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Megilla 16
The episode of Yosef and Binyamin crying on each other shoulders when they reunited- what did this moment symbolize?
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Megilla 15
The principle that one should attribute one's ideas to the source they come from
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Megilla 14
The most effective moment in Jewish history that brought the Jewish people to do teshuva
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Megilla 13
How to understand Yaakov telling Rachel that he could beat Lavan with his own deception- what did Yaakov mean by this?
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Megilla 12
Why the Jewish People were deserving a decree of annihilation at the time of the Purim story?
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Megilla 11
The opening speech of Rav Nachman Bar Yitzchak that the decree on the Jewish people in the Purim story was by a common person as opposed to a king
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Megilla 10
The Megilla's use of the words "Vayehi Biymei" as words of foreboding and crisis
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Megilla 9
When the Torah was translated into Greek, was this cause for celebration or mourning?
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Megilla 8
The difference between a person in quarantine with unconfirmed case of tzaraat and the confirmed metzora
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Megilla 7
The idea behind drinking wine on Purim and the specific requirement to achieve a loss of intellect through the drinking
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Megilla 6
The teaching that Torah is called a "metzia"/a finding- every person has their role and part of the Torah
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Megilla 5
The laws of fast days when their date falls on Shabbat- why was 10 Tevet different than the other fasts?
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Megilla 3
The cryptic interpretation of Yonatan Ben Uziel that served as the basis for Rav Kook's eulogy for Theodor Herzl
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Megilla 2
The meaning behind the principle and idea that a Jewish court may not uproot the decrees and rulings of earlier courts without specific criteria
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Taanit 31
The circle dance of tzadikkim that will take place at the end of days; 3 takeaways from the Masechet
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Taanit 30
The great celebration of 15 Av as the day the tribes were permitted to intermarry
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Taanit 29
The origins of the 9th of Av rooted in the sin of the spies and how it can be corrected
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Taanit 28
The requirement to say Hallel on certain days on the Jewish calendar and why we cannot say it every single day
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Taanit 27
Laws around whether kohanim with bandages or different blemishes may give their priestly blessing
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Taanit 25
The story of Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Eliezer praying for rain and why only Rabbi Akiva's prayer is answered
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Taanit 24
The practice of Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa's wife to heat the oven every week before Shabbat
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Taanit 22
The jailer and the jesters who were going to olam haba and what we can take from this story
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Taanit 20
The story of Rabbi Shimon and the ugly man he met on his journey and the incredible lessons from this story
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Taanit 19
The story and lessons of when Nakdimon ben Gurion helped the Jews celebrate their festival and his prayer for rain
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Taanit 18
The celebration known as Yom Nikanor and its connection to the holiday of Chanuka
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Taanit 17
The concept that kohanim should not drink wine even after the destruction of the Beit Hamikdash perhaps it will be rebuilt any moment
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Taanit 16
Analysis of Rab Adda teaching of a person feels bad about a sin he has done but still does not fully repent he is compared to one who has gone in a mikva but…
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Taanit 15
The rule prohibiting Rabbis from establishing the first fast day in a series of fasts on a Thursday
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Taanit 14
The inclusion of a shofar/trumpet in the prayers of fast days and why we do not have this practice in contemporary times
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Taanit 13
The ideal time to daven mincha on a fast day, discussion about the blessing of the kohanim at mincha on a fast day
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Taanit 12
The laws of calculating when the fast days end, when to daven mincha/maariv, and how to navigate with saying shema- what if one travels from America to Israel…
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Taanit 11
The debate about how Judaism views those who deny themselves physical pleasures: the Nazir, and one accepts voluntary fasts upon oneself
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Taanit 10
Learning Torah while one is travelling/driving- what kind of Torah learning is permitted?
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Taanit 8
May one pray for an end to 2 crises at the same time? Is there a difference between an individual and the community? In Israel vs. outside of Israel?
Daf In-SightTaanit 7
Why the Torah is compared to water. How we are able to access the wisdom of Hashem in our world and the deeper meaning of the stories of Bereishit.
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Taanit 6
The blessing on rain after experiencing (seeing vs. hearing) a drought and the timing of the birkat hachama
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Taanit 4
Is a Torah teacher/scholar allowed to get angry? If yes, in what circumstances is this permitted?
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Taanit 2
The addition of Mashiv Haruach UMorid Hageshem to the bracha of Mechayeh Meitim, and the idea of tefilla as service of the heart
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Rosh Hashana 35
The idea and laws of the shaliach tzibbur- 3 takeaways from Masechet Rosh Hashana
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Rosh Hashana 34
The evolution of having 3 sets of shofar blasts and the reasons for the mitzvah of blowing the shofar
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Rosh Hashana 33
The source for the sounds of the shofar and the 100 blasts of the shofar on Rosh Hashana
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Rosh Hashana 32
Is Rosh Hashana a happy or sad day? Should we rejoice or be serious? Is crying appropriate during the tefillot of Rosh Hashana?
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Rosh Hashana 31
The enactments of Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai to commemorate the Beit Hamikdash- analyzing the removal of the strip of crimson wool on Yom Kippur
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Rosh Hashana 30
The mixup of the shir shel yom/song of the day in the Beit Hamikdash and we do not recite it at mincha
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Rosh Hashana 28
The 3 categories of shofarot that may be used to fulfill the mitzvah of tekiat shofar- the speech of Rav Kook on Rosh Hashana 1934 warning of the darkening…
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Rosh Hashana 27
Blowing a shofar into a pit- application to reading the megilla, reciting havdala, listening to shofar using a microphone, telephone or video conference, and…
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Rosh Hashana 26
The principle of 'ein kateygor naaseh saneygor'- the prosecutor cannot become the accuser- application to a Kohen who kills someone while driving- may they…
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Rosh Hashana 25
The power of the court in establishing the new month- comparing leaders from different generations in Jewish history
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Rosh Hashana 24
Kiddush Levana that is recited when seeing the moon through glasses or a window