Shechita in the Desert and Entering the Land

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Shechita in the Desert and Entering the Land

05.17.2026 | א׳ בסיון תשפ״ו

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Gefet- Gemara, Perushim, and Tosafot, an in-depth Iyun gemara shiur.

What changes when we enter Israel? Do we become closer to holiness or further from it? At first glance, this seems to be the core dispute between Rabbi Yishmael and Rabbi Akiva. But as we’ll see, Rabbi Yishmael’s position is actually very difficult to understand. Why would something forbidden in the desert suddenly become permitted in the Land of Israel? Does Eretz Yisrael no longer carry the dangers of desire? Are the risks of idolatry gone? We’ll follow the debate between Rashi and Tosfot and attempt to offer a fresh explanation for the root of this fascinating machloket.

Gefet Ep 217

Chullin 15

Gefet with Rabbanit Yael Shimoni and Shalhevet Schwartz is in collaboration with Yeshivat Drisha.

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Rabbanit Yael Shimoni is the Ramit and Deputy Rosh Yeshiva at Yeshivat Drisha in Kfar Etzion. Rabbanit Shimoni has learned at Migdal Oz, Matan, and the Susi Bradfield Women’s Institute for Halakhic Leadership at Midreshet Lindenbaum. She holds a BFA from Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design and a BEd in Torah Shebe’al Peh and Jewish Thought from Herzog College. She is currently studying towards an MA in Jewish Thought Education at Herzog College. Rabbanit Shimoni taught gemara and halakha at Pelech High School and served as a ramit for shana bet at Migdal Oz. She directs Meshivat Nefesh, the online responsa program of the rabbaniyot of Beit Hillel. She is also a plastic artist and member of “A Studio of Her Own.

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