Daf Yomi for Women - Hadran

Study Guide Yoma 45 Pictures Today's daf is sponsored by Louis Polcin in honor of Rabbi Elisha Herb of Temple Beth Sholom. "Thank you for the support during my years in college, when you so selflessly welcomed me into your community. It has been an honor to learn from you and to daven alongside you. I am inspired by your deep sense of kavanah, your devotion to the local Jewish community and your l...

Study Guide Yoma 44 Pictures No one is allowed to be in the sanctuary while the Kohen Gadol goes into the Holy of Holies. Is it only when he offers the incense or also when he sprinkles the blood in the Holy of Holies? Rabbi Elazar distinguishes between the separation during the offering of the incense daily (where no one can be in the Sanctuary or in the area between the altar and the Sanctuary)...

Study Guide Yoma 43 Pictures The gemara goes on to extrapolate all the words in the section about the red heifer that indicate a particular person and explain in some cases whether this verse is different from the previous verse and it is a different person who can be involved or is it continuing the same meaning as the previous verse and the same person can do that action as well? Who is able to...

Study Guide Yoma 42 This week of learning is sponsored by Robert Cohen in memory his mother, my grandmother, Helen Cohen, Henna bat Yitzchak Nechemia z"l. This week is also sponsored for a refuah shleima of Pesha Etel bat Sarah.  What are the different opinions regarding the size of the red strip of wool needed for different mitzvot in the Torah? Regarding the slaughtering of the bull for Yom Kipp...

Study Guide Yoma 41 Pictures Rav Chisda brings a law regarding the designation of pairs of bird offerings (one as a burnt offering and one as a sin offering) - when is the designation valid and cannot be changed? The gemara brings a braita quoted on the previous page as a question against Rav Chisda. Another braita is also brought to question his opinion but all of these questions are resolved. Th...

Study Guide Yoma 40 The gemara raises several questions (four, including the one at the end of the previous page) on Rabbi Yannai's position according to the second reading, that even according to Rabbi Yehuda the drawing of lots is essential. Ultimately they bring proof from a braita that this position of Rabbi Yannai is correct.

Study Guide Yoma 39 Pictures Today's shiur is dedicated for a refuah shleima for Pesha Etel bat Sarah.  How was the lottery for the two goats performed? What was done in order to prevent trickery? What was done to prevent animosity between the Kohen Gadol and his potential replacement ( s'gan )? If was seen as a good sign if the lot for God came out in the Kohen Gadol's right hand. Braitot are bro...

This week's learning is sponsored by Dodi Lamm and Tina Lamm in memory of their beloved Uncle and Father-in-law, Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm, Nachum Ben Meir Shmuel v' Perel. "Rabbi Lamm taught us that Torah was a gift given by God equally to men and women. He championed women's learning in passionate speeches. He expanded women's learning in practice by, for example, instituting the post-graduate Talmu...

Study Guide Yoma 37 Pictures Today's daf is sponsored by Michelle and Laurence Berkowitz in memory of Joy Rochwarger Balsam z"l on her 17th yahrzeit, Joy was a pioneer in women's learning and taught many students in many parts of the world. Joy wanted to teach Torah to anybody who wanted to learn, from Poland to Russia to her many students from Midreshet Moriah. Joy would have been so proud of Had...

Pictures What areas in the azara are considered "in the North" for the purposes of slaughtering kodshei kodashim ? There are three different opinions, based on different ways of understanding the verse in Vayikra 1:11. The mishna states that the bull was slaughtered between the altar and the ulam . According to whose opinion is this? Does it only fit with one opinion or can it fit with two? What i...

Study Guide Yoma 35 Pictures This week's learning is sponsored by Joy Benatar in memory of Miriam David, Malka bat Michael v'Esther. Remembered as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and Jewish educator. Why is the room called Beit HaParva? Why did they hold up specifically a garment made of linen? Why did the mishna tell us the total sum of how much the clothing cost? Can a kohen use his own clo...

Study Guide Yoma 34 Pictures The gemara continues to explain the order according to Abba Shaul and brings in different opinions regarding the order of certain activities. Are the requirement for libations for the Tamid sacrifice written in the Torah regarding the afternoon Tamid sacrifice and derived from there to the morning? Or is it the reverse? Rabbi Yehuda explain one way that they would heat...

Study Guide Yoma 33 Pictures This week's learning is sponsored by Lesley Glassberg Nadel and Don Nadel in memory of the yahrzeits of their mothers Theresa Glassberg Tova Bat Zvi Hirsch on Rosh Chodesh Sivan and Rhoda Nadel. Zisa Risa bat Aliya haCohen on 2nd Sivan.  Abaye brought the tradition that he was taught in the name of Abba Shaul regarding the order of daily activities in the Temple. The g...

Study Guide Yoma 32 Today's daf is sponsored by Lesley Glassberg Nadel and Don Nadel in memory of Don's mother, Rhoda Nadel, Zisa Risa bat Aliya haCohen. According to the rabbis who disagree with Rabbi Meir and hold that each washing of hands and feet relates to removing the clothes and putting them on, how can there be ten washings of the hand if on the first time he goes to the mikveh, there is...

Pictures The learning for the month of Sivan is sponsored by Josh Sussman in honor of both his wife, Romi's 50th birthday and their son, Zeli. "He will, B'Ezrat HaShem, be making his first solo siyum on Masechet Yoma at his Bar Mitzvah in July. Romi and I are so proud to be sharing in our learning of Daf Yomi with Zeli and couldn't be prouder of him." Today's daf is sponsored by Lesley Glassberg N...

Study Guide Yoma 30 Pictures In the Temple, one who urinates, needs to wash his hands and feet. Why? One cannot read Shema if one has excrement on one's body in its place. The gemara tries to understand this halakha as the Torah was not given to the angels! If one leaves a meal to go to the bathroom or to talk to a friend outside for a long period of time, does one need to wash again upon returnin...

Today's daf is in honor of the city of Jerusalem. Celebrating 54 years since its unification. And for a refuah shleima of Pesha Etel bat Sara.  Rav Nachman brings a list of things that are surprisingly more difficult/stronger than something else, like the sun on a cloudy day in comparison to a non-cloudy day. Rabbi Avahu continues with a drasha regarding the difference between the rays of the sun...

Study Guide Yoma 28 Today's daf is dedicated by Elana Perlin in honor of her mother, Barbara Alpert. Happy Mother's Day! I love you and I'm glad I can share my thoughts with you on the daf every day. May the American, Canadian border open soon! The gemara brought two different versions of Rabbi Yochanan's statement regarding when a non-kohen will be liable for death. And also a different version o...

Today's daf is sponsored by Deborah Hamilton in honor of Susan Rosenberg's birthday. "With love from the women of IAM who wish Susan a day of her favorite things including a swim at the Point, chocolate-covered pomegranate, and learning with the amazing women of Hadran." From where is it derived that the flaying and cutting of the animal of a sacrifice can be done by a non-kohen? If a non-kohen se...

The third lottery was for burning the incense and only those who had not done this job in the past could come - why? The fourth was to bring the body parts of the animal from the ramp to the top of the altar. Rabbi Eliezer ben Yaakov disagrees with this and thinks that whoever brings it to the ramp, then brings it to the altar. What is the basis for the controversy? Was there a separate lottery fo...

Study Guide Yoma 25 Pictures Today's daf is sponsored by Ruth Leah Kahan, Jessica Shklar, and Emily Michelson in memory of their mother Kadimah bat haRav Avraham Tzvi ben Tzion v'Chaya on her third yahrzeit. And by Robin Bodek Rosenbaum to mark the 11th yahrzeit of her father, Rav Reuven ben Tzvi Hersh, Reuben Bodek. A prince of a man who was loved by all who knew him. He is sorely missed. Rav Nac...

Study Guide Yoma 24 Is the dispute between Reish and Lakish and Rabbi Yochanan regarding the removal of the ashes (whether it is considered an avoda , a ritual, or not) a dispute also between tannaim? Rav and Levi disagree about a non kohen who removes the ashes - is he liable for death in the hands of God or not? How does each one derive their opinion from the verse? The gemara raises some questi...

Study Guide Yoma 23 This week's shiurim are dedicated by Shira and Bill Futornick for the refuah shleima of Michelle Futornick, Ilana bat Miryam. And by Aviva Adler on her father Joseph Kahane's 5th yahrzeit, Yoseph ben Tzvi HaKohen z"l. In what situations must one take revenge and in what situations is it forbidden? If the kohanim could only be counted once in a lottery, how does it say in the mi...

How was the lottery system instituted for the job of the removal of the ashes? Originally, they didn't think so many kohanim would be interested in the job so they said that whoever came first would get the job. However one time two kohanim raced up the ramp of the altar and one pushed the other and he fell off and broke a leg. They didn't think kohanim would all be interested in doing this job be...

Study Guide Yoma 21 Pictures Today's daf is sponsored by Elizabeth Jacob in memory of Danny Morris and all those killed in the tragic accident in Meron on Friday. May his memory be a blessing and may his family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. And in memory of all those killed and for a refuah shleima to all the people injured. And by Elisheva Rappoport, in memory of her belo...