Daf Yomi for Women - Hadran

Today's daf is sponsored by Rabbi David Young in honor of his chevruta called "Day Yomi, Baby!" - Rabbi Rachel Greengrass, Rabbi Stephen Wise, Rabbi Eric Linder, Rabbi Andy Rosenkranz and Rabbi Sari Laufer. Can one hire workers on Shabbat for work on Shabbat or after Shabbat? Can one tell someone else to hire workers for them? Is that referring to telling a Jew or a non-Jew? Can one go to the edge...

Study Guide Shabbat 149 Can one go over a written list of guests that one wants one's servant to invite on Shabbat? Or a list of foods to serve? What is the concern? The gemara brings two explanations and tries to find the situation where there would be a disagreement between the two. Can one look in a mirror on Shabbat - what would be the concern and in what case would it be an issue? Can one cas...

Study Guide Shabbat 148 Today's daf is sponsored by Julie Mendelson in honor of her son who is drafting into the army on Sunday. "My favorite study partner - Iknow you might not have time to listen to the daf every day, but we'll all learn on your behalf while you defend us. B'ezrat Hashem - I hope you have a successful and meaningful service, and come home safe and sound. Love, Mom Can one set a...

Study Guide Shabbat 147 Today's daf is dedicated by David and Margie Zweibel in memory of David's father, Yehuda Aryeh ben Moshe z"l and by Ayelet Hermel in memory of her grandmother Rivka Regina bat Faiga and Efraim z"l.  The mishna and gemara go over all sorts of actions that are either permitted or forbidden due to concern/no concern that one may do something forbidden or because it may be cons...

Today's daf is sponsored by Jane Shapiro in honor of Nina Black on her birthday, from her Machi who loves sharing grandchildren and children and daf yomi together.  Can one break a barrel on Shabbat? Can one make a spout? Can one perforate the cover of a barrel? Can one use a reed or a branch to make a spout? Can one open a hole that was sealed up? On what does it depend? Can one seal a hole with...

Study Guide Shabbat 145 Today's daf is sponsored by Margie Zweibel l'ilui nishmat Chami Tzvi ben Yosef Binyamin z"l. And by Aviva Baumser in honor of Deborah Aschheim in honor of your mother Edith Aschheim & all the hard work & Torah dedication you have been doing in her & her husband's name. Kol HaKavod!!! The gemara delves into the concept of liquids that are squeezed onto a solid are considered...

Study Guide Shabbat 144 Today's daf is sponsored by Deborah Aschheim Weiss in memory of her beloved mother, Edith Aschheim z"l on her 37th yartzeit. She loved yiddishkeit and learning despite the limitations on her childhood Jewish education due to WWII. And by Aviva Drazin in memory of Rabbi Joshua Shmidman z"l on his 15th Yahrzeit. His ways were דרכי נועם, and he led, taught and inspired his Keh...

Can one clear bones and peels off the table? Are they considered muktze? Beit Shamai and Beit Hillel debate how this can be done. Each one sides with either Rabbi Shimon and Rabbi Yehuda regarding whether we have a narrow definition of what is muktze or a wider one. Rav Nachman says there's a mistake regarding who said which opinion. Can one use a sponge on Shabbat? Does one need to be concerned t...

Study Guide Shabbat 142 This week's shiurim are dedicated for a refuah shleima for our dear Ellie, Chana Esther Bat Ayala Hadar - with all our love, Elana and Danny Storch and family. And by Cliff Felig in honor of Minna Ferziger Felig on the occasion of her birthday. Mazel tov! Why is one allowed to carry a child with a rock in his/her hand but not money? In the case of the basket with money, it...

In what cases can one move things that are muktze indirectly? When one comes out of a river on Shabbat, one needs to worry about carrying water that is on one's body and therefore should dry off before walking. How can one clean off dirt off one's foot on Shabbat? How can one clean dirt off one's clothing? Can one scrape dirt off a shoe? Can one remove a shoe from the shoe frame? Why can't a child...

Can one put eggs in a mustard strainer on Shabbat - why? If the mustard (oil or wine made from mustard) was kneaded in its own liquids before Shabbat, can one add liquid and mix it on Shabbat or is it a problem of kneading? Is there a difference if it is done with a utensil or by hand? Other drinks that people prepare in a way that involves kneading or may be used for medicinal purposes are discus...

Today's shiur is dedicated by Mark Goldstein in honor of Rena Septee Goldstein, his wife of 38 years and his daf yomi chevruta. The gemara discussed the problematic nature of having corrupt and arrogant leaders. The people of Baschar ask a number of questions regarding building a canopy on Shabbat, planting hops in a vineyard (issue of kelaim , mixing diverse kinds) and burial on Yom Tov. Rav Mena...

Today's shiur is sponsored by Elizabeth Kirshner in loving memory of her father, Rabbi Gabriel M. Kirshner, HaRav Gavriel Meir ben HaRav Shraga Feyvel z"l, who instilled in her a love of Torah from the very first moments of her life. May his neshama have an aliyah and may his legacy bring healing and harmony to the world. And by Caroline Musin Berkowitz in honor of the 98th birthday of her grandmo...

Study Guide Shabbat 137 This week's learning is sponsored by Margie Zweibel in honor of Howie Shocket, Chaim Tzvi ben Yenta Bluma. He is in our tefillot. Today's daf is sponsored by The Mitchell Family in honor of Rabia Mitchell's birthday. Mazel tov! In which additional case does Rabbi Yehuda hold that an andrgyne is considered a case of doubt and not for sure male? If there are two babies (of on...

Today's daf is sponsored by Danielle Leeshaw in honor of the wonderful community of daf yomi participants at Hillel International that inspire students and staff to learn and love Talmud study. How does one perform a brit milah on Shabbat if according to Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel, it is not clear until the thirtieth day if the baby will survive? How does one treat a case where one is not sure if a...

Study Guide Shabbat 135 Today's shiur is dedicated by Miriam Tannenbaum with gratitude to the inspiring Daf Yomi women of RBS-Kehillat Ahavat Tzvion. "So grateful to have started this journey together and to continue even as we move to Efrat" and by Margie Zwiebel for a refuah shleima for Chaim Tzvi ben Yetta Bluma. In which situations does the mitzva of brit milah not override Shabbat? Beit Shama...

What can be done to take care of a child after his brit milah on Shabbat? The woman who brought up Abaye told him all sorts of remedies for babies, including some things relevant for brit milah. Can one wash one before or after a brit milah with hot water? For how many days? Can one wask normally or not? Can it be with water warmed up before Shabbat or even with water warmed up on Shabbat? 

Study Guide Shabbat 133 Why do we need a drasha to teach us that brit milah overrides the prohibition to cut a leprous mark – isn't it an act that one does without intention and one should be exempt? From where do we derive that brit milah done not on the eighth day does not override Yom Tov (and obviously, Shabbat). Four answers are brought. Rav Yehuda paskens in the name of Rav like Rabbi Akiva...

Study Guide Shabbat 132 Today's daf is sponsored by Robyn Samuels for a refuah shelaymah u'mehayra for Yaakov Wolf Ben Tzipa. From where does Rabbi Eliezer derive that any preparations needed for a brit milah override Shabbat?  From where do we derive (according to all opinions) that a brit milah can be performed on Shabbat? The gemara brings seven possible answers and delves into each possibility...

Study Guide Shabbat 131 Today's daf is sponsored by Idana Goldberg and Michael Kellman in celebration of Idana's grandfather, Meyer Weitz's 100th birthday. Mr. Weitz loves studying Talmud and has always been a strong proponent of women's advanced Talmud study. And by Susan Fisher in memory of her father, Eliezer ben Shraga Pharvish Allweis z"l on his yahrzeit. "He loved learning and filled our hom...

Study Guide Shabbat 130 What preparations, if any, are allowed to be done on Shabbat for the purposes of a brit milah? Can one carry a scalpel? Can one cuts trees to make a fire to create a scalpel? Rabbi Eliezer permits and says one should carry it in a way that is visible to all but Rabbi Akiva says that anything that can be done before Shabbat cannot be done on Shabbat. Why does Rabbi Eliezer i...

Can one desecrate Shabbat for a woman after childbirth and if so, how much after - 3 days? 7 days? 30 days? When is it considered the beginning of childbirth? The gemara discusses the danger of bloodletting and what one should do to prevent those potential dangers? Eating or drinking wine after was so important that Rav Nachman son of Yitzchak advised his student to engage in artifice in order to...

The gemara goes through all the cases in the mishna regarding items in the storehouse that are considered muktze that one is not allowed to move. All of the cases seem obvious that they are muktze so what is the mishna trying to tell us? If there are food items that are worthy for animals that only rich people have, can one carry them or not? Do we view all of us as if we are like "sons of kings"?...

The gemara gets into lots of details regarding how one can remove 4 or 5 baskets from the storage house in the case where it is needed for a mitzva - can one carry in out in many smaller utensils or only in 4 or 5 baskets. Can one carry that amount for each person tha tneeds the space or for all the guests? If for all the guests, can one person do all the moving or does each person move for onesel...

Study Guide Shabbat 126 Is the opinion in the mishna to allow putting a shutter in a window "in any case" allowing it even if it is not tied, as long as it is designated before Shabbat or does it also need to be tied? Rabbi Abba and Rabbi Yirmia debate this issue and each brings a tannaitic source to support their claim - one about a bolt dragging on the floor and one about a reed used as a bolt....