Monthly Archives: December 2021

We pick up today’s Daf on דף יח עמוד א, six lines from where it gets wide: וְכִי מֵאַחַר דְּמֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִים זְקֵנִים וּמֵהֶם כַּמָּה נְבִיאִים תִּקְּנוּ תְּפִלָּה עַל הַסֵּדֶר, שִׁמְעוֹן הַפָּקוֹלִי מַאי הִסְדִּיר? שְׁכָחוּם, וְחָזַר וְסִדְּרוֹם. And if after a … Continue reading →

We continue on דף טז עמוד ב, thirteen lines from the bottom: אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן, אָמְרָה לוֹ: יֵאָמֵר בַּפֶּה מַה שֶּׁכָּתוּב בַּסֵּפֶר. R’ Yochanan said, with regard to reading the Megillah, that “he should say by mouth what is written … Continue reading →

The Daf ended transitioning to the top of דף טז עמוד א (16A), explaining what happened as King Achashveiros decided to review his documents to see if there was an individual in his court meriting advancement that he may have … Continue reading →

We left off with the Gemara referencing the 48 נביאים and 7 נביאות, one of the latter being Chulda. In his Transformative Daf, Rabbi Friedman writes: “While most of us are familiar with the story of Miriam, how many of … Continue reading →

Today we’ll begin by addressing unfinished business form the end of yesterday’s Daf. Rabbi Stern had cited a Zohar postulating that Esther herself did not have physical relations with Achashseirosh, but instead there was a “Shaid” (pronounced shade) or demonic … Continue reading →

If you glance back to Blog Yomi – Megillah #10, you’ll see that my brother-in-law Rabbi Stern introduced us to another Maggid Shiur of Daf Yomi, R’ Eli Stefansky. Famous for his Good Morning Raboi-sigh intro (patterned after Robin Williams’ … Continue reading →

Yesterday we spent considerable space on the timeline of events with various calculations. If your visual style is pictorial we included useful charts, but if your brain is more suited to outlines you may find this overview from the Kollel … Continue reading →

Today’s shiur begins with אגדתא and transitions into חשבונות, from recounting into counting. The recounting continues the discussion about why the Megillah open in its first chapter with the following: וַיְהִ֖י בִּימֵ֣י אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ ה֣וּא אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ הַמֹּלֵךְ֙ מֵהֹ֣דּוּ וְעַד־כּ֔וּשׁ שֶׁ֛בַע וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים … Continue reading →

Rabbi Stern opened the Daf (9B, toward the bottom) with an overview of קרבנות or sacrifices pertinent to the next two משניות. The Mishna states: אֵין בֵּין בָּמָה גְּדוֹלָה לַבָּמָה קְטַנָּה אֶלָּא פְּסָחִים. זֶה הַכְּלָל: כֹּל שֶׁהוּא נִידָּר וְנִידָּב — … Continue reading →

Continuing with n+1, my blog Megillah 8 = Rabbi Stern’s Megilah 9, finds the Gemara occupied with the existence of more אֵין בֵּין scenarios. אֵין בֵּין סְפָרִים לִתְפִלִּין וּמְזוּזוֹת, אֶלָּא שֶׁהַסְּפָרִים נִכְתָּבִין בְּכל לָשׁוֹן, וּתְפִלִּין וּמְזוּזוֹת אֵינָן נִכְתָּבוֹת אֶלָּא אַשּׁוּרִית. … Continue reading →