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Brachos 57 -More Interpretations of Dreams, 60th of Death, and Hell, Brachos on distraction of Bavel
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 being destined for Olam Haba.
• One who recites Krias Shema in a dream is fit to have the Shechinah dwell upon him, except that his
generation doesn’t merit having it happen.
• One who dreams of laying tefillin should anticipate growing in greatness.
2. Waking up with a passuk
R’ Yochanan says that if one wakes up and a verse “fell into his mouth,” i.e. immediately came to mind,
this is a type of minor prophecy.
3. One sixtieth
Five things are considered a sixtieth of something else:
1. Fire is a sixtieth part of Gehinnom.
2. Honey is a sixtieth part of the manna.
3. Shabbos is a sixtieth part of Olam Haba.
4. Sleep is a sixtieth part of death.
5. A dream is a sixtieth part of prophecy.
Siman – Pinocchio’s nose
Pinochio’s nose began to grow when he claimed he was saying Krias Shema in his dream and then
woke up with a passuk in his mouth, until he was reminded wood burns in fire which is a sixtieth part
of Gehinnom.
Key Words – tefillah in dreams, waking with passuk, one sixtieth
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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 being destined for Olam Haba.
• One who recites Krias Shema in a dream is fit to have the Shechinah dwell upon him, except that his
generation doesn’t merit having it happen.
• One who dreams of laying tefillin should anticipate growing in greatness.
2. Waking up with a passuk
R’ Yochanan says that if one wakes up and a verse “fell into his mouth,” i.e. immediately came to mind,
this is a type of minor prophecy.
3. One sixtieth
Five things are considered a sixtieth of something else:
1. Fire is a sixtieth part of Gehinnom.
2. Honey is a sixtieth part of the manna.
3. Shabbos is a sixtieth part of Olam Haba.
4. Sleep is a sixtieth part of death.
5. A dream is a sixtieth part of prophecy.
Siman – Pinocchio’s nose
Pinochio’s nose began to grow when he claimed he was saying Krias Shema in his dream and then
woke up with a passuk in his mouth, until he was reminded wood burns in fire which is a sixtieth part
of Gehinnom.
Key Words – tefillah in dreams, waking with passuk, one sixtieth