Today’s daf is sponsored by Elizabeth Kirshner “in loving memory of my father, Rabbi Gabriel M. Kirshner (HaRav Gavriel Meir ben HaRav Shraga Feivel), on his 25th yahrtzeit. I continue to grow, his absence feels even more prominent and painful at times, I imagine and grieve all the learning we could have explored together; I…

Today’s daf is sponsored by Deborah Aschheim (Weiss) NYC in honor of the recent graduation of Racheli Weiss Bergfeld from Bar Ilan University. “Mazal Tov, Racheli. Dad and I are very proud of you!” And by Goldie Gilad on the yahrzeit of her mother’s family, ע”ה, who were killed in the holocaust: Yaacov and Sarah…

Today’s daf is sponsored by the Shuster family of Edison in memory of Sharonna’s mother Sandra Shimoff and Ozer’s grandmother Malka Shuster. A sukkah that is not ten handbreadths tall is invalid. Where do we learn this from? The first source is from the Ark which was ten handbreadths tall together with the kaporet. God…

Today’s daf is sponsored by Deborah Aschheim (Weiss) NYC “with much thanks to Hashem for the very speedy refuah shlema of Robert Weiss (Aaron ben Chana) from very recent partial knee replacement. Thank you to the entire staff of HSS for restoring Robert’s life. And also with gratitude for the refuah slema of Yaacov Shimon…

Today’s daf is dedicated anonymously in memory of H’Ari Hakadosh. The third wall of the sukkah (according to the rabbis) only needs to be one handbreadth. Where should that third wall be positioned? Do the same definitions apply to Shabbat? Abaye shows that several positions held by different rabbis are all part of the same…

Today’s daf is sponsored by Zeev Felsen in memory of his grandmother Shirley Felsen, Sarah bat Ze’ev HaKohen, on her yahrtzeit. She valued education and loved the Land of Israel. Never had the opportunity to learn Talmud, but enjoyed learning about Rambam at elder hostels. She would enjoy these shiurim if she could figure out…

Today’s daf is sponsored by Deborah Aschheim (Weiss) in memory of her mother, Edith Bettelheim Aschheim, Pesel bat Kalman, whose 38th Yartzeit is today. “Mommy. You often said that Hitler robbed you of a Jewish education, when you were forced to flee Vienna on the Kindertransport for London. Fortunately, you were reunited with your parents…

What was Rabbi Yirmia trying to teach by bringing all four cases of a sukkah on top of a sukkah? What is the minimum height needed for the upper sukkah in order for the sukkah to be considered a sukkah on top of a sukkah. Three opinions are brought and the gemara raises questions on…

This is the daf for Tisha B’av. For Shabbat’s daf, click here.