Daf Yomi for Women - Hadran

Study Guide Shabbat 4 Today's shiur is sponsored by Rebecca Schwarzmer in honor of her beloved grandmother Frances Rabitz Brauner, Fruma Malka bat Avraham v'Penina z"l. Why in our mishna are they obligating even if the space where the object is placed and also uprooted from is not 4x4 tefachim ? Rabba suggests that the mishna is authored by Rabbi Akiva who does not need it to rest in a place that...

Study Guide Shabbat 3 Today's shiur is sponsored by Eva Schweber and Rabbi Daniel Schweber in memory of their father, Ken Schweber, Yaakov Kapel ben Moshe and Rivka, z"l.  The mishna says there are eight cases - but there seem to be twelve or sixteen, depending on how you count. Which were the eight that the mishna meant - why were only those counted? Shmuel says that whenever the rabbis say exemp...

Study Guide Shabbat 2 Masechet Shabbat is sponsored by a group of women from Kehilath Jeshurun, Manhattan in memory of/lilui nishmato of Elliot Freilich, Eliyahu Daniel ben Bar Tzion David Halevi z"l. Today's shiur is sponsored for a refuah sheleima for Chaim Yeshayahu ben Shprintze Faygel. The masechet starts out with laws of moving things from one domain to another - why? In order to be obligate...

Today's shiur is sponsored by a group of women from Kehilath Jeshurun in memory of/lilui nishmato of Elliot Freilich, Eliyahu Daniel ben Bar Tzion David Halevi. One should not force the moment. Is it better to have a Rosh Yeshiva who has lots of knowledge or one who has good analytical skills? Several statements of Rabbi Avin are brought regarding behavior, hosting Torah scholars, the proper wordi...

Why does one bless one's friend using God's name? Why are so many verses brought to prove this? Know the neesd of the generation and whether teachers are needed or not. That should determine whether one should learn or teach. The rabbis give meaning to the juxtaposition of nazir and sotah and also for gifts to the priest and sotah . A story was told about Rabbi Chanina that when he went to Babylon...

There were rabbis who would follow their teachers into the bathroom or hide under their beds to learn from their rabbis how to act in the bathroom or when having sex. Some were critical of this behavior to which they retorted, "It is Torah and I need to learn it!" People were sacred of demons in the outhouses. What did they do to protect themselves? One needs to be act modestly in the bathroom als...

There were rabbis who would follow their teachers into the bathroom or hide under their beds to learn from their rabbis how to act in the bathroom or when having sex. Some were critical of this behavior to which they retorted, "It is Torah and I need to learn it!" People were sacred of demons in the outhouses. What did they do to protect themselves? One needs to be act modestly in the bathroom als...

Today's daf is sponsored by the Tannenbaum family in memory of Miriam's father, Mr. Jack Zemsky who championed womens learning - לעילוי נשמת יעקב יצחק בן משה נחום הלוי ז"ל . Everything that happens is for the good. What does one derive from the word " vayitzer " and God created - why does it have 2 yuds ? How was woman created - did God create at first two images - male and female together - or wa...

Today's shiur is sponsored by Shlomit Metz-Poolat in memory of her father HaRav Moshe Meiri Ben Tzvi Hirsch haLevi. May his neshama have an aliyah. His favorite masechet was Berakhot. And in honor of his granddaughter Joely Metz of whom he was so proud and who is currently serving in the IDF as a combat medic. May Hashem watch over her and all her fellow soldiers! Does one say shehechiyani on item...

What causes earthqakes to happen? Lightening? Thunder? What blessing do we say on them? On what type of wind do we say a blessing? What do we do/say when we see a rainbow? In what situations do we make a blessing on the sun, moon, constellations? What blessing is said on rain? Is there a debate regarding this? On what basis do we determine whether to say in cretain situations shehechiyanu or hatov...

The gemara discusses all sorts of blessings that one says, for example, on seeing many Jewish people at once, a king, a smart person, even if they are not Jewish. The gemara tells a story of Rav Sheshet who was blind and was still able to tell when the king was coming and made a blessing, even though he  couldn't see him. There are blessings for one who sees Jewish people and idol worshippers livi...

Today's daf is sponsored by Sivya Twersky in memory of her father HaRav Pesach Zecharia HaLevi ben HaRav Reuven and Leah z"l and in honor of his granddaughter Shoshana Baker of who he would be very proud.  The gemara lists all sorts of items that one may see in a dream and explains the meaning. The gemara also lists other things like three things that go into the body but the body does not benefit...

The gemara continues to discuss dreams and the power of the interpreter to affect the outcome of the dream. Bar Hedya would intepret dreams positively to those who paid him and negatively to those who didn't. Abaye and Rava saw the same dreams but because Abaye paid and Rava didn't, he interpreted Abaye's positively and Rava's negatively and caused Rava great suffering including his wife's death....

Today's shiur is sponsored by David and Eve Farber in honor of Olivia and Dov's birthdays. What things should one spent a lot of time on? Why? The gemara proceeds to list all differnt types of things - three things that cut short one's life, three things that require mercy from God, three things that God directly brings. Sicne dreams were mentioned in the context of things that require mercy, the...

Today's shiur is dedicated for a refuah shleima for Miriam Rifka bat Leah and Yitzchak Zev. The mishna lists blessings that are recited on particular things - if one passes a place where a miracle happened or mountains, the Mediterranean Sea, etc. It also lists blessings on natural and other occurences like thunder, lightening, earthquakes, building a new house, buying new clothing, hearing good/b...

The gemara discusses the candle and spices for havdala. One can't use a candle from a non-Jew because it needs to be a candle that was not lit on Shabbat. The candle needs to be one that is used for light, not oone used for cooking or heating. One can only light on spices that were used for smell and not to take away bad odors. Does one need to actually benefit from the light in order to make the...

The gemara discusses the candle and spices for havdala. One can't use a candle from a non-Jew because it needs to be a candle that was not lit on Shabbat. The candle needs to be one that is used for light, not oone used for cooking or heating. One can only light on spices that were used for smell and not to take away bad odors. Does one need to actually benefit from the light in order to make the...

The gemara explains the reasons for the debates between Beit Shamai and Beit Hillel regarding customs at meals and at kiddush and havdala. 

Study Guide Berakhot 51 What does one do if one ate without making a blessing - does make the blessing in the middle of the meal? What if one finished, can one make the blessing before the meal after one finished eating? The gemara discusses whether a drink made with wine or beer called 'asparagus' is healthy or not. Contradictory sounrces are brought and resolved. Two rabbis mention a number of t...

Study Guide Berakhot 50 What is the proper wording for a zimun? What wording is not appropriate to use? Can a group that ate together split up into a smaller group? On what does it depend? Can one throw bread? What other things must one do to treat bread with respect? Is it true only for bread or for all foods? What if one started eating without making a blessing? 

Today's shiur is sponsored by the Freedman family in memory of their Abba and Saba Zvi Stein, Zvi ben HaRav Mordechai David. Study Guide Berakhot 49 What concepts are essential to mention in birkhat hamazon? How does the blessing of rebuilding Jerusalem end? Why is the structure of the fourth blessing different? how many times does malchut need to be mentioned in that blessing? Why? What if one fo...

Study Guide Berakhot 48 At what age/stage can a minor join the zimun? Can you join a zimun if you only ate vegetables? If so, how many of the participants can be those who only ate vegetables (in a case where we have ten and can add God's name)? A story is told of King Yannai who after having killed all the rabbis finds one rabbi still alive who can lead the zimun so he summons him, Shimon ben She...

The shiurim for the next month are sponsored for the refuah shleima of Ofek Yair ben Yaara. In what scenarios is it not appropriate to give respect to important people? Why? The gemara goes over each of the cases in the mishna whereby one eats certain foods and either can or cannot join a zimmun. What is each one adding that we didn't already know? What makes someone an am haaretz? A braita is bro...

Who is the preferred person to make hamotzi on the bread on behalf of everyone - the host/ess or the most respected person? What about for leading the zimun? What is the text that one adds for the host in birkhat hamazon? Where does the blessing on the zimun end - at the end of the actual zimun or at the end of the first blessing? What are the ramifications of the debate regarding this issue? A mo...

Three people who eat together are obligated to do a "zimun" - to say birkhat hamazon together - and one blesses on behalf of all. In which case would the three not be obligated? What is the source for it? Can two people also do a zimun if they want? Can women do a zimun? Are they obligated to or is it optional? Why can they not join together with slaves to get to three? What happens when three peo...