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- Daf In-Sight
Shabbat 6
Is a desert a reshut harabim? Are 600,000 people of foot traffic required as criteria for reshut harabim?
- Daf In-Sight
Shabbat 5
Mehalech k'omed dami of Ben Azzai, applications to standing for a zakein and talmid chacham going to a dirty alley
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Shabbat 4
Doing a lesser prohibition to prevent a more severe one, the case of the cup of beer and the wrong bracha, calling off a hatzala call when there is no actual…
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Shabbat 3
Lifnei Iver in the case of the Mishna, tosfot vs. Other rishonim, the concept of lifnei iver as a bein adam lmakom and lechaveiro issue
- Daf In-Sight
Shabbat 2
Why the masechet opens with melechet hotzaa, is there is a chatzi shiur by this melacha, platas and returning cholent to the pot on shabbos, kreiva larayos of…
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Berachot 62
The prohibition to count Jews, differences with Gemara in Yoma, ways of doing it permissibly, explaining the nature of the prohibition
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Berachot 61
Yehareg Ve'al Yaavor for Torah Learning, public shaming as one of the big "3", analysis of Rabbi Akiva and the saying of Shema
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Berachot 60
Baruch Dayan Emet, Rabbi Akiva, Nachum Ish Gam Zu, Hillel, Bitachon in Hashem vs. Oneself
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Berachot 59
The beracha of hatov umeytiv, differences with shehecheyanu, hearing good news that also might have bad elements in it
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Berachot 58
The bracha over seeing a king, Jewish vs. Non-Jewish, applicability in a modern royal leader, status of Prime Ministers of Israel
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Berachot 57
The beracha over seeing avoda zara, the specific worship of 'markulis', the special wording of the beracha
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Berachot 56
The 3 visions of peace in a dream: river, bird, and kettle, Maharal and Vilna Gaon's interpretation- the source for the minhag to break a plate at the tenayim…
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Berachot 55
The yehi ratzon/ribono shel olam said for a dream that one does not understand, may it be said on yomtov/shabbos? What is special about birkat kohanim for this…
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Berachot 54
The brachot of gomel and sheasa li nes, what is the rule by an airplane? May a Holocaust survivor recite the bracha at a death camp they were in?
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Berachot 53
The order of havdala blessings, is meorei eish a birkat nehenin or shevach? May one use electric lights for havdala?
- Daf In-Sight
Berachot 52
Washing hands should be immediately before one has a seuda, what constitutes a hefsek in between the netila and the seuda
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Berachot 51
Rules of cups for blessings: how full? Which hand to hold in? Washing it out, lifting off table, where to look, non-damaged cups- may one use a disposable cup?
- Daf In-Sight
Berachot 50
When does the obligation to form a zimun begin? What if a person joins a meal late or leaves a meal early?
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Berachot 49
Not blessing 2 themes in one bracha, principle of ein osin mitzvot chavilot chavilot, the reason behind this concept and application to the laws of Purim
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Berachot 48
The 3 main berachot of Birkat Hamazon- different perspectives in the rishonim on the nature of these blessings- is the birkat hamazon born out of the eating or…
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Berachot 47
Story of Rabbi Eliezer freeing his slave- Rav Kook's explanation of the Torah's presentation of slave ownership, can a Golem be joined to a minyan? The novelty…
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Berachot 46
The worker's birkat hamazon text, not to do melacha while saying a bracha, rule by Kriyat shema, davening from a smartphone
- Daf In-Sight
Berachot 45
The source for zimun, is the birkat zimun an independent bracha or attached? Different practices of Sephardim and Ashkenazim- what should be said outloud.
- Daf In-Sight
Berachot 44
Ikar/Tofel principle, 4 scenarios/categories, bracha rishona/acharona, does the tofel lose its bracha requirement?
- Daf In-Sight
Berachot 43
The berachot made over smells- what category of beracha is it? What kind of foods/sources of smell require the beracha? What about food that is really just for…
- Daf In-Sight
Berachot 42
The bracha on wine/bread exempts beverages/food during meal from requiring a new bracha- is this because of the bracha on wine/bread or because of the…
- Daf In-Sight
Berachot 41
Many foods before you- which food does one bless first? 7 minim, what is enjoyable most, whole vs. cut pieces, when you have set courses at a meal, impossible…
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Berachot 40
How to define a tree for fruit: roots, trunk, or branches? The halacha of eggplant, i.e. using laws of nature to define a halacha, what bracha to make on a…
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Berachot 39
The bracha on juice extracted from fruits vs vegetables, debate between Rosh/Rashba, Bracha Rishona/Acharona on fruit soup
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Berachot 38
What is Trima? The berachot on potato kugel, apple sauce, mashed potatoes, pringles- debate between Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach and Rav Elyashiv
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Berachot 37
The 5 grains and their practical application, why are the 5 grains so special? What if the grain only acts as a binding element- honey cake, breaded schnitzel…
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Berachot 36
Beracha on medication: with taste, without taste, non-kosher. Beracha before and after on non-kosher food.
- Daf In-Sight
Berachot 35
Nature of birchot nehenin- deoraita or drabanan, case of safek, beracha rishona vs. Acharona
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Berachot 34
Shaliach tzibbur that makes a mistake, the case of aseret yemei teshuva mistake, the shaliach tzibbur represents the level of the tzibbur based on episode of…
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Berachot 33
Bracha sheeina tzricha vs. Bracha levatala- the source for this law, when it is prohibited and when it is permitted
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Berachot 32
A Kohen who murders cannot bless the birkat kohanim, the case of Pinchas, reckless driving and kohanim combat soldiers, does teshuva work?
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Berachot 31
The prohibition to sit or walk within the 4 amot of a person who is in the middle of davening, the reason based on the tefilla of Chana, the Rambam's…
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Berachot 30
The direction one should face for tefilla, the source for this halacha in Melachim I Perek 8, Reb Tzaddok's explanation, Mishna Berura on our kavana when…
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Berachot 29
The basis for 18 and 19 berachot in amida, who were Shimon Pakuli and Shmuel haKatan
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Berachot 28
Aggadah of Maariv Reshut or Chova- comments of Rav Kook: why talmidei chachamim are called ba'alei treisin, the role of a communal leader, the admissions…
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Berachot 27
The status of maariv based on "temidin and avot tiknum", what is reshut? Differences between maariv and Shacharit/mincha
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Berachot 26
Machloket Tanaim and Halacha the latest time to daven mincha, the Magen Avraham's reasons for permitting the "early" shabbos minyan and the debate on whether…
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Berachot 25
The laws of prayer in front of tzoah (waste), urine, foul smelling odors; may one spray lysol to cover up smell and reestablish environment for prayer? Praying…
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Berachot 24
The volume of one's tefilla, the tefilla of Chana as a source for this halacha, the Gemara in Sotah related about the ovrei aveirah, the helpful psak of the…
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Berachot 23
Summary of daf halachot, need to go to bathroom- may one daven/say kriyat shema? Status of modern day bathrooms in halacha
- Daf In-Sight
Berachot 22
Permitted Torah for a Baal Keri, the concept of being machmir, mar ukva's father waiting 24 hours between meat and milk, Yosef being machmir more than his…
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Berachot 21
Review of main halachot of daf, what to do if you are behind and shaliach tzibbur has begun repetition, what to do if congregation is up to kedusha and you are…
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Berachot 20
Kriyat Shema D'oraita or Midrabanan? What would one do if they are not sure if they recited Shema? Which paragraphs of shema would be included in this debate?…
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Berachot 19
Gadol kavod habriyot, where we find this concept in Shas, applications in halacha, the source and meaning behind kavod habriyot
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Berachot 18
Importance of halvayat hamet, Rambam on this mitzvah, bittul Talmud Torah for halvayat met, the nature of the exemption of the onein from mitzvot
- Daf In-Sight
Berachot 17
Chatan saying shema on wedding night, concept of osek bamitzvah, tirdah d'mitzvah of the Rambam
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Berachot 16
personal additions to one's tefilla, the special yehi ratzon of Rav, the history of birchat hachodesh and its place on Shabbat
- Daf In-Sight
Berachot 15
Is one required to hear the words of shema that they themselves are reciting? Is contemplating a 'word'-oriented mitzvah like saying it? Can Shema be recited…
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Berachot 14
The obligation to wear tefillin while reciting Shema, why Chazal did not say the same about tzitzit, what if one doesn't have tefillin?
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Berachot 13
Interrupting Kriyat Shema for greeting or responding, why Yaakov didn't interrupt his Shema to greet Yosef, connected halachot of other parts of tefilla one is…
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Berachot 12
Chazal wanted to add the parsha of Balak into Shema, the meaning of the pesukim according to Ramban and Rashi, the concept of Tircha d'tzibbur, why these words…
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Berachot 11
The source for birchat hatorah, the requirement to say birchat hatorah over the oral Torah, why the bracha is before learning and not after
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Berachot 10
Rabbi Meir praying for someone else to do teshuva interferes with their will, the importance of praying for others, listen to the wisdom of one's wife