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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…

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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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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…