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Rav Yosef attempts to reconcile the conflicting statements of Rabbi Yehuda. Abaye attacks him. Rav Yosef valiantly defends, but Abaye gets the last word. | (09_06_24) Ta’anis (4b) | רפואה שלמה בונים צמח אהרון בן ליבא |
Is there a contradiction in Rabbi Yehuda? Rav Chisda offers a solution, but Ulla attacks it. | (09_04_24) Ta’anis (4b) | רפואה שלמה בונים צמח אהרון בן ליבא |
When the Mishna states: 1) “When do we begin to mention “Mashiv haRuach” and 2) “We don’t request rain except close to the rainy season,” are those the same thing, or two separate things? | (09_02_24) Ta’anis (4a/4b) | רפואה שלמה בונים צמח אהרון בן ליבא |
Three asked for something in an improper manner; Israel asks G-d to be “like the rain” but G-d responds He’ll be like the dew. | (08_30_24) Ta’anis (4a) | רפואה שלמה בונים צמח אהרון בן ליבא |
Clouds and rain are are almost as beneficial as rain; snow is as beneficial to mountains as five rainfalls to the ground; young rabbinical students are like seeds beneath the earth; when such a student becomes heated, it’s the Torah which heats him up and we should judge him favorably; but still, such students ought to always remain calm. | (08_28_24) Ta’anis (3b/4a) | רפואה שלמה בונים צמח אהרון בן ליבא |
II. OK, how about clouds and winds? Are they ever withheld? | (08_26_24) Ta’anis (3b) | רפואה שלמה בונים צמח אהרון בן ליבא |
I. Ok, now we know that dew is never withheld. From where do we know that winds are never withheld? And what happens if one declares “He makes the rain fall” in the summer season? And what if he fails to say “He makes the rain fall” in the winter/rainy season? | (08_23_24) Ta’anis (3b) | רפואה שלמה בונים צמח אהרון בן ליבא |
A brief review, then we learn that Rabbi Yehoshua ben Besairah is the author of the teaching (that the Baal Musaf of Shmini Atzeres begins saying ‘Mashiv Haruach’) of both our Braisa and a just introduced, second Braisa; it’s voluntary to praise G-d for dew, because dew is never withheld, and how do we know? From Elijah and Ahab. | (08_21_24) Ta’anis (3a/3b) | רפואה שלמה בונים צמח אהרון בן ליבא |
How to reconcile Rabbi Yehoshua in our Mishnah, and Rabbi Yehoshua in our Braisa? | (08_19_24) Ta’anis (3a) | רפואה שלמה בונים צמח אהרון בן ליבא |
Who could be the author of the Mishnah in Sukkah? Rabbi Yehuda Ben B’saira? Rabbi Yehoshua? No! It’s G-d! Because that Mishnah in Sukkah is canonizing a Halacha l’Moshe MiSinai! | (08_16_24) Ta’anis (3a) | רפואה שלמה בונים צמח אהרון בן ליבא |
How do we know we pour two locations on the altar, with one of them water? And who among our rabbis is the author of a Mishnah in Sukkah? (Part 1) | (08_14_24) Ta’anis (3a) | רפואה שלמה בונים צמח אהרון בן ליבא |
Exploring Rabbi Yehuda Ben B’sairah’s opinion about when to start Mashiv Haruach (day #2) and Rabbi Akiva’s (day #6) | (08_09_24) Ta’anis (2b/3a) | רפואה שלמה בונים צמח אהרון בן ליבא |
Rebbe says that from the time one discontinues asking for rain (Pesach time), one stops mentioning Mashiv Haruach; Three other views on when one begins to say Mashiv HaRuach | (08_07_24) Ta’anis (2b) | רפואה שלמה בונים צמח אהרון בן ליבא |
Rabbi Eliezer says we must begin saying “Mashiv Haruach” on Day 1 of Sukkos. What’s his source? | (08_05_24) Ta’anis (2b) | רפואה שלמה בונים צמח אהרון בן ליבא |
How do we know that we must pray for rain in the Amidah prayer? And what are the three keys which G-d reserves to Himself? | (08_02_24) Ta’anis (2a/2b) | רפואה שלמה בונים צמח אהרון בן ליבא |
The phrase “gvuros gshamim” What’s the source? What’s meant by it? | (07_31_24) Ta’anis (2a) | רפואה שלמה בונים צמח אהרון בן ליבא |
Introduction & The First Mishna | (07_29_24) Ta’anis (2a) | רפואה שלמה בונים צמח אהרון בן ליבא |
| (01_27_23) Moed Kattan (3a) How an explicit Braisa citing a Biblical verse forbidding all work can be dismissed. Disturbing. | לעילוי נשמת חיה רחל בת דוד צבי | |
| (01_25_23) Rava offers an alternative answer as to why we are allowed to water a field during Shmitta | לעילוי נשמת חיה רחל בת דוד צבי | |
The Braisa allows hoeing on Shmitta, but how can it do so, if The Torah expressly forbids any kind of farming on Shmitta? | Intro to Talmud 101 (01_23_23) | לעילוי נשמת חיה רחל בת דוד צבי |
| (01/20/23) Moed Kattan (3a) An Attack question on Rava, and an answer | לעילוי נשמת חיה רחל בת דוד צבי |
| (01/18/23) Moed Kattan (2b – 3a) Rava offers an alternative answer as to why we are allowed to water a field during Shmitta. | לעילוי נשמת חיה רחל בת דוד צבי |
| (01_16_23) Moed Kattan (2b) How can our Mishna (M.K 1:1) possibly allow one to water his field on shmitta year? | לעילוי נשמת חיה רחל בת דוד צבי | |
In which I go crazy from the reimagining and goalpost – changing of a Braisia and even a Biblical verse! I’m upset! Watch out ! | Intro to Talmud 101 (01_13_23) | לעילוי נשמת חיה רחל בת דוד צבי |
| Intro to Talmud 101 (01_11_23) Thorough review, and then an attack question by Rav Yosef on Rabbah based on a Braisa: What about Kilayim? | לעילוי נשמת חיה רחל בת דוד צבי | |
Moed Kattan (2b) Abaye aska an attack question on Rabbah and Rav Yosef: Why do you categorize two distinct actions into only one overarching ‘av’ melacha’, when Rav Kahane teaches us to group each one into its own separate category? | Intro to Talmud 101 (01_06_23) | . |
| Intro to Talmud 101 (01_04_23) Moed Kattan (2b) A discussion of Shabbos law: What’s the status of weeding and watering seeds? |
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| Intro to Talmud 101 (01_02_23) Moed Kattan (2a-2b) Review, then an attack question: How do we know Rabbi Yehuda is really the author of the Mishna? An answer is provided, defending Abaye. | . | |
| intro 101 chagigah class 1 | in Memory of Shmuel ben Yaakov Ha Kohen |
