Podcasts by Daf Highlights

Shabbos 2 - What is carrying on shabbos and scenarios where 2 is 4 from 2020-03-09T03:26:05

1. The melocho of הוצאה From 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...

Brachos 64 - Don't force the moment, How to enjoy the Devine Presence, Biyun vs bekiyus, Go to Peace from 2020-03-09T03:10:42

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 lear...

Brachos 63 -Eis Laasos Lhashem, when no man, be a man from 2020-03-09T03:02:14

1. Small but fundamental passuk Bar 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 ב...

Brachos 62 - Bathroom etiquette, Spitting and using a shul as a shortcut from 2020-03-09T02:47:32

1. Not wiping oneself with the right hand A 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 giv...

Brachos 61-How Man Looked at Creation,Money or your Life,R' Akiva and his death, Bathroom Direction from 2020-03-05T04:35:54

1. How Chavah was fashioned There 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 Has...

Brachos 60-Brachos on Good and Bad, Brachos in the Morning, Everything God does is for the best from 2020-03-04T04:52:31

דיין האמת והטוב והמטיב .1 The 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 ber...

Brachos 59-What causes earthquakes, Thunder and Lightning, Bracha of Hatov Vhametiv, Rainbow from 2020-03-03T04:43:56

1. The berachah on a rainbow There 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 – Bles...

Brachos 58-Brachos on Kings, strange people and animals, Sleeping with a Donkey, Constellations from 2020-03-02T04:24:36

ברוך חכם הרזים .1 One 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 S...

Brachos 57 -More Interpretations of Dreams, 60th of Death, and Hell, Brachos on distraction of Bavel from 2020-03-02T04:09:14

1. Visions of tefillah in dreams The 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 bei...

Brachos 56 - More Dreams and Interpretations from 2020-03-02T03:58:24

1.People dream about what they were thinking about To 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 Gem...

Brachos 55-Dreams and it's meanings, Groups of 3 from 2020-03-02T03:51:23

Three things that prolong life The 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 lo...

Brachos 54- Brachos on Miracles, Lightning, Hagomel Blessing, Shimur from 2020-02-27T04:46:05

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 ...

Brachos 53- Fire from a Goy, What light qualifies for Havdalah Ner, Going back to Bench, Saying Amen from 2020-02-26T05:18:41

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 ...

Brachos 52- Wet cups and towels, washing before or after kiddush, Fire is polychromatic, Havdalah from 2020-02-25T03:58:24

1. Kiddush hayom or the berachah on wine The 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 d...

Brachos 51- 10 laws of Kos Shel Bracha, Sitting while benching, Isparagus, Machlokes BS and BH from 2020-02-25T03:31:35

1. Forgot to make a berachah If 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...

Brachos 50 - How to see if someone is a scholar, splitting for Zimun, what to do if forgot bracha from 2020-02-23T03:31:54

1. Talmid chacham or ignoramus making berachos The 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 fol...

Brachos 49-Bonei Yerushalim, Not to make Brachos in bundles, Forgot Reitzai or Yalei Veyavo from 2020-02-23T03:18:26

1. Don’t conclude berachah with two subjects The Gemara explains that we don’t conclude a berachah with two subjects because we don’t perform .אין עושין מצות חבילות חבילות – bundles in mitzvos For...

Brachos 48- Zimun with vegetables or cup of wine, Nusach of Benching, King Saul, Minimum of Benchers from 2020-02-21T04:37:04

1. Minimum number of bread-eaters in a zimun There 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. ...

Brachos 47- Amen, Who is an Am Haaretz, Using 9 for Minyan, Using 2 for Zimun, Freeing Slaves from 2020-02-20T06:06:26

1. Replying amein is part of the berachah procedure After reciting hamotzi, the one who made the berachah is not permitted to break the bread until the listeners finish saying amein. (The Gemara h...

Brachos 46-Halachos of Zimun, who goes first and who sits where, who passes who by a Bridge and door from 2020-02-20T04:59:06

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 baa...

Brachos 45- Who can join a Zimun, Making Bracha on forbidden foods, Is Zimun Biblical or Rabbinic from 2020-02-18T03:39:50

1. The source for making a zimun The 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 שמ...

Brachos 44-Healthy foods, Shehakol Borei Nefashos on Water, Sweet Fruits and salty food with Bread, from 2020-02-17T06:40:14

1. The fruits of Genosar The 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 answ...

Brachos 43-Brachos on Good smells, Bracha on Trees, How a Talmid Chacham Should Act, Don't Embarass from 2020-02-17T06:30:18

1. Berachos on fragrances The Gemara discusses the appropriate berachos to recite when smelling various fragrances: .spices overבורא מיני בשמים • .plants overבורא עשבי בשמים • • בשמים עצי בוראove...

Brachos 42- Brachos on Fruit and Wine during the meal, Mayim Achronim,End of Meal, Bracha as a group from 2020-02-16T04:45:35

1. Making a Hamotzi on בכיסנין הבאה פת The 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 establi...

Brachos 41-Shivas Haminim, Preference in Order, Fruit during a Meal from 2020-02-14T05:06:25

דף מא – 41 Daf מין שבעה עדיף או מין חביב עדיף? .1 Rebbe 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 ...

Brachos 40-Bread and Salt, Mushrooms, Health Food Remedies, Shehakol in place of other brachos from 2020-02-13T05:00:35

1. Speaking after saying Hamotzi Although one may not talk in between reciting a bracha and eating,one is permitted to speak between making Hamotzi and eating of the bread if the purpose is to fac...

Brachos 39-Brachos on Larger and whole pieces of bread, Beets, Lechem Mishna, Vegetables vs Chicken from 2020-02-12T04:06:56

1. Precedence in Berachos Regarding the precedence in berachos, one should first make a berachah on food with a more specific berachah (e.g. ha’adamah) before making it on food with a less specifi...

Brachos 38-HAMotzi Lechem, Crushed Fruit,Cooked Vegetables, Olive Pit removed is Kezayis, Date Honey from 2020-02-11T04:21:20

1. Food or drinks with medicinal purpose on Shabbos It is permitted to consume any or food or drink for medicinal purposes on Shabbos, since the act is considered one of eating rather than healing...

Brachos 37-5 Grains, Rice and Millet, Bread that was Broken into pieces, Watery Dough, Benching Date from 2020-02-10T04:33:59

1. The berachah on cooked rice Cooked rice is similar to the five grains, inasmuch as the berachah before eating it is מיני בורא מזונות ,but it is dissimilar regarding the berachah said afterwards...

Brachos 36- Disagreements about Brachos of Caperberries, Hearts of Palm, Flour, Peppercorn, Orlah from 2020-02-09T04:54:02

1. Beracha over wheat flour There is a machlokes concerning the berachah recited over wheat flour )דחיטי קמחא:) - Rav Yehuda says that one recites a ha’adamah, since it is likened to eating wheat ...

Brachos 35- Nusach of Brachos, Why make Brachos, Specialty of Grapes, Go to Work & Torah, Oil from 2020-02-07T19:30:16

1. ראשונה ברכה is based on reason After concluding that there is no Torah source for the concept of a ראשונה ברכה) blessing before eating), the Gemara teaches that the obligation to do so is based...

Brachos 34-Mistakes as a Shliach Tzibur, How to know if Prayer is Accepted, Where to Bow, BT & FFB from 2020-02-07T01:50:04

1. How to approach the three different parts of Shemoneh Esrei R’ Chanina taught how one should comport himself while davening Shemoneh Esrei: - When he recites the first three berachos, he is lik...

Brachos 33-Snakes, Atta Chonentanu placement, Havdalah, Saying Modim Twice, Knowlege is great, Fear from 2020-02-06T03:19:37

1. Havdalah When the Jews first returned to Eretz Yisrael from the Babylonian exile, the Anshei Knesses Hagedolah (Men of the Great Assembly) fixed the berachah of Havdalah within Shemoneh Esrei, ...

Brachos 32-Pesukei D'zimra, Trillions of Stars,Prayer Is better than good deeds,Pray again and again from 2020-02-05T01:15:36

1. Moshe’s defense of Bnei Yisrael for their involvement in the chet ha’egel The Gemara goes through an extensive analysis of Moshe’s defense of Bnei Yisrael before Hashem for their involvement in...

Brachos 31-What We Learn from Chana's Prayer, Laws Regarding how to behave during Prayer, Personal from 2020-02-04T02:15:29

1. Breaking a glass at a chuppah The Gemara recounts several incidents where the Rabbis tempered joyous events with seriousness when they felt their peers were overly cheerful. This is the reason ...

Brachos 30-Mussaf, Davening before Netz, Mentally Prepare for Davening, Snake around Heel, Reverence from 2020-02-03T02:41:07

. Davening towards Yerushalayim One must daven facing towards Yerushalayim, the Beis Hamikdash and the Kodesh Hakadashim. This is derived from the pasuk לתלפיות בנוי צוארך דויד כמגדל –Like the towe...

Brachos 29-Why 7,9,24 Paragraph, Shortened Version of Amida,Forgetting Yalei Veyavo,Tefilas HaDerekh from 2020-02-02T03:35:46

1. The differing number of berachos in the various Amidahs The Gemara explains the differing number of berachos in the various Amidahs recited on special days: - The seven berachos in the Shabbos A...

Brachos 28- Tocho Kebaro, Eating Before Mussaf,Prayer of the Heretics, Why Number 18, What direction from 2020-02-02T03:03:01

1. Hundreds of talmidim enter the beis midrash On the day that R’ Elazar ben Azaryah became the Nasi, the doors to the beis midrash were opened to all the talmidim who had been excluded by R’ Gaml...

Brachos 27-Does "Until" mean Including?Praying Maariv B4 Sunset, Is Maariv Mandatory, Wall of Prayer from 2020-01-31T01:30:46

1. The latest time to daven Minchah Since the Gemara does not render the halachah regarding the latest permissible time to daven Minchah, one may follow the opinion either of the Rabbanan and dave...

Brachos 26- Recompense for Missed Prayers, When is the Latest Prayer Times, Who Invented Prayer from 2020-01-30T03:45:54

1. Excrement in front of a person According to Rav Huna, when the Mishnah said that one must be four amos away from excrement in order to recite Krias Shema, it was referring to when it is behind ...

Brachos 25-Erva,Urine, Excrement, Potties, Flatulence and Bathrooms; How to maintain a safe distance from 2020-01-29T03:51:03

1. Reciting Krias Shema near a foul smelling substance There is a machlokes regarding how far one must be from a foul odor that emanates from a :Shema Krias recite to) ריח רע שיש לו עיקר) substanc...

Brachos 24-What is considered a Woman's Nakedness? Hanging Tefillin, Bodily Sounds during Prayer from 2020-01-28T03:34:20

1. Husband and wife reciting Krias Shema in bed A husband and wife sleeping in the same bed can recite Krias Shema as long as they are turned away from each other and face in opposite directions. ...

Brachos 23- Tefillin in a Privy, Empty Orifices Before Prayer, Using Tefillin Bag, Sleeping Naked from 2020-01-27T01:48:03

1. Going to the bathroom before Shemoneh Esrei One who feels the need to relieve himself and cannot restrain himself for 72 minutes (the time it takes to travel the distance of a parsah), should n...

Brachos 22-Praying/Learning Torah after emitting Semen,Praying near Excrement,Urinating during Praye from 2020-01-26T04:54:29

1. Why a Baal Keri immerses in a mikveh A Braisa teaches that the reason a baal keri is the only type of tumah that requires immersion in a mikveh before one is able to learn Torah is because the ...

Brachos 21- Praying the wrong Amida Prayer, Is prayer Biblical? Mindfulness during Prayer, Bal Keri from 2020-01-24T20:48:23

1. The two Biblically mandated berachos The Gemara identifies the sources for two Biblically mandated berachos. Birkas Hamazon – "וברכת ושבעת ואכלת - "and you shall eat, be satisfied and bless Bir...

Brachos 20-Women and Time Bound Mitzvos, Is Thinking Equivalent to Reciting, Birchas Hamazon, Ezra from 2020-01-23T17:27:51

1. Why miracles occurred for earlier generations Earlier generations merited seeing miracles that later generations—despite their superiority in breadth and mastery of Torah—did not, because the e...

Brachos 19-When does Kavod Habrios Trump Issurim, Meis Mitzva, Don't speak to Satan, Excommunication from 2020-01-23T04:01:14

One who disparages a deceased talmid chacham Anyone who disparages a deceased talmid chacham ultimately falls into Gehinnom. כל המספר אחר מטתן של תלמידי חכמים נופל בגיהנים 2. Do not open mouth to ...

Brachos 18- What do the Dead Know After Death, Honor to the Dead, Lashon Hara about the Dead from 2020-01-21T18:15:26

1. Exemption from mitzvos even when not in front of the deceased The Mishnah on 17b states that someone who is required to bury his dead relative, who is right now in front of him, is exempt from ...

Brachos 17-Pearls of Wisdom from the Rabbis, Women's Reward for Torah, O'nen and Aveilus Rituals from 2020-01-20T21:55:57

1. Tefillos of Tanna’im and Amora’im after Shemoneh Esrei The individual tefillos that various Tanna’im and Amora’im recited after Shemoneh Esrei. Included in this list are some that were incorpor...

Brachos 16-Praying in a Tree, Shortened Prayers, O'nen/Avelus/Ist'inis status, Prayer Addendums from 2020-01-19T17:50:21

1. Workers can recite Krias Shema up in a tree Workers can say Shema while working up in trees since kavana is only required for the first passuk. They must come down for tefilla since it is a req...

Brachos 15-Washing hands/Mental/Inaudible Blessings, Cooling Fire of Gehinom, Enunciation of words from 2020-01-19T00:46:02

1. Washing before tefilla Washing before tefilla is so important that one should travel back almost a mil and forward as far as a parsah in order to find water. 2. Is one required to hear himself ...

Brachos 14- Hallel, Tasting Foods W/O Bracha, Rava and the "Crypt"ic Proof, Saying Good Morning from 2020-01-17T20:16:35

1. Interruptions during Hallel and Megillah In context of the discussion regarding initiating or responding to a greeting during Krias Shema, the Gemara concludes that the same halachos of interru...

Brachos 13 -Brachos Interruptus, Mitzvos Require Intent, Order of Brachos Shema and Language, EchaD from 2020-01-17T04:23:22

Not calling Avraham “Avram” Bar Kappara taught that one who calls Avraham by the name Avram transgresses a עשה מצות whereas Rebbe Eliezer says he transgresses a תעשה לא מצות . 2. Kavana for Krias S...

Brachos 12-Mixups in Brachos verbiage, How to Bow, Exodus @ Night, Why Tzitzis in Shema, Avram? from 2020-01-15T18:44:18

Daf 12  1. Aseres HaDibros before Krias Shema Chazal sought to establish the practice of reading the Aseres HaDibros before reciting Krias Shema in the morning in the provinces as is done i...

Brachos 11- Shema Positioning, Exemption during a Mitzva, Birchas HaTorah, Nusach of Birchas Shema from 2020-01-14T20:00:43

1. Machlokes about how to recite Krias Shema The Gemara’s analysis of the machlokes regarding how Krias Shema must be recited. According to Beis Shammai, Krias Shema at night must be recited lying...

Brachos 10 -5 Soul Characteristics, Sword on Neck,Flies and Semen, Eating b4 Davening/Low place, 🛌 from 2020-01-13T22:51:46

The neshama is similar to Hashem in five ways We learn from the five times that Dovid HaMelech stated ”נפשי ברכי “that the neshamah is comparable to HaKadosh Baruch Hu in five ways. - Just as Has...

Brachos 9 - Eating Korban Pesach, Leaving Egypt, Morning Shema (When), Seeing a Non Jewish King from 2020-01-12T17:57:27

Daf 9 Latest time to eat the Korban Pesach There is a machlokes whether the korban Pesach must be eaten before chatzos or until the morning. The machlokes is based on whether the time of haste, (ח...

Brachos 8 - "Finding" a (Wife,Torah, death, grave, toilet)/Pray in 4A Halacha, Leaving Leining, 2M1T from 2020-01-12T04:24:38

Daf 8. Tefillos that require a timely response Things that a person should daven for that require a timely response: a good wife an easy death a burial a nearby bathroom This is learned from the ...

Brachos 7 - God's Anger (When and Why) , Why suffering happens to a Tzadik, Names Predicts from 2020-01-10T19:18:19

Daf 7 1. Bilaam knows moment Hashem gets angry Bilaam knew the exact moment when HaKadosh Baruch Hu gets angry everyday which lasts a רגע) a moment). Rabbi Yehoshua knew it was when the rooster’s ...

Brachos 6 - How to see Demons, Synagogue is God's presence, Tefillin of God, Charity on a Fast Day from 2020-01-09T20:47:05

Daf 6

1. Makom Kavua One who has a set place for davening is considered a talmid of Avraham Avinu and will receive similar help from Hashem. 

2. Hashem’s Tefillin Hashem wears...

Brachos 5 - Torah/Israel/Olam Haba acquired through suffering; what suffering accomplishes; bedtime routine from 2020-01-08T18:36:22

Daf 5 

1. One who recites המטה על שמע קריאתis likened to one who holds a double edged sword to slay mazikin. 

2. Three good gifts acquired through yisurin. In the midst o...

Brachos 4 - Piety of King David, Ashrei, Geula near Tefila, Bedtime Shema from 2020-01-07T17:07:31

Daf 4

כחצות .1

Moshe said כחצותinstead of giving the exact time, so the Egyptians would not question Hashem’s

precision when carrying out makos bechoros.

סומך גאולה ל...

Brachos 3 - 3 Watches, Falling Ruins, Learning in front of the Dead, King David's Magical Harp from 2020-01-07T03:18:35

Daf 3

1. Three Heavenly Watches

Rabbi Eliezer identifies the end time for Krias Shema as the end of the first mishmar (watch), to teach us

that there are three heavenly watc...

Brachos 2 - It's 2 a.m., can I still say Shema?! from 2020-01-06T03:36:13

Daf 2

1. Krias Shema at Night

The opening Mishna discusses the time to recite Krias Shema at night.

2. Time Kohen Can Eat Terumah

A Kohen who was a tevul yom (he was ...

Brachos 2 - Start of a New Dawn - Time period to say Krias Shema at night and why from 2019-12-05T04:15:05

Mishna- Proper Time for Krias Shema R' Eliezer - End of First Watch/ Sages Until Chatzos/ R' Gamliel - Dawn

Daf Highlights (Trailer) from 2019-12-05T03:42:20