Monthly Archives: January 2022

Today’s Daf begins at two lines above the section when the lines widen at the bottom of יז עמוד ב, with תנוּ רבנן. The Gemara is addressing the unfortunate situation when someone experiences two periods of mourning in succession. When … Continue reading →

Well, no escaping the winter weather after all! A blizzard dumped 17.5 inches on Point Pleasant Beach (NJ), with the thermometer heading down to 39 degrees in Hollywood (FL) tonight where we currently are, and 44 degrees in ירוּשׁלים where … Continue reading →

This morning’s Daf was for early risers, with Rabbi Stern in ירוּשׁלים at 7am East Coast time in the U.S. Snow was no longer pelting Jerusalem, but a big Nor’Easter was threatening to dump plenty of the white stuff during … Continue reading →

We’re on דף יד עמוּד ב, and in the middle of addressing how the laws of חול המוֹעד are mitigated based on their interface with three categories of individuals who are in altered states: 1) אבילוּת or mourning, 2) מנוּדה … Continue reading →

Rabbi Stern notes that the third Perek, אֵלּוּ מְגַלְּחִין, on which we will now embark, provides the basis for many of our contemporary laws regarding אבילוּת (mourning). אֵלּוּ מְגַלְּחִין has an enigmatic history, with some Rabbinic authorities for many years … Continue reading →

Our Mishnah here, the first of two on דף יג עמוד א, continues with what is permissible on Chol HaMoed, and specifically the permissibility of engaging in commerce during חול המועד. Here we go. אֵין לוֹקְחִין בָּתִּים עֲבָדִים וּבְהֵמָה אֶלָּא … Continue reading →

Looking at the big picture of where we’re holding thus far on דף יא עמוד ב regarding work that is permitted on חול המועד and relating that to work that one may do while in אבילות (mourning), the משׁנה בּרורה … Continue reading →

We’re up to דף יא עמוד א, and our final Mishnah heading into the home stretch of פּרק ראשׁון, as we continue with things that are permissible to engage in on חול המועד, and those activities which are not permitted. … Continue reading →

You have to be a good visualizer to picture all the topics that come up on דף י עמוד א/ב, so right off the bat you may want to tune in to R’ Eli Stefansky’s version of the Daf and … Continue reading →

We ended the last Daf with the Gemara’s discussion of the prohibition of getting married on Chol HaMoed due to the well-known general principle of “אֵין מְעָרְבִין שִׂמְחָה בְּשִׂמְחָה” – not mixing one simcha together with another simcha. Putting this … Continue reading →