfilled, may your destiny be for worlds still to come,...

Study Guide Yevamot 20 Presentation in PDF format Rav Menashe raises a question on the reason for the rabbis' opinion regarding a brother who was born after the husband died. The Gemara then raises a similar type question on the reason for Rabbi Shimon's opinion. Both questions are resolved. The Mishna brings different categories or situations of a woman who can be in a forbidden relationship with...

Presentation in PDF format. Study Guide Yevamot 19 Did Rabbi Shimon disagree with the rabbis about an issue of a brother born after the death of the first husband in any case where the brother was born after the death of the first husband or only if he was born after the yibum of the brother to the first brother's wife? Rabbi Oshaya holds that he disagrees about both, based on the principle that z...

Presentation Study Guide Yevamot 18 Today's daf is sponsored in honor of Nachshon Shwartz on his Bar Mitzvah. Mazal tov to Pam and Yoav and all of his grandparents, aunts and uncles.  This week's learning is sponsored by Rena and Mark Goldstein in loving memory of Moe Septee on the occasion of his 25th yahrzeit. "He presented the Beatles and brought Yentl to Broadway. But, he would be most proud o...

Presentation in PDF Format Today's daf is sponsored by Randi Shuster in honor of Sharona Shuster for finishing her first perek of Yevamot!  Today's daf is sponsored by Ellen Golub & Steven Sass in memory of Leo Golub, Aryeh Leib ben Eliyahu and Massi on his 8th yahrzeit. "He was a native Yiddish speaker who loved the Jewish people and, despite a streak of atheism, insisted that his only daughter h...

Today's daf is sponsored by both Hadran and the Schoor family in loving memory of Julia Koschitzky. "Her contributions to the Jewish world and Torah learning are innumerable and her presence will be missed."  Today's daf is sponsored by Rabbi Raymond Harari in honor of Vicky's special birthday and her studying many massekhtot together with Rabbanit Michelle.  Today's daf is dedicated to Ruth Leah...

Study Guide Yevamot 15 Did Beit Shamai act according to what they held or not? The Gemara brings five different sources to try to reach an answer, but none is conclusive. Three additional sources are brought to raise a difficulty with the approach that Beit Shamai did not act upon their opinion, but the difficulties are resolved. Then two sources are brought that finally prove that Beit Shamai act...

Study Guide Yevamot 14 Today's daf is sponsored by Nancy Kolodny in honor of her daughter-in-law and chevruta Lisa Kolodny on her birthday, and in honor of all the women and men of the Hadran community.  Reish Lakish questions: When the Megilla is read on different days in different cities, why is it not a concern of "lo titgoddo" - splitting the people into different factions? Rabbi Yochanan enga...

Presentation in PDF format T oday's daf is dedicated by Tzivia Korn for a refuah shleima for Frieda Devra bat Rayzel Riva.  What is the source for exempting the tzara of the tzara in the event that there was a third brother, mentioned in the first Mishna? When the Mishna states that if the wife (the one who was forbidden to the brother) died or divorced, etc. before the first husband died, the tza...

Presentation The Gemara attempts unsuccessfully to answer the question of Rabbi Yochanan about whether yibum is permitted for a wife (or her tzara ) who returned to her first husband after divorce (after being married to someone in the interim) and he died without children? The tzara of one who did " miun " (refusal) to her yabam (the brother with whom she was supposed to do yibum) is forbidden ac...

Study Guide Yevamot 11 This week's daf is sponsored by Ira and Natanya Slomowitz for the refuah shleima of Dvora Diener, Dvora Rachel bat Ahuva and Harav Shlomo. Today's learning is sponsored by Hadran Women of Long Island in honor of Hadran and Rabbanit Michelle for her leadership in furthering Talmud study and for inspiring us Long Island learners. We are not only virtual chevrutot, we have also...

Study Guide Yevamot 10 Presentation in PDF format Today's daf is sponsored by Elisheva Gray. "Purim Sameach to Rabbanit Michelle, all of the Hadran teachers and staff and to my fellow students. Todah rabah, Rabbanit Michelle, for all of the joy and learning you bring to our lives. In the spirit of Queen Esther, perhaps this wonderful journey through Talmud together is our collective way of strengt...

Study Guide Yevamot 9 Presentation Today's daf is sponsored by Professor Jonathan Ben-Ezra in honor of his wife, Dr. Robin Zeiger. "I am so proud that we were able to finish Seder Moed together." Today's daf is sponsored by Jennifer and Joshua Lankin in loving memory of Jennifer's brother, Avigdor Chai Avraham ben Rachel Leah and Meir Tzvi, in honor of her grandma Marilyn Kaiman, daughter Adi and...

Presentation Study Guide Yevamot 8 Today's daf is sponsored for a refuah Shleima to Dr. Joakim Isaacs, Avraham Chaim ben Fruma, a seasoned Daf Yomi learner, from the Isaacs and Darshan Families. Today's daf is sponsored anonymously in loving memory of Moshe ben David Rav Moshe Feinstein.  Today's daf is dedicated by Marcia Baum in honor of the birth of her granddaughter Moriah Nava born to her chi...

Study Guide Yevamot 7 Today's daf is sponsored by Betsy Mehlman in loving memory of her father Harold Mondshein, Zvi Menachem Mendel ben Shlomo on his 38th yahrzeit. "He was a kind, loving man with an optimistic outlook on life and a baal koreh with a beautiful voice."  Today's daf is sponsored by Julie Landau in loving memory of Melvin Landau. "My father loved all kinds of learning and knew somet...

Study Guide Yevamot 6 This week's learning is sponsored by Bracha Ehrman. "Mazal tov to Esther Ehrman, the Bet Shemesh women's daf yomi group and the Hadran community on finishing seder moed!  Today's daf is sponsored by Deborah Aschheim in loving memory of her grandmother, Sarah Pfeffer Aschheim. "Omama, your sudden passing in Hannover, Germany in 1931 created a void that is still felt to this da...

Today's daf is sponsored by Rachel Lopatin in honor of Cara Lopatin. "With lots of love, Eema and Abba."  From where do we learn that a positive commandment override s a negative commandment, according to the rabbis who disagree with Rabbi Yishmael and hold that the words "wool and linen" in the verse next to the verse about tzitzit is necessary for itself and not free to learn this principle? The...

Today's daf is sponsored by Ronit Eini on behalf of her son Yair Ezra on finishing Masechet Megillah.  Today's daf is sponsored anonymously for the refuah shelaima of Devorah bat Eta Elka Michla.  From where do we derive that a positive commandment overrides a negative commandment? The first answer is to learn it from the juxtaposition of tzitztit and shaatnez which comes to teach that the positiv...

Study Guide Yevamot 3 Today's daf is sponsored by Tina Lamm with gratitude to Hashem for a new granddaughter, Dahlia Hadar. "Mazal tov to her parents, Bracha and Akiva Berger!"  Today's daf is sponsored by Sylvia Simmons in loving memory of her father, Avrom Simmons, Avraham Nachum ben Yisrael on his yahrzeit. "'Brand plucked from fire,' survivor of Kovno ghetto, he planted the seeds for my studie...

Presentation in PDF format (for the proper effect, open with a Reader such as Adobe and view in Read or Presentation mode) Masechet Yevamot is sponsored by Ahava Leibtag and family in memory of her grandparents, Leo and Esther Aaron. "They always stressed the importance of a Torah life, mesorah and family. May their memory always be a blessing for their children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren...