Daf Yomi for Women - Hadran

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Bava Batra 19 - July 14, 8 Tamuz Jul 14, 2024

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Today's daf is sponsored by Shira Dishon in loving memory of her son, Eitan Dishon, who was killed in Gaza on the 20th of November. "Today would have been his 22nd birthday. Among his belongings, they found his Gemara, with which he studied daf yomi, stained with his blood. I understood that this was his legacy and began to study daf yomi for the first time. I recently completed Bava Metzia, my first masechet, with Hadran."

The Mishna delineates items that need to be distanced from a neighbor's pit or wall. The Gemara delves into each of the sections of the Mishna. What is meant by a launderer's pool? In the first category of items, the Mishna rules that it must be distanced and plastered. Does the Mishna mean "and" or "or"? In comparing our Mishna to a Mishna in Shabbat 4:1 regarding items one cannot use for insulating food where a similar list appears of items that create heat, they notice that stones appear here and not there and sand appears there and not here. Why? Why is it necessary to mention both distancing seeds and a plow? Why do seeds need to be distanced? The Mishna rules that urine must be distanced from another's wall. However, Raba bar bar Hana rules that one can urinate next to another's wall. How can his statement be explained in light of the Mishna? Even though the Gemara suggests an explanation, they reject Raba bar bar Hana's statement in light of a braita. Shmuel ruled that a wafer placed in a window does not block impurities from a dead body from passing through. A contradiction is brought from a Mishna in Ohalot 6:2, but is resolved.

Bava Batra 18 - Shabbat July 13, 7 Tamuz Jul 12, 2024

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Rava and Abaye debate whether one can dig a pit right near the border of another if, on the other side of the border, there is no pit right now - or does one need to be concerned that one may want to dig a pit there in the future. Abaye says he is allowed to and Rava disagrees. Eight questions from our Mishna and the upcoming mishnayot in the chapter are brought to question Rava's opinion. Each question is resolved (many of them in an identical manner).

Bava Batra 17 - July 12, 6 Tamuz Jul 12, 2024

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Today's daf is sponsored by Batsheva & Daniel Pava in loving memory of her father, Reb Shlomo ben Yehuda Aryeh Vegh z'l on his first yahrzeit. "My father was a child survivor of Auschwitz. My father became a talmid of Reb Michel Ber Weismandel. My Dad was my hero. I miss him every single day!"

There are various ways to explain the blessing that Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov received from God that they had "everything." The second perek begins with rules instituted to prevent damage to one's neighbor's property. One needs to distance a pit three handbreadths from a neighbor's already-existing pit. Also, other substances or items that could damage a neighbor's wall or property (due to heat, vibration, or chemical reaction) must be distanced. Abaye and Rava debate whether or not one can dig a pit near the neighbor's border if the neighbor does not (yet) have a pit there. There are two versions regarding the debate - whether it relates to a case where the neighbor's field needs pits or not. Difficulties are raised against these different versions from our Mishna and another source, but are resolved.

Bava Batra 16 - July 11, 5 Tamuz Jul 11, 2024

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This week's learning is sponsored by Debbie Pershan in loving memory of her mother Shirley Kaufman on her yahrzeit.

Today's daf is sponsored by Hadran Women of LI in honor of the aliyah of our amazing and talented leader and co-learner Gita Neufeld and the birth of a granddaughter - we wish you lots of mazal on this newest addition and know that you will lead her in the ways of daf yomi as she grows up. We also wish you hatzlacha on making this amazing, long-awaited, move to Eretz Yisrael - as long as you know that this does not let you off the hook for planning and organizing our Long Island siyums!

The narrative of the Job story is explained in detail including the Satan's convincing of God to test Job and Job's reaction to the situation. Some explain that he was firm in his belief and others claim he had serious complaints against God. Is having a daughter seen as a blessing or not? Can this be learned from the last chapter of Iyov? There are different opinions regarding this issue. One source is brought to show that the debate is tannitic as the verse that Avraham was blessed "bakol" (Breishit 24:1) is interpreted in seven different ways, three relating to the issue of having daughters.

Bava Batra 15 - July 10, 4 Tamuz Jul 10, 2024

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Today's daf is sponsored by Julie Mendelsohn and Adina Hagege in loving memory of their dear friend Yosef Yifrach z"l who passed away suddenly last week. "Yossi was a wonderful man who loved his family and toiled in Torah as well as in the law. Just a few weeks ago he spoke at the Beit Knesset about his love for daf yomi, encouraging everyone young and old to take up the daf. He was thrilled that he had recently finished his first year of the daf. We will keep learning in your memory as long as we can. Sending love and strength to the family."

Who wrote which book of Tanach? In some of the books, the author dies sometime in the book, including Moshe who dies in the last eight verses of the Torah. Who finished the writing of each of these books? When did Job (Iyov) live? Several opinions are brought, including one that he was not real and the story was meant to be understood allegorically. One suggestion is that Iyov was a Jew who returned after the destruction of the First Temple to Israel. Three sources are brought to raise a difficulty as they assume Iyov was a gentile. However, the difficulties are resolved. In Chapter 1 of Iyov, there is a discussion between God and the Satan regarding Iyov which led to Iyov being tested by losing everything precious to him. These verses are quoted and explained.

Bava Batra 14 - July 9, 3 Tamuz Jul 09, 2024

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Today's daf is sponsored in honor of the marriage of Josh and Shira today by Lisa and Nancy Kolodny, daily daf learners and mother and grandmother of Josh. "May Shira and Josh's life together be filled with nachat and abundant love."

Today's daf is sponsored by Natanya Slomowitz in loving memory of her mother, Haviva Lilka Bat Necha and Avraham.

Can one write a scroll with Torah, Neviim, and Ketuvim together? Should one start a book at the beginning of a section of parchment? What is the ideal size for a Torah scroll to be? How does that size fit with the opinion that a sefer Torah was in the Ark of the Covenant? There is a debate regarding the size of the Ark and whether or not there was a Torah inside or adjacent to the Ark. Where were the broken tablets placed? What is the order of the books of Tanach? There are several differences between the order described in the Gemara and the order in the Tanach that we use today.

Bava Batra 13 - July 8, 2 Tamuz Jul 08, 2024

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Today's daf is sponsored by Harriet Hartman in loving memory of her grandson, Ephraim Yachman, z'l who sacrificed his life in Gaza, December 2024.

Today's daf is sponsored by David Kahan in honor of Professor Paul Gompers and Dr. Jody Dushay. "Thank you for your magnificent hospitality."

If two people share a hall or other item that cannot be divided, can one insist that the other either buy the other half or sell their share? Rav Yehuda rules that the one who wants to split it gives the choice to the other to decide whether to buy or sell (gud o' agud). Rav Nachman rules that one cannot force the other to buy/sell and the item remains under joint ownership. Rava questions Rav Nachman in a case where a father left his firstborn and another son an animal and a slave, how can they be divided if the firstborn gets two portions? Rav Nachman responds that for two days the firstborn uses them and the next day the other son uses them. Two difficulties are raised against Rav Yehuda. The first is from the debate between Beit Shamai and Beit Hillel about a slave that is freed by one master and not the other (half slave-half free). In the end, they both agree that because of tikun olam, to allow the slave to marry, the owner is forced to free the slave and gets paid for it. But were it not for that, the owner would not be forced, thus raising a difficulty with Rav Yehuda's position. Another difficulty is raised regarding a rich and poor brother who inherited a bathhouse. The rich one does not need to offer the poor one to buy him out. Both difficulties are resolved in the same manner - since in both cases, there is no possibility to offer both options - the slave can buy his freedom but cannot sell himself completely to be a slave (once freed a slave cannot go back to being a slave), and the poor brother can be bought out buy doesn't have the funds to buy his brother's share - therefore Rav Yehuda's solution can't be used. A final source is brought to raise a difficulty against Rav Nachman as it clearly states that if an item cannot be divided, one buys the whole item from the other. They attempt to suggest that the issue is a tannaitic debate, but that explanation is rejected and the difficulty on Rav Nachman remains. Abaye explained to Rav Yosef that Rav Yehuda's position was based on Shmuel's opinion as explained by dividing sifrei kodesh as Shmuel ruled that even though one volume cannot be divided, two volumes (for ex. Torah and the Prophets) could be, thus showing that forcing the other to buy/sell is possible as how else would the two volumes be divided (since each is worth a different amount). However, this suggestion is rejected as Shmuel's ruling regards a case where both agree to divide, not when one forces the other. Ameimar ruled like Rav Yehuda. However, they question this ruling from a case where two brothers inherited two maidservants (each knowing how to do something different - one cooked and one weaved) and Rava ruled that the brothers not divide them by each taking one and compensating the other for the difference in value. However, this case is different as the ruling of Rav Yehuda is only in a case where one receives the complete item and the other the money. In this case, each needed both maidservants and if they were to split them neither would receive something complete. Can one bind books of Torah with those of the Prophets and the Writings, as perhaps people will think that it is all one book? How much space must one leave between books of the Torah or the Prophets in a scroll?

Bava Batra 12 - Rosh Chodesh Tamuz - July 7, 1 Tamuz Jul 07, 2024

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This week's learning is sponsored by Bob & Paula Cohen in loving memory of Paula's father, Arthur Zwerin, Chaim Avraham ben Alter Gershon haKohen, whose yahrzeit is on Monday.

This week's learning is sponsored by Judy Schwartz in loving memory of her beloved parents, Shirley (Sarah Raizel) Kraus Tydor z"l and R. Chaskel Tydor z"l. "I miss them tremendously on my birthday week. They raised me with a love of Jews, Judaism, and Israel and would be proud of their granddaughters who learn daf yomi with Hadran."

Different situations are described where one can not block off entrances or pathways in their own property that others use, even where there are alternate paths. Are the rabbis viewed as replacements for prophets? Some stories are brought that show that children and shotim can prophesize. A firstborn can insist that his double portions be two pieces of adjacent lands. If one brother bought land adjacent to his father's property, can he insist on receiving the adjacent portion when dividing the inheritance? On what does it depend? Does this come under laws called "kofim al midat Sodom, compelling people to refrain from behavior similar to those of Sodom?"

Bava Batra 11 - Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Tamuz - July 6, 30 Sivan Jul 05, 2024

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Two more stories are told regarding food distribution to poor people - one about Binyamin the Tzadik and one about Munbaz the king. What are the minimum sizes of courtyards, fields, and gardens for one resident to insist that the other person who shares the property split it into two separate parts? What about dividing a bathhouse, hall, tallit, and other similar items? Only a sefer Torah can never be split. A discussion ensues regarding the size of a courtyard (4 square cubits) - does it include the entranceway or not? Each house gets an additional four cubits outside their door for unloading. If one house has more doors, do they get more of the courtyard? How exactly does it get divided? Various other situations are discussed - what if there is a portico and one can use the portico for unloading, instead of the space outside one's entrance? Various issues are raised about shared courtyards that lead to an alley. Does one have the right to open an entrance to a different alley without the approval of those who already have access to the alley? Can one close up an entrance from one's courtyard to the alleyway because it may cause others to walk farther to get to the alley? Does it depend on whether or not the person lives in the inner part of the alley?

Bava Batra 10 - July 5, 29 Sivan Jul 05, 2024

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Today's daf is sponsored by Sylvia Klein in loving memory of her brother, Bobby Klein. "Bobby had Down Syndrome. His presence in our lives taught us all about love. We learned compassion and acceptance. My his sweet memory be a blessing."

Rabbi Akiva and Turnusrufus engage in a debate about why if God loves the poor then why does God not support them, and if God makes them poor is it a good thing or not to go ahead and support them? More stories and statements are brought stressing the importance of the mitzva of giving charity. Can one collect charity from non-Jews? If so, for what reason and with what conditions?

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