Chagigah
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Masechet Chagigah is sponsored in honor of Debra Rappaport Rosen by her family on the occasion of her finishing Shas at the end of this Masechet. “We are in awe at her incredible achievement of finishing all of Shas! Her seven-plus years of dedication and focus set a remarkable example and serve as a bold…
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Today’s daf is sponsored by Tracy Akner for a refuah shleima for Shifra Hadassah bat Chana and Shimon ben Tziporah. The Gemara establishes that one who can hear but not speak and one who can speak but not hear is exempt from the mitzva of “seeing” – coming to the Temple and bringing holiday burnt…
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This week’s learning is sponsored anonymously in honor of Rabbi Raymond Harari. “He has been teaching women Gemara for over 42 years (way before it was fashionable). May he be blessed with good health so that he may continue to inspire his students with the love of learning Talmud and Torah”. This week’s learning is…
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Today’s daf is sponsored by Caroline Ben-Ari in honor of the birth of Maeve Ray Winestock, “the ‘rainbow baby’ of my niece Gabi and her husband Benji.” Rabbi Yochanan had a series of psukim that used to cause him to cry. If God is going to be incited to destroy us or if God doesn’t…
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Today’s daf is sponsored by Eva Schweber in loving memory of her father, Ken Schweber on his yahrzeit. “His Talmud study was the inspiration for me to study daf yomi. My daily learning makes me feel deeply connected to him and that is a daily blessing to me.” Today’s daf is sponsored by Amy Goldstein…
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Today’s daf is sponsored by the Hadran Zoom family in loving memory of Malcolm Minsk, father of their dear friend, Elisa Hartstein. “In the virtual Hadran Zoom room, you brought your father to life for us as you shared the beautiful story of his tireless activity on behalf of the Jewish community in Atlanta, and…
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Today’s daf is sponsored by Leah Shakdiel for the refuah shleima of Nili bat Esther and Moshe Tzvi. Today’s daf is sponsored by Meryl and Harold Sasnowitz in loving memory of their mothers, Mollie Pollack and Toby Sasnowitz yahrzeit. “They would have shepped much nachat from the family’s commitment to Torah, and today’s vort of…
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Today’s daf is sponsored by Anne Mirsky in loving memory of her mother, Rhoda Polachek z”l. “She supported Jewish education and many organizations in Israel and the United States.” Today’s daf is sponsored by Bracha Stuart in loving memory of her dear brother, Aryeh Leib ben Simcha HaKohen (shlita) on his first yahrzeit which will…
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Today’s daf is sponsored by Rena Strauss in gratitude to Rabbanit Michelle Farber for enhancing my learning and in honor of completing Moed Katan. One who switches from learning halakha to learning Torah or possibly also to learning Mishna or leaves the Talmud of Israel for the Talmud of Babylonia is considered a person who…
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