Teaching Lessons From The Tanna’im
We sometimes assume that the focus on teaching techniques is a recent phenomenon. After all, in ancient times didn’t students just learn because it was expected of them?
Seder Moed · dafim 2–105
Finished November 22, 2020 in this cycle. 10 articles, 1 story
We sometimes assume that the focus on teaching techniques is a recent phenomenon. After all, in ancient times didn’t students just learn because it was expected of them?
There is a mitzvah to recite the berachah of HaMotzi over two loaves of bread on Shabbos. This recalls the double portion of mon that fell on Friday. Does this same mitzvah of lechem mishneh apply on yom tov as well?
An incident that occurred to George Bernard Dantzig became a legendary motivational story. In 1939, he was a graduate student at University of California at Berkeley.
Dathan Ritzenhein (born December 30, 1982 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American long-distance runner. He held the American record in the 5,000-meter race (12:56.27) from 2009–10, when it was broken by Bernard Lagat.
Have you ever heard a wonderful d’var Torah and told the speaker, “That’s a good vort!”? It may be a good vort, but your praise may not be so good. The Gemara in Shabbos records an interesting dialogue.
There is a widespread custom mentioned by the Rema (296:1) to spill some wine by Havdalah as a good omen for blessing. However, this custom has many poskim seeing red.
In a neighborhood where there is no communal eiruv, an eiruv chatzeiros is required to carry on Shabbos from one’s home into a common area. In the Lower East Side there is no eiruv that permits carrying in the streets.
During this pandemic, many minyanim have taken place outdoors. Some of these ad hoc minyanim don’t have enough chairs, and it can be very enticing to lean on a tree for some relief.
After a nice hot kiddush, people like to stand outside of shul and schmooze. It can be tiring and hard on one’s feet. It would be great to find something to lean on.
A recent weekly periodical dealing with hilchos Shabbos shocked many families. The Hilchos Shabbos Initiative newsletter stated that it is forbidden for adults and chinuch-age children to play with Magna-Tiles on…
Rav Nachman praises one of Shmuel’s teachings and dismisses another about wine, and Rava rebukes him: one may not call some Torah nice and some not.