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Women And The Mitzvah Of Tzitzit - Gefet
Gefet- Gemara, Perushim, and Tosafot, an in-depth Iyun gemara shiur.
Are women obligated to wear tzitzit? If not — why? And could there be a problem w…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Din & Daf: When Do The Ends Justify The Means? The Case Of Sha’atnez In Tzitzit
Din & Daf: Conceptual Analysis of Halakha Through Case Study with Dr. Elana Stein Hain
The daf this week discusses the principle that a positive comma…
5 months ago
A Priest who “Does Not Admit”: What is Heresy? - Gefet
Gefet- Gemara, Perushim, and Tosafot, an in-depth Iyun gemara shiur.
The Gemara in Menachot posits that a “Cohen who does not admit” is not permitted …
5 months, 1 week ago
Community: A Collection of Individuals or an Entity in its Own Right? - Gefet
Gefet- Gemara, Perushim, and Tosafot, an in-depth Iyun gemara shiur.
Our gemara quotes a mishnah from Masechet Shekalim that deals with a halakhic que…
5 months, 1 week ago
Tfillin: Rashi And Rabbeinu Tam - Gefet
Gefet- Gemara, Perushim, and Tosafot, an in-depth Iyun gemara shiur.
“Rashi tefillin” and “Rabbeinu Tam tefillin”: they’re terms we’ve all heard, and …
5 months, 1 week ago
The Golden Menorah in the Temple: Means or Essence? - On Second Thought
The evolution of the golden Menorah from the Temple to the State of Israel and what does archaeology teach us about the shape of the Menorah?
Menacho…
5 months, 1 week ago
Din & Daf: What kind of protection does a mezuzah offer?
Din & Daf: Conceptual Analysis of Halakha Through Case Study with Dr. Elana Stein Hain
Menachot 33b suggests that the mezuzah is a protective device. …
5 months, 1 week ago
Moshe's Challenge in Making The Menorah - Gefet
Gefet- Gemara, Perushim, and Tosafot, an in-depth Iyun gemara shiur.
The Gemara describes many difficulties that Moshe encountered in making the Menor…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Din & Daf: The World of the Tzitz - Dealing with Mortality in a Place of Immortality
Din & Daf: Conceptual Analysis of Halakha Through Case Study with Dr. Elana Stein Hain
Back on Shevuot 7b we discussed the systemic problem of tum’ah …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Din & Daf: When Potential is Enough
Din & Daf: Conceptual Analysis of Halakha Through Case Study with Dr. Elana Stein Hain
This week’s daf yomi introduces the ruling of R. Zera that a si…
5 months, 3 weeks ago