Shows / Daf In-Sight

Episodes
Daf In-SightEruvin 30
The concept of an Ohel zaruk- is it more like a car? A plane? How does it work for kohanim to fly on planes that fly over cemeteries?
Daf In-SightEruvin 29
The story of Rabbi Chanina and the onion that caused him to fall deathly ill, the concept and importance of praying for others
Daf In-SightEruvin 28
The bracha on and usability of keshut- dodder for eruv chatzerot, story of Rabbi Zeira and discussion around performing mitzvot with the reward as a motivation
Daf In-SightEruvin 27
The kinds of foods that may be used for eruv chatzerot, techum, and shituf mevo'ot, application to laws of berachot and water on Yom Kippur
Daf In-SightEruvin 26
The institution of eiruv chatzerot - what was included in this institution and how does it work
Daf In-SightEruvin 25
The principle of pi tikra yored v'sotem- the edge of a roof can conceptually descend and form a wall, analysis of when this is applied and discussion of modern…
Daf In-SightEruvin 24
What kind of gardens or parks are considered part of the eruv and which ones cause the eruv to be called into question when they are larger than 2 sa'atayim?
Daf In-SightEruvin 23
The parameters of an area not enclosed for dwelling (karpef), the source for this halacha in the mishkan, calculating the area of 2 sa'atayim (in ft) according…
Daf In-SightEruvin 22
The principle of atu rabim u'mevatlei mechitza, at what point an area is too large to be able to turn it into a private domain and what kinds of mechitzot may…
Daf In-SightEruvin 21
The institutions of King Shlomo: netilat yadayim and eruvei chatzerot, why this was accomplished during the days of shlomo and why it was considered such an…
Daf In-SightEruvin 20
The case of an eruv that was set up on Shabbat intentionally/unintentionally and how it impacts one's ability to continue carrying within it
Daf In-SightEruvin 19
The teaching of Resh Lakesh that Avraham Avinu rescues any Jew from hell who has a circumcision, and the punishment of a Jew who has forbidden relations with a…
Daf In-SightEruvin 18
The aggadda of God creating man and woman as one creation and then splitting them, the source for 2 of the 7 berachot made at a wedding, the evils of not…
Daf In-SightEruvin 17
The laws of carrying when an eruv is dismantled or broken on Shabbat, do people need to be warned and told not to continue carrying in such a circumstance?
Daf In-SightEruvin 16
The case of building an eruv in the wilderness and why the Rabbis used the example of a caravan- was this an exclusive halacha or just the most typical case at…
Daf In-SightEruvin 15
The principle of omed merubeh al haparutz (the solid sections of the fencing are greater than the breached/open sections) and the invalidation of an eiruv when…
Daf In-SightEruvin 14
The rules of a lechi that is suspended above the ground more than 3 tefachim/handbreadths, machloket acharonim in the law of mechitza teluya
Daf In-SightEruvin 13
Analysis of the machloket Beit Shammai vs. Hillel, meaning of the phrase, "eilu v'eilu divrei elokim chaim"
Daf In-SightEruvin 12
How many walls are needed to permit carrying in a reshut hayachid? 3? 4? What constitutes a wall for this purpose?
Daf In-SightEruvin 11
Defining the parameters and power of the tzuras hapesach to transform a space into a private domain on Shabbat, application to laws of mezuza in different…
Daf In-SightEruvin 10
Different methods for making sure the entryway to an alleyway is not wider than 10 amot, application to a section of an eruv that could not be used as an…
Daf In-SightEruvin 9
The status of the space in between the side-posts, the logic of min b'mino v'neior, guard duty on shabbat and minimizing prohibition, deeper idea behind this…


Daf In-SightEruvin 6
The parameters of a reshut harabim: width of roads, 600,000 people- all at one time? In one day? On one street? In one city? Does it include…
Daf In-SightEruvin 5
What is the maximum permitted width of a breach in the wall of an alleyway to maintain its status of a place that can be carried within it, the new status of…
Daf In-SightEruvin 4
The special limmud of Eruvin to bring mashiach, the principle of lavud in the laws of eruvin and in what cases it may not/may not be applied
Daf In-SightEruvin 3
The principles of Eruvin are modeled after Torah structures of Sukkah and the Beit Hamikdash, the principle that we are more lenient in certain cases within a…
Daf In-SightEruvin 2
The difference between a korah- crossbeam and a lechi- side-post, the deeper idea behind the institution of eiruvin and introduction to the masechet
Daf In-SightShabbat 157
How could Rabbah bar Rav Huna be measuring the water in his bathtub even if it was only mitasek? Closing thoughts on masechet Shabbat
Daf In-SightShabbat 156
Understanding how Chazal could use the stars and constellations to understand human nature, the concept of ein mazal l'yisrael

Daf In-SightShabbat 154
The permission to untie a load on an animal on Shabbat to alleviate the pain, application to trash bin on wheels
Daf In-SightShabbat 153
The principle of amira l'nochri on Shabbat, can a gentile act as an agent for halachic purposes?
Daf In-SightShabbat 152
The mitzvah of nichum aveilim when there are no mourners- applications to the wording of hamakom, which takes precedence: comforting mourners or visiting the…
Daf In-SightShabbat 151
How will the days of mashiach look different than the world as it is right now?
Daf In-SightShabbat 150
The prohibition of asking a gentile to perform a melacha for a Jew on Shabbat- the reasoning behind it, and application to a case where there was a great need…
Daf In-SightShabbat 149
Someone who is punished because of another person's actions, this person will be pushed away by Hashem, application to granting full forgiveness to those who…
Daf In-SightShabbat 148
Reading out guest names and table numbers for a Shabbat meal, applications to name cards and waiters calling out guest names
Daf In-SightShabbat 147
Halachot of laundering- rubbing or shaking off dust from clothing on Shabbat, subjective to how particular a person is, application to one person cleaning off…
Daf In-SightShabbat 146
The prohibition to hang clothes to dry, in what cases there would be no marat ayin
Daf In-SightShabbat 145
Squeezing the liquid out of a pickle on Shabbat, when it is prohibited/permitted, applications to latkes and gravy in meat on Shabbat
Daf In-SightShabbat 144
Which fruits may/may not be squeezed on shabbat, application to squeezing a lemon on Shabbat
Daf In-SightShabbat 143
Removing shells and bones from the table on Shabbat, the actions of Rabbi Zechariah ben Avkulos that led to the destruction of the Beit Hamikdash
Daf In-SightShabbat 142
The case of carrying fruit in a basket that also contains a stone, analysis of the melacha of meamer
Daf In-SightShabbat 141
How to remove dirt on a piece of clothing on Shabbat, difference between libun and menapetz
Daf In-SightShabbat 140
The halacha of separating egg-white and yolk, application to painting nail polish on Shabbat.
Daf In-SightShabbat 139
Veering from the truth to prevent a person from violating a prohibition unwittingly or intentionally
Daf In-SightShabbat 138
Defining the melacha of meshamer - is it borer or meraked, or a bit of both? The debate between the Rabbis in Yavne over the future of the Jewish people during…
Daf In-SightShabbat 137
Delaying a brit milah when the baby is ill, application to a time when government makes a policy out of health concern to delay the brit milah
Daf In-SightShabbat 136
The concept of a stillborn and how brit milah would be permitted on 8th day falling on Shabbat, application to taking blood from a dead body on Shabbat to…
Daf In-SightShabbat 135
The halacha of a mother expressing milk to relieve pain of not being able to nurse her child on Shabbat, application to using nursing pumps on Shabbat
Daf In-SightShabbat 134
The source and requirement of hatafat dam brit- is blood integral to the performance of the mitzvah of brit milah?
Daf In-SightShabbat 133
The concept of hiddur mitzvah in the performance of mitzvot and specifically by milah, application to doctor adding stitches on Shabbat to ensure no scarring…
Daf In-SightShabbat 132
The source for brit milah overriding Shabbat laws, how to understand this law- is shabbat merely pushed aside for the mitzvah or is Shabbat suspended for that…

Daf In-SightShabbat 130
The joy and sacrifice in history of Jews performing brit milah, how the joy of performing mitzvot by our ancestors was passed down for eternity
Daf In-SightShabbat 129
The parameters around violating shabbat for a woman who is in labor, applications to anxiety, and use of a dula on Shabbat
Daf In-SightShabbat 128
The laws around mothers nursing/carrying their infants/children in a place without an eiruv, application to children who are unable to walk
Daf In-SightShabbat 127
The requirement to judge others favorably and not suspect holy people of inappropriate behavior, how and when this applies