What are the four domains? What is an eruv? What does it permit? What is a lechi, kora, tzurat hapetach? What is the maximum height of a kora, beam and the maximum width of the opening of the alley (mavoi)? The rabbis and Rabbi Yehuda have different opinions. The gemara compares our mishna to the…

Today’s daf is sponsored by Debby & Howard Jacoby Ruben in honor of our wise mothers, aunts, sisters, and daughters from whom we have learned so much. And by Joyce Bendavid in honor of Gail Stechler and Dena Levie for spearheading the Teaneck Hadran group. It was an honor to celebrate the Siyum for Masechet…

Today’s daf is dedicated by Dina Hirshfeld-Becker on her father’s second yahrzeit, Alan Hirshfeld, Asher Tuvia ben Shlomo v’Chana z”l. And by Michael Radwin in honor of Ariella Radwin in celebration of their 20th wedding anniversary. And by Yael and Jon Cohen in honor of their son Eddie who drafted yesterday. May Hashem protect you…

Today’s daf is dedicated by Sara Berelowitz in memory of her mother Kila bat Yehuda z”l on her yartzeit. She would have been delighted to know that her daughter is learning the daf. If the beam is higher than 20 cubits, by how much does one need to lower it? The gemara tries to understand…

Today’s daf is dedicated by Alexis Rosoff Treeby in honor of the yahrzeit of Jennifer Rosoff, Malka Menucha bat Meir v’Esther Chaya z”l. And by Beth Fox in memory of her father Edward Fox, Ezra Chaim ben Zev v’Slova z”l on his shloshim. “A kind, wonderful man who always encouraged me in my learning. I…

In a crooked alleyway in Nehardea, they ruled stringently like Rav that it was considered an open alleyway and stringently like Shmuel that an open alleyway requires a door on one side and a post or beam on the other. Is one allowed to rule stringently like two different opinions? The gemara questions this from…

Today’s daf is dedicated by Becky Fryant in memory of her mother, Faina Fraynt z”l on her yahrzeit. She was a great teacher and supporter of women’s learning. May her memory be for blessing. Before they concluded that Rav Yehuda in the case of an alley that opened to a backyard did not disagree with…

Today’s daf is dedicated by Yael Asher in memory of her father, Elchanan Yosipuf ben Yeshua z”l on his yahrzeit.  If a peg was hung on the outside of the alley and the beam attached to that, would it work? Does it depend on what one holds regarding the way the beam functions as an…

Today’s daf is sponsored by Rebecca Schwarzmer In memory of Toby Schwarzmer, Toibe Gittel bat Moshe Tzvi Hirsch z”l. Her love of Torah was evident in the way she lived her life, her career as an educator, her welcoming kiruv and her loving compassion. I was a granddaughter, not just by marriage, but in her…

Today’s daf is sponsored Chanah and Michael Piotrkowski in honor of Azi and Reva Esensten (and siblings Margolit, Zev and Betzalel, and their parents) for the beautiful handmade card and for giving us tzedakah so we’d travel safely to Israel when we made Aliyah on the 27th of Av. Come be with us soon! Love,…