Daf In-Sight

The 3 things in life that are not dependent on ones merits: lifespan, children, and parnassa

The important service and mitzvah of levaya of the dead body and how this mitzvah is applied in the contemporary setting

Tearing kriya over seeing Jerusalem and the Har Habyit without a Beit Hamikdash in contemporary times

The halacha that one should tear kriya if they are present when the soul leaves the body- this is compared to a Torah scroll that is burning which also requires tearing kriya

The source and laws of tearing ones clothes/kriya as part of the mourning process.

In what cases and circumstances may someone get married while they are in mourning of shiva or shloshim and afterward?

When does the mourning period begin? what if a family member will not be attending the burial?

The halachic principle of gadol habayis - when does shiva begin for the mourners when a body is flown overseas to be buried in Israel?

The importance of comforting mourners/nichum aveilim and whether we do so on Shabbat, Yom Tov and Chol Hamoed

The laws of shiva and shloshim when they come up against Shabbat and Yom Tov