Friday, October 2, 2009

Question

Why does the Torah instruct us first to take the 4 species in Vayikra 23 :40 and then 2 pesukim later it says to dwell in a Sukah ?
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Thursday, October 1, 2009

Daf 41. Quiz

Q. What is required to back up a chazoka claim so that the person can keep the property ?

A. A claim that explains how he got it.
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Q. Where does it say - open your mouth to defend those who are unable to speak ?

A. Mishlei 31:8.
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Q. Is it binding if someone was mochel in error ?

A. No.
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Q. Why does a shtar produce more of a kol than witnesses ?

A. They gather to write it & sign it so that everyone hears about it.
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Daf 40. Quiz

Q. How many people are required to witness an act of acquisition ?
A. 2.

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Q. What about to certify a shtar ?

A. The 2 witnesses need to testify before 3.

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Q. If there was a kinyan do we assume that he also wants it in writing ?

A. Yes.

***
Q. What is the concern if a lesson was not expressed specifically ?

A. The comparison may not be precise.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Daf 39. Quiz

Q. What is Shusa ?
A. Words.

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Q. How many people does one need to register a protest ?

A. There is a dispute - 2 or 3.
***
Q. How often does a protest need to be repeated ?

A. Once before the end of each 3 year period.
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Q. Does he need to ask them to put it in writing ?
A. No. The witnesses may do so on their own.
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Sunday, September 27, 2009

Daf 38. Quiz

Q. When does a buyer of a tree own underneath it even 1000 amos ?

A. When that was their agreement.
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Q. What are the 3 sections of Eretz Yisroel regarding Chazoka ?

A. Yehuda , the other side of the Yardain & the Galil.
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Q. Which country took a year of travel to reach from Erets Yisroel in those days ?

A. Spain.
***
Q. What is Mardin ?
A. Murder.
***
Q. What is required to be a formal protest ?

A. So & so has stolen my field.
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Daf 37. Quiz

Q. What is the dispute between R. Zevid & R. Papa ?

A. When one person bought the trees & the other bought the land

R. Z. - the tree buyer has no land.

R. P. - he does get some land.

***
Q. Does an average seller sell with a generous attitude or with some reluctance ?

A. R. Akiva - with a good eye.
Rabonon- with some negativity.
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Q. If someone has a vineyard but the vines are all crowded together



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Friday, September 25, 2009

Daf 36. Quiz

Q. If someone establishes chazaka on land that was left wild can he claim that he owns it ?

A. No.

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Q.I what is the law if someone claims ownership on an animal that is left wandering around ?

A. He needs proof.

***
Q. Were the people of Mechuza wealthy or poor ?

A. Wealthy.

***
Q. If someone plowed a field is that proof of ownership ?

A. It is a dispute.
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Daf 35. Quiz

Q. What is the meaning of Shuda ?

A. A throw of the Judges.

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Q. What is it based on ?

A. Rashbam - give it to whom the judge thinks the giver would prefer.

Rabeinu Tam - whoever the judge chooses to give it to.
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Q. If 2 people were fighting over ownership of an item & a third person grabs it , do we remove it from him ?

A. R. Chiya - no

R. Ashi - yes.
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Thursday, September 24, 2009

Fw:

Please consider

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From: "akiva goldberger"
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:10:37 +0300
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Subject: FW:

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Thank You,

Akiva Goldberger

Gmar chasima tova!

 

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This is also the solution for people who need a sink for older people who would rather have the sink rolled to them than walk to the sink, someone who would like to fill his bedside hand-washing water once a month instead of every day, individuals that wish to wash hands in the dining room itself and so on.

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Daf 34. Quiz

Q. What does R. Aba hold if one person grabbed an item from another in front of one witness ?

A. He has to pay it back.

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Q. How was R. Aba referred to ?

A. The Sage of Eretz Yisroel.
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Q. What is the law if 2 people claim an item is theirs ?

A. Whoever has more power gets it. ***
Q. Why don't we say they should divide it ?

A. Tosfos has 2 answers - the first is because they were not holding it.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Daf 33. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. Is a kol a negative rumor or can it refer to a positive , true testimony. ?

A. Here it refers to the truth.

***
Q. At what age can someone negotiate a claim from an orphan ?

A. If they are 13.
***

Q. Who did Rav Chisda refer to as a great person ?

A. Rav Idi bar Avin.

***
Q. What is a nascha ?

A. A bar of silver or gold.
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Daf 32. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. Are two witnesses valid as a team if they did not witness the scene together ?

A. It is a dispute.
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Q. What if they did not report the episode at the same time ?
A. That is also a dispute.
***

Q. Is the halacha here like Raboh or like R. Yoseif ?

A. Like both , see Rashbam & Tosfos.
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Monday, September 21, 2009

Daf 31. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. After stating a claim , may one Adjust it ?

A. Ulah - yes

Nehardoi - no.

***

Q. Where was Ameimar from ?

A. From Nehardoeh.
***

Q. Who was first Rava or Rav Huna ?

A. Rav Huna.

***
Q. What are ashlei ravravei ?

A. Big trees or big ropes.
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Friday, September 18, 2009

Daf 30. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. What if a field is called by a certain name but we are not sure if it is actually one of those fields ?

A. There is a dispute if it is included in the sale.
***
Q. For how long can a person claim I was busy at the market ?
A. 30 days

***
Q. If someone asked to buy a property is that proof that he may not turn around & claim it is really his all along ?
A. No. He may have been offering to buy it to avoid controversy.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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Daf 29. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. Why do we assume that news travels from place to place ?

A. Because every person has friends.
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Q. How can we know if the person was there at nights also ?

A. By asking neighbors.
***

Q. What is Itra ?
A. A document with witnesses that they divided it between them.
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Thursday, September 17, 2009

The Better Way

What can be better than praying wholeheartedly ?

Brokenheartedly.

Have a happy & healthy sweet new year.
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Daf 28. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. What is the difference between a Beis Hashalchin & Beis Habaal ?

A. A Shalchin field needs water daily & it produces all the time. A Baal field is satisfied with rainwater & it produces once a year.

***
Q. Where do we see that it takes 3 times to establish a proof of ownership ?

A. By an ox that gores 3 times.

***
Q. What is unique about fig trees ?

A. The fruits do not all ripen at the same time.
***
Q. Which Sage had gone to Usha ?

A. R. Yishmoel

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Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Daf 27. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. If someone bought a tree without any land does he bring Bikurim from that tree ?

A. No.
***

Q. What if he bought two trees ?

A. He brings bikurim without reciting the Parsha.

***
Q. 3 trees ?
A. He brings & recites.

***
Q. From which fruits are we obligated to bring Bikurim ?
A. From the special 7.
***
Q. What can you do if you own a small piece of land ?

A. 4 things :

The Mitzva of Peah
Bikurim
To write a Pruzbul
& to acquire movable property.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Daf 26. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. If someone shakes the floor causing damage or shoots a spark which damages does he need to pay for the consequences ?

A. Yes.
***

Q. What connection is there between the prohibition against cutting down a fruit tree & the life of a person ?

A. A person is compared to a tree thus one may affect the other.
***
Q. How far do the main nourishing roots of a tree extend ?

A. 16 amos.
***

Q. What does Ulah say about Bikurim from a tree that someone planted within 16 amos of a neighbors field ?

A. He is considered a thief thus
Rashi - there is no need to bring Bikurim

Tosfos - its forbidden.
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Monday, September 14, 2009

Daf 25. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. How far from a city should a cemetery be ?

A. 50 Amos.
***

Q. Which is the opinion we follow in regard to which direction to face when we pray ?
A. Towards Yerusholayim. Tosfos.


***
Q. What is the extra benefit of praying towards the southwest ?

A. To achieve wisdom & wealth.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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Sunday, September 13, 2009

Bitochon 6.

Think about cold calling or gold calling. What we really need is to calling Hashem. !

He can connect us quickly to the right agent who can make it happen.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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Daf 24. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. What if a container of wine is found floating in a river ?

A. Rav - it depends where - if in a Jewish area it is permissible to have hanoeh from it
Shmuel - no.
***
Q. Where do thieves refrain from hiding certain types of loot ?

A. At the scene of the crime.
***
Q. What is the farthest we keep some trees from a city ?
A. 50 amos

***
Q. Why. ?

A. For the beauty of the land in Erets Yisroel

***
Q. What can we expect of a pot on the stove if we have two chefs ?

A. The food will not be hot or cold. .
***
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Friday, September 11, 2009

Bitochon 5.

Why does it say
Hashem says all silver & gold are mine ?
One lesson for Bitochon is that at times Hashem is providing us one type of blessing & we were hoping & wishing for something else.
Don't reject the silver because you are hoping for gold it is all from Hashem.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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Daf 23. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. From where do we have to keep a ladder away & where do we need to leave space for a ladder ?


Q. Away from a pigeon coop , & space near gutters which need to be cleaned.
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Q. How far away from a city may one build a pigeon coop ?

A. 50 amos.
***

Q. If we have a conflict between the principle of follow the majority & follow that which is closer , which concept wins ?
A. The majority.
***

Q. Why was R. Yirmiya sent out of the Yeshiva ?

A. Because his question was considered disrespectful.
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Q. When did they allow him back in ?

A. At Daf 165.
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Daf 22. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. Which type of merchants were authorized by Ezra to be permitted to sell their wares all over ?

A. Those who sell cosmetics for Jewish Women.
***
Q. What is the penalty for one who causes a punishment to come upon another person ?
A. He is not invited to come close to the Holy One who is Blessed.
***
Q. From whom do we learn to avoid giving a public lecture if one was unable to prepare adequately ?
A. From Rav Nachman bar Yitzchok. ***

Q. How much distance is required not to block ones light ?

A. 4 amos
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Thursday, September 10, 2009

Bitochon 4.

The Talmud asks the Question -
What should a person do to prosper ?

The answer is twofold
- act with integrity

& pray to the Master /Owner of all wealth.
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Daf 21. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. Who was Yehoshua ben Gamla ?

A. One of the Kohanim Gedolim at Bayis Sheini who was very great.
***
Q. What was his main accomplishment ?
A. That we should have yeshivos for children all over.

***
Q. How many students should there be in one class ?

A. 25.
***
Q. How can jealousy be used in a positive way ?

A. To increase wisdom.
***
Q. Why is it a great concern that a teacher of children should be careful to avoid mistakes ?

A. The ramifications may be catastrophic.
***
Q. Are we allowed to fire a teacher for misconduct without prior warning ?
A. Yes.
***
Q. What is called irreversible loss ?

A. See the second Tosfos on 21b.
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Bitochon 3

In order to get a Bitochon Boost daily we need to review the 6 constant Mitzvos.
Hashem is the Source of all
There is no other

He is the One & Only
Love Him
Fear Him
Don't stray from serving Him.
He does it all & He is waiting for us to connect more with Him.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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Daf 20. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. Is salt considered a food ?

A. Not when it is by itself.

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Q. What is the general rule for making a partition ?

A. Any material may be used besides salt or fats.
***
Q. Where do we see that neighbors have the right to protest if one person is making noise which makes it difficult for people to sleep ?

A. From the Mishna that people can say - we have trouble sleeping from the noise of your customers coming & going.
***
Q. What is an exception to this rule ?

A. A person may teach children Torah & not be concerned with the sounds of study.
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Gems of Bitochon -2

On the path one is determined to go , Hashem will lead him.

The path of Bitochon begins with Prayer to Hashem & continues with Prayer at regular intervals.

Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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Daf 19. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. Why is their a difference between the distance from the soaking cycle - 3 tefochim & that of the scrub cycle where its 4 amos ?

A. Because it shpritzes all over.
***
Q. What is meant by yagid olov reioh ?

A. Learn from the context.

***
Q. Where does it say in the Torah that Hashem will supply Eretz Yisroel with adequate rain ?

A. Dvarim 11:11.

***

Q. What are the 7 liquids that are considered liquid ?

A. Wine , blood
Oil , milk , dew
Honey & water.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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Monday, September 7, 2009

Gems of Bitochon

What are the 2 secrets
To achieving wealth ?
The Talmud teaches

1- always deal honestly

2- pray for mercy from the Owner of all wealth
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Daf 18. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. What is the meaning of Tiraya can be harmful to a wall ?

A. Rabeinu Gershom explains either the shaking or the noise.

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Q. How much space does one need to plow for a vineyard ?

A. 4 amos.
***

Q. How much space is required between planting a tree and a pit ?

A. 25 amos.
***
Q. What are the liglugei of a mustard plant ?

A. Rashi - the flowers

Aruch - the seeds

Ri. - the branches.

***
Q. What is tzunma ?

A. Stone or rock.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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Daf 17. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. Which 3 people tasted the World to Come in this world ?

A. The 3 Avos.
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Q. Which 6 people were not affected by the Angel of death ?

A. The 3 avos & Moshe , Aaron & Miriam.

***
Q. Which 4 people had no sins ?

A. Binyomin , Amrom , Yishai & Kilov.
***
Q. What do I need to watch out for before digging a hole in my backyard ?

A. How it might affect the neighbors.

***
Q. How much of a distance may be required ?

A. 3 Tefochim.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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Sunday, September 6, 2009

Final Two

The last 2 Mitzvot are

612- Hakhel - gather to Study Torah

613 - Every Jew should write a Sefer Torah.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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Saturday, September 5, 2009

Daf 16. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. What are the 3 jobs of the evil inclination ?

A. To persuade , prosecute & punish.

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Q. Who else besides the evil inclination has good intentions ?

A. Penina

***
Q. What did Hashem create to serve as an antidote for the evil inclination ?

A. Torah.
***
Q. Who says , give me good friends or death ?

A. It was a folk saying.

***

Q. If Avraham Avinu had a daughter what was her name ?

A. Bakol.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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Thursday, September 3, 2009

Daf 15. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. Who wrote the last 8 verses of the Torah ?

A. There is a dispute , either Moshe Rabeinu or Yehoshua.
***
Q. Who were the 7 Prophets for non - Jews. ?

A. Bilam & his father ,
Iyov. ,
Elifaz , Bildad , Tzofar
& Elihu.

***
Q. Who was Iyov ?
A. That is a great dispute.

***
Q. Who may have been Iyovs wife ?

A. Dinah.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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Daf 14. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. How many Sifrei Torah did Rav Huna write ?

A. 70.
***

How many times did Rebbi Ami write the verse Torah Tzivo ?

A. 400.
***
Q. Which 4 prophets were in the same era ?

A. Hoshea , Yeshaya , Amos & Micha.

***
Q. What can a person do to prevent one from losing a small item ?

A. Connect it to some other items to make it larger.
***
Q. What is the meaning of the name Russ ?

A. She produced a descendant Dovid who sang an abundance of songs & praises in Hashems honor.
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Q. How many Sages have some of their compositions included in Sefer Tehilim ?

A. 10.
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Daf 13. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. What should they do if there is not enough property to give each one a decent amount ?

A. R. Yehuda - you buy me out or I will buy you out.

R. Nachman - no. Let them just remain partners.
***
Q. Who was first to state - the world was created for people to be fruitful & multiply ?

A. Beis Shamai

***
Q. Why might someone refuse to accept a gift ?

A. It says in Mishlei - those who hate gifts will live.

***
Q. How many volumes of Prophets are there ?

A. 8.
***
Q. How many of Kesuvim ?
A. 11.

***
Q. May one place a Novi sefer on top of Kesuvim or the reverse ?

A. It dosent matter. Tosfos


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Q. How much space do we leave between one chumash & another ?

A. 4 lines.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Daf 12. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. When does a door lose its status as a door ?

A. When its door frame has been removed.
***
Q. Are people allowed to put up doors to close off their street ?

A. No. Because it may cause a hindrance to the public who pass by.
***
Q. Who is greater a prophet or a Sage ?

A. The Sage can be greater.

***
Q. Nowadays , which two types of people may say words of prophecy ?

A. Fools & children.

***
Q. How did Mar bar R. Ashi sign his name ?
A. Tavyomi.
***
Q. What does that mean ?
A. Have a good day.

***
Q. When is something called a measure of Sedom ?
A. When another person will benefit & you don't lose.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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Monday, August 31, 2009

Daf 11. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. What is the merit of saving one life compared to ?

A. Like saving the entire world. !

***
Q. What is the key factor in determining whether or not partners can split an item ?

A. If the item will still maintain its name after the division.

***
Q. How much room do we leave a person around his doorway in order to unload ?

A. 4 amos
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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Sunday, August 30, 2009

Daf 10. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. We see that Hashem loves the poor , but why then dosent He provide for them directly ?
A. Because He also loves the rich & wants to save them from gehenom for the Mitzva of helping the poor.

***
Q. Which Mitzva brings the redemption closer ?

A. Giving Tzedaka.
***
Q. Which Halacha is taught twice in Shulchan Aruch ?

A. That one should give charity before prayer.
Its in the halachos of prayer because the prayer becomes more effective.

Its also by hilchos Tzedaka because the charity also becomes improved.
***
Q. What can a person take along to the World to Come ?

A. Ones Torah learning.

***
Q. Which nation is called the One unique nation ?

A. The Jewish Nation
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6 of 613

There are 6 official Mitzvos in Parshas Ki Sovoi

Bikurim
Viduy Maaser

3 for Maaser Sheini
1 to Emulate Hashems ways
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Saturday, August 29, 2009

Daf 9. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. Who says that giving Charity is equal to all of the other Mitzvos ?

A. Rav Asi.

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Q. Does that mean it is greater than Torah study also. ?

A. No. By Torah study it says it is greater than all. Here it says equal to all Mitzvos.
***
Q. How is Tzedaka compared a suit of armor ?
A. Every small contribution combines to a great force of protection.

***
Q. What can be greater than the prayers of Moshe Rabeinu ?

A. Giving charity in a secret manner
***
Q. How many blessings does one gain for giving money to charity & how much more for adding kind words ?

A. 6 & 11. A total of 17.

***

Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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Thursday, August 27, 2009

Daf 8. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. What type of 3 transgressions apply to one who charges Sages tax ?

A. From the Torah , the Prophets & Kesuvim.
***
Q. Which group of people are the cause of misfortune to the world ?

A. Unlearned ones.

***
Q. What are the 3 mitzvos for which one may even sell a Sefer Torah ?

A. To study Torah , to get married & to redeem a captive. Tosfos.
***
Q. Which type of charity is called the great Mitzva ?

A. Pidyon Shevuyim.

***
Q. Why did R. Shmuel bar Shilas stay away from his garden for 13 years ?

A. Because of his devotion to teaching his disciples.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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Daf 7. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. What is an ispelida ?

A. 4 answers -

Rashi - a fancy home
Tosfos / Aruch - a cave
Ri - an open porch
R. Gershom - a room.

***
Q. If a person wants a favor from another whereby he will benefit without causing any loss , can we insist that it be done ?
A. Yes. To avoid Midas Sedom.
***
Q. What were the names of R. Chidas 2 sons ?
A. Mar yenuka & Mar Keshisha
***
Q. Where did Shmuel & R. Chama live ?

A. In Nehardoeh

***

Q. What may be a reason why Eliyohu Hanovi would stop coming to visit someone ?
A. If he blocks the poor from listening to their needs.

***
Q. Which group of people are exempt from chipping in for security for the city ?

A. Torah scholars.

***
Q. What does - I am like a wall - refer to ?
A. The Torah
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Daf 6. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. If someone admits to owing money but then denies the whole thing does he have to pay ?

A. Yes.
***
Q. How is a rachava the opposite of a front yard ?

A. It is a back yard.
***
Q. If someone allowed his neighbor some use of his property for Sukos may he also extend that use for during the year ?
A. Not unless he gets specific permission.
***
Q. When should a fence be
4 amos high ?
10 tefochim high ?
3 tefochim ?

A. 4 - to block vision

10 - to stop from stealing
3 - to stop animals.
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Daf 5. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. When Revina went to a din Torah with another Jew who did they go to ?

A. Rava.
***
Q. If the wall of a yard fell down do we force them to rebuild ?

A. Yes.
***
Q. Do people ever pay their debts early ?
A. There is a dispute.
###
Q. What is the halacha ?

A. Like Reish Lokish that people do not generally pay early.
***
Q. What can a person do if he does want to pay early ?
A. Use witnesses.
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Monday, August 24, 2009

Daf 4. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. If someone cursed a Jew what is the punishment ?

A. For a regular Jew - once Malkus.
For a Judge - twice
Nosi. - three times.
***

Q. Is a person allowed to give good advice to a wicked person ?

A. No.
***
Q. What are 2 metaphors which describe the Beis Hamigdosh ?

A. The light of the world & the Eye of the world.
**
Q. What was unique about the building that Hurdos built ?

A. It resembled the waves of the ocean.

***
Q. If someone put up a fence all around a persons field , how much do they need to chip in ?

A. R. Huna - half of all the expenses.
Chiya - half of a cheap fence.
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Sunday, August 23, 2009

Daf 3. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. Does the opinion that holds that visual damage is considered damage also hold that looking at something hefker is a form of acquisition ??


***

Q. What is it that we never allow to split ?

A. A holy Sefer.

***
Q. What is the meaning of traksin ?

A. Tosfos explains - the wall which blocked off the Luchos which were from Sinai.
***
Q. Is it permissible to demolish a Shul when we to build a new one ?

A. No. The new one has to be built first.
***
Q. When can there be an exception ?

A. If the old one is falling down.

***
Q. Why did Hurdos spare the Sage Bava ben Buta ?

A. To serve as his advisor.
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74 of 613

Parshas Ki Seitzei has the most Mitzvos in one Sedra - 74.

It begins with going to battle because that is the plan of this world we need to battle the evil inclination to serve Hashem.
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Saturday, August 22, 2009

Daf 2. Bava Basra Quiz

Q. Is it a good idea to have a wall separating between two neighbors or two partners ?

A. Yes.
***
Q. Why ?

A. To avoid visual damage.

***
Q. How thick should the wall be ?
A. Follow the local custom.

***
Q. How high ?

A. 4 amos.
***
Q. What are 2 possible ways to translate the word Mechitza ?

A. A wall or a division.

***
Q. Is visual damage considered as regular damage ?

A. That is a question the gemara strives to prove.
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Thursday, August 20, 2009

Daf 119. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. What are the 3 opinions of what to do with vegetables that grow between two gardens ?
A. R. Meir - to the upper
R. Yehuda - to the lower.
R. Shimon - whatever the upper can reach to him , the rest to the lower.
***
Q. What are the reasons ?
A. R. M. - follow the source.
R. Y. - follow the airspace.
***

Q. What is a geza ?

A. Tree trunk.
***
Q. What are shoroshim ?

A. Underground roots.

***
Q. What is the halacha ?
A. We follow R. Shimon ?

***
Q. Why ?

A. Perhaps because it is sort of a compromise.
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Daf 118. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. Can you give someone a gift & insist that he accept it if he refuses ?

A. No.
***
Q. Can you insist to pay a worker with merchandise ?
A. No.
###
Q. How much time would Beis Din usually give a person to clear away a potential problem ?

A. 30 days.

***
Q. If someone would watch a owner less item does it become his ?
A. There is a dispute.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Daf 117. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. Who was Vastini ?

A. A Sage who was a disciple of Reish Lokish.

***
Q. When we say that a person is always responsible as a Muad , how far does it go ?
A. Whether awake or asleep , shogeg or meizid.
***
Why should we follow the opinion of R. Nosson ?

A. He was a Judge who would delve into the depths of the issue.

***
Q. What does he hold if we need to divide the land between the owner of the upstairs & the owner of the downstairs ?
A. The lower gets 2/3

The upper 1/3.
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Monday, August 17, 2009

Daf 116. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. One may not take a food pot for a mashkon , but what about the food itself ?
A. Tosfos says yes.
***
Q. If someone claims that he dosent know what can he swear ?
A. That he dosent know.
***
Q. Can we expect a person to live on two levels ?

A. Rav - yes
Shmuel - no.
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Sunday, August 16, 2009

Daf 115. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. Being that a mashkon needs to be returned for use whenever necessary what purpose does it serve ?

A. To prevent shmita from cancelling the debt , to prevent a denial of the loan & to cause people to hurry to pay , see Tos.

***
Q. When is it permitted to enter a home to take a mashkon ?

A. If someone owes you payment for work you did.
***
Q. What type of woman is it forbidden to take a mashkon from ?
A. A widow.
***

Q. How great was Avigail ?
A. She was one of 7 prophetses in history.
***
Q. Who holds we follow the reasoning of a Torah teaching to make a difference ?

A. Rebbi Shimon.

###
Q. Who holds there is no malkus for a lav that is in a general context ?
A. Abayei.
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41 of 613

There are 41 Mitzvos in Parshas Shoftim.
3 of them are
To appoint leaders
To listen to them
To refrain from not listening to them.
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Daf 114. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. If someone pledges to give the eirech value of his hand to hegdesh , how much does he give ?

A. Nothing.

***
Q. If someone pledged to give his eirech value but he cannot afford it , what does he do ?

A. If he has one selah that's all he is required to give.

###
Q. Where did Raboh bar Avuho happen to meet Eliyohu hanovi ?

A. In a non - Jewish cemetary.
***
Q. How much was the sale price of the fragrance with the perfume from Gan Eden ?
A. 12,000 dinar.
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Thursday, August 13, 2009

Daf 113. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. If one cannot pay a debt may the lender come & take something for security ?

A. Not without Beis Din.
***
Q. Is the agent of Beis Din permitted to enter the house to take a Mashkon ?
A. That is a dispute.
***
Q. What are the 2 meanings Rashi gives for Mesadrin for one who owea money ?

A. - to evaluate his belongings in order to leave him what he needs for living.
- or it means to leave over.
***
Q. How many ailments was Shmuel unable to cure ?

A. Only 3.

***
Q. How many Sages always applied the principle - every Jew is considered as a king ?
A. 4.
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Daf 112. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. What are the 2 ways that wit holding a workers salary is considered as murder ?
A. Of the victim & of the doer.

***
Q. What are 3 cases where one is exempt from paying a worker on time ?
A. If the employee did not ask for his salary ,
If the boss has no funds ,
If he sent him to someone else to get paid.
***
Q. Why is a boss less likely to know the facts whether or not he paid his worker ?

A. Because he has more tirdos.
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Daf 111. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. By when do you need to pay a part - time , daytime worker ?

A. Until sundown.
***
Q. If one misses the payment deadline how many transgressions does he violate ?

A. 4 lavin & 1 aseih.
***
Q. What is oishek ?

A. One pshat is refusing to return that which belongs or should belong to others.

***
Q. Who should he pay first a rich worker or a poor one ?

A. A poor one.
###

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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Daf 110. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. Which chazoka is stronger , that of the field owner or that of the produce user ?
A. It is a dispute.

***
Q. What is the word for tax ?
A taska.
***
Q. What is an apotiki ?
A. An acronym for poi tehai koi - this is where you will collect from.
***
Q. By when does one need to pay a daytime employee ?
A. Before morning.

***
Q. What about a nightime worker ?
A. Before the day is over.
###
Q. What is the rule for when one needs to start paying a worker ?

A. At the end of the work.
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Daf 109. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. What is considered a few years ?

A. Less than 7.
***
Q. What can be another word to use to describe the Place for something ?
A. Yad.
###
Q. What applies to a teacher , planter , shochet , physician & scribe ?
A. They may be sent away without prior warning.
***
Q. Why did the Sage say - come back when you get up to learning about Kodoshim ?

A. Rashi explains it is deep thus you will think better.

***

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Sunday, August 9, 2009

Daf 108. Taste of Daf Quiz.

Q. What metaphor is used for children ?

A. The branches of a tree.

***

Q. Who is exempt from chipping in for the protection of a city ?
A. Torah Scholars whose Torah study protects them.
***
Q. What are the 2 guidelines the Torah teaches us in order to merit goodness from Hashem ?

A. Do that which is straight & good. ***
Q. If someone wants to give his field away as a gift can a neighbor claim first rights ?

A. No.

***
Q. What is the meaning of the word Mashkon ?
A. From the word Shochain - he becomes the closest neighbor because it was given to him as security.
###
Q. Who should be first ?
A. A Talmid Chochom.
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55 of 613

There are 55 official Mitzvos in Parshas Reaih

The first 2 are to destroy places of idol worship & not to destroy places of Holiness.

Avoid the negative & build up the positive.
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Friday, August 7, 2009

Daf 107. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. What are the 3 qualities that are attributed to the remaining Jews ?
A. - not to act with corruption
,
- not to speak lies &
- not to allow any words of deception in their mouth.
***
Q. How can a person avoid an evil eye ?

A. Not to do things in a way that will attract peoples attention.
###
Q. What type of crops should a person invest in ?

A. Divide it into 3 units - grain , olives & grapes.
***
Q. What are 5 opinions as to the cause of illness ?

A. Evil eye , winds , cold , excretions & the gall bladder.

###
Q. How many illnesses can one avoid by eating bread for breakfast ?

A. 83.
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Thursday, August 6, 2009

Daf 106. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. The saying - you get what you pray for - is based on which verse ?

A. Iyov 22:28.

***
Q. What about - Hashem always leaves you with some way out - ?

A. Yirmiya 42 :2.

***
Q. When was there a period of 3 years in history without any rain ?

A. During the days of Allison Hanoi.

***
Q. Which Righteous individual was helped by Hashed to kill a lion & a bear. ?

A. Dovid Hamelech.
***
Q. Which Tzadiks goats killed bears ?

A. R. Chanina ben Dosa.
###
Q. How many seasons does the Torah count in a year ?

A. 6.
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Daf 105. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. If 2 people were partners & one wants to part ways before their term is up , what can the other partner argue to continue ?

A. The mazal of two is better !!
***
Q. What type of olives & grapes are called wicked ones ?

A. Those that never ripen to fulfill their potential.
What a lesson !
###
Q. What is the measure of a weak person ?
A. He is carrying someone else but his knees are knocking together.
***

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Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Daf 104. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. What do R. Meir , R. Yehuda & Hillel Hazokein have in common regarding their approach to the words of a regular person ?

A. They would follow the words for halachic ramifications.
***
Q. Who is obligated to bring a wife's offerings ?
A. Her husband.

***
Q. Why is it customary in some places to double the amount written into the Kesuba ?
A. As an honor to the bride.

***
Q. If a person wants to arrange a business investment deal with a partner how do the Sages teach us to structure it ?

A. Half the money should be as a loan & half as a deposit for safekeeping.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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Daf 103. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. If someone hires a worker , rents an animal or rents a utensil when is he obligated to pay ?

A. The day the work is completed & returned.
***
Q. What if he rented out a house but it caved in ?

A. He needs to replace it.
****
Q. What is the difference between Teven & Kash ?

A. Tosfos explains that teven comes off with the stalk ,
Kash - stays on the ground. Gets hard - from the word kosheh.
***
Q. What is the rule for what the owner needs to supply & the workers part ?

A. Basic protection is the responsibility of the owner , extra is up to the sharecropper.
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Monday, August 3, 2009

Daf 102. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. What does a landlord need to provide for a tenant ?

A. The basics , things that require a professional.
###
Q. Who needs to put up the railing & the Mezuza ?

A. The tenant.
***
Q. If he moves may he take his Mezuza ?
A. No.
###
Q. What type of entity can acquire something for a person even without his awareness ?

A. His courtyard.
***
Q. What if they made up a price for the whole year but they did not realize that it was a leap year with an extra month ?
....
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Daf 101. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. This type of issue needs a great person to explain - who said this ?

A. R. Yirmiyah.

***
Q. Which great Sage was he referring to ?
A. R. Yochanon.
###
Q. What is the least amount of time required to give notice in order to have a tenant move ?

A. 30 days.
***
Q. What does it depend on ?
A. The time it takes to find a new place.
###
Q. If prices went up is there a requirement of time before raising the rent ?

A. No.
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Sunday, August 2, 2009

Saying Blessings

The next Mitzva we learn in the Parsha is to say the Blessings after eating a meal with bread.

Why , of all the 100 blessings we say daily , is that the one the Torah lists openly ?
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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Daf 100. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. Does Sumchos hold that we divide even when each side has a definite claim ?

A. That is a dispute between Raboh & Rava.

***
Q. When is Sumchos modeh ?

A. When there is a Torah obligation to swear we do not say - divide.
***
Q. What are the 4 things for which there is no Torah oath ?

A. Fields , servants , documents & hegdesh.

###
Q. What is R. Meirs opinion by servants ?
A. They are as movable items.
***
Q. What is the rule by the 3 oaths that are Torah obligations ?

A. They swear in order so they do not have to pay.
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Saturday, August 1, 2009

8 of 613

In Parshas Eikev we have 8 of the 613 Mitzvos.

The first 2 of these 8 are to avoid all forms of idol worship & their accessories such as
- the gold plating of a tree used for idol worship.

- don't use the branches of such a tree for firewood.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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Friday, July 31, 2009

Daf 99. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. At what point is a borrower considered responsible ?

A. From Meshicha or another kinyan ---
Q. What are the 3 ways to acquire or rent a field ?

A. Money , shtar or chazaka.

###
Q. If someone ate Teruma by mistake he needs to pay for it plus another 1/5 , what if he destroyed it ?
A. Then he does not pay the extra fifth.
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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Daf 98. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. When can a persons lack of knowledge cost him money ?

A. If someone claims you owe him 100 & you admit to 50 for sure but you are unsure of the rest , because you cannot swear he would have to pay.

***
Q. How can one be made to swear regarding that which he would not have been obligated in ?

A. By rolling one unto another.

***
Q. Who holds when there is a sofek by monetary matters that we should divide ?
A. Sumchos.
###
Q.
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To Sum Up

What was the name of the Prophet , kohen , leader who was killed that we mention many times in the Kinos ?

Zecharyo
The name means - Remember Hashem.
That is the bottom line which says it all. !
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Fw: THE BRICK

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From: Abenscher@aol.com
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:50:48 EDT
To: <rabbig@sakar.com>; <merryb@vzw.blackberry.net>; <Philiport1@aol.com>; <GotAMan123@aol.com>
Subject: THE BRICK

 
 

 
 

Subject: THE BRICK
Date:
Sun, 3 May 2009 14:03:17 +0400
 

 

The Brick!!!
Read
It.  



Read this today and
don't delete it
 even if
you are too busy!! You'll
see.


 
 
 







THE
BRICK


 
 
 







A young and successful
executive was traveling down a neighborhood street,
going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was
watching for kids darting out from between parked
cars and slowed down


 
 
 







when he thought he saw
something. As his car passed, no children appeared.
Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag's side door!
He slammed on the brakes and backed the Jag back to
the spot where the brick had been thrown. The angry
driver


 
 
 







then jumped out of the
car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up
against


 
 
 







a parked car shouting,
'What was that all about and who are you? Just what
the heck are you doing? That's a new car and that
brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money. Why
did you do it?' The young boy was a pologetic.
'Please, mister...please, I'm sorry but I didn't
know what else to do,' He pleaded. 'I threw the
brick because no one else would stop...' With tears
dripping down his face and off his chin, the youth
pointed to a spot just around a parked car. 'It's my
brother, 'he said 'He rolled off the curb and fell
out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him
up.'


 
 
 







Now sobbing, the boy
asked the stunned executive, 'Would you please help
me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and
he's too heavy for me.'


 
 
 







Moved beyond words,
the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling
lump in his throat. He hurriedly lifted the
handicapped boy back into the wheelchair, then took=2 0
out a linen handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh
scrapes and cuts. A quick look told him everything
was going to be okay. 'Thank you and may God bless
you,' the grateful child told the stranger. Too
shook up for words, the man simply watched the boy!
push his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk
toward their home.


 
 
 







It was a long, slow
walk back to the Jaguar. The damage was very
noticeable, but the driver never bothered to repair
the dented side door. He kept the dent there to
remind him of this message: 'Don't go through life
so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to
get your attention!' God whispers in our souls and
speaks to our hearts. Sometimes when we don't have
time to listen, He has to throw a brick at us. It's
our choice to listen or
not.


 
 
 







Thought for the
Day:


 
 
 







If God had a
refrigerator, your picture would be on
it.


 
 
 







If He had a wallet,
your photo would be in
it.


 
 
 







He sends you flowers
every spring.


 
 
 







He sends you a sunrise
every morning Face it, friend - He is crazy about
you!


 
 
 







Send this to every
'beautiful person' you wish to
bless.


 
 
 







God didn't promise
days without pain, laughter without sorrow,sun
without rain, but He did promise strength for the
day, comfort for the tears, and light for the
way.


 
 
 







Read this line very
slowly and let it sink
in...


 
 
 







If God brings you to
it, He will bring you through
it.


 
 
 







Pass this message to
seven people except you and
me.


 
 
 







You will receive a
miracle tomorrow ( just do
it)!

 
 
 

 
 
&nb sp;

  


 




 
 
 

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Daf 97. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. What if a cat was killed by a gang of mice or because it ate too many of them ?

A. Its the fault of the cat & we do not pay its owner.
***
Q. What if the owner came to help load ?
A. There is an exemption.

---
Q. What if he came to see that they don't overload ?
A. No exemption.

___
Q. What if someone claims- you owe me money & the respose is - I don't know ?
A.
R. Huna & R. Yehuda - he has to pay.
R. Nachman & R. Yochanon - no.
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Daf. 96. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. From when is a borrower obligated to feed the animal ?

A. From when he does Meshicha.

***
Q. If he borrowed an animal just so that he would appear to be wealthy is that called borrowing ?

A. It is a question ...
___
Q. What if the owner sent a shliach along to represent him ?

A. There is a dispute.

***
Q. Is a husband considered as a borrower or a renter of his wifes properties ?
A. Neither , he is considered as a buyer.
###
Q. What if the animal gets weak because the borrower did not feed it well , does he pay for that loss ?

A. Yes.
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Monday, July 27, 2009

Daf 95. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. Is it better to receive definite payment of the basic principal amount up front or to have a chance to receice doulble later on ?

A. 'A' is better.
---
Q. If a shomer was negligent while the owner was with him is he exempt ?
A. There is a dispute & we pasken yes. See Tosfos.

___

Q. What are the 2 points that we conclude that we refute Rav Hamnuna ?

A. 1- even if the owner was working someplace else for the borrower there is an exemption.
2- and he does not need to be involved the whole time.

---

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Sunday, July 26, 2009

Daf 94. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. When do we say that a person can make an agreement that goes against the regular Torah rules & it can be binding ?

A. When it pertains to monetary issues.
---
Q. What if someone made an impossible condition that sounds like a joke ?

A. R. Yehuda ben Teima says we ignore it.
---

Q. How can a person borrow an item & yet not be responsible for what happens to that item ?

A. If at the same time or before he had the owner also involved in helping him.

---
Q. Why would we say - the Torah speaks the way people talk - when the Torah is the guide to how we should speak ?

A. We learn how important it is to follow the custom when it is not against the Torah.
---
Q. What is meant by - they said in Maarova ?

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Daf 93. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. How can a person give up his rights to eat while working ?
A. By being mochel.

---
Q. What if he is only a watchman is he entitled to eat ?
A. Yes by law of custom.
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Q. Why is not as a regular worker ?

A. It is a question whether he is considered as doing an action.
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Q. What do we advise a watchman of a few fields ?

A. Let him eat a little from each one not only from one.
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Q. Which of the 4 shomrim would always swear ?

A. Shomer Chinom
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Q. Which one needs to pay ?
A. A borrower.
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Q. What if an armed robber came but the shepherd was also armed , is the shepherd blamed ?
A. No. Because we don't expect him to be as reckless as the robber.
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Q. What if the shepherd started insulting the robber do we blame him ?

A. Yes.
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Saturday, July 25, 2009

12 of 613

In Parshas Voeschanan there are 12 official Mitzvos
1 - not to desire things that others have.

2- To believe in the Oneness of Hashem. He created all , He is the One & only One.
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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Daf 92. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. Does an employer have to hire someone who is a big eater ?

A. No.
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Q. May the worker share his food with his wife & children ?

A. No.
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Q. What if he is a Nozir who may not eat grapes , do we give it to his wife & children instead ?
A. No.
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Q. Is the workers eating rights considered a bonus addition to his wage or is it as a gift to the poor ?

A. That is the question the daf is focusing on ...
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Daf 91. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. Is speaking considered an action to be liable for 39 malkus ?

A. There is a dispute.
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Q. If he did muzzle an animal & he got malkus , does he also pay for the food he deprived the animal ?

A. There is a dispute.
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Q. How can there be a loaf of regular Kosher bread that is forbidden ?

A. If it was made milchiks or fleishigs & it looks like regular bread it is osur.
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Q. What if a worker was only involved with part of his body , does he get to eat while working ?

A. Yes
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Q. May a worker wait until he reaches the better fruits to eat ?

A. Yes.
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Daf 90. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. What is the measure of a ' bul ' ?

A. A handful.
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Q. If a Jew is treshing with a cow of a non- Jew may he muzzle the animal ?

A. No.
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Q. What is the status of Maaser Sheini ?
A. R. Meir - Hashems
R. Yehuda - the persons.
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Q. The Sages found that even ignorant people were careful to give ___ ?

A. Teruma Gedolah.
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Q. What if an animal is not well & if it works without a muzzle it will suffer from eating , should he let it eat or do what's best for the animal ?

A. Do what's best for it.

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This leads to a practical application - should a person feed his body what it desires or be careful to eat healthy ?
The answer is we have a Mitzva to eat healthy foods.
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Q. Why is it forbidden to ask a non-Jew to do some work for you on Shabos , he is not Jewish ?

A. Rambam explains that it may lead to a Jew doing the work as well.

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Q. If he puts a muzzle on the animal earlier is that better ?

A. No.
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Daf 89. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. If a worker is hired to milk a cow may he drink some milk ?
A. No. Because the milk does not grow from the ground.
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Q. May a worker who is pruning the trees eat some fruits ?
A. No.

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Q. What if he is baking some goodies ?
A. No.
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Q. Where was the Ohel Moed for the 14 years the Jews were setteling the land ?
A. At Gilgol
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Q. What is the minimum that is considered a gathering ?

A. Two.
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Monday, July 20, 2009

Daf 88. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. What is Maaser Rishon ?
A. After giving some of ones crop to a kohen , one tenth of what's left is given to a Levi.
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Q. When does the obligation begin ?
A.
R. Yanai - when it is brought in through the front door.

R. Yochanon - even the yard is sufficent if it is a secure place.
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Q. Which places were destoyed 3 years before Yerusholayim ?

A. The stores of Beis Hino.
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Q. What if someone is selling or buying produce is he obligated in Maaser ?
A. By law of the Sages.
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Q. What is the Rambams secret for an employee to merit great wealth from Hashem ?

A. If he serves his employer with all of his strength as Yaakov Avinu.
Hilchos Sechirus 13:7.
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Daf 87. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. How can we tell a difference between a righteous person & a wicked one in the way they speak ?

A. The righteous says little & does a lot.
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Q. Who was the first who prayed that a person should appear older as he ages ?
A. Avraham Avinu.
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Q. Who was the first who prayed for weakness before death ?
A. Yaakov Avinu.

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Q. Who was the first who was ill & got cured ?
A. Elisha the Prophet.
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Q. In what type of cases are all workers entitled to eat from the product of their labors ?

A. If its something that grew & now it is in its final stage like grapes from a grapevine.
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Q. What if a non-worker happens to pass by & would like to taste some of your fruit , is he entitled ?
A. No.
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Q. Can a worker just eat in any manner ?
A. Not to just suck out the grapes.
Not to eat with other foods.
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Q. May he eat tons ?
A. No overeating allowed.
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Sunday, July 19, 2009

Daf 86. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. Rebbi & who else concluded the Mishnayos ?
A. R. Nosson

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Q. Who worked with R. Ashi to conclude the Talmud ?
A. Revina.
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Q. How many people would attend Raboh's Shiurim ?
A. 12, 000
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Q. Which great Amora was most unique in his expertise in the laws of Negoim & Oholos ?

A. Raboh bar Nachmoni.
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Q. What did Avraham Avinu serve each of his guests ?

A. He would slaughter a whole animal in order to give each one the choicest meat.
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Q. To eat or not to eat , what is one of the factors to consider ?
A. The Minhag of the place.

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Q. Who were the 3 Angels who came to visit Avraham Avinu ?

A. Michoel , Gavriel & Refoel.
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2 of 613

There are 2 official Mitzvos
In Parshas Devorim.
Both are derived from the same verse - 1:17.
Not to appoint a Judge who is incompetent

& for a Judge not to be afraid of the people.

How do these 2 laws apply to our daily lives ?
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Friday, July 17, 2009

Daf 85. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. Who said - how precious & beloved are suffering & he accepted them ?
A. Rebbe.
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Q. What can a person do to avoid & to be saved from suffering ?

A. Helping & caring for others so that measure for measure Hashem will help you.
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Q. What did Rebbe do to bring back an individual who had strayed from the right path ?

A. The first thing was he gave him Semicha !
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Q. How does Rashi explain the cause of the destruction of the Beis hamigdosh ?
A. They not showing sufficent appreciation for the gift of Hashem's Torah.

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Q. How can a person become great for the World to Come ?

A. By being humble over Torah in this world.
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Q. In what way was R. Chiya so super great ?

A. The way he taught Torah to children.
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Q. Who assists the Avos when they prepare for prayer ?

A. Eliyohu.

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Q. Who was Rebbe's physician ?

A. Shmuel.
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Thursday, July 16, 2009

Daf 84. Taste of Daf Quiz.

Q. Which 2 of the greatest of Sages were obese ?
A. R. Yishmoel b. R. Y.
&
R. Elozor b. R. Shimon
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Q. Which part of the face is called the glory of the face ?

A. The beard.
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Q. Which great Sage did not have a beard ?
A. R. Yochanon.
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Q. What were the words R. Yachanon used to get Reish Lokish to change his ways ?

A. Your great strength should be devoted to Torah.
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Q. How many questions did Reish Lokish ask on each teaching of R. Yochanan ?

A. 24.
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Q. What the did the Sage say when he invited sufferrings to afflict him ?

A. Come my friends.
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Daf 83. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. Where do find a case when the Torah says one should pay , but the Sages say he can swear & be exempt ?
A. One who was hired to transport a barrell which broke enroute , he should pay , but the Sages were concerned that people would refrain from such jobs thus he can swear.
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Q. When do we say that we do not allow him to swear. ?
A. If its a place where witnesses are usually available we insist on that.

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Q. For how many barrells of wine do we say it would be known to many if they turned sour ?

A. 400.
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Q. Where is a source that one should not collect payment from a worker who messsed things up & also pay them a sallary ?

A. Mishlei 2:20
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Q. Which part of the day is this world compared to ?

A. The nighttime.
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Q. What type of words indicate that a person is wicked ?
A. Words of chutzpa.
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Daf 82. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. Who is the author of a stam Mishna ? R. Meir.

Stam Sifra - R. Yehuda

Stam Sifri - R. Shimon.

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Q. What is the meaning of machavarta ?

A. It is clear.

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Q. Who owns an item that is being held to secure a loan ?

A. The one who is holding it is koneh it & he is responsible for it.
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Q. May he rent it out to use the income to deduct from the debt ?

A. Yes.
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Q. If someone' s jar broke on the street & someone slipped on the liquid or got cut on the glass who is responsible ?

A. By law of man - he is exempt.
By law of Hashem - he is responsible for not cleaning up the mess.
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Monday, July 13, 2009

Daf 81. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. If someone borrowed an item but it was then stolen or captured from the user at a time when he wasn't actually using it , is he responsible ?
A. Yes.
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Q. If someone took merchandise on consignement but could not sell them & thus he was on his way to return it when it was stolen , is he responsible ?
A. Yes. Because he can still sell it on his way back.
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Q. If 2 people each borrowed something from the other at the same time & then either item was stolen is there an obligation to pay ?
A. No.

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Q. What can be the equivalent as if witnesses had testified ?

A. Rashi - when we all know the facts.
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Q. What if someone is asked to watch something & he says - put it in front of you , is that a yes ?
A. No.
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Daf 80. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. Which is heavier 100 lbs of wheat or of feathers ?

A. They may be of equal weight but the bulkiness of the feather load may harm the animal thus he is liable.

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Q. If a boss gave a worker an extra heavy load what are the consequences ?

A. The boss may have to pay for injuries & to pay more for the delivery.
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Q. What are the 3 ways of measuring an item ?
A. Heaping measure - godush
Regular - medium - tafuf
Packed down - mochuk.
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Q. What is the status of a worker who has an item that he is repairing ?
A. He is responsible for it as a paid watchman.
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Q. Why we try to fit the Mishna according to R. Meir ?

A. Because of the general principle that a stam Mishna is from R. Meir.

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