Eruvin
קדרא דבי שותפי לא חמימא ולא קרירא
As people say: A pot belonging to partners is neither hot nor cold. When responsibility falls upon more than one person, each relies on the other, and ultimately the task is not completed.
for Video Shiur click here to listen: Psychology of the DAF Eruvin 3
ספר חובת התלמידים
רבי קלונימוס קלמן שפירא - האדמו"ר מפיאסצנה
1889-194 …
סוכה דאורייתא תני פסולה מבוי דרבנן תני תקנתא
The Gemara answers: With regard to sukka, since it is a mitzva by Torah law, the mishna teaches that it is unfit, as if it is not constructed in the proper manner, no mitzva is fulfilled. Whereas with regard to an alleyway, where the entire prohibition of carrying is only by rabbinic law, the mishna teaches the method of rectification, as the cross beam comes …
Psychology of the Daf
This Daf discusses the Biblically ordained process whereby a husband can nullify vows made by his wife within a certain window of time. The mystics could not miss the symbolism within a process of an archetypal feminine manifestation creating a vow and then having it nullified by a masculine manifestation.
for Video Shiur click here to listen: Psychology of the DAF Shabbos 157
I take responsibility for my interpr …
הַאי מַאן דִּבְמַאְדִּים — יְהֵי גְּבַר אָשֵׁיד דְּמָא. אָמַר רַב אָשֵׁי: אִי אוּמָּנָא, אִי גַּנָּבָא, אִי טַבָּחָא, אִי מָהוֹלָא. אָמַר רַבָּה: אֲנָא בְּמַאְדִּים הֲוַאי. אָמַר אַבָּיֵי: מָר נָמֵי עָנֵישׁ וְקָטֵיל.
One who was born under the influence of Mars …
This last Friday night I fell asleep pondering a scientific riddle: The Boro Park community suffered painful losses during the initial days of Covid. This community mostly ignored the distancing policies. Some will say, with large families and a religious lifestyle dependent on continuous communal interaction between shul, weddings, mikvah and school, they found it too hard to treat as a priority. Whatever the case may be, in th …
As this Gemara addresses the eating habits and needs of different animals I thought to share a lovely aggadah about Dovid Hamelech and leadership.
for Video Shiur click here to listen: Psychology of the DAF Shabbos 155
מדרש תהילים ע״ח
ויבן כמו רמים מקדשו. כשהיה דוד רועה את צאן אביו. במזמור כ"ב. לכך ויבן כמו רמים מקדשו. ויבחר בדוד עבדו וי …
