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Eruvin 51 - September 29, 11 Tishrei Sep 29, 2020

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Today's daf is sponsored by Ari Welner for a refuah shleima for Chaim David ben Chana Zelda and Rivka bat Ita. The mishna states that one who is on the way can point out a distant place and acquire residence there. Rava limits it to a case where one could potentially arrive there before Shabbat by running. How does Rava read the mishna according to his explanation? The gemara brings a case of Raba and Rav Yosef where Raba knew of a particular tree and Rav Yosef did not. Raba was able to acquire residence for both of them, based on the Tosefta. From where in the Torah is the measurement of 2,000 cubits derived? From where do Rabbi Chanina and the rabbis derive their opinions regarding the shape of the 2,000 cubit measurement – circular or square? Rav Nachman and Rav Chisda disagree regarding the debate between Rabbi Meir (only allowed for a poor person, i.e. one who is travelling and got stuck) and Rabbi Yehuda (even for a rich person, one who is at home)– are they arguing in a case where one says I want to acquire residence in the place that I am standing or in the case where one wants to acquire residence in a distance place. The gemara explain the different lines in the mishna according to each approach.

Eruvin 50 - Yom Kippur, September 28, 10 Tishrei Sep 27, 2020

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Today's daf is dedicated by Gitta and David Neufeld in loving memory of Marvin Stokar, a"h Meir ben Aryeh Leib HaLevi on his first yahrzeit (Yom Kippur). Marvin was dedicated to his family and his learning, and was so proud of completing the Daf Yomi cycle. Like the postal service, he let nothing stand in his way! We miss our honorary Zaidy Marvin so much. May our learning be a zechut for him and תבדל לחיים טובים our precious Bubby Fran. And by Tova Kestenbaum in memory of her grandfather Refael Zeev ben Yisrael and Esther Feigel a"h who passed away during Neilah, Yom Kippur 5733. He, together with my grandmother, sacrificed so much to keep Shabbat, and to ensure that their children had a Torah education. They would be so proud to see so many generations continuing to make Torah values and study a part of their daily lives.

The gemara brings two versions of Raba explaining why Rav thinks that one who says "my shvita will be under a tree" didn't succeed in doing anything. The second explanation is questioned based on a number of sources – from laws of tithing produce, animal tithes and the forty loaves of the thanksgiving offering. How wide is the space under the tree in the case of the mishna – 12 cubits or 8? Two braitot are brought – one which supports Rav and one which supports Shmuel.

Eruvin 49 - September 27, 9 Tishrei Sep 27, 2020

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This week's learning is sponsored by Leora and Marty Fineberg in memory of their mother and mother in law, Miriam Ruda Adler, z"l, Miriam Ruda bat Yitzchak and Chana Zissel on her second yahrzeit, which will take place on Yom Kippur. And by Medinah Korn in memory of her beloved teacher and mentor Rav Reuven Aberman, Harav Reuven ben Tzvi Aryeh ve-Rivka zt"l, on his fifth yahrzeit. He dedicated his life to advanced Torah study for women and inspired so many toward personal and halakhic integrity with his wisdom, caring and sense of humor. Yehi zichro baruch.

Rav and Shmuel disagree regarding their understanding of the debate between Rabbi Shimon and the rabbis in the three courtyards. The gemara brings a braita to strengthen Shmuel's position and also another similar halacha in the name of Shmuel regarding a courtyard situated in between two alleys. Other laws are quoted in the name of Shmuel regarding an eruv that is split or one in which one of the participants won't allow others to eat his food. Shmuel and Raba debate whether an eruv chatzerot works via kinyan, acquisition, or does it work by dira, it is as if they are all living in the same space. What are the halachic ramifications of the different approaches? One who is on the way and is not within 2,000 cubits of one's home - can one specify a location within 2,000 cubits on the way and designate that for shvita to allow he/she to arrive at home. On what does it depend? Are the 2,000 cubits measured as a circle or a square from one's location? Can only a poor person acquire shvita with one's body instead of food or also a rich person? The mishna says that if one who is on the way says "I want to acquire shvita under a particular tree" it is ineffective. Rav and Shmuel disagree about what the mishna means when it says it is ineffective.

Eruvin 48 - Shabbat September 26, 8 Tishrei Sep 25, 2020

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Water in a ditch that is exactly in between the techum of two cities, does one need to put a partition in the water to not allow water to flow from one side to the other? Would a partition be effective? When the mishna says that one who leaves the techum gets four cubits, how do we measure those cubits? Is it four in each direction, two in each direction or can one move four in one direction? Are the cubits measured by the size of the forearm of that particular person or it by an objective measurement? Why did Rabbi Shimon compare the case of three people eating in three different techumim to the case of three courtyards? Why doesn't he view all three courtyards as being together if each side made an eruv with the middle? Rav Yehuda and Rav Sheshet each interpret the case differently in order to answer this question. Rav Acha raises a question on each opinion and Rav Ashi answers them. In what way do the rabbis disagree with Rabbi Shimon?

Eruvin 47 - September 25, 7 Tishrei Sep 25, 2020

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Today's daf is dedicated by Heather Stone in memory of her mother, Ellie Stone, Esther Bina bat Rachel and Avraham HaLevi z"l. And by Ilana Mushkin in memory of her father, Rav Pinhas Shmuel Laderman z"l, on his fifth 5th yahrzeit on the 8th of Tishrei. My father was a well loved Rav, a social activist and a scholar who completed the Daf Yomi cycle 2.5 times. I learn every morning in his memory and am grateful for Hadran for enabling me to do so.

The gemara brings sources to prove from where Rav Mesharshia decided that we don't hold by the rules stated previosuly about who to hold like when various rabbis disagree. Each source is rejected and the gemara explains Rav Mesharshia in a different way. There is a debate regarding items that belong to a non Jew - do laws of techumim apply to them or not? How do these opinions relate to the debate regarding ownerless possessions (Rabbi Yochanan ben Nuri and the rabbis)?

Eruvin 46 - September 24, 6 Tishrei Sep 24, 2020

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Today's daf is sponsored by Ranana Dine in honor of Rabbi Dan Ross. To a great chevruta - thank you for supporting my Torah learning and supporting the Torah learning of women everywhere. And to my grandmother, Sonja Waschitz on her 95th birthday who has always been a role model to me. Wishing her more years of good health.

Why is rainwater that falls on Yom Tov not limited by laws of techumim even though they originated either in the ocean, which is outside the techum or from the clouds (does this mean that there are no laws of techumim above ten handbreadths)? Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi says both that we hold like Rabbi Yochanan ben Nuri regarding a person who slept when Shabbat came in and also that we rule leniently when it comes to eruvin. Why was there a need to say both? When we are lenient in rabbinic laws, are we also lenient and hold like an individual even if he goes against the majority? They bring a number of examples that show that we do not rule leniently like an individual when he rules against the majority. What are rules of which rabbis we hold like when they disagree with others?

Eruvin 45 - September 23, 5 Tishrei Sep 23, 2020

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Today's daf is sponsored by Natalie Taylor in honor of Betsy Mehlman. Wishing you a year of health and hatzlacha and nachat from your children and grandchildren.

Does everyone agree that overlapping techumim works? How can the last line of the mishna - that one who leaves the techum for saving someone can go back home - in light of the first line of the mishna that one only acquires 2,000 cubits from the new place? And even if one can say they are dealing with differnet situations, there is still a contradiction with the mishna in Rosh Hashana that says 2,000 cubits for all situations. The gemara brings two possible solutions, according to one of them, the mishna is dealing with carrying and not techum and is referring to carrying weapons home. The gemara brings a braita which explains in details why they permitted it. One can desecrate Shabbat and go out to fight against some sieges but not all. On what does it depend? If one is travelling and reaches an area near the city before Shabbat but doesn't realize, is one considered as if one acquired the city for the purposes of techum, as if he/she would have known he/she was near the techum, he/she certainly would have wanted to be considered within the techum of the city - or does one actually need knowledge of it at the time. If one was asleep in a spot when Shabbat came in, can one acquire 2,000 cubits or does one need knowledge? Is the debate regarding this issue based on a debate about items that are ownerless, are they subject to laws of techumim or not? How can one prove that this is the debate between them? What is the status of rainwater? Is rainwater considered having come from out of the techum as it originates in the ocean?

Eruvin 44 - September 22, 4 Tishrei Sep 22, 2020

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Today's daf is sponsored by Rivkah Isseroff in honor of all the women who participate in learning daf yomi, and especially in honor of our dear friends Sally Poolat and Shlomit Metz-Poolat who recently made aliya. Wishing them a wonderful sweet year, the first of many to come in Israel, and continued joy in learning (in this daf yomi class!).

Rav Nachman bar Yitzchak asks Raba two questions about the situation with Nechemia who accidentally left the techum and Rav Nachman told Rav Chisda to build a human partition to allow him back in. 1. Why didn't Rav Chisda know this himself – what was unclear to him? 2. A braita seems to imply that one cannot built a wall using a human on Shabbat or Chag (learned from walls of a sukka). Rava brings a different braita that says one can build a wall in order to answer his question. In any case, the braitot contradict. The gemara brings four explanations to resolve the contradiction – either they represent different opinions or different situations. In the end they conclude that it depends on whether or not the people know that they are forming a partition. A number of real life situations were brought in which people used human partitions. The Mishna discusses a person who leaves the techum for permitted purposes, i.e. to save someone, to testify about seeing the new moon, etc. If they left the techum and then found out that they were no longer needed, they have 2,000 cubits from where they are at the time they find out. If they are still within their original techum, then their home remains their techum. Why does the Mishna need to tell us that, isn't it obvious?! Raba and Rav Shimi bar Chiya disagree about how to understand the Mishna and the root of their debate is: if there is an overlap between two techumim, can we view that as one large techum?

Eruvin 43 - September 21, 3 Tishrei Sep 21, 2020

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Today's daf is sponsored by Judi Felber in honor of Lynn Farber and the Ra'anana community. Thanks for helping us through yet another crisis. And by Joanna Rom and Rebecca Schwartzmer in memory of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, a true tzadeket. She championed for the rights of women everywhere and loved knowledge and justice. May her memory be for a blessing and may her family be comforted.

Do Rabban Gamliel and Rabbi Yehushua disagree in a case of a moving boat or only when the boat is stationary? Is the space ten handbreadths off the ground subject to laws of techumim or exempt? The gemara brings four sources to try to answer this question but are unable to conclude. Two are from cases of boats in our mishna as boats generally ride ten handbreadths off the ground. One is from a case of someone who "magically" went on Shabbat from Sura to Pumbedita - 100 kilometers - and the gemara first assumes it was Eliyahu who must have flown above ten handbreadths and therefore it must be allowed. However, the gemara suggests it could have been Yosef the demon which wouldn't teach us anything about the law. A final source is brought regarding one who says he will become a nazir on the day that the Messiah comes - he is allowed to drink wine on Shabbat as the Messiah will not come on Shabbat. First the gemara thinks this is because of techum, even above ten, but then explains that it is for a different reason. How did Rabban Gamliel in the mishna know that when they came on the boat and arrived after Shabbat started that they were within 2,000 cubits before Shabbat started? The braita explains that he has a measuring implement. The braita also mentions other measuring implements that were used at the time. A case happened where Nechemia left the techum by accident and Rav Hisda asked Rav Nachman how to help him and he suggested them make a human mechitza and he will be allowed to walk within those walls and come back into the techum.

Eruvin 42 - September 20, 2 Tishrei Sep 18, 2020

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Today's daf is dedicated by Oren and Rachel Seliger in memory of Tzvi ben Aryeh (Zvi Seliger) husband, father, father in law, grand-father and great grand-father, שעלה בתרועה השמיימה one year ago, on א' תשרי תש"פ. He was a חוזר בתשובה who showed us all how to be dedicated to Torah and Mitzvot בשמחה. His way of life was an example to us all, and why all of his nearly 50 descendants are יראי שמיים and שומרי מצוות. May his memory be blessed. We miss you very much Abba/Sabba.

What is the law regarding fruits that left the techum that were then returned? Does is make a difference if they were returned intentionally or unwittingly? Rav Nachman and Rav Huna disagree about a case that one set his eruv in valley and on Shabbat non-Jews came and put up a wall around the valley - is one allowed to carry in the whole space or does one need to be concerned that one may also walk beyond the permitted limit if we allow carrying in the whole space (since one can still only walk 2,000 cubits from the original eruv)? Is this the same debate as between Rabban Gamliel and Rabbi Elazar ben Azaria and Rabbi Yehoshua and Rabbi Akiva regarding one who was placed in a pen or stable or one traveling in a boat who leaves the techum on Shabbat - is the issue there, do we forbid it in case one may think it's allowed in an unenclosed space - likewise here, do we forbid it in case one may carry in the forbidden space? Or are the situations and thus the issues different? Who do we hold by in the case of the mishna?

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