Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

November 24th, 2020

  Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi said: A person should never express a crude matter, as the formulation of a verse was distorted by the addition of eight letters rather than have it express a crude matter, as it is stated: “From the pure animals and from the animals that are not pure [asher einena tehora]” (Genesis 7:8). To avoid using the Hebrew term for impure [teme’a], which is four letters: Tet, mem, alef, heh, the verse repla …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

November 23rd, 2020

The Gemara quotes a verse in Iyov 24:14 as follows: ืœึธืึกื•ึนืจ ื™ึธึ˜ืงึคื•ึผื ืจื•ึนืฆึตึ—ื—ึท ื™ึดึฝืงึฐื˜ึธืœึพืขึธื ึดึฅื™ ื•ึฐืึถื‘ึฐื™ึ‘ื•ึนืŸ ื•ึผึื‘ึทืœึผึทึ—ื™ึฐืœึธื” ื™ึฐื”ึดึฃื™ ื›ึทื’ึผึทื ึผึธึฝื‘ืƒ The murderer arises in the evening  To kill the poor and needy,  And at night he acts the thief. This verse raises an important flag about zealotry. Whenever we find ourselves to excited about something we believe to be …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

November 22nd, 2020

A Broken Heart is More Whole   A dilemma was raised before the Sages: If one priest is ritually impure and another has a blemish, which of them should enter to perform repairs? Rav แธคiyya bar Ashi said that Rav said: The impure one should enter, as he is permitted to participate in communal service. If the entire community is ritually impure, even impure priests may perform the service, whereas blemished priests may not serve under any circ …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

November 20th, 2020

One may draw up wine from a barrel with a siphon [diyofei], and one may drip water from a vessel that releases water in drops [miarak], for an ill person on Shabbat. ืžึทืขึฒืœึดื™ืŸ ื‘ึผึดื“ึฐื™ื•ึนืคึดื™ ื•ึผืžึทื˜ึผึดื™ืคึดื™ืŸ ืžึตื™ืึถืจึถืง ืœึทื—ื•ึนืœึถื” ื‘ึผึทืฉึผืึทื‘ึผึธืช. Essentially the Gemara is discussing generating white noise to allow an ill person to fall asleep or stay asleep. This is an excellent technique for insomnia, li …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

November 20th, 2020

This Gemara discuses a well known principle of ืื™ืŸ ืฉื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืžืงื“ืฉ there are no rabbinic restrictions within the Temple.  The basic understanding of why this is true, is because the Cohanim are zealous and thus would be unlikely to make a mistake (ืจื‘ื ื• ื™ื”ื•ื ืชืŸ ืขืจื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ืงื‘ ื).  In Other words, the priest, especially in the Holy Temple site, do not require extra strength and cease to protect them from inadvertent vi …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

November 19th, 2020

  A harp string may be tied up in the Temple but not in the country. At the outset, it is prohibited in both.  ืงื•ึนืฉืึฐืจึดื™ืŸ ื ึดื™ืžึธื ื‘ึทืžึผึดืงึฐื“ึผึธืฉื, ืึฒื‘ึธืœ ืœึนื ื‘ึทืžึผึฐื“ึดื™ื ึธื”. ืึดื ื‘ึผึทืชึผึฐื—ึดืœึผึธื”, ื›ึผึธืืŸ ื•ึฐื›ึธืืŸ ืึธืกื•ึผืจ.  Tosafos Yom Tov in the Mishna notes that according to Rashi, whether it is permitted or not to tie the string of the harp if it breaks on shabbos depe …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

November 18th, 2020

The Daf Yomi of Eruvin 101b tells us a story about an argument that occurred at the synagogue of Tiberias. There is greater detail about this argument supplied from Gemara Yevamos 96b: ืื–ืœ ืจ' ืืœืขื–ืจ ืืžืจ ืœืฉืžืขืชื ื‘ื™ ืžื“ืจืฉื ื•ืœื ืืžืจื” ืžืฉืžื™ื” ื“ืจ' ื™ื•ื—ื ืŸ ืฉืžืข ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ื—ื ืŸ ืื™ืงืคื“ ืขื•ืœ ืœื’ื‘ื™ื” ืจื‘ื™ ืืžื™ ื•ืจ' ืืกื™ ืืžืจื• ืœื™ื” ืœื ื›ืš ื”ื™ื” ื”ืžืขืฉื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื›ื ืกืช ืฉืœ ื˜ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

November 17th, 2020

Rabbi Yoแธฅanan said: Even if the Torah had not been given, we would nonetheless have learned modesty from the cat, which covers its excrement, and that stealing is objectionable from the ant, which does not take grain from another ant, and forbidden relations from the dove, which is faithful to its partner, and proper relations from the rooster, which first appeases the hen and then mates with it. What does the rooster do to appease the hen? Rav …
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November 16th, 2020

Reish Lakish said: One who expelled phlegm in front of his master has acted in a disrespectful manner and is liable for the punishment of death at the hand of Heaven, as it is stated: “All they who hate Me love death” (Proverbs 8:36). Do not read it as: “They who hate [mesanai] Me”; rather, read it as: “Those who make themselves hateful [masniai] to Me,” i.e., those who make themselves hateful by such a dischar …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

November 15th, 2020

This Gemara describes a predicament of someone who was reading from a scroll on a roof and one end dropped out of his hand and fell over the edge. Without getting deep into the halakhic issues involved I want to take a moment to focus on the function and history of a Sefer or a scroll. In colloquial Hebrew we translate Sefer to mean book. As we recited recently during the High High Holidays: ื•ึฐืชึดืคึฐืชึผึทื— ืึถืช ืกึตืคึถืจ ื”ึทื–ึผึดื›ึฐืจ …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

November 13th, 2020

This Gemara discusses Kameyos and perhaps it is A good idea to have a better understanding about these unusual objects. It is an inescapable fact that for thousands of years Jewish people, and also people from other religions have used various amulets and charms with material written on them. I cannot comment on what other religions use them for or if they have validity or permissibility,  however in Jewish thought we see they are used. The …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

November 13th, 2020

Eruvin 96 Michal, daughter of Kushi, King Saul, would don phylacteries, and the Sages did not protest against her behavior, as she was permitted to do so. ืžึดื™ื›ึทืœ ื‘ึผึทืช ื›ึผื•ึผืฉืึดื™ ื”ึธื™ึฐืชึธื” ืžึทื ึผึทื—ึทืช ืชึผึฐืคึดื™ืœึผึดื™ืŸ ื•ึฐืœึนื ืžึดื™ื—ื•ึผ ื‘ึผึธื”ึผ ื—ึฒื›ึธืžึดื™ื Tosafos ibid quotes a Pesikta Rabasi (22) which states the rabbis did object. ืจืืดืฉ ื—ื•ืœื™ืŸ ื—:ื›ื• ื•ื›ืŸ ืžื™ื›ืœ ื‘ืช ืฉืื•ืœ ื”ื™ืชื” ืžื  …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

November 12th, 2020

  ืชึผึทื ึผึธื ื“ึฐื‘ึตื™ ืžึฐื ึทืฉึผืึถื”: ืดืขึทืœ ื™ึธื“ึฐืšึธืด — ื–ื•ึน ืงึดื™ื‘ึผื•ึนืจึถืช, ืดื‘ึผึตื™ืŸ ืขึตื™ื ึถื™ืšึธืด — ื–ื•ึน ืงื‡ื“ึฐืงึนื“. ื”ึตื™ื›ึธื? ืึธืžึฐืจึดื™ ื“ึผึฐื‘ึตื™ ืจึทื‘ึผึดื™ ื™ึทื ึผึทืื™: ืžึฐืงื•ึนื ืฉืึถืžึผื•ึนื—ื•ึน ืฉืึถืœ ืชึผึดื™ื ื•ึนืง ืจื•ึนืคึตืก. The Gemara comments: The school of Menashe taught the following. The verse states: “And you shall bind them for a sign on …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

November 11th, 2020

  ื•ึฐื”ึธื ื“ึผึฐืจึทื‘ ืœึธืื• ื‘ึผึฐืคึตื™ืจื•ึผืฉื ืึดืชึผึฐืžึทืจ, ืึถืœึผึธื ืžึดื›ึผึฐืœึธืœึธื ืึดืชึผึฐืžึทืจ. ื“ึผึฐืจึทื‘ ื•ึผืฉืึฐืžื•ึผืึตืœ ื”ึฒื•ื•ึน ื™ึธืชึฐื‘ึดื™ ื‘ึผึฐื”ึธื”ื•ึผื ื—ึธืฆึตืจ, ื ึฐืคึทืœ ื’ึผื•ึผื“ึผึธื ื“ึผึฐื‘ึตื™ื ึตื™ ื‘ึผึตื™ื ึตื™, ืึฒืžึทืจ ืœึฐื”ื•ึผ ืฉืึฐืžื•ึผืึตืœ: ืฉืึฐืงื•ึผืœื•ึผ ื’ึผึฐืœึดื™ืžึธื, ื ึฐื’ึดื™ื“ื•ึผ ื‘ึผึทื”ึผ.   The Gemara comments: And this ruling of Rav …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

November 10th, 2020

Habit Is Stronger Than Reason - George Santayana.  The Gemara described a structure called an Achsadra, which in Greek is an Exedra (usually in the Gemara a chaf-samach combination is actually a Greek Chi. This structure consists of a Roof and at least some open walls, if not all four walls open, depending on the case discussed. In terms of Derash there is a Gemara in Menachos 29b that describes the world as a giant achsadra: ื•ืžืคื ื™ ืžื” …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

November 9th, 2020

“Love Recognizes No Barriers” - Maya Angelou  Tosafos (quoted below) points out that a wall of a larger courtyard may be, in certain situations, a barrier for the establishment of a minyan, however in terms of answering amen, Kedusha, Barechu or being yotze Megillah or Shofar we follow the ruling from the Gemara Pesachim 85b: Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi said: Even a barrier of iron does not separate between the Jewish people and thei …
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November 8th, 2020

If We Desire Respect For The Law, We First Must Make More Respectable - Louis Brandeis  ืึธืžึฐืจื•ึผ ืœื•ึน: ืึตื™ืŸ ืฉืึฐืขึทืช ื”ึทืกึผึทื›ึผึธื ึธื” ืจึฐืึธื™ึธื”. The Sages said to him: The halakha cannot be determined from that incident, as an incident occurring during a time of danger is no proof. At a time of danger it is permitted to carry even in places where carrying is ordinarily prohibited by rabbinic law. One can see in the …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

November 6th, 2020

“For Fast-acting Relief, Try Slowing Down.” — Lily Tomlin   ื•ึฐืจึธืžึตื™ ื‘ึผึทืจ ื—ึธืžึธื ืึทื’ึผึทื‘ ื—ื•ึผืจึฐืคึผึตื™ื”ึผ ืœึธื ืขึทื™ึผึตื™ืŸ ื‘ึผึทื”ึผ, ืึถืœึผึธื ื”ึธื›ึดื™ ืงึธืžึดื™ื‘ึผึทืขึฐื™ึธื ืœึตื™ื”ึผ: ืฉืึฐืชึผึตื™ ืึทืžึผื•ึนืช ื‘ึผึฐื’ึทื’ ื•ึผืฉืึฐืชึผึตื™ ืึทืžึผื•ึนืช ื‘ึผึฐืึทื›ึฐืกึทื“ึฐืจึธื”, ืžึทื”ื•ึผ? The Gemara explains that this was not in fact the dilemma, and Rami bar แธคama, …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

November 6th, 2020

Gemara Eruvin 89 “Everyone Hears Only What He Understands” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ืชื•ืกืคื•ืช ื”ื›ื ืžืชื ื™' ื›ืœ ื’ื’ื•ืช. ื’ื–ืจื” ืžืฉื•ื ืชืœ ื‘ืจื”"ืจ - ืืฃ ืขืœ ื’ื‘ ื“ืงื™ื™ืžื ืœืŸ ื›ืจ' ืžืื™ืจ ื‘ื’ื–ื™ืจื•ืชื™ื• ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืจื‘ื™ื ื›ื“ืืžืจื™ื ืŸ ื‘ืค' ืืข"ืค (ื›ืชื•ื‘ื•ืช ื ื–.) ื’ื‘ื™ ืžืฉื”ื” ืื“ื ืืช ืืฉืชื• ืฉืชื™ื ื•ืฉืœืฉ ืฉื ื™ื ื‘ืœื ื›ืชื•ื‘ื” ื”ื›ื ืื•ืžืจ ืจ"ื™ ื“ืื™ืŸ ื”ืœื›ื” …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

November 5th, 2020

  ื‘ึผึดื™ื‘ ื”ึทืงึผึธืžื•ึผืจ ืึทืจึฐื‘ึผึทืข ืึทืžึผื•ึนืช ื‘ึผึดืจึฐืฉืื•ึผืช ื”ึธืจึทื‘ึผึดื™ื — ืฉืื•ึนืคึฐื›ึดื™ืŸ ืœึฐืชื•ึนื›ื•ึน ืžึทื™ึดื ื‘ึผึทืฉึผืึทื‘ึผึธืช. If the first four cubits of a drainage ditch were arched over (Kamur) in the public domain, one may pour waste water into it on Shabbat. What is this obscure term, Kamur? Meiri ibid on word Kemoros ื•ืขื•ืงื” ื–ื• ืžืชืจืช ื‘ื™ืŸ ื‘ืคื ื™ื ื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื‘ื—ื•ืฅ …
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November 4th, 2020

Wise Women and Warfare   This Daf refers to a city knows as Eyvel.  It is an unusual name.  It is mentioned in Tanach in regard ot the rebellion of Sheva ben Bichri against the King David (II Samuel 20).   ื•ึทืชึผึดืงึฐืจึธึ›ื ืึดืฉืึผึธึฅื” ื—ึฒื›ึธืžึธึ–ื” ืžึดืŸึพื”ึธืขึดึ‘ื™ืจ ืฉืึดืžึฐืขึคื•ึผ ืฉืึดืžึฐืขื•ึผึ™ ืึดืžึฐืจื•ึผึพื ึธึฃื ืึถืœึพื™ื•ึนืึธึ”ื‘ ืงึฐืจึทึฃื‘ ืขึทื“ึพื”ึตึ”ื ึผึธื” ื•ึทืึฒื“ึทื‘ึผึฐืจึธ …
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November 3rd, 2020

Maseches Eruvin 86 ื’ืžืณ ืืžืจ ืจื‘ ื”ืœื›ื” ื›ืจื‘ื™ ืฉืžืขื•ืŸ ื•ื“ื•ืงื ื‘ืชื• ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื ื• ืœื ื“ืืžืจื™ ืื™ื ืฉื™ ื ื‘ื— ื‘ืš ื›ืœื‘ื ืขื•ืœ ื ื‘ื— ื‘ืš ื’ื•ืจื™ื™ืชื ืคื•ืง: GEMARA: Rav said: The halakha is in accordance with the opinion of Rabbi Shimon. The Gemara comments: And this is the halakha only if one went to his daughter’s house; but if he went to his son’s house, no, this is not the halakha. One cannot be sur …
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November 2nd, 2020

Mishna   ื”ึทื ึผื•ึนืชึตืŸ ืึถืช ืขึตืจื•ึผื‘ื•ึน ื‘ึผึฐื‘ึตื™ืช ืฉืึทืขึทืจ, ืึทื›ึฐืกึทื“ึฐืจึธื” ื•ึผืžึดืจึฐืคึผึถืกึถืช, ืึตื™ื ื•ึน ืขึตืจื•ึผื‘. ื•ึฐื”ึทื“ึผึธืจ ืฉืึธื, ืึตื™ื ื•ึน ืื•ึนืกึตืจ ืขึธืœึธื™ื•. ื‘ึผึฐื‘ึตื™ืช ื”ึทืชึผึถื‘ึถืŸ ื•ึผื‘ึฐื‘ึตื™ืช ื”ึทื‘ึผึธืงึธืจ ื•ึผื‘ึฐื‘ึตื™ืช ื”ึธืขึตืฆึดื™ื ื•ึผื‘ึฐื‘ึตื™ืช ื”ึธืื•ึนืฆึธืจื•ึนืช, ื”ึฒืจึตื™ ื–ึถื” ืขึตืจื•ึผื‘. ื•ึฐื”ึทื“ึผึธืจ ืฉืึธื, ืื•ึนืกึตืจ ืขึธืœึธ …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

November 1st, 2020

Eruvin 84 ืžืชืงื™ืฃ ืœื” ืจื‘ ืคืคื ื•ื“ื™ืœืžื ื›ืฉืจื‘ื™ื ืžื›ืชืคื™ืŸ ืขืœื™ื• ื‘ื›ื•ืžืชื ื•ืกื•ื“ืจื Rav Pappa strongly objected to this argument, claiming that this proof can be refuted: But perhaps this applies only to a roof upon which many people place their hats [kumta] and shawls when they are in need of rest. Even if the people in the public domain are not situated within ten handbreadths of the roof, they can still use it conve …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

October 30th, 2020

The Rambam Diet ื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื•ื”ืขื•ืžืจ ืขืฉื™ืจื™ืช ื”ืื™ืคื” ื”ื•ื ืžื›ืืŸ ืืžืจื• ืฉื‘ืขื” ืจื‘ืขื™ื ืงืžื— ื•ืขื•ื“ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ืช ื‘ื—ืœื” ืฉื”ืŸ ืฉืฉื” ืฉืœ ื™ืจื•ืฉืœืžื™ืช ืฉื”ืŸ ื—ืžืฉื” ืฉืœ ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ The Gemara responds: The Torah states that the manna, the dough of the wilderness, was “an omer a head” (Exodus 16:16). A later verse elaborates on that measure, as it is written: “And an omer is the tenth part of an …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

October 30th, 2020

Eruvin 82 ื•ืชื ืŸ ื ืžื™ ื’ื‘ื™ ืกื•ื›ื” ื›ื™ ื”ืื™ ื’ื•ื•ื ื ืงื˜ืŸ ืฉืื™ืŸ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืืžื• ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ื‘ืกื•ื›ื” And we also learned a similar halakha in a mishna with regard to a sukka: A child who does not need his mother is obligated in the mitzvah of sukkah by rabbinical law, so that he will be trained in the observance of mitzvot. ื•ื”ื•ื™ื ืŸ ื‘ื” ื•ืื™ื–ื”ื• ืงื˜ืŸ ืฉืื™ืŸ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืืžื• ืืžืจื™ ื“ื‘ื™ ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื ืื™ ื›ืœ ืฉื  …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

October 29th, 2020

Half-Baked Arguments ื•ึผืคึฐืจื•ึผืกึธื” ืžึทืื™ ื˜ึทืขึฐืžึธื ืœึธื? ืึธืžึทืจ ืจึทื‘ึผึดื™ ื™ื•ึนืกึตื™ ื‘ึผึถืŸ ืฉืึธืื•ึผืœ ืึธืžึทืจ ืจึทื‘ึผึดื™: ืžึดืฉึผืื•ึผื ืึตื™ื‘ึธื”. The Gemara analyzes Rabbi Yehoshua’s position itself: And with regard to a broken loaf of bread, what is the reason that it may not be used for an eiruv? Rabbi Yosei ben Shaul said that Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi said: The reason is due to potential enmity bet …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

October 28th, 2020

The Sins of the Fathers ืึฒืžึทืจ ืœึตื™ื”ึผ ืจึทื‘ึผึดื™ ื–ึตื™ืจึธื ืœึฐืจึทื‘ึผึดื™ ื™ึทืขึฒืงึนื‘ (ื‘ึผึฐืจึตื™ื”ึผ) ื“ึผึฐื‘ึทืช ื™ึทืขึฒืงึนื‘ Rashi: ื‘ืจื™ื” ื“ื‘ืช ื™ืขืงื‘ - ืื‘ื™ื• ืœื ื”ื™ื” ื”ื’ื•ืŸ ืœืคื™ื›ืš ืœื ื”ื–ื›ื™ืจื•: Rashi tells us that this Amora was called “Yaakov Son of the Daughter of Yaakov” because his father was not fitting to mention. We cannot know what crimes his father committed but it is inspiri …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

October 27th, 2020

The Importance of a Secret  This Gemara tells over several teachings in the names of the ืกื‘ื™ ื“ืคื•ืžื‘ื“ื™ืชื Who are the ืกื‘ื™ ื“ืคื•ืžื‘ื“ื™ืชื, the Elders of Pumbeditha? ืกื ื”ื“ืจื™ืŸ ื™ืดื–, ื‘ ืกื‘ื™ ื“ืคื•ืžื‘ื“ื™ืชื ืจื‘ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ื•ืจื‘ ืขื™ื ื The phrase: The Elders of Pumbedita, is referring to Rav Yehuda and Rav Eina The Gemara Chagigah 13a tells us an interesting story about the ืกื‘ื™ ื“ืคื•ืžื‘ื“ื™ืชื ืจื‘ ื™ื•ืกืฃ …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

October 26th, 2020

It’s What is Brought that Counts This section of the Gemara discusses a scenario where the ladder or wall giving access was built out of wood from an Asheira Tree. Since an Asheira tree is idolatrous, It is forbidden to derive benefit from the wood. There are many times in the Gemara where this form of idolatry is mentioned. Let us take a closer look to understand the Asheira phenomenon and what was the nature of its prohibition : The first …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

October 25th, 2020

Eruvin 77 This Gemara mentions a ืกื•ืœื ื”ืžืฆืจื™, literally an Egyptian Ladder, which according to the Talmud’s definition is a small ladder which has less than four rungs. What is this Egyptian ladder? Were the Egyptians midgets? The term comes up in only one other place in the Talmud, and that is in Mishna Bava Basra 3:6  ืกึปืœึผึธื ื”ึทืžึผึดืฆึฐืจึดื™ ืึตื™ืŸ ืœื•ึน ื—ึฒื–ึธืงึธื”, ื•ึฐืœึทืฆึผื•ึนืจึดื™ ื™ึถืฉื ืœื•ึน ื—ึฒ …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

October 23rd, 2020

Lomdus vs. Reality  ืจึทื‘ึผึดื™ ื™ื•ึนื—ึธื ึธืŸ ืึธืžึทืจ ื›ึผึดื™ ื“ึผึทื™ึผึธื™ื ึตื™ ื“ึฐืงึตื™ืกึธืจึดื™, ื•ึฐืึธืžึฐืจึดื™ ืœึทื”ึผ ื›ึผึฐืจึทื‘ึผึธื ึทืŸ ื“ึฐืงึตื™ืกึธืจึดื™, ื“ึผึฐืึธืžึฐืจึดื™: ืขึดื™ื’ึผื•ึผืœึธื ืžึดื’ึผื•ึน ืจึดื™ื‘ึผื•ึผืขึธื — ืจึดื™ื‘ึฐืขึธื, ืจึดื™ื‘ึผื•ึผืขึธื ืžึดื’ึผื•ึน ืขึดื™ื’ึผื•ึผืœึธื — ืคึผึทืœึฐื’ึธื. The Gemara answers: Rabbi Yoแธฅanan spoke in accordance with the opinion of …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

October 23rd, 2020

An Empty Vessel Makes a Loud Noise ืกึฐืชึธื ื’ึผื•ึนื™, ืึดื™ ืึดื™ืชึธื ื“ึผึฐืื•ึนื’ึทืจ — ืžึดื™ืคึฐืขึธื ืคึผึธืขึตื™. The Gemara answers: This is not so, as a typical gentile, if he had rented out his domain, he would chatter about it, and everyone would know. If he has not talked about it, everyone will assume that he did not rent out his domain. This is an unusual statement, made about 3 times in shas.  How is this princi …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

October 22nd, 2020

Eruvin 74 ื•ึฐืึทื™ึฐื‘ื•ึผืช ื‘ึผึทืจ ืึดื™ื”ึดื™ ืกึธื‘ึทืจ: ืžึฐืงื•ึนื ืคึผึดื™ืชึผึธื ื’ึผึธืจึตื™ื. ื•ึผืฉืึฐืžื•ึผืึตืœ ืœึฐื˜ึทืขึฐืžึตื™ื”ึผ ื“ึผึฐืึธืžึทืจ: ืžึธืงื•ึนื ืœึดื™ื ึธื” ื’ึผึธืจึตื™ื. And Ivut bar Ihi holds that the place where a person eats his bread determines his place of residence. Therefore, he did not consider the synagogue a residence, as the attendant would eat elsewhere, and Ivut bar Ihi thought that Shmu …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

October 21st, 2020

Talmud Eruvin 73 ื“ื ื™ืืœ ื‘:ืžื˜ ื•ึฐื“ึธื ึดื™ึผึตืืœึ™ ื‘ึผึฐืขึธึฃื ืžึดืŸึพืžึทืœึฐื›ึผึธึ”ื ื•ึผืžึทื ึผึดึ—ื™ ืขึทึคืœ ืขึฒื‘ึดึฝื™ื“ึฐืชึผึธืึ™ ื“ึผึดึšื™ ืžึฐื“ึดื™ื ึทึฃืช ื‘ึผึธื‘ึถึ”ืœ  ืœึฐืฉืึทื“ึฐืจึทึฅืšึฐ ืžึตื™ืฉืึทึ–ืšึฐ ื•ึทืขึฒื‘ึตึฃื“ ื ึฐื’ึ‘ื•ึน ื•ึฐื“ึธื ึดื™ึผึตึ–ืืœ ื‘ึผึดืชึฐืจึทึฅืข ืžึทืœึฐื›ึผึธึฝืืƒ (ืค) At Daniel’s request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to administer the p …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

October 20th, 2020

  ื•ึฐืœึดื™ืคึฐืœึฐื’ึดื™ ื‘ึผึดืžึฐืกึดื™ืคึธืก ืœึฐื”ื•ึนื“ึดื™ืขึฒืšึธ ื›ึผึนื—ึธืŸ ื“ึผึฐื‘ึตื™ืช ืฉืึทืžึผึทืื™! ื›ึผึนื—ึท ื“ึผึฐื”ึถื™ืชึผึตืจึธื ืขึธื“ึดื™ืฃ. The Gemara asks: If they disagreed in both cases, let them disagree in the baraita about a mesifas, and thereby inform you of the strength of Beit Shammai. They are stringent and require a separate contribution to the eiruv for each and every group, even in the case of a me …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

October 18th, 2020

  ืชึผึทื ึฐื™ึธื, ืจึทื‘ึผึดื™ ืึฑืœึดื™ืขึถื–ึถืจ ื‘ึผึถืŸ ืชึผึทื“ึผึทืื™ ืื•ึนืžึตืจ: ืึถื—ึธื“ ื–ึถื” ื•ึฐืึถื—ึธื“ ื–ึถื” ืฆึฐืจึดื™ื›ึดื™ืŸ ืœึฐืขึธืจึตื‘. ื•ึทืึฒืคึดื™ืœึผื•ึผ ืœึธื–ึถื” ื‘ึผึฐื™ึทื™ึดืŸ ื•ึฐืœึธื–ึถื” ื‘ึผึฐื™ึทื™ึดืŸ? It was taught in a baraita: Rabbi Eliezer ben Taddai says: In both this case, of wine and wine, and that case, of wine and oil, they must establish an eiruv. The Gemara expresses wonder: Did h …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

October 18th, 2020

  ืื•ึน ื“ึผึดืœึฐืžึธื: ื™ื•ึนืจึตืฉื ื›ึผึทืจึฐืขึตื™ื”ึผ ื“ึผึทืึฒื‘ื•ึผื”ึผ ื”ื•ึผื? Or perhaps an heir is like his father’s foot, i.e., he is considered an extension of his father and substitutes for him in all regards, which means that just as his father could have renounced his rights, so can he. Yismach Moshe Pinchas 10 ื™ืคืงื•ื“ ื”' ื•ื’ื•' ืื™ืฉ ืขืœ ื”ืขื“ื” ื•ื’ื•' (ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื›ื– ื˜ื–). ื‘ืžื“ืจืฉ (ื‘ืž"ืจ ืคื›"ื …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

October 16th, 2020

  ืดืžึดืŸ ื”ึทื‘ึผึฐื”ึตืžึธื”ืด — ืœึฐื”ึธื‘ึดื™ื ื‘ึผึฐื ึตื™ ืึธื“ึธื ื”ึทื“ึผื•ึนืžึดื™ืŸ ืœึดื‘ึฐื”ึตืžึธื”. ืžึดื›ึผึธืืŸ ืึธืžึฐืจื•ึผ: ืžึฐืงึทื‘ึผึฐืœึดื™ืŸ ืงื‡ืจึฐื‘ึผึธื ื•ึนืช ืžึดืคึผื•ึนืฉืึฐืขึตื™ ื™ึดืฉื‚ึฐืจึธืึตืœ, ื›ึผึฐื“ึตื™ ืฉืึถื™ึผึทื—ึฐื–ึฐืจื•ึผ ื‘ึผึดืชึฐืฉืื•ึผื‘ึธื”. ื—ื•ึผืฅ ืžึดืŸ ื”ึทืžึผื•ึผืžึธืจ, ื•ึฐื”ึทืžึฐื ึทืกึผึตืšึฐ ื™ึทื™ึดืŸ, ื•ึฐื”ึทืžึฐื—ึทืœึผึตืœ ืฉืึทื‘ึผึธืชื•ึนืช ื‘ึผึฐืคึท …
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R

October 16th, 2020

  Who are ืฆื“ื•ืงื™ื ื•ื‘ื™ื™ืชื•ืกื™ื and how are they different? Mishna Avos 1:3 ืึทื ึฐื˜ึดื™ื’ึฐื ื•ึนืก ืึดื™ืฉื ืกื•ึนื›ื•ึน ืงึดื‘ึผึตืœ ืžึดืฉึผืึดืžึฐืขื•ึนืŸ ื”ึทืฆึผึทื“ึผึดื™ืง. ื”ื•ึผื ื”ึธื™ึธื” ืื•ึนืžึตืจ, ืึทืœ ืชึผึดื”ึฐื™ื•ึผ ื›ึทืขึฒื‘ึธื“ึดื™ื ื”ึทืžึฐืฉืึทืžึผึฐืฉืึดื™ืŸ ืึถืช ื”ึธืจึทื‘ ืขึทืœ ืžึฐื ึธืช ืœึฐืงึทื‘ึผึตืœ ืคึผึฐืจึธืก, ืึถืœึผึธื ื”ึฑื•ื•ึผ ื›ึทืขึฒื‘ึธื“ึดื™ื ื”ึทืžึฐืฉืึทืžึผึฐืฉืึด …
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