Monthly Archives: April 2023

Blog Yomi – Sotah #31/Daf 32

We begin the 7th perek of סוֹטָה today on דף ל״ב עמוּד א, touching upon what things must be recited specifically in לָשׁוֹן הַקוֹדֶשׁ (Hebrew), as opposed to being recited in any language. אֵלּוּ נֶאֱמָרִין בְּכל לָשׁוֹן: פָּרָשַׁת סוֹטָה, וּוִידּוּי … Continue reading

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Blog Yomi – Sotah #30/Daf 31

We begin near the top of דף ל״א עמוּד א: בּוֹ בַּיּוֹם דָּרַשׁ רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן הוּרְקָנוֹס שֶׁלֹּא עָבַד אִיּוֹב כּוּ׳. וְלִיחְזֵי הַאי ״לֹא״, אִי בְּלָמֶד אָלֶף כְּתִיב — ״לֹא״ הוּא, אִי בְּלָמֶד וָיו כְּתִיב — ״לוֹ״ הוּא On that … Continue reading

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Blog Yomi – Sotah #29/Daf 30

I’m going to embed Rabbi Stern’s video right off the bat, as it begins with the Daf on דף ל עמוּד א and a continuation of differentiation between חוּלִין and תְּרוּמָה and the various concepts surrounding first order, and higher-order … Continue reading

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Blog Yomi – Sotah #28/Daf 29

Let’s begin with some comic relief about a very serious topic: The Gemara states, at the bottom of דף כ״ח עמוּד ב: וְרַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל: אָמַר רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא תְּרוּמָה, וּמַהְדַּר לֵיהּ אִיהוּ כְּהוּנָּה? The Gemara begins its discussion of the baraisa … Continue reading

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Blog Yomi – Sotah #27/Daf 28

We begin with the Gemara at the bottom of דף כ״ז עמוּד ב, elaborating on the Mishnah: ״אוֹתוֹ״ לְמַאן? אִילֵימָא לְבַעַל — בַּעַל מַאי עָבֵיד? וְכִי תֵּימָא דְּאִי אִית בֵּיהּ עָוֹן בָּדְקִי לֵיהּ מַיָּא, כִּי אִית בֵּיהּ עָוֹן בְּדִידֵיהּ מִי … Continue reading

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Blog Yomi – Sotah #26/Daf 27

We begin today at the bottom of דף כ״ו עמוּד ב with a question about which is the lesser of two evils: אָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל: יִשָּׂא אָדָם דּוּמָה, וְאַל יִשָּׂא בַּת דּוּמָה. שֶׁזּוֹ בָּאָה מִטִּיפָּה כְּשֵׁרָה, וְזוֹ בָּאָה מִטִּיפָּה פְּסוּלָה Shmuel … Continue reading

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Blog Yomi – Sotah #25/Daf 26

We begin on דף כ״ה עמוּד ב: מְעוּבֶּרֶת חֲבֵירוֹ כּוּ׳. אָמַר רַב נַחְמָן אָמַר רַבָּה בַּר אֲבוּהּ: מַחְלוֹקֶת בַּעֲקָרָה וּזְקֵינָה. The mishna states (24a): A woman who was pregnant with the child of another man at the time of her … Continue reading

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Blog Yomi – Sotah #24/Daf 25

We begin on דף כ״ה עמוּד א: אִיבַּעְיָא לְהוּ: עוֹבֶרֶת עַל דָּת צְרִיכָה הַתְרָאָה לְהַפְסִידָהּ כְּתוּבָּתָהּ, אוֹ אֵינָהּ צְרִיכָה? מִי אָמְרִינַן: כֵּיוָן דְּעוֹבֶרֶת עַל דָּת הִיא — לָא בָּעֲיָא הַתְרָאָה, אוֹ דִלְמָא תִּיבְעֵי הַתְרָאָה, דְּאִי הָדְרָה בַּהּ תִּיהְדַּר בַּהּ? A … Continue reading

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Blog Yomi – Sotah #23/Daf 24

We start a new perek today on דף כ״ג עמוּד ב and it is an atypical one. In what sense? Because the brief perek consists in its entirety of one Mishnah and the Gemara that expounds on it. Having said … Continue reading

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Blog Yomi – Sotah #22/Daf 23

A guten chodesh אִייָר to everyone, as we enter into a special month. Okay, I’m biased because it’s my Hebrew birthday month, but equally important the end of the month this year will be Shabbos בַּמִדְבָּר on which (G-d willing) … Continue reading

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