Megillah
Megillah 14
This week of learning is sponsored anonymously for the refuah shleima of Tova Motel bat Chanah Etel. The repentance of the Jewish people when Achashverosh took off his ring to sign the edict to kill the Jews was greater than all the repentance generated by the 48 male and 7 female prophets. All those prophets…
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Todayโs daf is sponsored in honor of our dear friend Debbie Gvir from her Hadran zoom family with prayers for a speedy recovery. We are in awe of her courageous and inspirational commitment to the daf through trials and tribulations. Todayโs daf is sponsored by Jill Shames in honor of her 40th wedding anniversary and…
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Todayโs daf is sponsored by Jonathan Stein in honor of Rina Goldberg on the occasion of her birthday from her children and grandchildren. โShe is a role model for all of usโ.ย Todayโs daf is sponsored by Sari Esserman in loving memory of her aunt Miriam Monaver Bat Yosef HaCohen. Acheshverosh found “it was written”…
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Today’s daf is sponsored by Laura Shechter in loving memory of her dear friend, Daniel Maurice, Moshe ben Shmuel v’Sarah, on the occasion of his 2nd yahrzeit. โDaniel would have turned 40 last week; despite his short years on this earth, he brought so much good to the world. Daniel, your memory continues to be…
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Todayโs daf is sponsored by Shikma Katz on behalf of her husband and children. Todayโs daf is dedicated for a refuah shleima to Netanel Ilan ben Shayna Tzipora who is undergoing surgery this morning. The Gemara finishes explaining the order of Shmone Esreh. If the men of the Great Assembly put together Shmone Esreh, why…
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Todayโs daf is sponsored by Shoshana Shur for the refuah shleima for her dear friend Shoshana Raizel bat Yaffa Sheindle. What are different substances that can’t be used to write the Megillah. From where do we learn that it specifically needs to be with ink and on parchment? If one lives in a non-walled city…
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Does Rabbi Yehuda think that ideally a deaf person canโt read the Megillah, but if one did not, one can still fulfill oneโs obligation? Or is a deaf person able to read it ab initio? One suggestion is that he himself holds the latter and the former was said by him but in the name…
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Todayโs daf is sponsored by Marcia Baum in loving memory of her mother Helen Baum, Chaya Chana Alter bat Chana v’Yekutiel Aryeh on her sixth yartzeit. โMom was a lifelong learner and teacher and is sorely missed by those who knew and loved her. I hope we are doing her proud!โ Todayโs daf is sponsored…
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This monthโs shiurim are dedicated by Efrat Arnold in loving memory of Joshua Carr, Yehoshua Aryeh Leib ben Yonatan Chaim and Malka Esther HaCohen. โAn inspiring young man who loved learning and had made his first siyum just a few weeks ago for Masechet Rosh Hashana.โ This monthโs shiurim are dedicated by Tova and David…
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Todayโs daf is sponsored by Judy Auerbach in loving memory of her father, Shlomo ben Dov Beer on his 33rd yahrzeit. โHis enjoyment when learning Gemara always impressed me and now, thanks to Hadran and Rabbanit Michelle, I am able to realize the same enjoyment in learning Gemara as he had. Thank youโ.ย Todayโs daf…
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