We get a new idea on the daf today, what you’re supposed to do AFTER you sin/perform a prohibited act. If so, with regard to a prohibition that entails fulfillment of a positive mitzva as well, let us say:Is it reasonable to say that due to the fact that the Merciful One wrote in its regard an additional positive mitzva, the stringency of the prohibition lessens, soContinue reading “Makkot 15”
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Makkot 14
It happens all the time, I run into a congregant at the grocery store and they want to ask me a “rabbi” question. Well, according to our daf – this happened to the rabbis of the Talmud too! Even rabbis asked other rabbis questions in the market . . . some that even stumped theirContinue reading “Makkot 14”
Makkot 13
How does one re-enter society after having served their time? That is the question on our daf today. After the High Priest dies, those who had been sent to the city of refuge (the accidental murderers) get to go home. But in what capacity? The Mishna teaches: He returns to the same public office thatContinue reading “Makkot 13”
Makkot 12
Have you ever been nervous to tell someone something about yourself? Well, I bet it’s not as bad as the secret on today’s daf: murder. On our daf, the discussion turns towards Levites who accidentally murder someone. Where do they go? They already live in cities of refuge! Great rabbis may live there as wellContinue reading “Makkot 12”
Makkot 11
Today’s daf reminds us of the responsibility of everyone, but especially leadership, to create a just society and the kind of environment where everyone is taken care of. Before you dive into the text, you need to know a strange little rule – that the accidental killers who are exiled to the cities of refugeContinue reading “Makkot 11”
Makkot 10
Another daf where there are too many gems! The first is why you’re supposed to study in groups, and not alone . . . Rav Ashi says: Anyone who loves to study in abundance, i.e., with many colleagues, to him shall be increase, i.e., he will succeed in his studies. And that is parallel toContinue reading “Makkot 10”
Makkot 9
There are lots of movies out there about revenge. That’s because it’s a basic human instinct. In order to prevent someone who accidentally killed another person from being murdered in revenge by the victim’s family, the Torah tells us to establish cities where these accidental killers can live. On our daf today, we learn ofContinue reading “Makkot 9”
Makkot 8
There is a balance between disciplining and abusing a child. (You want the discipline, but not the abuse.) On our daf today, we get an interesting lesson. At first glance, it seems to let abuse father’s off the hook, but, if you read closely, it’s really an attempt to teach a valuable lesson. Ravina raisedContinue reading “Makkot 8”
Makkot 7
One of our most quoted texts on the daf today! Most quoted when talking about the death penalty. After pages and pages about when and how and what method of death penalty to use – you might love to hear this: A Sanhedrin that executes a transgressor once in seven years is characterized as aContinue reading “Makkot 7”
Makkot 6
Lost in translation On our daf today, we learn that one cannot be put on trial in a court that does not understand your language. The mishna teaches: Alternatively, from the phrase in the verse “at the mouth of two witnesses” one derives that the Sanhedrin will not hear testimony from the mouth of anContinue reading “Makkot 6”
2,711 pages of Talmud. A gem a day. 