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Shabbat 148 - Shabbat August 1, 11 Av Jul 31, 2020

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Today's daf is sponsored by Julie Mendelson in honor of her son who is drafting into the army on Sunday. "My favorite study partner - Iknow you might not have time to listen to the daf every day, but we'll all learn on your behalf while you defend us. B'ezrat Hashem - I hope you have a successful and meaningful service, and come home safe and sound. Love, Mom

Can one set a broken bone on Shabbat? Can one lend food items to someone else on Shabbat – is it like a business transaction? In what way can it be done so that it will not be. Loaning bread to someone can create a problem of loaning on interest – how and how can this be avoided? Can one demand the return of the value of the item in court if it was loaned on Shabbat? Raba and Rav Yosef debate this and the gemara tries to bring sources to prove who is right.

Shabbat 147 - July 31, 10 Av Jul 31, 2020

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Today's daf is dedicated by David and Margie Zweibel in memory of David's father, Yehuda Aryeh ben Moshe z"l and by Ayelet Hermel in memory of her grandmother Rivka Regina bat Faiga and Efraim z"l.

The mishna and gemara go over all sorts of actions that are either permitted or forbidden due to concern/no concern that one may do something forbidden or because it may be considered uvda d'chol - a weekday activity. Can one do something where it may look like to others that one has laundered? If it is forbidden can one do it where no one will see? Do we generally say that anything forbidden because of marit ayin, what others may think, is forbidden even where others may not see? Can one wipe off one's clothing - it that consdiered laundering? On what does it depend? How subjective it this? If one dried off with a towel after washing in the river, are we worried if we allow them to take it home, they may wring it out? Can one rub oil on one's body? On what does it depend? In te context of discussiong pleasurable things one does for one's body, the gemara references the story of Rabbi Elazar ben Arach who did not follow the rabbis to Yavneh and stayed in his city to engage in pleasurable activities and forgot all of his Torah.

Shabbat 146 - Tisha B'av Daf - July 30, 9 Av Jul 29, 2020

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Today's daf is sponsored by Jane Shapiro in honor of Nina Black on her birthday, from her Machi who loves sharing grandchildren and children and daf yomi together.

Can one break a barrel on Shabbat? Can one make a spout? Can one perforate the cover of a barrel? Can one use a reed or a branch to make a spout? Can one open a hole that was sealed up? On what does it depend? Can one seal a hole with wax? With oil? To what extent did Rav go to respect other rabbis even though he was a more prominent rabbi than they were?

Shabbat 145 - July 29, 8 Av Jul 29, 2020

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Study Guide Shabbat 145

Today's daf is sponsored by Margie Zweibel l'ilui nishmat Chami Tzvi ben Yosef Binyamin z"l. And by Aviva Baumser in honor of Deborah Aschheim in honor of your mother Edith Aschheim & all the hard work & Torah dedication you have been doing in her & her husband's name. Kol HaKavod!!!

The gemara delves into the concept of liquids that are squeezed onto a solid are considered food. Is that a subject of debate among tannaim? Fish brine is considered food and not a liquid and therefore can bbe squeezed on Shabbat. Was this said by Rav or Shmuel? If by Shmuel, it contradicts something he says elsewhere. Can one accept hearsay evidence? Only for testimony for a woman that her husband died in order to prevent her from being an aguna and allowing her to remarry. If one cooked an item before Shabbat, one can soak it in hot water on Shabbat, but if not, one can only pour hot water on it on Shabbat. However, there are some salted fish that are prepared by pouring hot water on them and therefore one cannot do that on Shabbat. The gemara discusses some foods that they ate in Babylonia and others that were eaten in Israel that were considered disgusting by those from the other locale. The gemara relates the tension between the rabbis in Babylonia and Israel in a story of rabbis from Israel who were speaking in a derogatory manner about the Babylonians but were then reprimanded by Rabbi Yochanan.

Shabbat 144 - July 28, 7 Av Jul 28, 2020

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Today's daf is sponsored by Deborah Aschheim Weiss in memory of her beloved mother, Edith Aschheim z"l on her 37th yartzeit. She loved yiddishkeit and learning despite the limitations on her childhood Jewish education due to WWII. And by Aviva Drazin in memory of Rabbi Joshua Shmidman z"l on his 15th Yahrzeit. His ways were דרכי נועם, and he led, taught and inspired his Kehila in Montreal with a love of Torah, Am Yisrael and Eretz Yisrael. יהי זכרו ברוך. And by Lesley Nadel for Don Nadel, her husband, best friend and chavruta to wish him a very happy birthday and many more happy and healthy years.

Does Rabbi Yehuda really hold that if one had no particular intent regarding pomegranates or mulberries, then they would be treated as if you planned to juice it and liquids seeping out of it would be forbidden? The question comes from a mishna regarding whether or not there is a difference between humans and animal regarding the need for intent for the breast milk to come out in order for it to be considered a liquid to create susceptibility to impurity, there is a claim that the rabbis make regarding a basket of olives and grapes and there it seems that if one had no intention for using it for liquids or solid, it would be considered designated for solids. The gemara provides two possible answers. From where does Raba know that the rabbis agree with Rabbi Yehuda about other fruits that are not meant for juicing - that one is allowed to drink liquids that seep out of it? A braita is brought to prove it and in that braita the family of Menashia is mentioned who often made pomegranate juice and the law was decided based on their practice. How could be make a law based on a unique practice? The gemara attempts to answer that question. If one squeezes onto a solid, it is allowed as it is considered a solid, but if one squeezes onto a liquid, it is considered a liquid. The gemara questions this.

Shabbat 143 - July 27, 6 Av Jul 27, 2020

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Can one clear bones and peels off the table? Are they considered muktze? Beit Shamai and Beit Hillel debate how this can be done. Each one sides with either Rabbi Shimon and Rabbi Yehuda regarding whether we have a narrow definition of what is muktze or a wider one. Rav Nachman says there's a mistake regarding who said which opinion. Can one use a sponge on Shabbat? Does one need to be concerned that one may squeeze out liquid? There is a debate between Rabbi Yehuda and the rabbis regarding squeezing fruits. Both agree that juicing fruits is forbidden but they disagree regarding liquids that come out of the fruits on their own. There are different opinions regarding what categories of fruits they disagree about - ones that are mainly used for their juices, ones that are mainly used for eating or possibly only those in between.

Shabbat 142 - July 26, 5 Av Jul 26, 2020

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This week's shiurim are dedicated for a refuah shleima for our dear Ellie, Chana Esther Bat Ayala Hadar - with all our love, Elana and Danny Storch and family. And by Cliff Felig in honor of Minna Ferziger Felig on the occasion of her birthday. Mazel tov!

Why is one allowed to carry a child with a rock in his/her hand but not money? In the case of the basket with money, it must be there are fruits in the basket also as the basket is serving as a base for both muktze and non muktze items and that is why it can be carried. Why don't we dump the fruits and the rock out and then put the fruits back in? One can carry pure and impure truma if they are together. Rav Chisda says this is only if the impure is at the top and one cannot access the pure that is underneath. However a braita is brought that says either way it is allowed. How can Rav Chisda explain himself in light of the braita? How does Rabbi Yehuda allow on Shabbat one to fix a mixture of 100 measures regular produce and one of truma by removing one that will now be considered the truma - isn't this like fixing something which should be forbidden on Shabbat? Three possible explanations are brought - the first two are rejected. Is there is a stone on top of a barrel, how can one get it off to get to the wine in the barrel? Or money on a pillow? The gemara explains the exact details of the cases and how and why it can be done in that way? Can one carry an item that is muktze in order to protect it by bringing something that is permitted to be carried and carrying them both? Or is that solution only permitted for a dead body out of respect for the body?

Shabbat 141 - July 25, 4 Av Jul 24, 2020

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In what cases can one move things that are muktze indirectly? When one comes out of a river on Shabbat, one needs to worry about carrying water that is on one's body and therefore should dry off before walking. How can one clean off dirt off one's foot on Shabbat? How can one clean dirt off one's clothing? Can one scrape dirt off a shoe? Can one remove a shoe from the shoe frame? Why can't a child go out with shoes that are too big or a woman wearing shoes she has never worn before? Can one carry a child if the child is carrying a rock in its hand? The mishna discusses cases where an item can be considered secondary to another and therefore will be able to be carried together with it and is not considered muktze. The gemara brings up cases regarding carrying from a public to private domain a child with a purse around its neck. The conclusion there is different from the mishna as there we obligate one for carrying the purse. Why the difference?

Shabbat 140 - July 24, 3 Av Jul 24, 2020

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Can one put eggs in a mustard strainer on Shabbat - why? If the mustard (oil or wine made from mustard) was kneaded in its own liquids before Shabbat, can one add liquid and mix it on Shabbat or is it a problem of kneading? Is there a difference if it is done with a utensil or by hand? Other drinks that people prepare in a way that involves kneading or may be used for medicinal purposes are discussed - can they be prepare don Shabbat or not? If one needs to take medicine for a number of days in a row, can one prepare the medicine on Shabbat? Can one rub a garment after laundering which was meant both to soften and to whiten - which is the main reason it is done? If for whitening, it would be forbidden. Rav Hisda has a long list of advice including financial, food-related, marital advice to his daughters, etc. Can one sweep the feeding trough of an animal on Shabbat? On what does it depend? Can one move food from one animal to another? It depends from which animal to which - how?

Shabbat 139 - July 23, 2 Av Jul 23, 2020

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Today's shiur is dedicated by Mark Goldstein in honor of Rena Septee Goldstein, his wife of 38 years and his daf yomi chevruta.

The gemara discussed the problematic nature of having corrupt and arrogant leaders. The people of Baschar ask a number of questions regarding building a canopy on Shabbat, planting hops in a vineyard (issue of kelaim, mixing diverse kinds) and burial on Yom Tov. Rav Menashia tells them that all are forbidden because he is worried about the "slippery slope" as they are not "bnei Torah." Since all these things are allowed only in a particular manner or particular circumstances, he is concerned and they will not properly understand the nuances and think it is allowed across the board. People had non Jewish children plant their hops. Why can't one have Jewish children who are not yet obligated in mitzvot? There is concern that they will think they can also do it when they get older. The gemara brings cases where one can employ artifice to do something like build a wine strainer and claim to use it to hold pomegranates. Rav Ashi says it is allowed only if one actually uses it for pomegranates. In a similar situation, that wasn't necessary - the gemara explains the difference between the two cases. When it comes to rabbinic law, we allow a talmid chacham to use artifice because we are not worried that he do it without artifice. One can filter clear water and wine. What mechanisms can be used to filter the wine? The gemara explain how Rav Papa's family would strain beer (they were beer brewers).

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