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Dr. Leonard J. Press

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Blog Yomi – Sotah #46/Daf 47 pressvision.wordpress.com/20…
Blog Yomi – Sotah #47/Daf 48

Blog Yomi – Sotah #47/Daf 48

We begin today on דף מ״ז עמוּד ב, continuing with discussion of the preceding Mishnah: מִשֶּׁמֵּת יוֹסֵי בֶּן יוֹעֶזֶר כּוּ׳. מַאי ״אֶשְׁכּוֹלוֹת״? אָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה אָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל, אִישׁ שֶׁהַכֹּ…

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Blog Yomi – Sotah #46/Daf 47

Blog Yomi – Sotah #46/Daf 47

We begin on דף מ״ו עמוּד ב, with an interesting narrative about the importance of providing escort services not figuratively, but literally. Apparently in those days, and in that environment, it was…

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Blog Yomi – Sotah #45/Daf 46 pressvision.wordpress.com/20…

Blog Yomi – Sotah #45/Daf 46

We begin today with the second Mishnah on דף מ״ה עמוּד ב: נִפְטְרוּ זִקְנֵי יְרוּשָׁלָיִם וְהָלְכוּ לָהֶן. זִקְנֵי אוֹתָהּ הָעִיר מְבִיאִין עֶגְלַת בָּקָר אֲשֶׁר לֹא מָשְׁכָה בְּעוֹל, וְאֵין הַמּוּ…

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Blog Yomi – Sotah #44/Daf 45

Blog Yomi – Sotah #44/Daf 45

We begin the 9th perek today in סוֹטָה, featuring the eponymous עֶגְלָה עַרוּפָה – translated as the “heifer whose neck is broken”. Let’s take a look at the source of this rit…

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Blog Yomi – Sotah #43/Daf 44 pressvision.wordpress.com/20…
Blog Yomi – Sotah #43/Daf 44

Blog Yomi – Sotah #43/Daf 44

We begin at the bottom of דף מ״ג עמוּד ב with a discussion about כלאים which is translated as “mixture,” or “diverse kinds”. These are the prohibitions in Jewish law against …

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Blog Yomi – Sotah #42/Daf 43

Blog Yomi – Sotah #42/Daf 43

We’re up to the bottom of דף מ״ב עמוּד ב, discussing the speech given by the special כֹּהֵן known as the מָשׁוּחַ מִלְחָמָה: ״וְאַתֶּם אִי אַתֶּם כֵּן כּוּ׳״, וְכל כָּךְ לָמָּה? מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהַשֵּ…

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Blog Yomi – Sotah #41/Daf 42

Blog Yomi – Sotah #41/Daf 42

We begin the 8th perek of סוֹטָה, on דף מ״ב עמוּד א. It is a short perek, consisting of only three דַפִים. Let’s take a look at the introduction by Steinsaltz: “On the heels of topics dis…

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Blog Yomi – Sotah #40/Daf 41 pressvision.wordpress.com/20…
Blog Yomi – Sotah #40/Daf 41

Blog Yomi – Sotah #40/Daf 41

We begin on דף מ״א עמוּד א, extending the principle stated in the previous Mishnah regarding the כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל reading from the Torah on יוֹם כִּפּוּר: וְקוֹרֵא ״אַחֲרֵי מוֹת״ וְ״אַךְ בֶּעָשׂוֹר״. ורְמ…

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Blog Yomi – Sotah #39/Daf 40

Blog Yomi – Sotah #39/Daf 40

We begin on דף ל״ט עמוּד ב, with the Gemara continuing to discuss בִּרְכַּת כֹּהַנִים: בִּזְמַן שֶׁהַכֹּהֲנִים מְבָרְכִים אֶת הָעָם, מָה הֵן אוֹמְרִים? אָמַר רַבִּי זֵירָא אָמַר רַב חִסְדָּא: ״בָּרְכו…

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Blog Yomi – Sotah #38/Daf 39

We begin on דף ל״ח עמוּד ב, continuing with the circumstances shaping the framework of בִּרְכַת כֹּהַנִים. גּוּפָא, תָּנָא אַבָּא בְּרֵיהּ דְּרַב מִנְיָמִין בַּר חִיָּיא: עַם שֶׁאֲחוֹרֵי כֹּהֲנִים אֵי…

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Blog Yomi – Sotah #37/Daf 38

We begin with the Mishnah at the bottom of דף ל״ז עמוּד ב, addressing how בִּרְכַּת כֹּהֲנִים is conducted. בִּרְכַּת כֹּהֲנִים כֵּיצַד? בַּמְּדִינָה אוֹמֵר אוֹתָהּ שָׁלֹשׁ בְּרָכוֹת, וּבַמִּקְדָּשׁ…

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Blog Yomi – Sotah #36/Daf 37

We begin at the bottom of דף ל״ו עמוּד ב: יְהוּדָה מַאי הִיא? דְּתַנְיָא, הָיָה רַבִּי מֵאִיר אוֹמֵר: כְּשֶׁעָמְדוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל הַיָּם הָיוּ שְׁבָטִים מְנַצְּחִים זֶה עִם זֶה, זֶה אוֹמֵר: אֲנִי י…

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Blog Yomi – Sotah #35/Daf 36

We begin today on דף ל״ו עמוּד א, continuing with the process of the Jews entering אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל: בֹּא וּרְאֵה כַּמָּה נִסִּים נַעֲשׂוּ בְּאוֹתוֹ הַיּוֹם: עָבְרוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת הַיַּרְדֵּן, וּבָא…

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Blog Yomi – Sotah #33/Daf 34 pressvision.wordpress.com/20…

Blog Yomi – Sotah #34/Daf 35

Rabbi Stern began with a Tosafos, second from the bottom on דף ל״ד עמוּד ב, which addresses the concept of davening at the graves of צַדִיקִים. To put this into context, Tosafos is elaborating on th…

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Blog Yomi – Sotah #33/Daf 34

As an introduction to the Daf today, Rabbi Stern painted a picture of what a daunting task יְהוֹשֻׁע had in taking over the reigns of leadership from מֹשֶׁה, After all, how do you follow someone about…

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Blog Yomi – Sotah #32/Daf 33

We begin on דף ל״ב עמוּד ב, continuing to explore those instances where what is said has to be said בְּלָשׁוֹן קוֹדֶשׁ, as opposed to being said in any language. Here we discuss קְרִיַּת שְׁמַע: קְרִיַּת…

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Blog Yomi – Sotah #31/Daf 32

We begin the 7th perek of סוֹטָה today on דף ל״ב עמוּד א, touching upon what things must be recited specifically in לָשׁוֹן הַקוֹדֶשׁ (Hebrew), as opposed to being recited in any language. אֵלּוּ נֶאֱמָר…

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Blog Yomi – Sotah #30/Daf 31

We begin near the top of דף ל״א עמוּד א: בּוֹ בַּיּוֹם דָּרַשׁ רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן הוּרְקָנוֹס שֶׁלֹּא עָבַד אִיּוֹב כּוּ׳. וְלִיחְזֵי הַאי ״לֹא״, אִי בְּלָמֶד אָלֶף כְּתִיב — ״לֹא״ הוּא, אִי בְּ…

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Blog Yomi – Sotah #29/Daf 30

I’m going to embed Rabbi Stern’s video right off the bat, as it begins with the Daf on דף ל עמוּד א and a continuation of differentiation between חוּלִין and תְּרוּמָה and the various conc…

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Blog Yomi – Sotah #28/Daf 29

Let’s begin with some comic relief about a very serious topic: The Gemara states, at the bottom of דף כ״ח עמוּד ב: וְרַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל: אָמַר רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא תְּרוּמָה, וּמַהְדַּר לֵיהּ אִיהו…

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