Young Israel of Westside Shiurim

1. If someone skipped Bracha while acting as Chazan and couldn't continue, someone else should take over and should not hesitate. He begins from the beginning of the bracha that was missed. 2. The chazan doesn't answer Amen to Birches Kohanim so he doesn't get distracted. He also does not duchan even if he is the only Kohen unless he is confident he won't get confused. 3. In general , one should b...

1. One does not interrupt Shmone Esrei for a snake, bc it probably won't bite, but one should interrupt for a scorpion. However, snakes will bite it one falls into a pit with them. 2. An black ox during spring is considered very dangerous and one should interrupt Shmone Esrei is they see one. 3. R" Chanina Ben Dosa once killed a large serpent when it bit him and it showed that with extreme righteo...

1. There is a theme that Hashem is responsible for our shortcomings, as the Pesukim describe that now we don’t have real spirit or heart. 2. Moshe blames Hashem for the golden calf bc Hashem Provided the Jews with too much gold and silver 3. Moshe lost his strength after the golden calf bc his strength came from the Jews greatness. However, bc Hashem told Moshe to leave Him alone, Moshe understood...

1. The Rabbis would break expensive crystals at weddings and sing sad lyrics to somber the mood. 2. One should not engage in anything that weighs on the mind before davening. Better to learn clear cut Halachos 3. Another approach is to engage is happy things relating to mitzvos before davening. *summary* either seriousness, Halachos, or Simcha. 4. One should take take leave of friend from a Torah...

1. Tefillas Haderech should be said once one has set out on the road until one parah into the journey. 2. There are two opinions regarding the need to stand when reciting Tefilas Haderech 3. Difference between Havinenu and the shortened tefillah in danger. Havieneiu is a fulfillment of tefillah, keeps the first 3 and last 3 brachos, should be said standing, and exempts one from praying once they a...

1. Shmuel Hakatan instituted the bracha against heretics in Shemone Esrei. He once was leading davening and forgot the text of that bracha and ws delayed 3 hours until he was able to recall the language. The Gemara challenges this by a rule that if someone is not saying the bracha against heretics, we suspect they are a heretic and we remove them from the "amud." The Gemara answers with a dispute...

The Head Tefillin and the meaning of Totafos

1. When R Yehuda says Shachris is until 4 hours into the day, he mean thorough and including the 4th hour. When he says Mussaf is until the 7th hour, he means through and including the 7th hour. When he says Mincha is until plag hamincha, he means until and thought he first half of the mincha time, i.e. the midway point of the mincha time and the end of the day. 2. The Halacha is like R yehuda tha...

1. Seforim must be double covered in bedroom to have relations. A garment draped over a cabinet of books is considered a double covering. But a Sefer Torah is so holy that a full mechitza is necessary, and if possible, it really should be moved out of the room. 2. Person should distance 4 amos from excrement and urine b4 Shema, and if it's still in front of him, he should really make sure it's not...

1. Someone covered from the hips down can read the Shema, but cannot daven Shmone Esrei, (standing if front of God requires covering ones' heart) 2. Someone who forgot to take off their Tefilliin before going to bathroom, should cover them while defecating, and leave the bathroom after the first discharge. 3. Excrement on one's flesh (covered and not smelling) or if one's hand is in bathroom airsp...

1. One can sleep with Tefillin under his head- the bulge of the Tefillin should not be directly under his dead though. Other Amoraim followed similar methods of wrapping their Tefiillin in double wrappings near their bed to keep them safe. 2. Two naked people lying under a blanket. Face to face it is surely forbidden to recite the Shema. But buttock to buttock there is a dispute. One opinion permi...

1. If one paused during Shmone Esrei the amount of time it takes to daven the whole Shmone Esrei- they must restart. If they paused shortly because of urine on their legs- it is is a dispute if they must go back to the beginning or resume from where they stopped. 2. One can’t daven with the urge to go to bathroom. But if they can restrain it for 72 minute, it is a davening. 3. שמור רגלך כאשר תלך ל...

1. The Gemara is bothered by a contradiction in R' Yehuda's opinion. In the Mishna and Bra'aisa, he allows a Ba'al Keri to recite aloud the blessings before and after eating. (it seems that he doesn't hold of "Tevilas Ezra." Yet, the Mishan later clearly implies that R' Yehuda does require Baal Keri to immerse before learning/davening. The Gemara answers that although R' Yehuda holds of "tevilas e...

1. Birchas Hamazon after eating is from the Torah (ואכלת ושבעת וברכת) and birchas hatorah b4 learning is from the Torah (כי שם ה אקרא הבו גדל). The gemara attempts to derive through logic that Hamotzi b4 eating and a blessing after learning should also be required (even from the Torah) but this logic does not hold up. 2. There is one opinion in the Gemara that mitzvah of reading Shema is only from...

Todos Ish Romi and frogs. Parsha and daf connect again!

1.Rav Pappa wondered why it is that his generation did not merit the same miracles as previous generations, when the current generation was even more learned than previous ones. Abaye answered that previous generations sanctified Hashem's name to a greater extent. 2. R' Yochanan used to sit by the mikeveh when women would immerse. The women would look at him and have beautiful children. He was not...

1.The dead are unaffected by disparaging remarks people make about them. Either because they don't know about it or bc they know but don't care. But Hashem will stand up for the honor of a Talmid Chacham's honor and punish those who speak badly against them after their death. 2. Even if one observes a Talmid Chacham sin, they should assume they repent 3. We find people in Mishanyos excommunicated...

1. Our Mishna says onen is exempt from mitzvos when the dead body is in front of him, but the Braisa seems to contradict this. The Braisa says it is preferable not to eat in front of a dead body unless there is no other option and one could then just turn their face the other way and eat. The Braisa then continues to say an onen is exempt from mitzvos, clearly implying whether or not they are in t...

1.Gemara continues with all the different private prayers dif amoraim would inset at the end of Shmone Esrei 2. Women have more security of going to Olam Hara in the merit of encouraging the torah study of both the children and husbands 3. When the rabbis would take leave of each other, they would give blessings for peace and spiritual growth 4. There are righteous people who have their own "right...

1. The Pasuk compares streams to tents to teach that just as a mikvah purifies, so too the tent of Torah purifies and atones. 2. If one makes mistakes while reading Shema, they return to spot of the mistake. However, if one is uncertain if a mistake was made during the 3rd paragraph of Shema, they can assume it was said correctly bc ppl are most fluent in the last paragraph. 3. Workers can recite...

1. The best way to be מקבל עול מלכות שמים is to go to bathroom, wash hands, recite Shema, and daven. One who does this it is like they built an Altar and brought a Korban on it. 2. One who washes their hands before Tefillah is purified like they immersed their whole body 3. One who doesn’t have water could wipe their hands on anything that will clean them. 4. One should burden themselves up 4 mil...

1. Gemara clarifies that acc to R' Meir- between paragraphs, one can great out of honor and respond out of honor, and in the middle of paragraphs greet and respond out of fear. According to R' Yehuda, between paragraphs one can greet out of honor and respond to anyone, and in the middle of paragraphs greet out of fear and respond out of honor. 2. The Gemara wonders whether the same laws apply to g...

Why 903 types of death? Parsha with a sprinkle of Daf

1. After the ingathering of the exiles, the miracles of the Exodus will be secondary to the greater miracles of the wars of Gog and Magog. Similar concept to yaakov's name "switched" to yisrael- he retained the name yaakov but it became secondary. 2. It is forbidden to call Avraham by his previous name "avram." However, there is no such prohibition for calling Sarah by her previous name "Sari" or...

1. Chazal wanted to institute the Ten Commandments as a part of the Shema but they didn't do it because people would mock and say that only the 10 commandments are important. 2. If someone is holding wine but thinks it is beer. He begins his bracha planning to finish shehakol then realizes the mistake and correctly finishes with hagafen it is obvious he it yotzei. (bc even had he followed through...