The Daf Yomi thought is dedicated by the family of Dr. Solomon Burack, ob"m in observance…
Eiruvin 31a: Home Sweet Home
Both an eiruv techumim, which allows one to walk an additional 2,000 cubits (…
Eiruvin 32a: Time to Sin
At times, what seems like a very technical debate on some (even no longer relevant) aspect of…
Eiruvin 26b: Rules Are Made to Be Broken
The Talmud as a whole, and especially the Mishna, is first and foremost a vast corpus of Jewish law…
Kedoshim: Hating Your Neighbour
One of the most powerful ways to express hatred is to refuse to speak to someone, or to just…
Yom Ha'atzmaut: From Yom HaZikaron to Yom Ha'atzmaut
This d'var Torah is dedicated in honour of the participants in Chidon HaTanach, the 50th…
Eiruvin 21b: Rabbi Akiva's Water
It is hard to imagine one more dedicated to Torah than Rabbi Akiva. Despite the fact that he did…
Eiruvin 19: Abraham to the Rescue
"G-d wanted to give merit to the Jewish people; therefore, He increased for them Torah and…
Shemini: Counting to Eight
"And it was on the eighth day" (Vayikra 9:1). While this verse is the beginning of a new…
Eiruvin 19a: Going to Gehenom
"Rav Yirmiya ben Elazar said, there are three entrances to Gehenom: one in the desert, one in…
Eiruvin 17a: Pesach and the Salt of Sedom
"Four obligations were nullified in a [military] camp" (Eiruvin 17a). The Torah goes to…
Eiruvin 13b: Following Beit Shammai
It is well known that the halacha, with rare exceptions, follows the opinion of Beit Hillel…
Eiruvin 13a: Just One Letter
"When I [Rav Meir] came to Rabbi Yishmael, he said to me, 'My son, what is your occupation…
Eiruvin 6b: Choosing Your Rabbi
Traditionally, Jewish law allowed for a good deal of local autonomy in the application of Jewish…
Pesach: Shaping Tomorrow
Adam and Eve, Noach and his anonymous wife, Abraham and Sarah (and Hagar), Yitzchak and Rivka,…
Eiruvin 5a-6b: Building Fences
The halachic system, like most other disciplines, has both a theoretical framework and a practical…
Eiruvin 4a: Measuring Up
It is impossible, at least from a Jewish perspective, to understand the Bible without the tools to…
Eruvin 3: Stirring the Pot
"A pot with two cooks is neither hot nor cold" (Eruvin 3a). This popular folk saying is…