Daf Yomi for Women - Hadran

Pictures Today's daf is sponsored by Dina Hirshfeld-Becker in memory of her father Alan Hirshfeld, zichrono livracha, on his third yahrzeit that was last week (August 1). "He was a loving father and grandfather who was committed to his daughters learning Torah." Can an Egyptian myrtle branch be used for the mitzva of hadas ? If the leaves have fallen off, how many need to be left on in order to st...

Pictures Today's daf is sponsored by Josh Waxman in memory of his father, Nahum Waxman, Nahum Gedalia ben Yirmiyahu and Faiga Mina who passed away a few days ago. Yehi Zichro Baruch. The gemara brings a list of disqualifications of lulav and delves into them. How do we know that the verse in the Torah "branches of a date palm" refer to a lulav and not to a different part of the lulav? What is the...

Pictures A stolen sukkah – can it be used? Rabbi Eliezer forbids and the rabbis permit. Rav Nachman limits the case in which they disagree – only in a case where one kicked another out of his sukkah, but all would agree if one stole wood and used it to build a sukkah, it would be permitted to use the sukkah and one would only need to return the value of the stolen wood. In the vein, the gemara bri...

Today's daf is sponsored by Jennifer and Daniel Geretz in memory of Rachel "Chela" Geretz, ob"m, on the occasion of her second yahrtzeit. The law that one cannot perform a mitzva through a transgression is learned from verses relating to sacrifices. From there, Rabbi Yochanan in the name of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai learned that a stolen lulav is disqualified all the days of Sukkot. But Rabbi Yitzch...

Pictures Today's shiur is dedicated by Natalie Taylor for the refuah shleima of two women whom I love very much: Bracha bat Rachel and Devora Shulamit bat Yocheved Chana. May both these amazing women have successful operations this week and an easy recovery. What items should/should not be brought into the Sukkah? If it starts to rain, at what point can you leave and at what point do you need to c...

Today's daf is sponsored by Faye Schwartz "liluy nishmat avy , Moshe Schwartz, Yakov Moshe ben HaRav Chayim Klonymous on the 25th yahrzeit of his passing. My father was an ish tam who possessed tremendous emunah despite the many hardships he encountered throughout his lifetime. He was koveyah itim and managed to complete the daf yomi cycle multiple times notwithstanding his working long hours 6 da...

There are a number of issues upon which Rabbi Eliezer and the rabbis disagree. Is one obligated to eat 14 meals in the sukkah? Can one make up the first meal on Shmini Atzeret (or possibly on all other days of Sukkot) if one missed eating that meal in the sukkah? IF one can make it up, how is that done? Can one move from sukkah to sukkah during the holiday or does one need to eat in the same sukka...

Today's daf is dedicated by Sara Berelowitz "in memory of my beautiful Mom Kayla bat Yehuda on her 8th yahrzeit who we all miss very much." And by Aviva Adler for a refuah shleima for Leah bat Chaya Rivka. And in memory of Yaakov Israel ben Chaim Peretz, Rav Yaakov Kanievsky, the Steipler. Those who write and sell sifrei Torah, tefillin, and mezuzot are exempt from shema , davening and tefillin as...

Today's daf is sponsored by Rina Goldberg in memory of her mother, Gitel Bat Dovid, Gertrude Kurz z"l whose yahrzeit is on 23 Av. "Our mother was in the first graduating class of the famed Hildesheimer Yeshiva in Berlin. She succeeded in instilling her love of Torah and Yiddishkeit to her two daughters, both of whom are studying the Daf with Rabbanit Michelle. The Siyum Hashas in January 2020 was...

Pictures How does the gemara resolve the contradiction in Abaye regarding Rabbi Meir and Rabbi Yehuda - which one holds does one need to be concerned for death or not? In the end, they conclude that the debate regarding the wine of the Cutim was not about whether or not the flask will break but whether or not one holds by breira, retroactive designation. Another question is raised against Rabbi Ye...

Pictures Today's daf is sponsored by David Eisenstein in memory of Channa Bat Yehudah Yosef Ravvin. "In memory of my Aunt Hannah Ravvin whose life and family inspire us in our commitment to Jewish Life and learning." The mishna permits a sukkah on a boat. The gemara points out that this is a subject of debate among Rabbi Akiva and Rabban Gamliel. The root of the debate is: does a sukkah need to be...

Pictures A month of shiurim are dedicated by Terri Krivosha for a refuah shleima for her beloved husband, Rabbi Hayim Herring, Hayim ben Feiga Riva.  A sukkah medublelet is a good sukkah. What is medublelet ? Rav and Shmuel disagree. According to Shmuel it works by the principle chevot rami . What is that principle? Where else do we see it? There is a debate about whether or not the rows need to b...

Pictures Today's daf is sponsored by Erin Piateski in honor of Jessica's wedding on Sunday. "Mazal tov Jessica and Harold!" The gemara brings the mishna from Ohalot Chapter 3 Mishna 7 regarding a debate between Rabbi Yehuda and the rabbis regarding the laws of impurity of a tent for a tent formed by nature. Rabbi Yehuda's opinion (that it does not have laws of tents regarding impurity) contradicts...

Today's daf is sponsored by Tina Lamm in memory of Asher Mechanic, Asher ben Avraham v'Rina. "In the zechut of all those he helped as a passionately devoted physician, may his neshama have an aliyah."  And by Tova and David Kestenbaum to mark the shloshim of Tova's dear Uncle, Harav Reuven Pinchas ben Harav Chaim Yaakov v'Yehudit Bulka z"l. "He was a special Uncle to us and an extraordinary man. H...

Pictures Today's daf is dedicated by Deborah Aschheim (Weiss) NYC is loving memory of her father, David Aschheim, David Moshe ben Meir, whose 41st yahrzeit is today. "Daddy, you were taken from us too early in life. I miss you. You laid the foundations for who I am today. You would be so proud of me and Robert, and our children and grandchildren. And by Cliff Felig in honor of Minna Ferziger Felig...

Pictures Today's daf is sponsored by Jessica Jobaneck on the occasion of her marriage to Harold Kingsberg today and their joint siyum of Masekhet Yoma. "Here's to being chevrutas for life." And by Michael Gordon in honor of his wife Avigail and their 15th wedding anniversary. "Avigail, I am so proud of everything that you do. And your learning daf yomi on top of it all." And by Ronit Shavit in hon...

Pictures The mishna and gemara raise more cases of dofen akuma , when the disqualified s'chach is within four cubits of the walls, we view the wall as if it continues onto the s'chach and it does not disqualify the sukkah. Air space in the s'chach disqualifies the sukkah is it covers a space of three handbreadths. There are two different versions regarding a debate about whether non-kosher s'chach...

Pictures Today's daf is sponsored by Mark Goldstein in honor of his wife, Rena Septee Goldstein, on her birthday, "with love to my life chevruta." If one uses remnants of clothes or utensils for s'chach , it is invalid as it still retains its status of being susceptible to impurity. What are examples of this? In which case would the sukkah be valid when one hollows out a pile of wheat stalks? The...

Pictures Today's daf is dedicated by Lisa Kolodny in memory of Marjorie Glick, Miriam Chana bat Rachel, and in honor of her loving daughter Emma Rinberg who learns the daf. Miriam recently passed away and was a bright, intelligent woman who loved learning and always had a smile for everyone. May her Neshama have an aliya from our learning. If there are beams on a ceiling that are not connected by...

Pictures Can one change the status of handles of items from being susceptible to impurity to not being susceptible to impurity by rendering it useless through one's thoughts or is it necessary to do an action? Can one use wooden boards for sechach ? Did the rabbis forbid it as it looks like a ceiling and people may come to think they can use their house for a sukkah? Rabbi Meir and Rabbi Yehuda di...

Pictures Today's daf is dedicated by Valerie Adler in honor of her daughter, Anoushka Adler on her wedding. "Dedicated to my darling daughter on her wedding day. May you be blessed to continue in your path and be a wonderful partner to Sagi in good health and happiness. Mazal tov - Ima and Abba." Different rabbis mention different items that can be used for sechach as they are not susceptible to i...

Pictures Today's daf is sponsored by Zichron Yaakov women's daf yomi group, "in honor of Rabbanit Michelle and gratitude for her inspiration and her seemingly infinite willingness to be there for us, to share of her wisdom and time to enrich and encourage. Thank you for being part of our local siyum." And anonymously in memory of Yssaschar the son of Yaakov Avinu and in memory of Rabbi Yitzhak ben...

Study Guide Sukkah 11 Pictures There is a debate whether sleeping under a bed with netting within a s ukkah invalidates the fulfillment of the mitzva. Raba bar Rav Huna explains that it is permitted as per Rabbi Yehuda's position that an incidental or temporary structure cannot nullify the legal status of the established tent of the s ukkah. The Mishna sets forth the rule for a valid roof ( sechac...

Study Guide Sukkah 10 Pictures What was Rabbi Yirmia trying to teach by bringing all four cases of a sukkah on top of a sukkah? What is the minimum height needed for the upper sukkah in order for the sukkah to be considered a sukkah on top of a sukkah. Three opinions are brought and the gemara raises questions on Shmuel. Can one put a sheet on top of or below the sechach. On what does it depend?

Study Guide Sukkah 9 Pictures Today's daf is sponsored by Deborah Aschheim (Weiss) in memory of her mother, Edith Bettelheim Aschheim, Pesel bat Kalman, whose 38th Yartzeit is today. "Mommy. You often said that Hitler robbed you of a Jewish education, when you were forced to flee Vienna on the Kindertransport for London. Fortunately, you were reunited with your parents before the war in Bangor, Ma...