Daf Yomi for Women - Hadran

Today's daf is sponsored by Dodi Lamm in memory of her father, Harav Moshe ben Meir Shmuel v'Perel, Rabbi Maurice Lamm z"l,w ho brought nechama to so many and continues to do so in these difficult times via his books.  What is the law regarding a hanging mechitza (one that does not reach the ground)? In which cases do we view it as if it drops down to the ground and in which cases do we not allow...

Study Guide Shabbat 100 in English and Hebrew Today's shiur is sponsored by Elizabeth Kirshner in memory of her Bubbie, Blanche Engel, Bluma bat Chaya Feiyga for her first yahrzeit. She was a supporter of Torah learning and a regular at many shiurim, and was so proud of my ongoing learning. May her neshama have an aliyah and may her memory continue to inspire.  The gemara deals with definitions of...

Study Guide Shabbat 99 Today's daf is sponsored in honor of Judy Berman to celebrate her birthday. Your dedication to the daf is inspiring and we love you so much. Love, your children. And in memory of David Meir Shavit ben Shlomo Lipa z"l by his children who have joined the daf yomi learning, whose yahrzeit is on Shabbat.   In what way was the covering of the Tabernacle made of goat hairs more un...

Today's shiur is dedicated to Elana Rand by her family.  One is not obligated for moving an item in the public domain if it is covered as that is not the way it was done in the Tabernacle. How can that be, if Rav said in the name of Rabbi Chiya that underneath, on the sides and in between the wagons is considered the public domain and those spaces are covered either by the beams or by the wagon? T...

Study Guide Shabbat 97 What was Tzolfchad's sin according to Rabbi Yehuda ben Beteira, if he wasn't the wood gatherer? Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Yehuda ben Beteira also disagree regarding Aaron - did he get leprosy also with Miriam? One who accuses one of sinning if that person is innocent, is punished through the body. This is derived from Moshe. How? One who throws an item from one private domain to...

Study Guide Shabbat 96 Today's daf is sponsored by Audrey and Jake Levant in honour of Audrey's mother, Geri Goldstein, who made aliya 10 years ago today. The gemara finishes the discussion regarding the sizes of holes in earthenware utensils and what the halachic implications are for each size. The eleventh chapter starts with throwing items - from public to private domain or the reverse or from...

Today's shiur is sponsored in honour of Rabbanit Yehudit, Judith Levitan, of Sydney Australia, who just received semikha from Yeshivat Maharat. Mazal Tov, may your wisdom, intuition and Torah learning continue to shine and bring inspiration and knowledge to others - from Jordana Hyman. And by Rebecca Schwarzmer in memory of her grandmother Ruth Friedman Cohn, Rachel bat Chaim z"l, whose yartziet i...

Study Guide Shabbat 94 Today's daf is dedicated in memory of Dvora bat Moshe vRachel z"l by Josh Kirsch and by Michael Lawrence in honor of his wife, Lisa's on her birthday. He is very proud of your dedication to learning daf yomi and wishes you many more years of continued learning "ad meah v'esrim." If one carries out an item less than the requisite amount in a utensil or a live person on a bed,...

Study Guide Shabbat 93 Today's shiur is dedicated in memory of my grandmother Helen Cohen, Henna bat Yitzchak Nechemia z"l. If two people do a melacha together are they obligated by Torah law? What are the different opinions? On what does it depend? What are the sources for each opinion? Several texts are brought to prove that something that is considered a supporting item is not considered signif...

Rava and Abaye have the same debate as Rabbi Yochanan and Chizkiya. If one carries out an object in an atypical manner, one is not obligated. If one intended it to be carried in one manner and ended up carrying in a different manner, does it matter if the way it ended up being carried was a more protected or a less protected way? 

Study Guide Shabbat 91 Today's daf is dedicated by Raie Goodwach in memory of her mother, Rivkah bat Chaim v'Peshka z"l and by Nava Flesh in memory of her father Oriel Pozeilev ben Miriam and Avraham z"l. How far do we take this issue of obligating one who fulfills one's intent even if it is atypical? Would it help to exempt someone also? If I consider an item important, would others be obligated...

Study Guide Shabbat 91 Today's daf is dedicated by Raie Goodwach in memory of her mother, Rivkah bat Chaim v'Peshka z"l and by Nava Flesh in memory of her father Oriel Pozeilev ben Miriam and Avraham z"l. How far do we take this issue of obligating one who fulfills one's intent even if it is atypical? Would it help to exempt someone also? If I consider an item important, would others be obligated...

Today's daf is dedicated by Nina Black in memory of her mother, Sophia bat Avram v'Esther z"l, who would have appreciatedthat her daughter is learning Daf Yomi. Do different spices join together for the requisite amount? On what does it depend? There is a difference in the requisite amount for raw materials than for items that are already ready for use or planted vs. not yet planted. The gemara tr...

Today's shiur is dedicated by Leah Brick in memory of Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm who was a champion of woman learning Torah. Leah thanks him for all that he has done for the entire Jewish community and for the kindness he has always shown to her family in particular. Why was the Torah given to humans and not to angels? Why was Moshe worthy to have the Torah called "Moshe's Torah"? How did Satan trick t...

Today's daf is sponsored by Josh Adler in honor of Dr. Rebecca Eisen's graduation from University of Toronto Medical School. Mazel tov! May our learning merit an end to the violence going on now in America.  The gemara brings more sources that raise questions on Rabbi Yosi or the rabbis opinion regarding the day the Torah was given. Then drashot regarding the giving of the Torah are brought. Some...

Today's daf is sponsored by Sarah Robinson in memory of her father Moshe Nachum ben Chana Leiba v'Yaakov z"l. The gemara explains how Rabbi Yosi and the rabbis came to different dates regarding when the Torah was given and as a result a different number of days that spouses needed to separate. Several sources are brought either against Rabbi Yosi or against the rabbis and are then explained. Accor...

Today's daf is sponsored by Ami Plaksin in honor of his wife, Ilana, who despite her busy life, manages to find time to learn daf yomi.  The mishna lists the sources for the following laws: a women who has semen exit her body within 3 days of having intercourse is considered impure, one can wash an infant within three days of a brit milah even on Shabbat, a red string is tied around the scapegoat...

Today's daf is dedicated by Shira Merili Mervis in memory of her father, Yitzchak Eliahu ben Aliza and Moshe z"l. From where do we learn that the area the rabbis determined for planting five different types of seeds is reliable? How much space does one need to leave around each square area of 6x6 handbreaths? Rav and Shmuel disagree regarding the mishna - was it stated in a case where the garden b...

Study Guide Shabbat 84 Today's shiur is dedicated by Beth Fox for a refuah shleima for her father, Edward Fox, Ezra Chaim ben Slova.  May he have a successful surgery and a refuah shleima!  According to Chanania, an item needs to be carried both full or empty in order to be susceptible to impurities. Does that include an item that can be pulled by oxen? From where can this be proven? A braita is b...

Study Guide Shabbat 83 This week's learning is sponsored by Joy Benatar in memory of Miriam David, Malka bat Michael and Esther z"l. She would have loved to study in a worldwide, non-denominational, non-gender segregated Jewish community.  Today's daf is sponsored in honor of Jeff Cohen's 40th birthday. Happy birthday! Raba and Rabbi Elazar disagree about what type of impurity idols have. The gema...

Study Guide Shabbat 82 Rav Huna teaches his son that learning about issues related to health and particularly going to the bathroom is central to Torah. If one has the option to wipe on Shabbat with a shard or with a rock, which is better? A rock or grass? Other health issues related to constipation are brought up in the gemara. What size shard is one obligated for carrying - 3 opinions. Which is...

Study Guide Shabbat 81 Today's shiur is dedicated by Joni Brenner in honor of Rabbi Shuli Passow for introducing her to daf yomi.  What is the size of a bone, a piece of glass, or a rock or stone that one would be obligated for carrying on Shabbat? By which use of these items is the size determined? Even though rocks are generally muktze , the rabbis allowed one to carry them for wiping in the bat...

Today's shiur is dedicated by Don Nadel in memory of his mother, Zisa Risa bat Aliya HaCohen z"l on her yahrzeit.  What is the requisitve amount for carrying ink - does it matter if it is in dried form, in a quill or an inkwell? Rava brings a number of laws that deal with combining partial acts that independently would not obligate one but together could. Rabbi Yosi says if one takes a partial amo...

Today's daf is sponsored by Leslie Glassberg Nadel in memory of her mother, Tova Bat Zvi Hirsch z"l and by an anonymous donor in loving memory of Emuna Bracha Esther and in honor of the incredible women in her life (both mentors and students) who are learning daf yomi.  The gemara brings four explanations regearding the debate between Rabbi Yehuda and Tana Kama about one who takes out a promissory...

The gemara continues to discuss the requisite amount needed for carrying items such as liquids, paper, ropes, reeds, etc.