The Great Leap Forward
As a sign that a leap year is badly needed for the Jewish calendar this year, people point to the fact that the first Chanukah candles will be lit the night before Thanksgiving.
Seder Moed · dafim 2–22
Shekalim
Finished April 12, 2021 in this cycle. 3 articles, 2 stories
Map of the dafim
Articles, in daf order
Is Olam Habah for Sale?
The story is related that a Jew, who had only five rubles to his name, was in dire need of a large sum of money for his daughter’s upcoming marriage. He went to his Rebbe for advice.
Six Collection Boxes and Sunny Days
Daf Yomi learners finished their brief foray into Talmud Yerushalmi. Mesechta Shekalim of the Jerusalem Talmud was completed this week, and the cycle continued with Mesechta Yoma of Talmud Bavli.
Stories in Shekalim
The Netziv and the Man Who Sold His Olam Haba
A man jokingly sells his share in Olam Haba for a ruble and then wants it back; the Netziv rules the sale is void, since the reward for mitzvos cannot be sold.
The Vilna Gaon's Esrog and His Olam Haba
To get an esrog in a year of shortage, messengers promised the Vilna Gaon's reward to the seller, and the Gaon rejoiced at a mitzvah done purely out of love.