Monthly Archives: March 2022

We continue in the middle of דף כ״ב עמוּד ב with our reference point being the עַרָיוֹת in parshas אחרי מות, and specifically these two פְּסוּקִים: עֶרְוַ֨ת אֲחֽוֹתְךָ֤ בַת־אָבִ֙יךָ֙ א֣וֹ בַת־אִמֶּ֔ךָ מוֹלֶ֣דֶת בַּ֔יִת א֖וֹ מוֹלֶ֣דֶת ח֑וּץ לֹ֥א תְגַלֶּ֖ה עֶרְוָתָֽן עֶרְוַ֨ת … Continue reading →

We begin our Daf today on the bottom of דף כ״א עמוּד ב with a discussion about the Great Aunt Line. Of course, I’m just being silly. But after getting up at 5AM to fly back to NJ from FL, … Continue reading →

In our previous Mishna on דף כ׳ עמוּד א we learned that the רַבָּנָן ordained a category of שְׁנִיּוֹת לָעַרָיוֹת or second-order abominations, as when the יְבָמָה is a grandmother or granddaughter of the יָבָם. In that even he is … Continue reading →

The rental real estate market for the month of March on Clearwater Beach is very competitive. The Gulf Coast of Florida has always been a popular destination spot for short and long-term snowbirds, and even more so in the COVID … Continue reading →

Particularly when the Daf seems convoluted or complex, it helps to have a reminder that these cases of יְבָמָה were very real, and occurred in the not-so-distant past. I thought you might like to read this excerpt from a personal … Continue reading →

To paraphrase Bette Davis, fasten your seat belts. It’s going to be a bit of a bumpy ride. And a long one, as Rabbi Stern navigates the turbulence known as זִיקָה in his lengthiest flight since I’ve been on the … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s blog was very long, and there is no need to review what we learned because we covered everything in sufficient detail. I’ll also play it straight, with considerably less sensationalism , or at least that’s my intent. Let’s therefore … Continue reading →

On דף ט״ז עמוּד ב in yesterday’s Daf the Gemara raised the issue of whether, from an halachic perspective there is any validity to the marriage of a gentile to a Jew. רַב יְהוּדָה said in the name of רַב … Continue reading →

We left off yesterday by agreeing that cogitating about the differences in the positions held by בֵּית שַׁמַּאי וּבֵית הִלֵּל can, to paraphrase the words of רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, feel like someone is trying to crush you skull between two mountains. … Continue reading →

Our Daf Yomi today embarks from דף י״ד עמוּד ב, five lines from the bottom. תָּא שְׁמַע דְּאָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן בֶּן נוּרִי: הֵיאַךְ הֲלָכָה זוֹ רוֹוַחַת בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל? נַעֲשֶׂה כְּדִבְרֵי בֵּית שַׁמַּאי — הַוָּלָד מַמְזֵר לְדִבְרֵי בֵּית הִלֵּל, נַעֲשֶׂה כְּדִבְרֵי בֵּית … Continue reading →