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.,…
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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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LEVI IN BAVEL The Gemora relates that Levi visited Bavel on the eleventh of Tishrei. Levi notified the people residing there that it was actually the tenth of Tishrei since Beis Din made Elul thirty days instead of the usual twenty-nine. They asked Levi to testify that Beis Din had made Elul thirty days and…
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SINFUL PEOPLE A braisa is cited regarding the judgments of two different types of sinful people. Those that sin with their body will go down to Gehinom and will be punished there for twelve months. After twelve months, their body is destroyed, their souls get burned and a wind scatters their remains under the feet…
JUDGMENT DAYS
JUDGMENT DAYS The Mishna says the world is judged four times a year: Time Judgment Pesach Grain Shavuos Fruits Rosh Hashanah All creatures pass before Hashem, who understands all their thoughts and actions Sukkos Rainfall GRAIN JUDGMENT The Gemora concludes that the grain judged on Pesach is the next year’s grain, since a judgment on…
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