Pesachim
Pesachim 2
This week’s shiurim are sponsored by Valerie Adler in honor of her girlfriends who have been learning and sharing this journey – Sherry Begner, Kay Wineberger, Eti Kornbluth, Lisa Baratz and her daughter Anoushka Adler. Today’s shiur is dedicated by Judy Shapiro for the 13th yahrzeit of my beloved father, Albert Tychman, z”l. And by…
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Todayโs daf is dedicated by Suri Stern in thanks to Hakodosh Baruch Hu. Baruch rofeh cholim! And by Yosi Zimilover in honor of Tali Zimilover “in honor of our first anniversary and Tali’s continued dedication to the daf and Torah learning.” And by Steven Perlin in honor of Elana Perlin “Mazal tov to my wife,…
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Today’s daf is sponsored in honor of Elana Storch. “We are dedicating todayโs daf to our mom (and savta), Elana Storch, in honor of her birthday. We are so proud of her dedication to her daf yomi – even as she cares for her two young granddaughters full time during COVID. We are grateful for…
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This next week of learning is dedicated in memory of Major Itai Zayden and Corporal Lihu ben-Bassa who were tragically killed in a plane crash in the course of training on Tuesday. Our hearts go out to their families. Today’s daf is dedicated by Silke Goldberg in memory of her mother Leoni Kimmel zโl who…
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Todayโs daf is dedicated by Sara Berelowitz “in honor of Rabbanit Michelle and my fellow zoomers on the milestone of finishing Eruvin and starting a new masechet.” The end of Pesachim 5 focuses on a simple contradiction in the braita related to chametz. The phrase โlo yimatzeโ (Exodus 12:19) seems to say that anyoneโs chametz…
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A week of learning is dedicated by Audrey Mondrow for the 7th yahrzeit of her father, Irving “Poppy” Mauskopf Yechezkel Ben Avraham and Rachel z”l “who taught us with his complete emunah, faith, in Hashem: ‘Who is rich? One who is content with his lot’. My dad considered himself ‘extremely’ rich. May his neshama have…
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Todayโs daf is dedicated by Rhona Fink in memory of her brother Elliot Laxer, Yisrael Tzvi ben Chaim z”l, on his yahrzeit. And by Sara Berelowitz in honor of the engagement of her daughter Talya Sterman to David Wertenteil. ืฉืืจืื ืฉืืืืช ืืืฉืจืื! One should light with the light of a single candle. Are they places…
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Today’s daf is sponsored by Naomi Ferziger in memory of her father, Chaim Zeev ben Pessel and Yoel Greenblatt z”l, on his 8th yartzeit. After one checks one’s house for chametz, one does not need to be concerned that a marten or other creature moved chametz from one place to another. The gemara assumes from…
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Masechet Pesachim is dedicated by Sivya Twersky in honor of her daughter Shoshana Baker. “She astounds me by her love of learning, the depth of her knowledge, and her dedication to Hadran.” And in honor of the forthcoming bar mitzvah of our grandson, Ethan Lurie, on Shabbat Parshat Tezavah. Lastly, the masechet is dedicated in…
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Today’s daf is dedicated by Racheli Mendelson in memory of her mother Shoshana Spitz z”l on her third yahrzeit. Rabbi Yehuda doesn’t permit checking for chametz during the time that it is forbidden to eat chametz in case you may come to eat it. The rabbis permit. The gemara brings a contradiction from the new…
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