TIME TO MENTION RAIN The Mishna begins by asking when is the time in the year that we begin to mention the Powers of Rain. [This is referring to the “morid hageshem” that we recite in the second brachah of Shemoneh Esrei.] Rabbi Eliezer maintains that we begin on the first day of Sukkos and Rabbi…
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TEKIAH, TERUAH, TEKIAH The Gemora cites Scriptural proof that there is an obligation to blow the sets of tekiah, teruah, tekiah three times. The Gemora cites another source demonstrating that a teruah must have a tekiah preceding it and a tekiah should follow the teruah. A braisa is cited which concludes that…
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SHOFAR BY THE BROCHOS The Mishna had stated that if one davened Mussaf without hearing the shofar and later a shofar became available to him, he should blow the shofar then. It can be implied from the Mishna that if he would have had the shofar at the time that he was davening Mussaf, he…
Rosh Hashanah Daf 32
May the studying of the Daf Notes be a zechus for his neshamah and may his soul find peace in Gan Eden and be bound up in the Bond of life. MUSSAF SHEMONEH ESREI The Mishna states that the order of the brachos recited in the Mussaf Shemoneh Esrei are Avos, Gevuros Geshamim…
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HYMNS OF THE LEVIIM The Gemora cites a braisa which lists the hymns that were sung by the Leviim together with the korban tamid. It also discusses the reason that particular psalm was recited then. Rabbi Yehudah in the name of Rabbi Akiva maintains that each day’s song was referring to the event that happened…
Rosh Hashanah Daf 30
Blowing shofar with the courtThe Mishna stated that after the destruction of the Bais Hamikdash, Rabban Yochanan ben Zakai instituted that in the court in Yavneh (and other places), one must blow shofar on Rosh Hashanah that falls on Shabbos. Rav Huna says that one may blow the shofar only with the court, i.e.,…
INTENT BY A MITZVAH
INTENT BY A MITZVAH They sent to the father of Shmuel a halachah that if the Persians forced someone to eat matzah on Pesach night, he has fulfilled his obligation. Rava states that this would indicate that one who blows a shofar on Rosh Hashanah for the purpose of playing a song (or to…
RABBAN GAMLIEL AND RABBI YEHOSHUA
RABBAN GAMLIEL AND RABBI YEHOSHUA The Mishna cites a dispute regarding a set of witnesses who testify that in the morning they saw the old moon in the east and later that evening, they saw the new moon in the west. Rabban Yochanan ben Nuri states that these witnesses are false, since it there…
TEFILLAH IS REGARDED AS BEING INSIDE THE HOLY OF HOLIES
TEFILLAH IS REGARDED AS BEING INSIDE THE HOLY OF HOLIES The Gemora explained the reason as to why the kohen gadol cannot wear his gold garments into the Holy of Holies when performing the Yom Kippur service. This is based on the rule en kategor na’aseh sanegor – a prosecuting attorney cannot become a defense attorney. The Gemora…
SANCTIFYING THE NEW MONTH
SANCTIFYING THE NEW MONTH IN ADVANCE The Rambam in his commentary to the Mishna and in Hilchos Kiddush Hachodesh (2:8,9) explains the first Mishna in the third perek to be referring to a case where witnesses saw the moon on the twenty-ninth day of the month close to sunset but Beis Din did not…
MENORAH WITH SEVEN STEMS
MENORAH WITH SEVEN STEMS One is prohibited from building a house in the form of the Beis Hamikdosh. One cannot make a courtyard similar to the courtyard of the Beis Hamikdosh. One is forbidden from creating a menorah corresponding to the menorah in the Beis Hamikdosh. He is not allowed to make a menorah that…
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