Psychology of the Daf Yomi
Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
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Doing by NOT Doing Eruvin 52 Psychology of the Daf
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
September 30th, 2020
Eruvin 52 The Gemara quotes the verse in Isaiah 58:13 ×Ö´×־תָּש×ִ֤יב מִש×ַּבָּת֙ רַגְלֶ֔ךָ עֲשׂ֥וֹת חֲפָצֶ֖יךָ ×‘Ö¼Ö°×™Ö£×•Ö¹× ×§Ö¸×“Ö°×©×Ö´Ö‘×™ וְקָרָ֨×תָ לַש×ַּבָּ֜ת ×¢Ö¹Ö—× Ö¶×’ ×œÖ´×§Ö°×“Ö¤×•Ö¹×©× ×™Ö°×”×•Ö¸×”Ö™ מְכֻבָּ֔ד וְכִבַּדְתּוֹ֙ מֵעֲשׂ֣וֹת דְּרָכֶ֔יךָ ×žÖ´×žÖ¼Ö°×¦Ö¥×•Ö¹× ×—Ö¶×¤Ö°×¦Ö°×šÖ¸Ö– וְדַבֵּ֥ר ד …
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Does This Feel Like Exile? Bava Basra 60 Psychology of the Daf Yomi
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
August 23rd, 2024
Our Gemara on Amud Beis discusses various customs of abstention from demonstrations of joy, pleasure and material wealth in order to honor and internalize being contrite over our exile. One of the challenges in our a time of relative prosperity is to honestly feel a sense of mourning and loss. We have to recall events from the Holocaust, or more recently October 7, and the general rise of antisemitism to arouse a mood of dread. It is impor …
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Does This Dress Make Me Look Fat? Kesuvos 17 Psychology of the Daf Yomi
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
July 22nd, 2022
We will continue our discussion from yesterday's daf about the famous dispute between Shammai and Hillel over whether one should be honest when praising the Kallah or exaggerate. Tosafos points out the obvious, that Bais Shammai was not advocating actively discussing her flaws. Bais Shammai was simply saying either keep quiet or focus on praising the Kallah for her genuine good qualities, but do not lie. Bais Hillel though was e …
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Does the Torah Command You to Not Be a Fool? Sanhedrin 65 Psychology of the Daf Yomi
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
February 20th, 2025
Our daf discusses the various prohibitions against divining omens and portents. The relevant verses are found in Devarim (18:10-18): Let no one be found among you who consigns a son or daughter to the fire, or who is an augur, a soothsayer, a diviner, a sorcerer, one who casts spells, or one who consults ghosts or familiar spirits, or one who inquires of the dead. For anyone who does such things is abhorrent to Hashem, and it is …
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Does the Study of the Hypothetical Have Practical Value? Sanhedrin 15 Psychology of the Daf Yomi
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
January 1st, 2025
Our Gemara discusses how many judges are required to preside over the case of an animal that gores, determining that it requires 23 judges, similar to a human capital case. The Gemara then poses a hypothetical question: What would be the status of an animal that ascended Mount Sinai during the time it was forbidden? The relevant verses describe the temporary sanctity conferred upon Mount Sinai prior to the revelation and the giving of the Torah ( …
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Does the Mouse Steal, or Does the Hole Steal? Nedarim 85 Psychology of the Daf Yomi
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
January 18th, 2023
Our Gemara on Amud Aleph explains that when untithed produce is stolen and eaten, the thief technically should not have to pay for the portion which would be tithed since the only value available to the owner was the portion that remains non-sacred. However, Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi and Rabbi Yose son of Rabbi Yehuda disagree about the legal response. Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi holds that we fine the thief an additional payment of the sacred portion too, in …
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Does Religion Make People Anxious? Bava Metzia 9 Psychology of the Daf Yomi
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
March 8th, 2024
Our Gemara on Amud Beis discusses the method of acquisition known as “chatzer = courtyard”, where an object can be acquired by being placed in the person’s domain. A mobile courtyard, such as vessels to be acquired that are placed on one’s moving animal, cannot acquire the objects. However, a boat is not considered mobile despite moving on the water, as the subjective experience is one of relative stability and stand …
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Does God “Want” Validation too? Kesuvos 21 Psychology of the Daf Yomi
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
July 27th, 2022
Humans are social and dialogic. From our earliest moments, our consciousness and development of mind come from interaction and experience with a loved one. We learn how to live and feel from our mothers’ initially, and then an expanding network of persons, who show love and care by seeing us, empathizing with us, mirroring and interacting with us. Our Gemara on Amud Beis discusses the possibility of a person serving simultaneously as a witn …
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Does God Trust Your Repentance? Nazir 64 Psychology of the Daf Yomi
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
March 29th, 2023
Our Gemara on Amud Beis discusses the idea that a person is considered eligible to be counted as part of the Paschal sacrifice once he completes the rituals of purification, even though he will not become fully purified until after the Sun sets. The Gemara employs a formulation known as, “Shimsha Memeyla Arev - The Sun sets by itself”, i.e. the person has completed all the activities he must do, and since the Sun will set of its …
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Does God Owe Us Reward? Bava Kamma 7 Psychology of the Daf Yomi
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
November 9th, 2023
Our Gemara on Amud Aleph notes that the Hebrew form of Yeshalem (“He shall pay”) connotes being involuntarily forced to pay, as opposed to the passive tense, Yushlam (“Payment shall occur” or “It shall be paid”). The Sefer Daf al Daf quotes a question from the Parashas Derachim (Derush 26). Rus Rabbah (5:4) records a seemingly superfluous comment on the following verse (Rus 2:12): יְש×Ö·×œÖ¼ÖµÖ¥× ×”×³ ×™Ö° …
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Does G-d Give a Nisayon that Cannot be Overcome? Psychology of the DAF Shabbos 153
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
August 5th, 2020
מַ××™ ×˜Ö·×¢Ö°×žÖ¸× ×©×ָרוּ לֵיהּ ×¨Ö·×‘Ö¼Ö¸× Ö·×Ÿ לְמִיתַּב כִּיסֵיהּ לְגוֹי? ×§Ö´×™× ×œÖ°×”×•Ö¼ ×œÖ°×¨Ö·×‘Ö¼Ö¸× Ö·×Ÿ דְּ×ֵין ×Ö¸×“Ö¸× ×žÖ·×¢Ö²×žÖ´×™×“ עַצְמוֹ עַל ×žÖ¸×ž×•Ö¹× ×•Ö¹, ×Ö´×™ ×œÖ¸× ×©×ָרֵית לֵיהּ — ×ָתֵי לְ×ֵיתוֹיֵי ×ַרְבַּע ×ַמּוֹת בִּרְש×וּת הָרַבִּי×. GEMARA: We learned in the mishna: One who was tr …
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Doctor’s Orders Gittin 72 Psychology of the Daf Yomi
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
July 26th, 2023
Our Gemara on Amud Aleph discusses certain legal limitations to an agent. What is considered halakhically as a verbal directive cannot be delegated to an agent. For example, if a man sent another person to direct the scribe as his agent to write the get, such a directive is mere words, and that agent cannot appoint another agent. However, if a man appoints an agent to deliver an already written get to his wife, that agent can appoint another agen …
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Do We Have the Right to Argue with God? Gittin 12 Psychology of the Daf
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
May 28th, 2023
Our Gemara on Amud Aleph discusses practical and legal dimensions of slave ownership, responsibilities of slave to master and master to slave. However, there are also ways to read them as derash, hinting at our experiences as slaves in Egypt. Let us look at each teaching, and then see if they are allusions to our own slavery: ! ×¢Ö·×‘Ö°×“Ö¼Ö¸× ×“Ö¼Ö´× Ö°×”×•Ö¹× ×›Ö¼Ö°×¨Öµ×¡Öµ×™×”Ö¼ ×œÖ¸× ×©×ָוֵי×, לְמָרֵיהּ וּלְמָר …
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Do We Dehumanize the Other? Bava Kamma 49 Psychology of the Daf Yomi
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
December 21st, 2023
Our Gemara on Amud Aleph compares a Canaanite slave to a donkey, in a sense that it is property that can be bought and sold (Am Hadomeh Lechamor). This Talmudinc dictum has been used to accuse Jews of having legal basis for treating non-Jews as if they were animals. Later in this article, I will discuss some of the meanings to this verse and allusion, but I first feel compelled to respond defensively in a global manner. One should nev …
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Do the Details Count? Yevamos 33 Psychology of the Daf Yomi
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
April 9th, 2022
Our Gemara on Amud Aleph continues a discussion from the previous Amud. One case under consideration is when a non-cohen eats from a chattas bird offering. Since the bird sin offering is slaughtered in an unusual manner, through melika, it is also considered to be a non-slaughtered corpse, aside from also being a sacrificial food forbidden to a non-cohen. To clarify, a typical bird or beast must be slaughtered from the front of the neck in a slic …
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Do Not Take Any Phrase in the Talmud Lightly Yevamos 56 Psychology of the Daf Yomi
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
May 2nd, 2022
Our Gemara on Amud Beis uses an unusual phrase: וְ×Ö·× Ö°×”Ö²×¨Ö´×™× Ö°×”×•Ö¼ ×œÖ°×¢Ö·×™Ö°×™× Ö´×™×Ÿ “He illuminated our eyes”. This phrase occurs only four times in Shas (Yevamos 35a, 56b, 58a and Bava Basra 53b), all with Rav Sheshes being the one who enlightened the other rabbis, and the author being Rav Amram. There are a number of biographical details about Rav Sheshes that can help solve this puzzle: Rav Sheshes r …
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Do Not Scapegoat the Leader Bava Kamma 52 Psychology of the Daf Yomi
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
December 24th, 2023
Our Gemara on Amud Aleph discusses the legal technicalities of how an acquisition of a flock of sheep is finalized: Reish Lakish says in the name of Rabbi Yannai: With regard to one who sells a flock of sheep to another, once he conveys the mashkukhit to the buyer, he has acquired the flock. But what is this “mashkukhit”? It is referring to the goat that goes at the front of the flock that they follow. The Gemara notes: This explanati …
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Do Not Rush Development Kesuvos 57 Psychology of the Daf Yomi
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
September 1st, 2022
It is an important psychological principle that once a developmental window closes, it is much harder to re-open it. For example, there is an optimum time for toilet training, when the 2-3 year old shows interest in mastery over his or her body. If parents encourage this collaboratively, the child will enjoy meeting one of the first challenges in life — to renunciate instincts in favor of social status and competency. If t …
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Do Not Forget You Are a Jew Nazir 45 Psychology of the Daf Yomi
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
March 9th, 2023
Our Gemara on Amud Aleph discusses Moshe bringing Yosef’s bones out of Egypt. There is a Midrash that gives us Moshe’s behind-the-scenes reaction to this. (The Midrash is obscure but quoted by the Baale Tosafos in Hadar Zekeinim Shemos 13:19): Moshe complains to God, “Why is it that Yoseph merited, at least, to be buried in the land of Israel, and not I?” God answered, “Yoseph called himself a Jew, and you did not.&r …
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Do Not Follow Every Middah of Hashem Sotah 14 Psychology of the Daf Yomi
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
April 9th, 2023
Our Gemara on Amud Aleph enumerates the ways in which Hashem shows kindness, and how we should emulate this in our conduct: הַלֵּךְ ×ַחַר מִדּוֹתָיו ש×ֶל ×”Ö·×§Ö¼Ö¸×“×•Ö¹×©× ×‘Ö¼Ö¸×¨×•Ö¼×šÖ° ×”×•Ö¼× ×žÖ¸×” ×”×•Ö¼× ×žÖ·×œÖ°×‘Ö¼Ö´×™×©× ×¢Ö²×¨×•Ö¼×žÖ¼Ö´×™× ×“Ö¼Ö´×›Ö°×ªÖ´×™×‘ וַיַּעַשׂ ה׳ ×Ö±×œÖ¹×”Ö´×™× ×œÖ°×Ö¸×“Ö¸× ×•Ö¼×œÖ°×ִש×ְתּוֹ ×›Ö¼×‡×ªÖ°× ×•Ö¹×ª עוֹר וַיַּלְבִּש×Öµ× ×Ö·×£ …
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Do Not Cut that Wire!
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
January 18th, 2020
From time to time I meet with a couple suffering from anxiety related sexual dysfunctions who also have halakhic questions connected to the problem. Some of the halakhic questions are complex and hard to answer and others are simply a matter of not having been educated properly by their chosson or kallah instructors. When I ask if they have consulted with a rabbi about their halakhic questions, some will say they are too embarrassed, …
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Do Not Be Too Smart Gittin 73 Psychology of the Daf Yomi
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
July 28th, 2023
Our Gemara on Amud Aleph records Rava criticizing two sages for making an incorrect monetary halakhic ruling that erroneously benefited them, while presenting an unreasonable burden for the ferrymen with whom they made a deal. Rav calls Rav Pappa and Rav Huna, son of Rav Yehoshua, "White Geese." This is an odd epithet. Rashi says the white geese refer to their long white beards, as they were elders. There is some support for this peshat also from …
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Do not be a Perfectionist in your Studies Eruvin 67 Psychology of the Daf
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
October 9th, 2020
רַב ×—Ö´×¡Ö°×“Ö¼Ö¸× ×•Ö°×¨Ö·×‘ ש×ֵש×ֶת ×›Ö¼Ö´×™ פָּגְעִי בַּהֲדֵי הֲדָדֵי — רַב ×—Ö´×¡Ö°×“Ö¼Ö¸× ×žÖ´×¨Ö·×ªÖ°×¢Ö¸×Ÿ שִׂיפְווֹתֵיהּ ×žÖ´×žÖ¼Ö·×ªÖ°× Ö°×™Ö¸×™×ªÖ¸× ×“Ö¼Ö°×¨Ö·×‘ ש×ֵש×ֶת, וְרַב ש×ֵש×ֶת מִרְתַע כּוּלֵּיהּ גּוּפֵיהּ מִפִּלְפּוּלֵיהּ דְּרַב חִסְדָּ×. The Gemara relates that when Rav Ḥisda and …
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Do NOT Attempt this Stunt at Home Eruvin 22 Psychology of the Daf Rabbi Simcha Feuerman LCSW-R, DHL
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
August 30th, 2020
×¨Ö¸×‘Ö¸× ×ָמַר: בְּמִי ש×Ö¶×žÖ¼Öµ×©×‚Ö´×™× ×¢Ö·×¦Ö°×ž×•Ö¹ ×ַכְזָרִי עַל ×‘Ö¼Ö¸× Ö¸×™×• וְעַל ×‘Ö¼Ö°× Öµ×™ בֵּיתוֹ כְּעוֹרֵב. ×›Ö¼Ö´×™ ×”Ö¸× ×“Ö¼Ö°×¨Ö·×‘ ×Ö·×“Ö¼Ö¸× ×‘Ö¼Ö·×¨ ×žÖ·×ªÖ°× Ö¸× ×”Ö²×•Ö¸×” קָ×ָזֵיל לְבֵי רַב, ×ֲמַרָה לֵיהּ דְּבֵיתְהוּ: ×™Ö¸× ×•Ö¹×§Öµ×™ דִידָךְ מַ××™ ×ֶעֱבֵיד לְהוּ? ×ֲמַר לַהּ: מִי ש×ְל …
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Do Away With the Middleman Bava Metzia 110 Psychology of the Daf Yomi
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
June 17th, 2024
Our Gemara on Amud Beis discusses an interesting exemption to the rule that one must pay workers promptly (by sunset or sunrise of the day or evening that the work was completed, subject to certain conditions. See Ahavas Chessed, Laws of Payments of Wages, 1:9.): ×ªÖ¼Ö¸× ×•Ö¼ ×¨Ö·×‘Ö¼Ö¸× Ö·×Ÿ: ×”Ö¸×וֹמֵר לַחֲבֵירוֹ ×¦Öµ× ×©×‚Ö°×›×•Ö¹×¨ לִי ×¤Ö¼×•Ö¹×¢Ö²×œÖ´×™× – ש×Ö°× Öµ×™×”Ö¶×Ÿ ×ֵין עוֹבְרִין מִשּ×ו …
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Divorced From Reality Yevamos 31 Psychology of the Daf Yomi
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
April 7th, 2022
Our Gemara on amud aleph mentions that statistically, divorce is frequent, relative to a death by cave in and collapse of a building. While we are on the topic of divorce statistics, I think we can all agree, that based on our own personal experiences, divorce is more prevalent now than other times in Jewish history. Fun fact: In the Introduction to the eighth volume of the Iggeros Moshe, there is a biography of Rav Moshe that goes on …
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Divorced From Reality Kiddushin 13 Psychology of the Daf Yomi
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
August 25th, 2023
Our Gemara on Amud Aleph delves into the qualifications necessary for performing marriages and divorces. Due to their intricate nature and profound impact on the future lineage of multiple families, extra training and caution are required beyond standard Rabbinic expertise. Rav Yehuda, quoting Shmuel, asserts: "Anyone who does not know the nature of bills of divorce and betrothals should have no dealings in them," highlighting the potential for g …
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Divorce Narrative Gittin 21 Psychology of the Daf Yomi
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
June 6th, 2023
Our Gemara on Amud Beis explains that unlike the bond of marriage, which can be established through various means as outlined in the first Mishna of Kiddushin, divorce can only be achieved through a written bill. This is derived from the verse that refers to it as a "scroll of severance" (ספר כריתות). Interestingly, the word "sefer" (scroll) is related to the word "story," suggesting that there is a narrative within the Get (divorce docu …
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Divine Empathy Gittin 88 Psychology of the Daf Yomi
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
August 11th, 2023
In our Gemara on Amud Beis, we encounter a verse from Shemos (21:1): "וְ×ֵ֙לֶּה֙ הַמִּש×Ö°×¤Ö¼Ö¸×˜Ö´Ö”×™× ×ֲש×ֶ֥ר ×ªÖ¼Ö¸×©×‚Ö´Ö–×™× ×œÖ´×¤Ö°× Öµ×™×”Ö¶Ö½×׃" "These are the rules that you shall set before them." Be'er Mayim Chaim, in his commentary on this verse, draws attention to the phrase "before them." He notes that it would be more linguistically consistent to say "placing the rules upon them" instead. So, what is …
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Divine Checks and Balances Bava Kamma 20 Psychology of the Daf Yomi
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
November 22nd, 2023
Our Gemara on amud aleph discusses the legal implications where one person derives benefit from someone else, but there was no loss incurred. This is not to say that it is permitted to squat on someone’s property, but the Gemara considers that in situations where there is zero loss and wear and tear, there can be no financial liability on the beneficiary. Rav Shlomo Kluger (Chokhmas HaTorah, Toldos) uses this legal reasoning to explai …
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Diverse But United Bava Kamma 81 Psychology of the Daf Yomi
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
January 22nd, 2024
Our Gemara on Amud Beis informs us that each Jewish Tribe had in its portion in Israel with at least some land in the mountains, and some in the lowland, and some in the countryside, and some in the valley. Why is this important for us to know? There is this idea that each tribe has a particular role and perspective within Torah observance. We may deduce this logically, because otherwise, unless each tribe’s culture and approach has somethi …
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Distinctions Between Rabbinic and Torah Law Psychology of the Daf Yomi Gittin 53
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
July 7th, 2023
Our Gemara on Amud Beis discusses a judicial concept of damage inflicted that is not visible, such as rendering Teruma food impure (טמ××”). The damage is invisible and may not technically incur a legal financial penalty, but the rabbis imposed a financial fine nonetheless. This is because allowing such damage to go unpunished could lead to people vandalizing others' Teruma with impunity. Within this discussion, there is a subset concerning the …
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Dispense With the Middleman Bava Metzia 10 Psychology of the Daf Yomi
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
March 8th, 2024
Our Gemara on Amud Aleph discusses an important and recurring theme in Jewish religious philosophy that has halachic and metaphorical implications. Under many circumstances, an employee or laborer can quit on the spot. The rationale is that God wants no Jewish person to be encumbered by any mortal. The Gemara declares: It is written: “For to Me the children of Israel are slaves; they are My slaves whom I brought forth out of the land …
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Disorders and Fate Kiddushin 8 Psychology of the Daf Yomi
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
August 21st, 2023
In our Gemara on Amud Aleph, Rav Kahana is mentioned and regarded as a "great man," emphasizing his practice of wearing a head covering. This practice reflects a broader discussion about the significance of head covering in Jewish tradition. A well-known Gemara in Shabbos (156b) touches on this topic: "From Rav Naḥman bar Yitzḥak it can also be derived that there is no Mazal (astrological influence) for the Jewish people. Chaldean astrologers …
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It Takes a Village Shabbos 122
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
July 6th, 2020
for Video Shiur click here to listen: Psychology of the DAF Shabbos 122 ×“Ö¼Ö°× Öµ×¨ לְ×ֶחָד × Öµ×¨ לְמֵ×ָה Bava basra 144b ×ª× ×• ×¨×‘× ×Ÿ ×חד מן ×”×חין ×©× ×˜×œ מ××ª×™× ×–×•×– ללמוד תורה ×ו ללמוד ××•×ž× ×•×ª יכולין ×”×חין לומר לו ×× ×תה ××¦×œ× ×• יש לך ×ž×–×•× ×•×ª ×× ×ין ×תה ××¦×œ× ×• ×ין לך ×ž×–×•× ×•×ª The Sages taught: With regard to one of the br …
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Discipline of Children and Halakha Shabbos 121
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
July 6th, 2020
for Video Shiur click here to listen: Psychology of the DAF Shabbos 121 We learned in the mishna: However, if a Jewish child comes to extinguish a fire on Shabbat, they do not listen to him and allow him to extinguish it, even though he is not yet obligated in mitzva observance, because responsibility for his rest is incumbent upon the Jew. The Gemara seeks to conclude: Learn from this that a child who eats meat from unslaughtered animals o …
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Dirty Secrets Eruvin 23 Psychology of the Daf Rabbi Simcha Feuerman LCSW-R, DHL
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
September 1st, 2020
×ָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה, דְּ×ָמַר קְרָ×: ×´×ֹרֶךְ הֶחָצֵר מֵ×ָה בָ×ַמָּה וְרֹחַב חֲמִשּ×Ö´×™× ×‘Ö¼Ö·×—Ö²×žÖ´×©Ö¼×Ö´×™××´. ×ָמְרָה תּוֹרָה: טוֹל חֲמִשּ×Ö´×™×, וְסַבֵּב חֲמִשּ×Ö´×™×. The Gemara answers: Rav Yehuda said: This is learned from the verse that stated: “The length of the courtyard shall be a hundred cubits, and the br …
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Direct Consequences Yevamos 90 Psychology of the Daf Yomi
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
June 3rd, 2022
Our Gemara on Amud Beis discusses the power of the prophet to temporarily supersede a Torah law. That is, even though no prophet after Moshe can change the Torah on a permanent basis, for a particular need of the moment and through prophetic sanction, a law can be suspended or enacted. A lesser known idea related to this is a principle from the Sefer Haikkarim (III:18). This idea only applies to Torah laws from Moshe, however the portion of …
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Ding an Sich Nedarim 77 Psychology of the Daf Yomi
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
January 10th, 2023
Our Gemara on Amud Beis references a particular phrase used in the Torah, “×–×” הדבר” “ this is the word“, or possibly, “this is the thing“. When the Torah uses a phrase like that, it implies a kind of specificity that is used for various derashos. Rashi (Bamidbar 30:2) quotes a Sifrei that discusses this terminology and how it applies to the prophecy of Moshe: ×–×” הדבר. מֹש×ֶה × Ö´×ªÖ°× Ö·×‘Ö¼Öµ …
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Dimensions of the Amen Response Nazir 66 Psychology of the Daf Yomi
Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
March 30th, 2023
Our Gemara on Amud Beis discusses the importance of saying Amen after a blessing: רַבִּי יוֹסֵי ×וֹמֵר: גָּדוֹל ×”Ö¸×¢×•Ö¹× Ö¶×” ×´×ָמֵן״ יוֹתֵר מִן הַמְבָרֵךְ. וְ×ָמַר לוֹ רַבִּי × Ö°×”×•Ö¹×¨Ö·××™: הַשּ×ָמַיִ×! כָּךְ הוּ×: תֵּדַע ש×ֶהֲרֵי ×’Ö¼×•Ö¼×œÖ°×™Ö¸×™×¨Ö´×™× ×žÖ´×ªÖ°×’Ö¼Ö¸×¨Ö´×™×Ÿ בַּמִּלְחָמָה, ×•Ö°×’Ö´×‘Ö¼×•Ö¹×¨Ö´×™× × ×•Ö¹ …
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