Monthly Archives: August 2022

Halcahipedia is a wonderful resource on the web, and their entry on the Introduction to the Kesuba is a superb and concise reference. As we delve further into the Mishnah on דף נ״ד עמוּד ב, representing the start of our … Continue reading →

As we begin on דף נ״ד עמוּד א, we revisit what we learned in the previous Mishnah about a provision in the כְּתוּבָּה which states: אַתְּ תְּהֵא יָתְבָא בְּבֵיתִי וּמִיתַּזְנָא מִנִּכְסַי כֹּל יְמֵי מֵיגַר אַלְמְנוּתִיךְ בְּבֵיתִי״, which means that “You … Continue reading →

To position today’s Daf, we need to understand the concept of כְּתוּבַּת בְּנִין דִּכְרִין. In the old days to “sweeten the pot” for his daughter’s marriage prospects, the father would provide an extra incentive as part of the כְּתוּבָּה. One … Continue reading →

We begin today at the bottom of דף נ״א עמוּד ב, with a discussion that began in the Mishnah regarding issues that revolve around ransoming a woman who was held captive. For reference, here is a concise study guide for … Continue reading →

Back when I first began “Blog Yomi’, I cited Adam Kirsch with the following introduction: As anticipated when I began a few days ago, the pace of Daf Yomi can be fast and furious. There is a certain anticipation each … Continue reading →

As ArtScroll notes, Usha was a town in Galilee which was one of the ten sites where the Great Sanhedrin relocated at the time of the חוּרְבָּן בַּיִת שֵׁנִי. The Sanhedrin moved to Usha when they left Yavneh, and the … Continue reading →

We open today with the following Mishnah in the middle of דף מ״ט עמוּד ב, having previously identified what a man’s obligations are, and now specifying what he is not obligated to do: הָאָב אֵינוֹ חַיָּיב בִּמְזוֹנוֹת בִּתּוֹ. זֶה מִדְרָשׁ … Continue reading →

I’d like to open up the dialogue with the Daf today by reminding ourselves about the power of words. The interpretation of what was said, rather than what was heard, is an ongoing theme in the Gemara. I have often … Continue reading →

We introduced in the Mishnah on דף מ״ו עמוּד ב that a father has certain rights with regard to his daughter, and the Steinsaltz notes point out that the Yerushalmi indicates this is referring to monetary rights prior to her … Continue reading →

The Gemara continues on דף מ״ו עמוּד א with the theme of how we punish the defamer for his baseless accusation against his wife. תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: ״וְעָנְשׁוּ אוֹתוֹ״ — זֶה מָמוֹן, ״וְיִסְּרוּ״ — זֶה מַלְקוֹת בִּשְׁלָמָא ״וְעָנְשׁוּ״ זֶה מָמוֹן, דִּכְתִיב … Continue reading →