Daf Yomi - Rabbi Eli Yoggev, Beth Tfiloh Congregation

Shevuot 49: Monetary loss as the source of liability for an Oath of Deposit

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 11:00:00 +0000

Shevuot 48: Can an oath be inherited? Shmuel vs. R' Elazar

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 12:30:00 +0000

Shevuot 47: Alternatives to oaths for those suspected of false oaths

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Sun, 14 Jan 2018 16:27:00 +0000

Shevuot 45: The oath of a hired worker and its laws

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 11:00:00 +0000

Shevuot 44: The purpose of a collateral

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 11:00:00 +0000

Sorry about the confusion towards the end of the lecture. I was hoping to redo that piece, but did not get the chance to do so.

Shevuot 43: Why we don't make oaths on land

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 11:00:00 +0000

Shevuot 42: The role of a minor in oaths

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Tue, 9 Jan 2018 11:00:00 +0000

Unique cases of loan payment denial (#'s 3-8 in the sugya) (41b-42a); 2) Role of a minor in oaths (42a, 3/4 down-42b, middle).

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Shevuot 41: Between biblical and rabbinic oaths

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Mon, 8 Jan 2018 11:00:00 +0000

Shevuot 40: Minimal amount of denial for an oath of the judges

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Sun, 7 Jan 2018 12:30:00 +0000

Rav and Shmuel on the minimal amount needed to require an oath of the judges: 2 ma'ah or one pruta?; 2) Rav and Shmuel on whether partial admission (modeh bemikzat) on metals applies to their worth or to the actual metals (shaveh vs. davka); 3) On Shmuel's view that partial admission on one item in a group of assorted items incurs an oath of the judges; 4) R Hiya's opposing view, based on R' Yochanan, that partial admission on one item in a group of assorted items does not incur an oath of the judges .

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(End of) Shevuot 37: On the validity of land oaths of deposit (Daf 38 & 39 delivered over Shabbat)

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Fri, 5 Jan 2018 11:00:00 +0000

Shortened Daf due to unforeseen circumstances.

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Shevuot 37: Punishment for an oath of deposit accompanied by warning/witnesses

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Thu, 4 Jan 2018 16:31:00 +0000

What is the punishment for an intentional oath of deposit accompanied by a warning: sacrifice, lashes, or both? (36b-37a, 1/2 down); 2) Five attempts to prove liability for oaths of deposit accompanied by testimony (37a, 1/2 down-37b, 1/2 down).

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Shevuot 36: Language of oaths & intro. to oaths of deposit

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Wed, 3 Jan 2018 12:18:00 +0000

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Shevuot 35: Names of God: Oaths, definition, placement in Torah

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Tue, 2 Jan 2018 11:00:00 +0000

A deeper look at R' Shimon's methodology in establishing oaths of testimony as applying solely in monetary cases (34a-34b); 2) Sources for laws of oaths of testimony (35a, 1st mishna); 3) Language used in an oath (35a-35b, 2nd mishna); 4) Which mentions of God in the Torah are considered Divine names (35b, 1/3 down).

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Shevuot 34: Why oaths of testimony apply solely in monetary cases

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Mon, 1 Jan 2018 12:30:00 +0000

Braita with four Tannaitic opinions on why oaths of testimony apply solely to monetary cases (33b-34a); 2) R' Eliezer's approach: highlighting the similarities between oaths of testimony and oaths of deposit (34a); 3) R' Akiva: not fundamentally disagreeing with R' Eliezer (34a); 4) R' Yosi Haglili: Why we allow the most circumstantial evidence for monetary cases (34a); 5) Two cases of impartial testimony (34a-34b).

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Rabbi Eli Yoggev can be reached for questions and comments at eyoggev@btfiloh.org.

Shevuot 33: Do penalties incur liability for oaths of testimony?

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Sun, 31 Dec 2017 14:38:00 +0000

Shevuot 31: How to steer clear of deceitful situations

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 11:00:00 +0000

13 deceitful situations to avoid (30b-31a, 2/3 down); 2) Rabbi Meir and Rabanan on the interrelationship between oaths of testimony and oaths of deposit & how to learn out a g'zera shava (31a-31b); 3) details from the Mishna on 30a (31b).
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Rabbi Eli Yoggev can be reached for comments and questions at eyoggev@btfiloh.org.

Shevuot 30: Women & Testimony; Standing During Testimony

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 11:00:00 +0000

Three sources on women and testimony (30a); Standing during testimony and litigation, learning merit upon one another (30a, last 1/4-30b); 3) Three teachings of Rava bar Rav Huna on the treatment of Talmidei Chachamim in court (30b).
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Shevuot 29: Vain Oaths and Adjuration by Others

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 11:00:00 +0000

Conditional oaths (28b); 2) Eifa and Avimi back and forths: how an oath can rest on a past oath (28b); 3) What is a vain oath? (29a); 4) The nature of language in relation to oaths (29a, 2nd half); 5) Adjuration by others (29b).
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Shevuot 28: Suspended, extended, and conditional oaths

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Tue, 26 Dec 2017 11:00:00 +0000

Suspended oaths (27b); 2) Extended oaths (27b-28a); 3) Conditional oaths (28a, bottom-28b).
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Shevuot 27: On making an oath against the Torah

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Mon, 25 Dec 2017 12:30:00 +0000

Do nonverbal oaths count as oaths? (26b); 2) Why oaths against the Torah aren't oaths (27a-27b); 3) R' Yehuda Ben B'tera's validation of an oath to perform a commandment (27b L6).
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Shevuot 26: Varieties of Unintentionality in Oaths of Utterance

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Sun, 24 Dec 2017 12:30:00 +0000

Relationship between oaths of testimony and oaths of utterance (25b-26a L1); 2) Why R' Yishmael does not apply the laws of unintentional oaths of utterance to cases in the past (26a); 3) Oaths of utterance lack of intention: in relation the object or the oath? (26a, last 1/3), in relation to the sacrifice (26b); 4) Exclusion of a potential intentional act from the unintentional category (26b).
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Rabbi Eli Yoggev can be reached for questions and comments at eyoggev@btfiloh.org.

Shevuot 24: All about Issur Kollel

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Fri, 22 Dec 2017 11:00:00 +0000

General details on Issur Kollel: when does it apply? does everyone apply it? (23b-24b); 2) Issur Kollel vs. Issur Mosif; 3) the validity of an individual's Issur Kollel (versus one that transpires without human agency). [Click here for the source sheet.][1]

Rabbi Yoggev can be reached for comments or questions at eyoggev@btfiloh.org.
[1]: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Er7m314B4sfgjn6knHqr-LYy7KqccuAE

Shevuot 23: Why drinking is like eating in Jewish law

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 11:00:00 +0000

Why drinking is like eating (22b-23a). 2) How one becomes liable for three separate oaths on three distinct food item/drinks (23a-23b).
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Shevuot 22: Measure of Consumption Required to Violate an Oath

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 15:59:00 +0000

Prohibitions created by speech
Defining the dispute between Rabbi Akiva and the Rabbis
Inedible food and oaths regarding eating
Oaths on forbidden food
Is drinking considered eating?

Shevuot 21: False Oaths

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 16:03:00 +0000

Classification of false oaths
Lashes for a prohibition that does not involve an action
How much food is considered eating by oaths
How much food is considered eating by other prohbitions
Making an oath on a mitzvah

Shevuot 20: How 'prohibition' prohibits

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 16:55:00 +0000

Dispute regarding using the world 'prohibition' as an oath
Attaching to an oath
Vowing now to eat meat on the Fast of Gedaliah
Biblical prohibitions associated with oaths and vows
Obligation of women regarding Shabbat kiddush

Shevuot 17: Delayed Departure of an Impure Person from the Temple

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 15:11:00 +0000

Inquiries regarding the measure of tarrying impure in the Temple
Non-Kohen who hastens the burning of a sacrifice on the Altar
Partial entry into an afflicted house
Unusual entry into the Temple
Woman who commences menstruation during cohabitation

Shevuot 19: Imcomplete Awareness of Impurity

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Sun, 17 Dec 2017 16:53:00 +0000

One who transgresses while preoccupied
Concealment of both impurity and the sanctity of the place
Partial awareness of impurity
Uncertain awareness of impurity
Oaths of utterance

Shevuot 16: The Eternal Sanctity of Jerusalem

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 19:06:00 +0000

Dispute if the sanctity of a holy place is eternal
Wall cities
Becoming impure in the Temple
Definition of bowing

Shevuot 15: How to expand Jerusalem and the Holy Temple

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Furman) — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 20:57:00 +0000

The loaves of a thanksgiving offering
The song sang
The procession
Initiating sacred vessels
Using Torah for curative purposes

Shevuot 14: The Service of Yom Kippur/Awareness of Impurity

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 15:49:00 +0000

Who pays for the Yom Kippur sacrifices?
How the Kohanim achieve atonement
One who becomes impure in the Temple
Definition of initial awareness

Shevuot 13: Rebbe: YK atones even w/out repentance

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 12:00:00 +0000

Amud 13a: Understanding Rebbe's view from the Reisha: that YK atones even w/out Teshuva.
Amud 13b: Understanding R' Yehuda's view from the Seifa: the YK scapegoat atones for all sins, not only for Yisrael, but also for Kohanim.
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Shevuot 12: What to do with leftover elevation offerings

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Sun, 10 Dec 2017 12:30:00 +0000

With a focus on R" Shimon's solution to this dilemma.

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Shevuot 10: R' Meir and R' Shimon on Mussaf offerings

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Fri, 8 Dec 2017 11:00:00 +0000

Introduction: R' Yehuda's and R' Yishmael's approaches from the Mishna (9a-9b); 1) R' Shimon'on the purpose of the RH goat (9b) [7:25]; 2) R' Shimon on the purpose of the Festivals' goat (9b-10a) [26:16]; 3) the mechanics behind R' Meir's Mussaf goat interconnection (10a) [34:17]; 4) R' Meir on the YK inner goat (10a) [47:00]; 5) connection between inner and outer goat of YK for R' Shimon (10a-10b) [50:50]; 6) R' Shimon ben Yehuda's understanding of R' Shimon (10b) [58:22].
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Shevuot 9: Modes of unintentional defilement of the Sacred

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Thu, 7 Dec 2017 11:00:00 +0000

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Shevuot 8: Why the YK goat atones for defilement of the Sacred

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Wed, 6 Dec 2017 11:00:00 +0000

Key verse we are dealing with in our daf:
ויקרא טז,טו וְשָׁחַט אֶת-שְׂעִיר הַחַטָּאת, אֲשֶׁר לָעָם, וְהֵבִיא אֶת-דָּמוֹ, אֶל-מִבֵּית לַפָּרֹכֶת; וְעָשָׂה אֶת-דָּמוֹ, כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לְדַם הַפָּר, וְהִזָּה אֹתוֹ עַל-הַכַּפֹּרֶת, וְלִפְנֵי הַכַּפֹּרֶת. טז,טז וְכִפֶּר עַל-הַקֹּדֶשׁ, מִטֻּמְאֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וּמִפִּשְׁעֵיהֶם, לְכָל-חַטֹּאתָם; וְכֵן יַעֲשֶׂה, לְאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד, הַשֹּׁכֵן אִתָּם, בְּתוֹךְ טֻמְאֹתָם.

Shevuot 7: Unintentional defilement of Mikdash/Kodshim

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Tue, 5 Dec 2017 12:36:00 +0000

Five attempts to attribute the Sliding Scale Offering (SSO) to the unintentional sin of defiling the Temple (tumat mikdash=TM) and/or its sanctified foods (tumat kodshim=TK). In the end, two gezeira shavas make the connection (step 2 and 5).

Application of SSO to TM and TK based on laws of intentional defilement מזיד-->refuted (6b); 2) application of SSO to TK based on Rebbe's gezeira shava-->accepted (7a) [33:20]; 3) application of SSO to TM based on yoledet-->refuted (7a) [36:07]; 4) application of SSO to TM based on an additional shelamim karet/tumah-->refuted (7a) [46:45]; 5) application of SSO to TM based on Rava's gezeira shava-->accepted (7a-7b, L8) [53:53].

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Shevuot 6: Nega'im: their nature and derivatives

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Mon, 4 Dec 2017 11:00:00 +0000

Nega'im part of our Mishna: not like R' Akiva (5b-6a); 2) sources for R' Akiva's hierarchal approach to Nega'im derivatives (6a-6b) [12:58]; 3) nega'im details: color, depth, derivatives (6b) [31:34]; 4) real life examples of the Rabbis' bifurcated approach to nega'im derivates (6b) [43:45].
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Shevuot 5: Explicating the Mishna's "2 that are 4"'s

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Sun, 3 Dec 2017 11:00:00 +0000

Establishing the mishna (2a) like Rebbe (yediyot) and R' Akiva (shevuot); 2) defining the level of concealment of knowledge in the case of yediyot (5a, L10) [21:00]; 3) yetziyot hashabbat = a movement (yetziyah) from its original spot and not an exit (yetziya) from the home (5a-5b) [35:53]; 4) intro. to discussion on authorship of negai'm part of the mishna (5b, L12) [48:27].
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Shevuot 3: Explaining our Mishna like R' Yishmael

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Fri, 1 Dec 2017 11:00:00 +0000

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Shevuot 2: Unintentional defilement of the Sacred

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 11:00:00 +0000

Intro. to the chapter ; 1) sets of two laws that are four (2a) [7:18]; 2) unintentional defilement of the holy: three tannaitic views (2a-2b) [19:03]; 3) intentional defilement of the holy and the function of the Yom Kippur Scapegoat (2b) [44:25]. Click here for source sheet

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Makkot 24: Reaching out to the unaffiliated

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 11:00:00 +0000

Establishing law based on texts vs. inspiration (23b); 2) How do we know there are 613 mitzvot? (23b-24a) [28:25]; 3) What are the most fundamental mitzvot of the Jewish faith (24a)? [34:20]; 4) Two Rabbi Akiva stories (24a-24b) [102:55].

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Makkot 23: The lashing procedure

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Tue, 28 Nov 2017 11:00:00 +0000

About the procedure: donkey and calf-hide straps, two lashes in back and one lash in front per set of three, lashes administered with one hand, the sufficient quota of disgrace to exempt from lashes (relieving oneself, fleeing from the scene) (22b-23a); 2) do lashes exempt from karet? [54:56] (23a-23b).
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Makkot 22: All about lashes

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 11:00:00 +0000

On Yom Tov, we do not incur multiple sets of lashes for a singular action אין חילוק מלאכות ביום טוב (21b-22a); 2) eight additional transgressions to add onto the eight mentioned in the Mishna on 21a-21b (22a) [26:30]; 3) the nature of the flogging process: how many lashes, where they are given, how they are assessed (22a-22b) [47:50].
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Makkot 21: Peyos, tattoos, and kilayim

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Sun, 26 Nov 2017 12:30:00 +0000

Peyos & incisions: method, measurements, and location (20b-21a); tattoos: what if someone drew a tattoo with ink but w/out engraving the skin?, tattoos for the sake of foreign worship (21a) [39:30]; clothing kilayim: at what stage of getting dressed is one liable? (21a-21b) [48:50]; seed kilayim: one is liable upon covering two different seeds (even w/out planting them) (21b) [57:20]. Source sheet can be found here

Makkot 19: Placing vs. reciting during Bikkurim

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 11:00:00 +0000

R' Yochanan's complex stance on placing versus reciting during Bikkurim ceremony (18b) ; R' Yehuda vs. R' Eliezer on placing Bikkurim (18b-19a) [14:40]; R' Yishmael's view on the current obligation to consume second tithe in Jerusalem (19a-19b) [24:15] ; prohibition of eating impure second tithes (19b) [52:40]. Source sheet can be found here Board from class found here

Makkot 18: Olah consumption outside the Temple

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Thu, 23 Nov 2017 11:00:00 +0000

A non-Kohen consumes an elevation offering outside of the Temple area: does R' Shimon administer malkos? (17b-18a) 2) five or six transgressions/lashes for the former act? (18a-18b) [15:30]; a transgression extrapolated from a positive commandment (18b) [39:25]; an omission of the Bikkurim reading does not disqualify the Bikkurim ceremony (18b) [52:52].
Source sheet here

Makkot 17: R' Shimon's 5 Kal Vachomers

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 17:04:00 +0000

Status of produce from which a poor person's tithe מעשר עני wasn't removed (16b-17a) [00:00-16:39]; 2) consumption measurements that obligate for tevel: a minimal amount or a kezayit? (17a) [16:40-23:59]; 3) Rabbi Shimon's five kal vachomers and their counterarguments (17a-17b) [24:00-end].
[Flow chart found here][1]
[1]: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q-seexYAWSCHx2J4cllSB-NBWp9iMNYx/view?usp=sharing

Makkot 16: R' Yochanan's lashes upon mitzvah nullification

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 11:00:00 +0000

Understanding Rabbi Yochanan's approach that one only incurs lashes, in the case of a transgression with a corrective לאו הניתק לעשה, when one nullifies the mitzvah בטיל ולא בטיל.

15b: A transgression with a provided corrective לאו הניתק לעשה: does one receive lashes immediately or only upon the removal of the corrective? 2) 15b-16a: On the source of the debate: degree of efficacy of a doubtful warning התראת ספק;
16a-16b: Practical cases where one nullifies a corrective mitzvah; 4) 16b: List of forbidden creatures and crawling insects and their accompanying transgressions.
Class Notes here

Makkot 15: Lashes for a transgression preceded by a mitzvah

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 11:00:00 +0000

Five attempts to explain Rabbi Yochanan's statement that lashes are administered in a case where a positive commandment עשה precedes a negative one לא תעשה.
Source sheet here

Makkot 14: Is karet accompanied by lashes?

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 15:30:00 +0000

13b: R' Akiva--lashes accompany karet; 14a: R' Yitzchak--lashes do not accompany karet; 14b: How do we know it's forbidden for an impure person to eat sacred food?
Charts used in class can be found here.

Makkot 12: The unintentional murderer outside the city

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 11:00:00 +0000

If the Kohen was invalidated after the sentence was issued: is the Kohen considered to have died (=murderer freed) or never have actually ruled as a Kohen (=murderer can never leave)?; is the blood avenger obligated or only permitted to kill outside of the City of Refuge (COR)?; laws of a tree whose trunk is on one side of the COR while its branches are on the other.

Makkot 11: Sentence termination via death of High Priest

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 11:00:00 +0000

Makkot 10b: What the intentional killer's escort say to the blood avenger; the need for zekeinim in cities of refuge and other towns.
Makkot 11: Four types of Kohanim whose death liberates the unintentional murderer; the power of words--in prayer and in curse; impact of the death of the High Priest at different intervals of the judicial process.

Makkot 10: What are Cities of Refuge?

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 15:47:00 +0000

Details on Cities of Refuge: location, amount, size, conditions; the value of learning with and teaching the multitudes; establishing our fate via free choice: one's wayward behavior warrants due punishment, God allows humans to go down the path they choose; fate of a blood avenger who kills the murderer while in the city of refuge.
See here for Cities of Refuge Diagram

Makkot 9: Presuming a sin is permitted

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 13:35:00 +0000

Lashes administered for an injury which did not incur a monetary compensation; presuming a sin is permitted האומר מותר; the level of intention of a blind person and an enemy שונא.
Charts from class can be found here

Makkot 8: Cases of unintentional murder

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 19:36:00 +0000

Cases of unintentional death: blade disconnects from an ax while chopping ; a rock is thrown/thrust into the public domain and kills; parent kills child while disciplining them.

Makkot 7: Defining Unintentional Murder

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 11:00:00 +0000

Retrial in another location; the infrequent administering of the death penalty; examples of unintentional murder based on Shemot 21: 13, Bamidbar 35-22-29, Devarim 19:4-7; a downwards act, and not upwards, is deemed unintentional and liable for exile.

Link to source sheet from class.

Makkot 5: Conspiring Witnesses (cont.)

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 11:00:00 +0000

Sharing lashes and monetary payments among conspiring witnesses (=CW); assessing the CW's testimony based on majority; dependency of CW's culpability on the delivery of their testimony prior to the victim's sentence; CW as a subset of a larger conspiratorial group; establishing a hazaka to bring CW; we don't punish based on a kal va'chomer.

Makkot 4: Conspiring Witnesses (cont.)

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Thu, 9 Nov 2017 11:00:00 +0000

Defining mikvah water: substance vs. appearance; immersion in patches of drawn water within a larger kosher body of water; conspiring witnesses: also liable for false testimony?; prohibitions without lashes: one with a appended corrective, one performed without a substantial act; laws learned from motzi shem ra: one can be liable on one act for both lashes and payment, lashes are administered for a verbal act.

Chart for the end of Makkot 4b

Makkot 3: Conspiring Witnesses (cont.)

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Wed, 8 Nov 2017 11:00:00 +0000

When can one conspiring witness (=CW) pay and not the other; calculating CW's payments for a ketuba and for the disputed amount of time for a monetary loan; an oath against something stated in the Torah; time frame for repaying a loan if unstated.

Makkot 2: Intro. to Conspiring Witnesses

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Tue, 7 Nov 2017 21:32:00 +0000

Conspiring witnesses are usually punished as they plotted to do to others. These are exceptions to the general rule.

Sanhedrin 113: Liminal Wayward City Cases

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Mon, 6 Nov 2017 11:00:00 +0000

112b: Human or Divine Property?: Kodshei Mizbeach; tainted first born animal; Kohen's Terumah; second tithes outside of Jerusalem. 113: Eliyahu and the Rain Key.

Sanhedrin 112: Qualifying the Wayward City

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Sun, 5 Nov 2017 11:00:00 +0000

- Can two tribes inherit one city? - Topics connected to wayward city. Definition: one that was led astray or actively pursued idols?; punishment for individuals prior to the majority threshold; culpability of residents יושבי העיר; status of hair/partially owned animal.

Sanhedrin 110: Korach: What makes a true leader?

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Fri, 3 Nov 2017 10:00:00 +0000

Tale of two wives (On Ben Pelet vs. Korach); Respect for rabbis; Korach's punishment; Desert Generation's portion in the World to Come; Will the Ten Tribes return?; On Rabbi Akiva's positive attitude.

Sanhedrin 109: Sodom's Elitist Corruption

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Thu, 2 Nov 2017 10:00:00 +0000

Nachum Ish Gamzu's bitachon and miracles; Tower of Babel: what was the sin?; delineation of Sodom's corrupt behavior; on Korach's assembly.

Sanhedrin 108: Flood, Noach & Entitlement

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Wed, 1 Nov 2017 14:17:00 +0000

New Mishna on generations without a portion in the World to Come; the sin of the generation of the flood; Noach calls to Teshuva; Ark details.

Sanhedrin 107: David's and Gehazi's Sin

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 10:00:00 +0000

David asks for a trial; perspectives on David's sin with Batsheva; Gehazi leads others to sin; Elisha pushes Gehazi away with two hands.

Sanhedrin 106: Bilaam & Doeg: Staying Rooted

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 10:00:00 +0000

Bilaam's blessings; Bilaam's plan to lure Israel via daughters of Moab; Bilaam's location and age; Doeg strays off the right path; Doeg's high level of Torah learning.

Sanhedrin 105: On Bilaam and his Sorcery

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 18:05:00 +0000

Three responses to a call to Teshuva; portion of non-Jews in the World to Come; unexpected alliance between Midian and Moav; Bilaam's body; God's anger; Bilaam's original intent.

Sanhedrin 103: Menashe's Evil Deeds

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 13:45:00 +0000

Did Menashe do Teshuva?; hid he get into Olam Haba?; his total and complete evil deeds.

Sanhedrin 102: Yoravam, Menashe & Achav's Portion

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 10:00:00 +0000

Yoravam's cunning ways and original high stature; After effects of the Golden Calf; Menashe teaches halacha in a dream; Achav's support of Torah.

Sanhedrin 101: Mindfulness

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 12:41:00 +0000

Correct intentions while learning Torah; whispering on a wound and inquiring of spirits; R' Akiva's message for R' Eliezer; background on King Yerovam and his father, Nevat.

Sanhedrin 100: Respect for Talmidei Chachamim

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 10:00:00 +0000

Defining an Apikorus; great reward for Torah learning; the bad and the good of Ben Sira.

Sanhedrin 99: Messianic Days & Torah

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 11:00:00 +0000

The duration of the Days of Mashiach; Baalei T'shuvah vs. Tzadikim; the next world: supernatural?; contemptuous actions; toiling in Torah; the deep value of Torah learning .

Sanhedrin 98: Signs of Messianic Times

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 10:00:00 +0000

Portents of the Mashiach's arrival; on witnessing the Days of Mashiach; Mashiach's names; our part in hastening his arrival.

Sanhedrin 96: From Sancheriv to Nebuchadnezzer

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 10:00:00 +0000

Hashem "shaves" Sancheriv; Sancheriv's son's kill him; Nebuchadnezzar's merits; Zechariah's blood.

Sanhedrin 95: God vs. Sancheriv

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 10:09:00 +0000

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Sanhedrin 94: Hezekiah & Sancheriv

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 14:47:00 +0000

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Sanhedrin 93: The Furnace (Daniel 3)

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 14:44:00 +0000

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Sanhedrin 92: Revival of the Dead - Pt. 2

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 14:41:00 +0000

Sanhedrin 91: Revival of the Dead - Pt. 1

jfeldman@btfiloh.org (Rabbi Eli Yoggev) — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 13:00:00 +0000