1. The melocho of הוצאהFrom the opening Mishna’s eight cases of passing an object between the ba’al habayis standing in his reshus hayachid (private domain) and the poor person standing in reshus harabim (public domain) we learn: a. One has

Brachos 64 - Don't force the moment, How to enjoy the Devine Presence, Biyun vs bekiyus, Go to Peace

Mar 9th, 2020 4m 44s

When the Rabbis in Bavel were looking for new leadership in the academy they asked the Rabbis in Eretz Yisroel which type of leader Is preferred, a “Sinai” (סיני (who has a lot of breadth in learning or one who uproots mountains (הרים עוקר (

Brachos 63 -Eis Laasos Lhashem, when no man, be a man

Mar 9th, 2020 6m 55s

1. Small but fundamental passukBar Kapppara asked the following question: What is a small passuk upon which all of the fundamentals of the Torah depend? He answered: ארחתך יישר והוא דעהו דרכך בכל –In all your ways you must know Him, and He

Brachos 62 - Bathroom etiquette, Spitting and using a shul as a shortcut

Mar 9th, 2020 12m 34s

1. Not wiping oneself with the right handA significant part of the Daf focuses on proper and modest behaviors in the bathroom. A number of reasons are given as to why the right hand should be given honor and not be used for the base purpose

Brachos 61-How Man Looked at Creation,Money or your Life,R' Akiva and his death, Bathroom Direction

Mar 5th, 2020 7m 25s

1. How Chavah was fashionedThere is a machlokes between Rav and Shmuel concerning how Chavah was fashioned: - One opinion is that man was created as a double figure, male and female, and that Hashem fashioned Chavah from the female figure.

Brachos 60-Brachos on Good and Bad, Brachos in the Morning, Everything God does is for the best

Mar 4th, 2020 5m 46s

דיין האמת והטוב והמטיב .1The Gemara illustrates the meaning of making a berachah of האמת דיין) the True Judge) on a calamity that has the potential to have a favorable outcome, and making the berachah of הטובוהמטיב) Who is good and does good

Brachos 59-What causes earthquakes, Thunder and Lightning, Bracha of Hatov Vhametiv, Rainbow

Mar 3rd, 2020 5m 41s

1. The berachah on a rainbowThere is a dispute regarding the berachah to recite on seeing a rainbow (though one should not stare at it). - The Gemara says the berachah is הברית זוכר ברוך – Blessed [are You] … Who remembers the covenant.-

Brachos 58-Brachos on Kings, strange people and animals, Sleeping with a Donkey, Constellations

Mar 2nd, 2020 6m 15s

ברוך חכם הרזים .1One who sees a multitude of Jews (600,000) recites הרזים חכם ברוך) Blessed [are You] … Sage of the secrets), acknowledging that Hashem knows everyone’s secret thoughts. 2. Rav Sheishess and the kingThe Gemara elaborates on

Brachos 57 -More Interpretations of Dreams, 60th of Death, and Hell, Brachos on distraction of Bavel

Mar 2nd, 2020 7m 41s

1. Visions of tefillah in dreamsThe Gemara lists dream visions that include elements of tefillah, along with their meaning: • One who responds "מברך רבה שמיה יהא אמן "in a dream is assured of being destined for Olam Haba. • One who recites K

Brachos 56 - More Dreams and Interpretations

Mar 2nd, 2020 5m 18s

1.People dream about what they were thinking aboutTo illustrate the teaching (on 55b) that a person dreams about what he was thinking of during the day )לבו מהרהרי אלא לאדם לו מראין אין ,)the Gemara cites the incident of Caesar asking R’ Yeh

Brachos 55-Dreams and it's meanings, Groups of 3

Mar 2nd, 2020 6m 17s

Three things that prolong lifeThe Gemara analyzes the three actions which, when prolonged, prolong one’s life, according to Rav Yehudah (54b): • Spending a long time in tefillah.• Spending a long time at the table, thereby affording the poo

Brachos 54- Brachos on Miracles, Lightning, Hagomel Blessing, Shimur

Feb 27th, 2020 5m 18s

1. Berachos in places where miracles occurred All are obligated to make a berachah when seeing a place where miracles were performed for the masses, but only an individual is obligated to make a berachah on a miracle performed for him alone.

Brachos 53- Fire from a Goy, What light qualifies for Havdalah Ner, Going back to Bench, Saying Amen

Feb 26th, 2020 7m 23s

1. Which light and spices one can make the berachah on?The berachah of האש מאורי בוראis recited only on a flame lit for illumination. If it was lit solely for other purposes, such as cooking, or to honor a prominent person sitting in a beis h

Brachos 52- Wet cups and towels, washing before or after kiddush, Fire is polychromatic, Havdalah

Feb 25th, 2020 8m 11s

1. Kiddush hayom or the berachah on wineThe Gemara resolves a seeming contradiction in Beis Shammai.In the Mishna on 51b, Beis Shammai holds that the beracha on kedushas hayom (sanctity of the day) precedes the berachah on the wine because i

Brachos 51- 10 laws of Kos Shel Bracha, Sitting while benching, Isparagus, Machlokes BS and BH

Feb 25th, 2020 8m 17s

1. Forgot to make a berachahIf one forgot to make a berachah before he ate, he should make one when he remembers and continue eating. If he has finished eating, he no longer has the opportunity to make a berachah. 2. Ten requirements for

Brachos 50 - How to see if someone is a scholar, splitting for Zimun, what to do if forgot bracha

Feb 23rd, 2020 9m 34s

1. Talmid chacham or ignoramus making berachosThe Gemara teaches that we can tell whether a person is a talmid chacham or an ignoramus from the way he makes berachos. • If he does any of the following, he is considered an ignoramus: • Inste

Brachos 49-Bonei Yerushalim, Not to make Brachos in bundles, Forgot Reitzai or Yalei Veyavo

Feb 23rd, 2020 6m 44s

1. Don’t conclude berachah with two subjectsThe Gemara explains that we don’t conclude a berachah with two subjects because we don’t perform .אין עושין מצות חבילות חבילות – bundles in mitzvosFor example, we don’t conclude the berachah of Bir

Brachos 48- Zimun with vegetables or cup of wine, Nusach of Benching, King Saul, Minimum of Benchers

Feb 21st, 2020 6m 58s

1. Minimum number of bread-eaters in a zimunThere is a machlokes regarding how many of the men in a ten-man zimun are required to have eaten bread: - R’ Yirmiyah says a simple majority of six. - R’ Zeira regretted that he did not inquire ab

Brachos 47- Amen, Who is an Am Haaretz, Using 9 for Minyan, Using 2 for Zimun, Freeing Slaves

Feb 20th, 2020 7m 59s

1. Replying amein is part of the berachah procedureAfter reciting hamotzi, the one who made the berachah is not permitted to break the bread until the listeners finish saying amein. (The Gemara had earlier taught that the berachah must be fi

Brachos 46-Halachos of Zimun, who goes first and who sits where, who passes who by a Bridge and door

Feb 20th, 2020 4m 18s

1. Who breaks bread and who leads the bentching?R’ Yochanan says in the name of R’ Shimon bar Yochai that the baal habayis breaks the bread and a guest leads Birkas Hamazon. - The reason the baal habayis is the one to break the bread is beca

Brachos 45- Who can join a Zimun, Making Bracha on forbidden foods, Is Zimun Biblical or Rabbinic

Feb 18th, 2020 11m 15s

1. The source for making a zimunThe Gemara seeks the source for the Mishnah’s ruling that three people who eat bread together are obligated to join in a zimun:- Rav Assi cites the pasuk יחדיו שמו ונרממה אתי' לה גדלו – Declare (plural) the gr

Brachos 44-Healthy foods, Shehakol Borei Nefashos on Water, Sweet Fruits and salty food with Bread,

Feb 17th, 2020 6m 31s

1. The fruits of GenosarThe Gemara wants to know an example of the Mishnah’s case where bread would be considered secondary (טפל (to a salty food which would be considered primary (עיקר .(It answers that fruits of Genosar were extremely swee

Brachos 43-Brachos on Good smells, Bracha on Trees, How a Talmid Chacham Should Act, Don't Embarass

Feb 17th, 2020 6m 20s

1. Berachos on fragrancesThe Gemara discusses the appropriate berachos to recite when smelling various fragrances: .spices overבורא מיני בשמים •.plants overבורא עשבי בשמים •• בשמים עצי בוראover the scent of wood.• ערב שמן בוראover the swe

Brachos 42- Brachos on Fruit and Wine during the meal, Mayim Achronim,End of Meal, Bracha as a group

Feb 16th, 2020 6m 32s

1. Making a Hamotzi on בכיסנין הבאה פתThe berachah for בכיסנין הבאה פת is generally a mezonos, since it is usually eaten as a snack, but Rav Nachman rules that if one eats enough of it to establish a meal on (סעודה קובע ,(the berachah would

Brachos 41-Shivas Haminim, Preference in Order, Fruit during a Meal

Feb 14th, 2020 6m 32s

דף מא – 41 Dafמין שבעה עדיף או מין חביב עדיף? .1Rebbe Yehuda and the Rabbonon debate in the Mishna on :מ דף ,regarding which food one recites a berachah on first when several foods are in front of him:a. Rebbe Yehuda says that if one of the