Daf Yomi for Women - Hadran

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Kiddushin 32 - September 14, 28 Elul Sep 14, 2023

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Today's daf is dedicated by Debbie and Yossi Gevir in loving memory of their dear and wonderful friend Alvin Gordon. "Alvin returned his neshama to Hakadosh Baruch Hu on the 25th of Elul. His great wisdom, joy, ahavat ha'adam, love of Yahadut, generosity and humor will be sorely missed by all who knew and loved him. Yehi zichro baruch."

What is the difference between fear and honor of parents? One of the obligations of respect is to feed one's parents. Is the financial responsibility also on the child or is one to use the parent's money? Rav Yehuda says it is on the child and Rav Natan bar Oshaya says it is on the parents. Three sources are brought to raise a difficulty with these opinions. If honoring one's parent conflicts with performing a different mitzva, what takes precedence? If a parent or a teacher or a nasi or a king is willing to forego respect for him/herself, can he/she? Is the obligation to respect elders addressing elderly people, Torah scholars, or people who are both elderly and Torah scholars? What are the details of this law?

Kiddushin 31 - September 13, 27 Elul Sep 13, 2023

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Today's daf is sponsored by Leah Goldford in honor of Gitta Jaroslawicz-Neufeld. "A huge thank you and hakarat hatov for doing the needlework for my grandson's upcoming Bar Mitzvah. Gitta is so special (as we all know) a dedicated and decorated educator, a supportive and loving wife, mother, and bubby, an insightful and caring partner in this journey of ours in Daf Yomi. I know you all join me when I say - we love you Gitta!"

Today's daf is sponsored by Or Eliasian in loving memory of Michal bat Shasha Chava.

Today's daf is sponsored for a continued refuah shleima for Shlomo Gavriel ben Esther.

How is the commandment to honor one's parents linked to the commandment to honor God? Dama ben Netina was a gentile who respected his father in an exceptional manner and his actions are brought as an example of how to perform the mitzva. Other examples are brought of those others who fulfilled the mitzva of respecting their parents - some are praised and others are criticized. How does one respect one's parents when they are no longer alive?

Kiddushin 30 - September 12, 26 Elul Sep 12, 2023

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What are the ideal ages when a child will listen to his/her parents? Is a grandfather obligated to teach his grandson Torah? One should split one's learning - a third Torah, a third Mishna, and a third Talmud - this is derived from the word v'shinantam. The early soferim would count all the letters in the Torah and knew which letter/word/verse was the middle one. This capability ceased to exist as the rabbis were no longer certain of which words were written with or without yuds and vavs and where to divide verses. V'shinantam is also used to teach that one should understand the Torah that one has learned very well. V'shinantam is also used to teach that learning Torah is an elixir to protect from the evil inclination. The Gemara continues to discuss the various other obligations a man has toward his son (that were mentioned in the braita in Kiddushin 29) - marrying him off, teaching him a trade, and how to swim. From where are each of these obligations derived? Mitzvot that are incumbent on children to do for their parents, men and women are obligated equally. This is derived from the commandment to fear one's parents. However, a married woman has an exception if her husband's needs conflict with her parent's needs and he insists on his needs superseding theirs.

Kiddushin 29 - September 11, 25 Elul Sep 11, 2023

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In redeeming sanctified items, the item is acquired when paying money and not by meshicha, pulling. What is the law if the price changes between the paying of the money and the pulling of the item or between the pulling and the paying of the money? The Mishna explains that the mitzvot that a father is required to do for his son are only incumbent on men and not on women (mothers). The Mishna also explains which types of mitzvot are obligatory for women and which are women exempt from, including time-bound positive commandments. The Gemara brings a braita that gives examples of the mitzvot that the father is required to do to his son - circumcision, redeeming the firstborn son, teaching him Torah, marrying him off, teaching him a trade and some say swimming as well. The Gemara begins to go over the examples and brings sources from the Torah for the father's obligation and the mother's exemption. Who is obligated in the event that the father doesn't take care of it?

Kiddushin 28 - September 10, 24 Elul Sep 10, 2023

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This week's learning is sponsored by Elana Storch "Thank you to Rabbanit Michelle for guiding and navigating us through these complicated dapim and for creating this extraordinary and loving community of Hadran . Thank you all for the warm welcome in "real time" and in person here in Israel."

Today's learning is sponsored by the Hadran Zoom group in honor of their dear friend and co-learner, Julie Mendelsohn, on her daughter Hannah's marriage to Daniel. "We wish Hannah and Daniel much happiness, in the spirit of what we learned together in Masekhet Sota: איש ואשה זכו -שכינה ביניהם."

The source for gilgul shvua is from the sotah. How do we know that it applies in monetary law as well? How do we know that we can obligate one in this type of oath, even if the claim against the person is not a definitive claim? Rav gives a case showing the extent to which we can use gilgul shvua and Rava explains to which case is Rav referring and why he specifically chose this case. Movable items can be acquired through chalipin which can mean bartering or a symbolic act where one of the parties lifts an object. Can this be done with money, produce, or only vessels? The Mishna discusses chalipin but there are three different suggestions brought as to how to read/understand the Mishna. Items acquired by the Temple treasury have different laws than regular items. Regular items can only be acquired through pulling while items for the Temple are acquired with money. Designating something with words for the treasury is as if it was pulled and it immediately considered the property of the Temple.

Kiddushin 27 - Shabbat September 9, 23 Elul Sep 08, 2023

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Today's daf is sponsored by Judi Felber in loving memory of her mother, Jan Abramson, Yocheved Bat Sara and Tzvi, on her 2nd yahrzeit. "Women playing a significant role in Judaism was always important to her."

Today's daf is dedicated by the Tannenbaum family in loving memory of Miriam's mother, Ruth Zemsky z"l Rayzel bat Yehoshua haLevi and Chaya Kila on her 7th yahrzeit. "Following in the teaching of R' Akiva, her home and Shabbat table were a model of her approach to life; one of being mezake aniyim literally and metaphorically. Her example continues to inspire us daily. Yehi zichra baruch."

A question was asked: can a kinyan agav be effected if the movable items are not found in the land that is being acquired? After several attempts to answer this question, the answer is learned from a source about a document being acquired with land. The conclusion is that it does not need to be physically present on the land. The Gemara raises several other questions regarding kinyan agav. What is the source for gilgul shvua - one who is obligated to take an oath about one thing, can become obligated to take an oath at the same time to swear regarding other things for which they would not otherwise be obligated to take an oath. The source is derived from the oath of a sotah, a woman accused of being unfaithful to her husband who undergoes the sotah process.

Kiddushin 26 - September 8, 22 Elul Sep 08, 2023

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Land and movable property each have different mechanisms by which they can be acquired. What is the source for each of these methods and in what situations are these methods limited? A kinyan agav is when one acquires land and movable property in the same deal. He/she can acquire the land and automatically the movable items are acquired as well, even though the method by which one acquires the land is not a method that would generally work for movable property. A question was asked: can a kinyan agav be effected if the movable items are not found in the land that is being acquired? Several sources are brought to attempt to answer this question.

Kiddushin 25 - September 7, 21 Elul Sep 07, 2023

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Today's daf is sponsored by Jessica Jobanek and Harold Kingsberg in honor of the first birthday of their beloved son, Shmuel Meir. "We look forward to many more years learning with and from you, B'ezrat Hashem."

If a master removes the eye of an already blind slave, will the slave be freed? Which types of blemishes are considered noticeable that a slave would go free if the master inflicted it? Would this include castrated testicles or cutting his tongue? Sources are brought from other areas of halacha where revealed blemishes are discussed. The Mishna discusses how larger and smaller animals are acquired. The Gemara raises a question according to a tana who requires lifting even large animals: how can an elephant be acquired?

Kiddushin 24 - September 6, 20 Elul Sep 06, 2023

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Study Guide Kiddushin 24

Today's daf is sponsored by Judy Shapiro for the 10th yahrzeit of her mother Deera Tychman, z"l".

Today's daf is sponsored for the refuah shleima of Shlomo Gavriel Ben Esther.

The rabbis and Rabbi Meir disagree regarding a non-Jewish slave about whether or not there is a way to give him money that will not automatically be transferred to his master (for the purposes of him using the money to free himself). The Gemara brings a source regarding a woman taking tithes on her husband's produce and shows that the opinions of Rabbi Meir and the rabbis on that issue seem to contradict what each of them holds in the case of the slave. Abaye and Rava each resolve the contradiction in a different manner. A non-Jewish slave is redeemed if the master knocks out his tooth, his eye or certain extremities of his body that do not regenerate. The derivation of these laws from the verses in the Torah is discussed. Does the slave go free if the eye is not knocked out but is non-functional or if was not functional before but the master actually knocked it out? What if the master was a doctor and damaged the eye/dentist and knocked out a tooth while performing a procedure that the slave requested?

Kiddushin 23 - September 5, 19 Elul Sep 05, 2023

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Today's daf is sponsored by Yacova Mayberg in loving memory of the victims of terror in Israel, August 2023, and in honor of the remarkable Aviva Tessler. "She has dedicated her life to providing care and support to both the victims and their families through her organization, Operation Embrace."

Today's daf is sponsored for the refuah shleima of Anat Rachel bat Penina. "Hoping that the Hadran learners learning for her will bring chizuk and refuah."

A non-Jewish slave is freed by money or by a document. Is it a benefit for a non-Jewish slave to be redeemed or not? Does anything he receives while in slavery automatically become his owner's? If so, how can he be redeemed? How will he have money to pay his way out? How can he receive an emancipation document to gain his freedom if anything he receives automatically is owned by the master? There is a 3-way argument over how the slave can be freed and the argument is affected by how they rule regarding the various issues mentioned above.

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