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Daf Yomi InsightsRabbi Avrohom Sebrow
Today’s daf: Bechoros 32ט׳ חשון תשפ״ז
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Seder Nashim · dafim 2–122

Yevamos

Finished July 7, 2022 in this cycle. 23 articles, 17 stories

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Articles, in daf order

Daf 4a5 min

Yibum and Tzitzis

Daf Yomi recently began learning Masechta Yevamos. The Zohar in Parshas Ki Seitzei discusses the paucity of Torah that will exist in the times of Moshiach.

Daf 4a6 min

Match But Don’t Mix

The Gemara (Yevamos 4a) discusses the Biblical prohibition against wearing a garment that contains a mixture of wool and linen. The Torah states, “Do not wear sha‘atnez” (Devarim 22:11).

Daf 410 min

Sha‘atnez Stories From the Testing Lab

I hope you all enjoyed your Lag B’Omer celebrations this past Sunday. My preschooler’s morah wanted to see if any of her talmidos knew about Lag B’Omer.

Daf 15a4 min

A Sukkah for a Baby

Shammai’s daughter-in-law gave birth over Succos (Yevamos 15a). She was recuperating in the house. Shammai managed to make a hole in the roof over the bed she was resting in and placed s’chach over that hole.

Daf 154 min

Olive What He’s Having

During the Second Temple period, Eretz Yisrael suffered from a great famine. The great sage Rebbe Yochanan HaChorani survived by subsisting on dried bread and salt.

Daf 21a3 min

Keeping It In the Family

Sometimes, while learning Talmud and the commentaries, one can uncover new facts about the events recorded in Tanach. Tosfos in Yevamos (21a) states that Dovid HaMelech married the former wife of Shaul HaMelech, Ritzpah…

Daf 22a4 min

Department Of Redundancy Department

Everyday conversation is replete with redundancy. Two of the most common offenses are the use of the phrases “ATM machine” and “PIN number.” When the acronyms are spelled out, the phrases become “automated teller…

Daf 37b4 min

Flyover Country

Amidst a discussion about the laws of inheritance, the Gemara in Yevamos (37b) introduces the following scenario: There is a field that is surrounded by other fields.

Daf 495 min

Leave the Rest to Hashem

The Mishna in Yevamos (49a) tells of a mysterious scroll found in Yerushalayim. The Gemara proceeds to enumerate the contents of the parchment.

Daf 493 min

The Good In The Bad

Shimon ben Azai declared that he found a scroll in Jerusalem that contained a historical fact not otherwise recorded in the Prophets.

Daf 554 min

Nod If You’re Awake

Is it possible for someone to enjoy his meal in a perfectly kosher sukkah while simultaneously violating the injunction against eating a bread meal outside the sukkah on Sukkos?

Daf 57b4 min

When a Father Is Named “Abba”

There are many endearing names a person can call their father: Dad, Daddy, Tatty, Ta, Papa, Pop, or Abba. But a fascinating question arises: Can a child use the endearing nickname “Abba” if his father’s actual, given…

Daf 57b4 min

Abba, My Dear

There are many endearing names one can call his father: Dad, Daddy, Tatty, Ta, Pappa, Pop, Poppy, Abba. The question that many have pondered is: can someone call his father by the endearing name Abba, if his actual name…

Daf 62a4 min

Shkoyach, Reb Noach

When someone does you a favor, a possible response is “Shkoyach.” “Can you please pass the gefilte fish?” “Sure.” “Shkoyach.” What does shkoyach mean?

Daf 65a3 min

She’asah Nissim

The Shulchan Aruch writes that if one passes a place where a miracle occurred to him, he recites the blessing of “she’asah li neis ba’makom ha’zeh.” It is clear from the Mishnah Berurah that the miracle in question has…

Daf 71b3 min

Clouds in the Forecast

The Sifrei says that Bnei Yisrael brought the Korban Pesach only once during their 40-year sojourn in the desert. This Sifrei says further that this reflects badly on Klal Yisrael.

Daf 78b5 min

Still Waters Run Deep

There are over 700 brands of bottled water currently on the market in the United States. Each brand claims to offer the perfect water taste. In ancient times, one would have assumed that there was no choice of water.

Daf 86b4 min

Ma’aser Motivations

The Torah awarded kohanim with terumah gifts. After terumah was separated from freshly grown Israeli produce, the farmer would separate 10% of what remained and give that to a Levi. This is termed Ma’aser Rishon.

Daf 93a3 min

Oneg Shabbos

One fine erev Shabbos, Rebbe Yannai was anxiously waiting for a gift of fruit to arrive. Every erev Shabbos without fail, an employee who worked in his field would dutifully bring a gift of fruit to show his…

Daf 98a5 min

Yonah & His Prophesies

A scholar was relating a ruling about converts. To buttress his position, he declared that Rebbe Akiva issued a ruling about this very issue.

Daf 1045 min

Left Foot, Right Foot

Lefties have it hard in a world that is made for righties. Starting in school, students encounter desks that are made for righties. There are one-piece desks where the student enters the desk on the left side and is…

Daf 105a3 min

Keep Calm And Chesed On

Due to improprieties committed by the sons of Eli, a Kohein Gadol, Hashem proclaimed a curse on his descendants that they would die young. Unless some special exception was made, the descendants wouldn’t live past 20.

Daf 114a3 min

The Key to Success in Chinuch

Rav Yitzchak bar Bisna was the gabbai in charge of opening the doors to the beis midrash. He did his job without fail, until one fateful day when he lost his keys.

Stories in Yevamos

Shammai's Sukkah Over a Newborn

When his daughter-in-law gives birth on Sukkos, Shammai breaks open the roof over her bed and covers it with s'chach. But who was the sukkah for?

Shammai

Daf 15