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Yoma 83 - Shabbat July 3, 23 Tamuz Jul 02, 2021

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This is the daf for Shabbat. For Friday's daf, click here.

Today's daf is sponsored by Vicki Herzog in honor of her father, Izzy Herzog. "May today's learning go to the Ilui of his Neshama. I miss my father each and every day."

How does one determine on what basis to let a sick person eat on Yom Kippur? Rabbi Yannai discusses scenarios where the sick person may feel differently than the doctor - in those cases, on what basis do we determine whether or not to let the person eat? How can the mishna be read according to Rabbi Yannai as the mishna seems to be weighing on the side of the experts, whereas Rabbi Yannai pushes the agenda of when in doubt of cases involving life and death, one is always lenient? Mar bar Rav Ashi agrees somewhat with Rabbi Yannai but disagrees in the case where there are many doctors who think the sick person does not need to eat. Rabbi Yannai would forbid eating in that case but Mar bar Rav Ashi allows it as in his opinion, patient autonomy supersedes all. One who has a disease called bulmus (from starvation), can eat non-kosher food. If bitten by a mad dog, can one eat the lobe of the dog's liver, which was believed to be a cure? One can take and even prepare medicine on Shabbat if one's life is endangered. If a rockslide fell upon someone, at what levels of uncertainty can one still desecrate Shabbat in order to potentially save a life? If one needs to eat non-kosher food on account of bulmus, what is the hierarchy of non-kosher foods that we can feed them - we go from least serious to most serious. The gemara discusses several cases where it is unclear which is better or worse. Stories are told of rabbis who had bulmus and whether or not they stole food in order to eat. Another story is brought to highlight the importance of deriving the source of people's names to determine if they can be trusted or not. What are signs of a mad dog and how does one become a mad dog (what causes the madness)?

Yoma 82 - July 2, 22 Tamuz Jul 02, 2021

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From what age do children need to fast? What are the laws regarding chinuch on this issue? From what age do they fast part of the day? The mishna refers to "one or two years before" regarding fasting for part of the day. Why does it say "one or two"? Rav Chisda says that we distinguish between weaker and stringer children. The gemara (according to Rashi) assumes that the mishna means a year or two before the year before they reach maturity as the year before maturity they need to fast on a rabbinic level. Two approaches are brought by amoraim and the gemara tries to reconcile those opinions with what is stated in the mishna. If a pregnant woman has a craving or a sick person needs to eat on Yom Kippur, what can be done? What if a pregnant woman has a craving for non-kosher food (not on Yom Kippur)? To save a life one can do anything except for three commandments - idol worship, forbidden sexual relations, and murder. From where are these laws derived?

Yoma 81 - July 1, 21 Tamuz Jul 01, 2021

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Today's daf is sponsored with love by Arlee and Kenny to Tamara Katz, "wishing you a very happy birthday. Thank you for providing us with the inspiration to learn the daf, which we can't wait to pass on to our daughter Millie."

Food and drink cannot combine for a requisite amount to obligate one. Is this only one person's opinion? Why is there no warning on Yom Kippur, i.e. "do not eat"? If one needs to have a warning in order to get punished, where can we find a warning for fulfilling the commandment of affliction on Yom Kippur? Four different answers are brought. From where do we derive the commandment to add on extra time to Yom Kippur, Shabbat and other holidays? It is derived from Vaykikra 23:32 regarding the mention of the ninth of the month in the verse about Yom Kippur (which is on the tenth). A different way of understanding that verse is to learn there is a commandment to eat on erev Yom Kippur. What is the nature of that obligation? If one eats inedible food on Yom Kippur, one is not liable. What is considered inedible? What about drinks? Is vinegar allowed? Rav Gidal said one is not liable for vinegar and his words were misunderstood and people thought they were allowed to drink vinegar on Yom Kippur.

Yoma 80 - June 30, 20 Tamuz Jun 30, 2021

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Today's shiur is dedicated for a refuah shleima of Devora Shulamit bat Yocheved Chana.

Usually the requisite amount for eating is an olive bulk but the size for the impurity of food is an exception - the size of an egg. This is derived from a change in language in the verse. This idea is reinforced from Yom Kippur where also a change in language reflects and change in requisite amount. How do you know that food impurity is the size of an egg? Rabbi Elazar states that we must write down the size of something forbidden that we ate in case a court in the future will change the definition of the requisite amounts and we may no longer be required to bring a sacrifice when the temple is rebuilt. Rabbi Yochanan holds that requisite amount are a halacha l'Moshe m'Sinai, however, others disagree. The requisite amount for drinking is "cheekfuls" - what does this mean? Is it subjective? If so, how does this differ from the requirement for food which is not subjective. Several questions are raised. Food can join with other foods and drinks with other drinks to get to the requisite amount but not food and drink together. What about gravy with meat? If one eats excessively, one is exempt. Likewise for a non-Kohen who eats teruma in that manner will have to pay the principle but not the extra fifth as one does not benefit from the act of eating in this manner.

Yoma 79 - June 29, 19 Tamuz Jun 29, 2021

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The measurement for which one is liable for karet for eating on Yom Kippur is mentioned in the mishna as a date with its pit. Rav Pappa asks if it is referring to a date + its pit or not? Rav Ashi asks a similar question regarding the amount for which a bone passed on impurity – the size of barley – with its husk or not? Dry or moist? Why didn't each of them ask the other question? There is controversy among amoraim about the size of the date compared to an egg bulk. Accrording to Rav Yehuda, is more than an egg. To Rav Zevid it is less than an egg. The gemara brings a difficulty on Rav Yehuda's opinion from a case that took place in the Sukkah where it is implied that the size of a date is less than an egg. Two resolutions are brought - of Rabbi Yirmiah and of Rava. The gemara reinforces Rav Yirmiah's answer from a common expression A question is raised on Rava from a braita in Sukkah which deals with the things that must be eaten in the Sukkah. After resolving the difficulty, another source is brought to reinforce Rava's answer but it is rejected. The gemara reinforces Rav Zevid's opinion from a mishna regarding chametz and leaven but it is rejected. Another proof is brought from the blessing after meals.

Yoma 78 - June 28, 18 Tamuz Jun 28, 2021

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Today's daf is sponsored by Natasha Shabbat in honor of the second yahrtzeit of her father. "My teacher, David ben Shalom haKohen v'Sarah was a brilliant doctor and a lifelong learner and teacher. He would have been very proud of me for taking on the commitment to Daf Yomi and very interested to hear all about it. I still want to call him every day to tell him what I've learned in today's Daf."

In the book of Ezekiel there is a description of a stream that will come out of the Holy of Holies in the future and will create a mikveh at the entrance to King David's house. Is it permissible to pass through water on Shabbat wearing shoes or sandals? Does the prohibition of washing include other things that cool people off? Is it related to the action or to the result? On what does it depend? Stories are brought about rabbis who wet a cloth before Yom Kippur or Tisha B'av and used it to wash their face, hands and feet. What was the difference between what they did on Yom Kippur and Tisha b'av and why? Rabbi Elazar is asked about wearing cork shoes on Yom Kippur. Various rabbis are brought who wore shoes made of different materials (not leather) on Yom Kippur. Is it the same for public fast days? Rami Bar Hama raises a difficulty from a source about a prosthetic leg. Abaye and Rava each resolve the difficulty differently. Why is it permitted to bathe and anoint children but not to wear shoes? The mishna that permits certain people to wash or wear shoes is only according to Rabbi Chanania ben Tradiyon as in a braita it appears that the rabbis disagree and do not permit it. Why are those people permitted, according to him?

Yoma 77 - June 27, 17 Tamuz Jun 27, 2021

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Today's daf is sponsored by Elisheva Gray in loving memory of her dear husband Ron, z''l, on his tenth yahrzeit. "Grateful for the 25 years we had together. We never took one moment of it for granted and created so many wonderful memories together. Ron was truly a mensch, a gentleman, a wonderful cook and a sage in his own right. I miss him every day, and I know he would be studying the daf right along with me." And by Shelley and Jerry Gornish "in memory of our עז - our beloved and greatly missed grandson, עז וילצ׳יק, whose fifth Yahrzeit was recently commemorated."

The gemara explains the verse in Daniel " and I came on account of your words. " And brings a story about the angels Gabriel and Michael and the sequence of events between them and the prophet Daniel based on verses from Ezekiel. The gemara goes back to bringing a third proof that washing is considered affliction from a verse, "The people are weary and hungry and thirsty in the wilderness" - tired and bathing. How do you prove that it is not a different kind of fatigue? From where do we know that not wearing shows and refraining from sexual relations is affliction? In what circumstances is washing allowed? If one's hands are full of dirt, one can wash them. Washing hands in the morning is allowed because of an evil spirit. It is permissible to go through the water to go to his rabbi or father or to go to a sermon, but is it permissible to return home? Rabbi Yosef questions: How is it permissible to go through the water on a weekday, since there is danger, as seen from verses in Ezekiel describing a river that will come out of the Holy of Holies in the future.

Yoma 76 - Shabbat June 26. 16 Tamuz Jun 25, 2021

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Today's daf is sponsored by Danny and Sara Berelowitz "in honor of the bar-mitzva of our grandson Ariel Berelowitz on Shabbat Parashat Balak."

After the gemara brings another way of understanding the verse, "Strong bread was eaten by a man", the gemara continues with three more discussions dealing with manna. The first - why did the manna go down daily? The second deals with the height of the manna learned from a comparison with the height of the water in the flood. The third - that the manna was a miracle that the world saw and not only the children of Israel. The gemara goes on to discuss the sources of the five afflictions that are practiced on Yom Kippur. Sources are brought to explain how it is known that avoiding washing and putting on oils is considered an affliction.

Yoma 75 - June 25, 15 Tamuz Jun 25, 2021

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Today's daf is sponsored by Becki Goldstein "following a family Shabbat Chukat of inspiring divrai torah and uplifting zmirot, celebrating my son Oryahel's 40th birthday, a siyum massechet by his 11 year old son and the graduation from yeshivat of 2 grandsons. זוכה לראות בנים ובני בנים עוסקים בתורה. Thank you to Rabbanit Michelle who enriches our daf yomi by making it relevant to our daily lives and encouraging a deepening chibur, connection, with Torah and Hashem." And by Julie Mendelsohn for a refuah shleima to Yosef Azriel ben Chaya Michal. Yosef, a teenager, was critically injured at Har Meron on Lag B'omer, and has not yet regained consciousness. The power of this group is very strong so let's all pray for his complete recovery.

The Gemara brings up a number of disagreements between Rabbi Ami and Rabbi Asi regarding a number of verses (as a continuation of the disagreement between them in the verses regarding the manna). The last of them deals with the punishments given to the serpent and the woman by God. Rav and Shmuel disagree on the verse "We remembered the daga", the complaint of the children of Israel in the wilderness about the manna and how much better it was in Egypt - are these really fish or forbidden relations? The gemara brings several drashot regarding the manna - its nature, special qualities (miraculous nature) and place of descent. Several drashot are brought regarding the quail that was brought after the Jews complained about not having meat. How was this a punishment? In many of the drashot, there is a reference to the differences between the righteous, the mediocre, and the wicked and how they each received different treatment from God.

Yoma 74 - June 24, 14 Tamuz Jun 24, 2021

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Today's daf is sponsored by Art Gould in thanks to HaShem for 48 years of marriage to my beloved bride and partner for life Carol Robinson. 50 years ago this August at a Hillel Summer Institute in Starlight, Pennsylvania on Erev Shabbat before davening I said to this really cute girl "sit with me and I'll get you a prayer book". (She said Yes!) We've been inseparable ever since." And by Robin Katcoff in honor of her 20th Anniversary to Jason. "Jason is my rock and my hero. He keeps me going every day and has helped me build an amazing family with our two daughters. His love of learning has inspired me to continue studying Daf for the past year and a half. I love having him as my partner in Daf learning and life."

The Gemara continues with a difficulty about the Reish Lakish's opinion that eating less than the requisite amount is forbidden by Rabbinic law. The gemara then questions the assumption the gemara made previously that the word "forbidden" would imply that there is no karet punishment. The opinions of Reish Lakish and rabbi Yochanan are discussed regarding less than a requisite amount (chatzi shiur) - is it or is it not forbidden by Torah law? What are the reasons behind each opinion? Rabbi Yochana brings a source against Reish Lakish. What is the definition of "affliction" of Yom Kippur and how is it derived from the verses?

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