Daf Yomi for Women - Hadran

Study Guide Beitzah 2 Today's daf is sponsored anonymously for the yahrzeit of Elazar ben Shimon, R. Elazar son of R. Shimon bar Yochai and Saadia ben Joseph, Rav Saadia Gaon. There are three debates quoted in the first mishna between Beit Shamai and Beit Hillel where Beit Shamai is more lenient. The topics are: an egg that was laid on Yom Tov – can it be eaten, what measurement of a leavening age...

For the full Siyum Masechet Sukkah English Study Guide Sukkah 56 Siyum Masechet Sukkah is dedicated by Miriam Tannenbaum in memory of her dear mother, Ruth Zemsky, רייזל בת יהושע הלוי וחיה קילא ז"ל whose 5th yahrzeit was observed yesterday, 23 Elul. In her life's quest of Avodat Hashem, she embodied the oft-quoted motif in Masechet Sukkah of "דרכיה דרכי נעם" "her ways were ways of pleasantness". H...

Study Guide Sukkah 55 Today's daf is sponsored by David Tannor in honor of his wife, Naomi Shamah Esses. "I am so proud of you for having started and staying with daf yomi. B"H may we merit to share many more anniversaries together, ever increasing our study of Torah and basking in its light." And for the yahrzeit of Yisrael Meir ben Aryeh Zev ha-Kohen, Rabbi Yisrael Meir ha-Kohen Kagan Chofetz Ch...

Study Guide Sukkah 54 The gemara compares the mishna that mentions the 48 trumpet blasts (according to Rabbi Yehuda's opinion) with a previous mishna that seemed to have a different calculation of the blasts. The mishna is attributed to Rabbi Eliezer ben Yaacov who held that three of the blasts were done at the altar ceremony (at the time of the placing of the willow branch, according to Rashi). T...

Today's daf is sponsored by Elaine Hochberg in honor of Arie Hochberg. You are a constant support in my journey of learning. Thank you for the encouragement and the joy. What are the words of praise that would be said at the Simchat Bat Hashoeva? What would Hillel say to encourage people to keep in the way of God? Hillel, R. Yochanan, and also a story about King Solomon talk about how a person's f...

Today's daf is sponsored by Judy Shapiro for the 8th yahrzeit of her mother Deera Tychman, Tzvia Bracha bat Mordechai v'Chaya Tova. "I hope my mother's neshama is uplifted by my study of Torah and Daf Yomi." How did they build a new structure for separating the men and women? Doesn't the Temple have to be built exactly the way it was handed down by tradition? The rabbis derived it from a verse in...

Study Guide Sukkah 51 Today's daf is sponsored by Shulamit Tyberg-Isaacs in honor of her daughter, Dr. Shifra Tyberg. "Happy birthday! May your life continue to be enriched by your Torah study and may the blessings continue. With much love, Mommy and Kim." And in memory of Pinchas Mordechai ben Reuven Moshe who passed away tragically this week, by his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Moshe and Je...

Study Guide Sukkah 50 Today's daf is sponsored by Judi Felber in honor of the 4th yahrzeit of her father, Hershel Tzvi Shlomo Chaim ben Pesach and Dina Sara. When Judi was growing up in Pennsylvania, her family joked that it always rained on Sukkot. Her father passed away in Florida during Hurricane Irma. So it seems particularly fitting to remember him while learning Masechet Sukkah (even though...

Study Guide Sukkah 49 Today's daf is sponsored by Amy Cohn on the yahrzeit of her father Rav Dov Chaim ben Zeev z"l "who taught all his five daughters Talmud and the love of Torah. "Abballe: Since I started doing daf yomi with Rabanit Michelle I am reminded of many of your teachings and feel your presence." And a refuah shleima for Ashira bat Ilana Shoshana who is undergoing surgery today and Gavr...

Study Guide Sukkah 48 Today's daf is sponsored by Dr. Daniel and Sara Berelowitz in honor of the marriage of Shevi Berelowitz to Jacob Namrow today. And by Mendel Rosbi in honor of his wife Chana Shacham-Rosbi on the occasion of her 35th birthday and her becoming a Yoetzet Halacha. There is a braita to strengthen the opinion that we say shehechiyanu on Shemini Atzeret - there it is written that Sh...

Outside of Israel where the eighth day of the holiday is possibly the seventh (as they didn't know exactly when the new moon was declared in Israel), do you sit in the Sukkah? There is a debate between Rabbi Yochanan and Rav. There are two different versions brought – each one understands differently - what exactly is the controversy over? Is it regarding sitting in the sukkah or making the blessi...

Study Guide Sukkah 46 Today's daf is sponsored by Dodi Lamm in memory of her sister Judy Young, Yehudis Leiba bat Shprintza A'HS. "My sister's whole life revolved around teaching Torah, being mekarev the disenchanted, and dedicating herself to her beautiful family. She had an abundance of energy and radiated that love of life to all those she encountered far and wide. Her motto was, 'how can I mak...

How was the mitzva of arava performed in the Temple? Where were the aravot taken from? What did they say at the ceremony? What did they do differently when the last day fell on Shabbat? Rabbi Yochanan ben Broka had a different tradition regarding the custom and instead of arava they used palm branches and placed them on the sides of the altar. What was the height of the aravot that were placed nea...

This week of learning is sponsored by Medinah Korn in memory of her dear mother, Rosalie Katchen, Shoshana Raizl bat Avraham Yehoshua ve-Baila Toiba, z"l, on her 21st yahrzeit. "Her kindness and grace, zest for life, delight in Torah study, and love for family and friends continue to inspire us every day. Yehi zichrah baruch." As the gemara concluded, after the destruction of the Temple, the mitzv...

Why does a lulav override Shabbat only when the first day falls on Shabbat? And why only in the time of the Temple? Does it override Shabbat in some places even after the time of the Temple? Why? The gemara brings a braita with a drasha from where it is derived that the lulav is taken even on Shabbat. However, based on a question, they conclude that the braita is only according to Rabbi Eliezer as...

Today's daf is sponsored by Tova and David Kestenbaum in honor of Tova's parents, Rabbi Dr. Israel and Rebecca Rivkin, who are making Aliyah today. "We, your children, grandchildren and great grandchildren are anxiously awaiting your arrival in Israel, and wish you many more years of good health and nachat from all of us." And by Jeanne Klempner in honor of her father's 83rd birthday this week, hi...

Rav Ashi limits the debate between Rabbi Elazar and Rabbi Yochanan regarding how one can transfer the sanctity of shmita fruits. At first, he says they are only debating the case of the fruits themselves but all would agree that money or an item that had kedusha sanctified by the fruits would be able to transfer sanctity to another item either by sale or by redemption, chilul . However, after a qu...

The gemara concludes from the previous discussion that a lulav has sanctity of the shmita year, k'dushat shviit . A difficulty is raised - why should there be a k'dushat shviit in a lulav if it appears in a braita that leaves of a tree do not have k'dushat shviit if they are not collected for eating? The answer is that there is a difference between the trees who provide enjoyment after they are de...

This week's learning is sponsored in memory of Fred Hochstadter, Ephraim Ben Baruch (yahrzeit on 8 Elul). "Dear Dad: We miss you very much and especially cherish our summer memories of spending time in Cape Cod. We are continuing the tradition and thinking of you. With lots of love, Adam, Carolyn, Michal, Josh, Benny, Izzy, Shim, Zoe and Yehuda." There were various customs regarding which verses w...

If one did not fulfill one's mitzva of taking a lulav in the morning, for how long can it be done? If one started eating, should one stop eating and take the lulav? Is it possible to fulfill one's obligation of Hallel if one doesn't know the words by having someone else read it for him? What difference does it make if the person reciting it for him is a man, or a woman, a Canaanite slave or a mino...

If one did not fulfill one's mitzva of taking a lulav in the morning, for how long can it be done? If one started eating, should one stop eating and take the lulav? Is it possible to fulfill one's obligation of Hallel if one doesn't know the words by having someone else read it for him? What difference does it make if the person reciting it for him is a man, or a woman, a Canaanite slave or a mino...

English Study Guide Sukkah 37 Today's daf is sponsored by Tali Brown Kozlowski "in honor of the first yahrzeit of my grandfather Harvey Brown, Chayim Eli Ben Yehuda Noach who was an avid learner, always found with a sefer in hand, even on the beach. And also in honor of the first yahrzeit of Rabbi David Moss father of Talia Moss and former Executive Director of Ohr Torah Stone. May their Neshamot...

Pictures Today's daf is sponsored by Emma Rinberg in memory of her beloved mum, Marjorie Glick, Miriam Chana bat Menachem Mendel and Rachel on the occasion of her stone setting and shloshim. "May her precious neshama glow brightly in the zechut of our learning together. And by Terri Krivosha for the refuah shleima of her dear friend Elisheva Bat Orah. And by the Hadran zoom group for a refuah shle...

Pictures How do you know that the "fruit of the hadar tree" mentioned in the Torah is an etrog? The gemara brings some answers. Why is an etrog of orla (fruits from the first three years of a tree) prohibited? Is it because it cannot be eaten or because it has no monetary value, meaning it is not considered the property of the owner (since it is prohibited to benefit from it)? All agree that it ne...

English Study Guide Sukkah 34 Pictures In the times of the Temple they would surround the altar with aravot , willow branches. There is a debate whether this is derived from a verse or from a halacha l'Moshe m'Sinai. From where do we derive that a tzaftzafa cannot be used as a willow branch for the four minim . How can one tell the difference between an arava and a tzaftzafa ? The rabbis list a nu...