Daf Yomi with Rabbanit Dr. Tamara Spitz

This week, we will discuss the prohibition of slaughtering and offering sacrifices outside the Mishkan or Temple, explaining that liability depends on whether private altars were permitted at that point in Jewish history. The Gemara maps the changing halachic status of bamot across the wilderness, Shiloh, Nov and Givon, and Jerusalem, clarifying which offerings could be brought privately and where...

This week we will learn what one is liable for “offering outside of the Temple”. This includes sacrifices that would be valid to offer inside. There is a disagreement if this includes a partial sacrifice as well.  We will also begin the 14th chapter of Zevachim and learn about services that are normally done outside the Temple complex, and if one would be liable if one did them in the wrong place....

This week we will learn about the prohibition to sacrifice outside the confines of the Temple. The Gemara teaches which services are prohibited based on various verses in the Torah. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yomi-one-week-at-a-time-zevachim⁠

This week we will learn that if the meat of a sin offering was cooked in an earthenware vessel, it must be broken. If it was cooked in a metal pot, it must be washed well. We will begin the 12th chapter of Zevachim and learn which priests can eat from the sacrificial meat of the day and who cannot partake. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://webyeshiva...

This week we will learn the entire 10th chapter of Masechet Zevachim. This chapter deals with the order of priorities in the Temple. We will learn that any sacrifice that is more frequent will come before the one that is less frequent. The Gemara also teaches that something that is more holy will come before something that is less holy. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠⁠...

This week we will begin the 9th chapter of Masechet Zevachim. We will learn that the Altar sanctifies things that are fit for burning. If something is placed on the Altar, it is not taken down. We will learn that there are exceptions to this rule and some things are taken down, off the Altar. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-y...

This week we will analyze cases of  mixtures of sacrificial animals : valid offerings that became mixed with animals that can never be sacrificed (such as those used as payment, animals condemned to execution, or those involved in forbidden relations) and establish that once a single prohibited animal is mixed in, the entire group is treated as forbidden for sacrifice. The tractate then explores ...

This week the Gemara finishes the discussion of bird offerings: which incorrect performance or placement makes them invalid, how that affects the laws of misuse of sacred property and ritual impurity from eating. We will also examine invalid bird slaughter performed in the Temple. Finally, the tractate begins a new chapter about mixtures: what happens when valid offerings become mixed with forbidd...

This week we will learn about the sanctity and physical position of the alter (Mizbeach) in the courtyard (Azara) of the Temple. The Gemara then describes the service of the grain offering (Mincha) and how and where it was performed. We will then learn about the 2 bird offereings, their similarities and differences. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://webye...

This week we will learn the sacrificial service of the communal and individual sin offerings (Chatat).  We will also learn how the animal and bird burnt offerings (Olah) were sacrificed.  As well as the peace offerings (Shelamim). For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yomi-one-week-at-a-time-zevachim/⁠

This week, the gemara will establish through verses that blood is not subject to me’ilah, tumah, or notar, and they discuss how much one kohen’s invalidating thought can affect another kohen’s act. The Gemara then develops the halacha that certain korbanot must be slaughtered in the north of the Azarah (first olah, then chatat + asham) and examine whether we are allowed to learn that rule for othe...

This week we will learn about the blood placement on the altar and in what context all the placements are essential and when only some are essential.  The Gemara teaches that some parts of the sacrifice aren’t affected by pigul intent and some can’t create a pigul sacrifice. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yomi-one-week-at-a-time-z...

This week we will continue analyzing pigul, teaching that it applies only when the improper intent occurs during an essential act of the same korban, with valid blood, and without interruption—excluding cases of partial intent, mixed korbanot, or improper slaughter order—and concluding that pigul entails karet only when the sacrifice would otherwise permit eating. We will then learn about the plac...

This week, we will identify which unfit priests and improper intentions invalidate the avodah, distinguishing  shelo lishmah  (wrong type) from  pigul  (intending to eat outside its time). The Gemara will define the laws of  pigul : it applies only when a fit kohen performs all services with a clear “wrong time” intent, and cannot combine with other disqualifying thoughts or across multiple priest...

This week we will detail which disqualifications ( pesulei avodah  – disqualifications of the sacrificial service) invalidate the Temple service—such as a  zar  (non-kohen),  tamei  (ritually impure),  onen  (a mourner on the day of burial),  tevul-yom  (one who immersed in a mikveh that day but must wait until nightfall),  mechusar begadim  (lacking the proper priestly garments), or  sh’tuyei yay...

This week we will learn that certain sacrifices (notably chatat and pesach ) are invalid if offered shelo lishman (not for its own sake) , deriving this from scriptural links to shelamim and exploring when a Pesach defaults to a shelamim. The Gemara then probes whether improper intent in one avodah (service) (e.g., shechita) for another avodah (e.g., zerikah) disqualifies, and analyzes the princip...

As we begin Seder Kodshim with Masechet Zevachim, we will enter the world of sacrifices of the Temple. We will learn about the differences between different sacrifices and how they were used to worship God in the Temple. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠⁠ https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yomi-one-week-at-a-time-zevachim/

Masechet Horayot deals with the laws of unintentionally performed sins—based on errant rulings by leading authorities and actions of entire communities—and the types of sin-offerings (korbanot) required as atonement. Chapter 2 begins by focusing on the anointed priest (Kohen HaGadol) and the Nasi (king), exploring when and what offerings they bring if they err in judgment and they follow their mis...

This week we will discuss the liability of the Sanhedrin and the community when an erroneous ruling is issued, focusing on whether communal or individual offerings are required. The sugyot analyze the roles of individuals, the king, and the High Priest in such cases, clarifying when they bring special offerings and how their status affects responsibility. For more info or to visit the main shiur p...

Masechet Horayot deals with the laws of unintentionally performed sins—based on errant rulings by leading authorities and actions of entire communities—and the types of sin-offerings (korbanot) required as atonement. Chapter 2 begins by focusing on the anointed priest (Kohen HaGadol) and the Nasi (king), exploring when and what offerings they bring if they err in judgment and they follow their mis...

As we conclude Masechet Avoda Zara we will learn about  yayin nesech  mixed with permitted wine or with water. The Gemara also discusses how to kasher a winepress that was used by an idolater. And finally, we will learn how to kasher various utensils. Mazal tov on finishing Masechet Avoda Zara! For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-...

This week we will learn about mixtures and nullification. The Gemara explores cases where forbidden wine mixes with permitted wine, or other forbidden things mix with permissible things. Principles like  noten ta’am  (whether the forbidden taste is noticeable) and  batel b’shishim  (nullification in sixty) are discussed, along with whether wine carries stricter rules. There is also consideration o...

This week, we will continue to focus on  yayin nesech  (wine libated for idolatry), the extent of contact that makes wine forbidden, and whether a gentile merely touching or moving wine is enough. The Gemara then continues with cases of gentile contact with wine, like dripping, pouring, or shaking, and explores whether sealed containers protect wine from becoming prohibited. For more info or to vi...

This week we will learn about the worship of specific pagan gods. The Gemara also teaches the laws of objects used tangentially for idolatry. We will then learn how an idolater or a Jew can nullify an idol. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yomi-one-week-at-a-time-avodah-zara/⁠

This week the Gemara discusses objects associated with idolatry, including the prohibition of deriving benefit from ornaments or accessories of idols. We will also learn how one can nullify an idol. We will then learn how to identify prohibited trees used for idol worship and how to nullify them. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yo...