Monthly Archives: June 2022

Our Daf begins today on קי״ג עמוּד ב with a story about רַב יִצְחָק בַּר בִּיסְנָא, who lost the keys to the בֵּית מֶדְרָשׁ on שַׁבָּת somewhere in the public thoroughfare, and couldn’t open up the study hall: רַב יִצְחָק … Continue reading →

After an uncharacteristically long Mishnah opening a new Perek on דף קי״ב עמוּד ב, reiterating that a חֶרֶשׁ or חַרֶשֶׁת can only engage in קִידוּשִׁין דְרַבָּנָן because they are considered as not having דַעַת, the Gemara begins: אָמַר רָמֵי בַּר … Continue reading →

We begin with the Gemara on דף קי״א עמוּד ב, and for reference the Mishnah to which it refers reads in its entirety as follows: יָבָם קָטָן, שֶׁבָּא עַל יְבָמָה קְטַנָּה — יִגְדְּלוּ זֶה עִם זֶה. בָּא עַל יְבָמָה גְּדוֹלָה … Continue reading →

We begin toward the bottom of דף ק״י עמוּד ב with the case from the preceding Mishnah in which one wife is a קְטַנָּה (minor) and the other is a חֵרֶשֶׁת (deaf-mute). We said that in this instance, consummation of … Continue reading →

The case in our previous Mishnah under discussion as we begin toward the bottom of דף ק״ט עמוּד ב involved two brothers marrying two sisters. The Big Sister was an adult and therefore her marriage was מִדְאוֹרַייתָא whereas the little … Continue reading →

We begin with the Mishnah at the bottom of דף ק״ח עמוּד ב: הַמְגָרֵשׁ אֶת הָאִשָּׁה וְהֶחְזִירָהּ — מוּתֶּרֶת לַיָּבָם – With regard to one who divorces a woman and remarries her and then dies childless, his wife is permitted … Continue reading →

The most famous “אֵיזֶהוּ” is the opening of the third perek of Pirkei Avos which begins: בֶּן זוֹמָא אוֹמֵר: אֵיזֶהוּ חָכָם, הַלּוֹמֵד מִכָּל אָדָם – Ben Zoma said, who is wise? Someone who learns from all men. The most famous … Continue reading →

You won’t find the number 13 on an elevator, but we’re beginning פֶּרֶק י״ג in Yevamos and in its introduction ArtScroll notes that a woman cannot accept kiddushin on her own behalf and become married according to the Torah until … Continue reading →

We’re at the bottom of דף ק״ה עמוּד ב, discussing the final case with which the preceding Mishnah ended. As a reminder, that case was as follows: וּמַעֲשֶׂה בְּאֶחָד שֶׁחָלַץ בֵּינוֹ לְבֵינָהּ בְּבֵית הָאֲסוּרִים, וּבָא מַעֲשֶׂה לִפְנֵי רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא וְהִכְשִׁיר … Continue reading →

Rabbi Jack Abramowitz is Torah Content Editor at the Orthodox Union. I thought you might enjoy his synopsis of the key components of חַלִיצָה, a succinct summary of some of what we’ve covered, and a sneak preview of what lies … Continue reading →