Daf for Sunday – Moed Katan 27

Please have our brothers and sisters living in Eretz Yisroel in mind when you are learning the Daf. It should also be l’zchus Refuah Shleimah for  all the injured Israeli soldiers. Daf Notes is currently being dedicated to the neshamah of Tzvi Gershon Ben Yoel (Harvey Felsen) o”h May the studying of the Daf Notes…

‘Introduction to the Grammar of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic’- A Review

Originally posted on The Talmud Blog:
Elitzur Bar-Asher Siegal, Introduction to the Grammar of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic, (Münster: Ugarit-Verlag, 2013) – Reviewed by Aaron Koller For those interested in the grammar of the Bavli, the past few years have seen a steady stream of important new publications. The book under review here will take pride…

Brief Introductory Note to the Limuda

Acts 15:25-29, is called the “Limuda”, commonly referred to in the West as the Didache, translated from the Aramaic manuscripts of the Assembly of Jerusalem. This is the Apostolic Letter that was composed by the First Apostolic Council around 50 CE under the direction of Mar Ya’aqub ha’Tzadik (St. James the Righteous). It was sent…

Daf Yomi audio shiurim

Sunday, September 7, 2014: Moed Katan 27  image of daf Shabbos, September 6, 2014: Moed Katan 26  image of daf Friday, September 5, 2014: Moed Katan 25  image of daf Today’s daf (and the entire Masechtas Moed Katan) has been dedicated by Josh Salmon in memory of Aryeh Wise z”l, and to merit bracha and comfort for his…

I need to ask a question…what is the star of david? why this symbol? what is the difference between this symbol and the symbol that is seen in Hinduism? please help me with this because I am struggling with it. thank you & shalom   Devanagari: आनन्द मार्ग, meaning Path of Bliss) uses a motif…

“Daily Wisdom”

Synopsis of  RE’EH, FOURTH READING Moses instructs the Jewish people regarding how they must distinguish themselves from other peoples in order to remain true to their Divine mission. These instructions included the laws regarding bodily mutilation and the laws of permitted vs. forbidden types of food.   * G-d’s Only Child “You are the children of G-d.”…

Daf Yomi audio shiurim

he following Daf Yomi audio shiurim were just uploaded to realcleardaf.com: Shabbos, August 23, 2014: Moed Katan 12  image of daf Friday, August 22, 2014: Moed Katan 11  image of daf Thursday, August 21, 2014: Moed Katan 10  image of daf  

i-am-n. ru?

Are You “N”? Source: Assyrian International News Agency Our brothers and sisters in northern Iraq have been given an ultimatum: convert to Islam, pay a high tax, leave the area or die. The terrorist group IS (Islamic State) has painted a large Arabic letter “N” (nun), from the Arabic word nasara (meaning “Nazarene” to indicate Christians),…

Blessings of the Torah

The Law Regarding a Woman Who Forgets to Recite the Blessings of the Torah We have explained in the previous Halacha that if one forgets to recites the Blessings of the Torah and only realizes this after one has concluded Shacharit prayers, one may no longer recite these blessings, for one has already fulfilled his…

Avot 1:16

Avot 1:16 Rabban Gamliel used to say: Accept a teacher upon yourself  and remove yourself from uncertainty; and do not give excess tithes by estimating [instead of measuring]. Rabban Gamliel used to say… This is the first verse that does not link the sage with a predecessor but simply begins with ‘Rabban Gamliel used to say’….

Constructive Rebuke

 Constructive Rebuke The Book of Deuteronomy, the fifth and final book of the Torah, is devoted chiefly to Moses’ farewell addresses, which he delivered to the Jewish people shortly before his death and their entry into the Land of Israel. The first section of the book records his words (Devarim, in Hebrew) of rebuke to…

Abbreviated Chumash: Masei

This week’s readings from 7/19/14-7/25/14 include: Chumash: Numbers 33-36 Haftarah:Jeremiah 2:4-2:28 Ketuvin Netzarim: James (Jacob or Ya’akov) 4:1-12 Audio Version (This audio recording was recorded in 2013 when there was a double portion for it also includes the teaching on Matos. EMatos ()/Masei () – Christopher Fredrickson matos__masei_.mp3 Download File