Daf Notes

Tannis Daf 31

The Mishna had stated in the name of Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel: There were no holidays for Israel as the fifteenth of Av and as Yom Kippur. The Gemora asks that it is understandable that the Day of Atonement should be a day of rejoicing, because that is a day of forgiveness, and on…

Tannis Daf 30

The Mishna had stated that on the eve of Tisha B’Av, a man may not eat two cooked dishes, he may not eat meat, and he may not drink wine. Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel maintains that he should change from his usual manner of eating. Rabbi Yehudah obligates upsetting the bed, and the Sages did…

Daf Notes 29a

The Mishna had stated that on the ninth of Av it was decreed against our ancestors that they would not enter the Land. The Gemora inquires as to the source for that. We have learned in a braisa that on the twenty-ninth day of Sivan Moshe sent out the spies, and it is written: “And…

Taanis Daf 22‏ Dat Notes

Rav Broka of Bnei Chuzaa would frequent the market of Lapat. Eliyahu HaNavi was accustomed to meeting him there. “Is there anyone in this market,” Rav Broka asked Eliyahu, “worthy of the World to Come?” “No,” said Eliyahu HaNavi. Then he spotted a certain man wearing black shoes, unlike the custom of the Jews, and…

Taanis Daf 23‏ Daf Notes

The Gemora cites a braisa which expounds on a verse in Vayikra (26:4) which states “I will give your rains in their time.” The blessing described here is that the earth will not be drunk (overly drenched) with rain, nor will it be thirsty; rather it will be reasonably wet. Excessive rain makes the earth…

[The Gemora relates a story regarding R’ Yochanan and ilfa, two great Torah scholars.] Ilfa and R’ Yochanan learned Torah in great poverty and deprivation. At a certain point, their hunger became too much for the. They therefore, decided to leave the yeshiva and engage in business. Let us fulfill the verse that says, “There…

Taanis Daf 18‏

MEGILLAS TAANIS It is written in Megillas Taanis that these are the days that one is not allowed to fast on them and on some of them; it is not even permitted to eulogize. From Rosh Chodesh Nissan until the eighth day of Nissan, the Chachamim were victorious over the Sadducees in a debate…

FASTING

FASTING UNTIL NIGHTFALL [When one accepts a fast upon himself, it must be completed; if not, his fast is invalidated.] Rav Chisda rules that one, who eats on a fast day before nightfall is not regarded as fasting. The Gemora cites a Mishna (15b) which rules that the people of the Mishmar (group of…

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