Daf Yomi for Women - Hadran

Study Guide Rosh Hashanah 10 Today's daf is sponsored by Heather (Hadar) Stone in honor of her daughter, Hila bat Hadar ve'Yehezkel on her commission as a second lieutenant in the IDF Education command. "So proud of you and your accomplishments. Can't wait to see where you lead next." And by Jordana Hyman "to our amazing daughter, Prielle Hyman Borowski, on her giyus today. We are bursting with pr...

The words "It shall be a jubilee year the fiftieth year"(Vayikra 25:11) are derived by Rabbi Yishmael son of Rabbi Yochanan ben Broka to teach that one may have thought we add extra days onto the jubilee year at the end of the year in the same way that we added onto it in the beginning (between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur), however, the verse comes to exclude that possibility. The rabbis derive f...

Study Guide Rosh Hashanah 8 This week of learning is sponsored by Beth Hait "in memory of Dr. Chaya Gorsetman, a lifelong learner and gifted educator who inspired me to start learning the daf at the beginning of this cycle."  Today's daf is sponsored by Adeena and Marc Haber for a refuah shleima for their son Yair Amitai ben Adeena Rachel who is undergoing a medical procedure today. And anonymousl...

Study Guide Rosh Hashanah 7 Today's daf is sponsored by Risa Tzohar in memory of her grandmother Rissel Schwartz Wittels, Rissel bat Dina v'Shmuel Lev on her yahrzeit today. A braita states that the first of Nissan is the first of the year for other issues – for months, determining a leap year and for shekalim for the new year's sacrifices. Another opinion there adds for rentals. The Gemara delves...

Study Guide Rosh Hashanah 6 Today's daf is sponsored by Penny Gershman in memory of Shaindl Statman Stein. Shaindl started learning daf yomi this cycle and unfortunately passed away this week.  Why does the braita bring a verse to introduce the idea that if one does not bring the animal in a prescribed time, the person has committed a sin, however, the animal is not disqualified from being sacrifi...

Study Guide Rosh Hashanah 5 Today's daf is sponsored by Jennifer in honor of  Paul Corwin. "Thank you for introducing me to the Daily Daf and for making every step of this life journey a joy. You yourself are a Tree of Life. Your heart is full of all the warmth of Shabbat and wherever you go you leave Mitzvahs behind. All blessings to you my dear friend." The Gemara continues the discussion from a...

Study Guide Rosh Hashanah 4 Today's daf is sponsored by Sami Groff "in memory of my father, Rabbi Abner Groff. It is fitting that we are starting to learn Masechet Rosh Hashana at the time of your yahrzeit – the High Holiday tefillot were the highlight of your year as a Chazan- after weeks of preparation, your incredibly beautiful tefillot inspired all who had the privilege to hear them. We miss y...

Study Guide Rosh Hashanah 3 Today's daf is sponsored by Glenda Sacks Jaffe in honor of Rhona, Sharna & Diana "and my amazing San Diego Chavruta" and by Shmulik and Ronit Shavit in honor of the birth of their grandson, son of Lior and Yosi Weiss. How do we know that Aharon died before Moshe began his speech, thereby proving that the counting from the Exodus began from the first of Nissan and not fr...

Study Guide Rosh Hashanah 2 Masechet Rosh Hashana is sponsored anonymously in honor of Rabbanit Michelle Farber whose dedication to learning and teaching the daf continues to inspire so many people around the world. This week of Masechet Rosh Hashanah is sponsored by Rabia and Oliver Mitchell in honor of their daughter Ellin Mitchell Cooper becoming a Yoetzet Halacha. "Ellin, we are so proud of yo...

English Study Guide 40 If one wants to give guests food to take home, the food will be limited by the techum of the host, unless he/she had someone acquire it on erev Yom Tov on behalf of the others. The Gemara brings a debate between Rav and Shmuel regarding one who gives fruits to another to watch - according to whose techum can they be moved? The owner or the one watching? Do their opinions fit...

Today's daf is sponsored anonymously in memory of Rav Ovadia Yosef, Ovadia Yosef ben Yaakov According to Rabbi Yehuda, if one borrows water for one's dough, one does not need to limit carrying one's dough within the techum of the owner of the water. However, salt would limit it. How does this work with other tannaitic sources – one says that salt is nullified and therefore wouldn't limit and anoth...

Study Guide Beitzah 38 Today's daf is sponsored by Sara and Danny Berelowitz "in honor of our newest granddaughter Avigayil Yova, daughter to Meyer and Chava Sterman." The Gemara proves that Rabbi Yochanan does not hold by laws of b reira , retroactive designation, even in rabbinic laws, by bringing a case of a condition made regarding an eruv techumim . Therefore, they revert back to saying that...

T he month of Cheshvan is sponsored by Tamara Katz in memory of her maternal grandparents, Sarah bat Chaya ve Tzvi Hirsh and Meir Leib ben Esther ve Harav Yehoshua Zelig whose yahrzeits are both this month. Today's daf is sponsored by Lisa Denker in honor of David Denker and Ariel Bruce on the birth of their daughter, Nava Eliana. "May she grow to a life of Torah, a never-ending fascination with s...

Study Guide Beitzah 36 There are laws regarding clearing out an entire storage area, moving items from one roof to the next, or bringing items down from the roof using a rope that were forbidden either on Yom Tov or Shabbat and the Gemara ponders whether it would also be forbidden as well on Shabbat/Yom Tov, relying on the differences discussed at the end of Beitzah 35. The Mishna stated that one...

This week's learning is sponsored by Eliana Gurfinkiel in memory of her grandmother, Alice Djamila Ventura Bat Moshe and Leah, who passed away this past December. She never had a chance to learn about her Jewish roots, not even talking about Torah. I'm sure that in the Olam Haemet she's delighted that her granddaughters learn Torah and do mitzvot in her honour. Her neshama should have an Aliyah."...

Today's daf is sponsored by Eran Bellin and Marcy Goldstein in memory of Rabbi David Eliach. He was a founding member of the Yeshivah of Flatbush and taught generations of students to love Torah and serious study.   A chicken that was trampled or thrown against a wall but managed to stay alive for 24 hours, can be slaughtered, but it should be checked after slaughtering that it had not become a tr...

Today's daf is sponsored by Eran Bellin and Marcy Goldstein in memory of Rabbi David Eliach. He was a founding member of the Yeshivah of Flatbush and taught generations of students to love Torah and serious study.   A chicken that was trampled or thrown against a wall but managed to stay alive for 24 hours, can be slaughtered, but it should be checked after slaughtering that it had not become a tr...

Study Guide Beitzah 33 Today's daf is sponsored by Sagi Carmel in honor of Ashley Offenheim on their marriage today. Is it permissible to use wood for other purposes or can it only be used for kindling on Yom Tov? Rabbi Shimon allows and sages forbid. Leading an animal by a stick on a Yom Tov is a dispute between Rabbi Elazar Bar Rabbi Shimon and the rabbis. The rabbis forbid it besides that it is...

Shmuel rules on undoing ropes that are fastened to the ground or to an object. He differentiates between the two regarding how one can do it, however, he does not distinguish between Shabbat and Yom Tov. The Gemara raises a difficulty against him from the braita where a distinction between Shabbat and Yom Tov is made regarding this issue. They answer that Samuel must hold like the tana of a differ...

Today's daf is sponsored by Gitta Neufeld in memory of Ha'Chaver Menachem ben Ha'Chaver Avraham and Chava a"h.  The Mishnah states that one is allowed to bring wood for kindling on Yom Tov from a pile of wood that was gathered in the fields or gathered or scattered wood from a karpaf , enclosure used for storage.  Rabbi Yehuda and Rabbi Yosi disagree about whether the karpaf needs to be close to t...

Study Guide Beitzah 30 Today's daf is sponsored by Hadassah and Michael Fortinsky in honor of Elisheva and Sam Lightstone, on their son Avishai's wedding today. There are actions that should be done in a different manner on Yom Tov because they look like actions done normally on a weekday, such as carrying things like jugs of water, etc. However,  when it is not possible to do them in a different...

Study Guide Beitzah 29 Today's daf is sponsored by Hannah Hashkes in memory of her mother-in-law Chaya Sarah (Sally) bat Genya and Mordechai Rubin on her birthday, Simchat Torah outside of Israel. "She was active in supporting women's Torah learning throughout her life."  Can one go to a store and ask for a utensil full of food if the utensil is a measuring utensil? Rabbi Yehuda and the rabbis dis...

Study Guide Beitzah 29 Today's daf is sponsored by Hannah Hashkes in memory of her mother-in-law Chaya Sarah (Sally) bat Genya and Mordechai Rubin on her birthday, Simchat Torah outside of Israel. "She was active in supporting women's Torah learning throughout her life."  Can one go to a store and ask for a utensil full of food if the utensil is a measuring utensil? Rabbi Yehuda and the rabbis dis...

Study Guide Beitzah 28 Is it permissible to weigh meat for sale on a Yom Tov? Under what conditions? And what are the different opinions? Rabbi Chiya and Rabbi Shimon the son of Rebbe divided meat between each other by weighing each piece against the other to make sure it was divided evenly. According to whose opinion did they rule as it doesn't match either opinion in the Mishnah. Apparently, it...

Today's daf is sponsored by Jason, Erica, and Raquel in honor of the birthday of our mom, Patty Belkin. "Mom - you love, support, and inspire us every day. Mazel tov on your birthday!" And by Lisa Denker in honor of Steven Denker on his 70th Birthday "Happy 70th! All my love, Zis." And by Hannah Katzman "in memory of her brother, Shlom Pinchas ben Ben-Zion and Taibe Gittel Wachholder. And by Gitta...