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Pesachim 104 - March 5, 21 Adar Mar 05, 2021

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Today's Daf is sponsored by Orah F. Zipper in memory of her late husband, Stuart, Simcha haKohen ben Avraham. And by Ellen Golub and Steve Sass in memory of Ellen's father, Leo Golub - אריה לייב בן אליהו ומאסי on his seventh yahrzeit ."He was a native Yiddish speaker who loved the Jewish people and, despite a streak of atheism, insisted that his only daughter have an excellent Jewish education. He devoted his life to building a curious, creative, and loving Jewish family and is remembered joyfully by seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Yehi zichrono livracha."

What is the havdala blessing made up of? How many phrases of "separation"? What is the range of possibilities? Does one need to repeat ideas that are found in the words of the final part of the blessing at the beginning of the blessing or before the final blessing? The language in the phrases of "separations" in the havdala blessing should come from verses in the Torah where the word "lehavdil", to separate, is used. The gemara suggests various possible endings for the blessing – "who organized the creations" "who created the world" "who sanctifies the Jewish people" "one who separates between the sacred and the profane" and also one that combines two of them. When Ulla came to Pumbedita, Rav Yehuda wanted to see what Ulla said during havdala so he sent his son with a basket of fruits to "spy". However, his son didn't want to go and sent Abaye instead. Ulla only said simply the blessing "one who separates between the sacred and the profane." The gemara questioned why he did not have a longer version as per the stipulations for blessings as stipulated in a braita.

Pesachim 103 - March 4, 20 Adar Mar 04, 2021

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Today's Daf is sponsored by Natanya Slomowitz in memory of her grandfather (her mother's father) Avraham ben Chanoch Meir and Esther Dembinski. He was a hero of the Revisionist effort in the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. Murdered 20 Adar bet 5703, March 27, 1943. יהי זכרו ברוך.

What is the order of blessings for kiddush/havdala that one makes when Yom Tov falls out on Saturday night? The gemara brings seven opinions on the subject! Rava and Abaye disagree regarding the placement of the shehecheyanu blessing. The gemara brings several stories that took place from which we can derive halakhot. In the first, Rava explains why he made a blessing (in havdala on a regular Shabbat on the spices first and then the candle, even though that doesn't seem to match either Beit Shamai or Beit Hillel's position on the matter. He explained that there is a debate about how to understand the debate between them. The second story was about why Rava made a new blessing on the wine used for birkhat hamazon and as a result, the gemara brings a few other stories relating different opinions on that topic. In the continuation of the story with Rava, the servant lights a torch for havdala, and Rava is questioned about that, as well as why he used the particular wording that he used for the havdala blessing.

Pesachim 102 - March 3, 19 Adar Mar 03, 2021

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Today's daf is dedicated for the refuah shleima of Yehudit bat Eli Simcha Nachma and Benyomin Zev ben Chaya Miriam.

The gemara brings a braita to raise a difficulty on Rav Chisda who said that one does not need to make a new blessing if one moved locations while one was eating a serious meal (items that require one to make the blessing after eating in the place where one ate). In the braita it stipulates that it is only on the condition that it leaves people at the original meal. The gemara explains that the braita is Rabbi Yehuda's position and Rav Chisdo holds like the rabbis who disagree with him. After bringing a braita that highlights this debate between Rabbi Yehuda and the rabbis, the gemara suggests bringing this source to raise a difficulty on Rabbi Yochanan who says that a change of place does not necessitate a new blessing, but they resolve the difficulty. The gemara returns to the matter of a meal that began on Friday and lasts into Shabbat, should one stop and make kiddush or finish the meal? Rabbi Yehuda says to stop and Rabbi Yossi says none can finish the meal. Rabbi Yossi says to bring two cups of wine – one for birkhat hamazon on the first meal and the second for kiddush. Why not say both about one cup? Because mitzvot cannot be performed "in bundles" (chavilot chavilot)– joined together. The gemara raises a difficulty on this from other places where we see that you can combine blessings and they distinguish between the different cases in order to answer the difficulty.

Pesachim 101 - March 2, 18 Adar Mar 02, 2021

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There was a custom of making kiddush in synagogues – can one fulfill one's obligation for kiddush in this manner? If one wants to drink more wine at home, does one need to make a new blessing of "boreh pri hagafen" on the wine at home? There is a dispute between Rav, Shmuel and Rabbi Yochanan. Shmuel rules that that one does not fulfill one's obligation for kiddush because kiddush needs to be done in the place of a meal. What is considered a "place" - are there two places in the same house considered the same place? What is considered a "meal"? If they do not fulfill their obligation for kiddush, why did they make kiddush in the synagogue? And if so did why did they make kiddush at home also? The gemara brings stories from which you can see that Rabbi Huna and Rabba ruled like Shmuel. Rabbi Yochanan's opinion is brought and the gemara raises a question from a braita against his opinion and cannot find a resolution. In the braita is stated that would require one to make a new blessing on the wine. The gemara brings Rav Chisda's statement in the name of Rav Huna and his own statement limiting this law and braises difficulties on both these statements.

Pesachim 100 - March 1, 17 Adar Mar 01, 2021

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Today's Daf is sponsored by Carol Robinson and Art Gould "in gratitude to HaShem who safeguarded Carol through last week's surgery, and who enabled Carol's doctors to care for her, and who grants wisdom to scientists everywhere, as both of us are now vaccinated. Also in gratitude to our friend and teacher Rabbanit Farber and the Hadran Zoom mishpacha who have showered us with such overwhelming warmth, support and affection."

The gemara determines that the mishna is only according to Rabbi Yosi, as per Rav Huna's answer. According to that, Rabbi Yosi agrees with Rabbi Yehuda on erev Pesach one is not allowed to eat from a half an hour before mincha. The gemara raises a question against that from a statement that makes it seem like Rabbi Yossi and Rabbi Yehuda disagree also regarding erev Pesach. The gemara responds by explaining that that statement was referring to a different issue - one who began a meal during the day and it extended to after the beginning of Shabbat/Chag - does one need to stop, finish the meal and begin again with kiddush or does one finish one's meal and only after that, make kiddush. The halakha was determined to be like Rabbi Yosi, in an interesting story where it was suggested to be stringent like Rabbi Yehuda and Rabbi Yosi strongly objected. Shmuel ruled differently - that one puts a cloth over the food on the table when Shabbat comes in and makes kiddush. He rules the same regarding havdala. The issue of covering is relevant even for one beginning a one's meal - one should not bring other food to the table until after kiddush, but if it is there, it should be covered. From here the custom developed to cover the challot (at least this is one of the reasons). The gemara brings two braitot relating to the debate between Rabbi Yosi and Rabbi Yehuda regarding eating on erev Pesach and explains what each braita is referring to.

Pesachim 99 - February 28, 16 Adar Feb 28, 2021

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Today's daf is sponsored by Daniel and Eva Schweber, in loving memory of their father, Ken Schweber, who are learning daf yomi in honor of his own Talmud studies. And by Amy Goldstein in memory of her mother, Carolyn Barnett-Goldstein. "In honor of her 2nd Yahrtzeit, we miss her artistic spirit, wealth of knowledge, and joy for life."

If the animal for the Pesach sacrifice got lost and the original group divided into two and each group said to the other that if they found the animal or sacrificed another in its place, they should include the other in the slaughtering, if they both slaughtered and do not know who slaughtered first, no one can eat from the sacrifice and the whole animal is burned. And they are all exempt from Pesach Sheni. If they said nothing to each other, everyone fulfills their obligation with the animal they slaughtered and they can eat it. The gemara quotes a braita that concludes from this case that silence is preferable and quotes an verse from Proverbs to strengthen this claim. The mishna described a case in which the two Pesachs of two individuals got mixed up with each other. Each one will take one of the animals and bring someone else to join him and then will go with the other and stipulate, "If this one is my Pesach, then you will join with me and if this is not my Pesach, I will join with you." The Gemara discusses the connection between this mishna and the dispute between Rabbi Yossi and Rabbi Yehuda over whether one of the original members of the group must stay with the animal. The tenth chapter begins with a description of Passover eve - there is a prohibition to eat from close to the time of mincha. One needs to ensure that the poor people get four glasses of wine. Why did the mishna only talk about the prohibition of eat on the eve of Pesach and not mention all other erev Shabbats and Yom Tovs that also have a prohibition to eat from the time of the mincha. The gemara bring two answers - either the mishna is according to the opinion of Rabbi Yossi only, who holds that there is no prohibition to eat on erev Shabbats and holidays, only on Pesach because of the mitzva to eat matza or that there is a difference in the prohibitions - on the eve of Pesach is is a half hour before mincha and the others are from mincha. The gemara brings a braita that contradicts the second possibility, however Mar Zutra suggests that perhaps the braita is inaccurate.

Pesachim 98 - Shabbat, Shushan Purim, February 27, 15 Adar Feb 26, 2021

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What are the laws for one who designates an animal for a Pesach sacrifice that cannot be used as it is too old or female? What if one dies before the sacrifice is brought? What can the inheritors do with the animal? On what does it depend? What if a Pesach gets mixed up with other sacrifices and one does not know which is which? What if one group's animal got mixed up with another's?

Pesachim 97 - Purim, 14 Adar, February 26 Feb 26, 2021

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Today's Daf is sponsored by Sigal Spitzer in honor of her mother in law, Abby Flamholz, "for inspiring me and the whole extended family to learn torah, especially daf yomi!" And by Deborah and Binyamin Radomsky in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son Betzalel Tzvi Radomsky ben Binyamin HaLevi and Devorah Rut. "We are so proud that he has started learning Daf Yomi this cycle." And by Amy Cohn leilui nishmat her big sister Cindy Navah bat haRav Dov Chaim on her 16th yahrzeit. "She loved to learn Talmud with our father." And by Adam Cohen for a refuah shleima fro Benyomin Zev ben Chaya Miriam.

The mishna discussed a case of a Pesach sacrifice that got lost and another was taken in its place. What is the status of the original one if it is found, and what is the law regarding a replacement of the original one, temura. The laws depend on the time it was found. There are two versions of Rava concerning cases where the original animal was found before the second one was slaughtered but the substitution was after. What is the status of the substituted one? Shmuel says that in a case where an animal designated for a sin offering would be left to die, a Pesach in that same situation would be brought as a peace offering. And when a sin offering it left to graze, the Pesach will also be send to graze. The gemara raises some questions against this statement and explains how his statement could be understood.

Pesachim 96 - February 25, 13 Adar Feb 25, 2021

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Today's Daf and the next month of study are sponsored by Terri Krivosha in in the memory of her beloved father Nahum Mayar ben Dovid Baer. "As we mark the last day of his shloshim, Mary Oliver's words describe perfectly my father's view of life: "When it's over I want to say: all my life I was the bride married to amazement, I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms. I don't want to wonder if I have made of my life something particular and real. I don't want to end up simply having visited this world". My dad, Judge Norman Krivosha was a remarkable individual who did far more than simply visit this world. We miss his presence but are honored by his memory. Yehi Zichro Baruch"

Today's daf is dedicated by Andria Eisen in loving memory of her mother, Sandra Joy Singer.

What is the difference between the first Pesach that was celebrated in Egypt and the Pesach in future generations. From where is this derived? The gemara raises seven questions against the derivation. If an animal is lost and another is taken and then the original animal is found - what happens to the first animal? It depends on whether it was found before the slaughter of the first (or before midday, according to some) or after, as when the other one is slaughtered, it becomes rejected. What is the law regarding a substitute of the original one? On what does that depend?

Pesachim 95 - February 24, 12 Adar Feb 24, 2021

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Today's daf is sponsored by Anne Klausner in memory of her friend Jane Freedman z'l, Sheindel bat HaRav Pinchas and Edna Yenta whose 7th yahrzeit was Monday, the 10th of Adar. "Jane was an inspirational woman, her emunah in Hashem was awe-inspiring even in the face of tremendous health challenges. May she be a melitzat yosher for all of Am Yisrael." And by Rochie Sommer in honor of her mother Meryl Sasnowitz, on her birthday. "Her dedication to education and Torah learning has inspired her family. May she continue to take pleasure in the Hadran Daf Yomi. With love from her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren."

What are the differences between Pesach Rishon and Pesach Sheni? From where are these details derived? On what issues are there differences of opinion? If it was a year where the majority of the people were impure, and those impure from a dead person are permitted to sacrifice the Pesach sacrifice, how does this affect others who are impure who are not allowed to partake in the sacrifice. Do they still receive karet if they eat the meat from the Pesach sacrifice? Do they still receive karet if they enter the Temple?

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