Daily Daf Differently

Welcome to the Hundred and Eightieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Alyssa Gray looks at Masechet Eruvin Daf 25. Building a partition (mehitzah) 4 handbreadths into a karpef from a mound (tel) for residential purposes will suffice to allow carrying on Shabbat within the karpef, even if it is larger than 2 […]

Welcome to the Hundred and Seventy Ninth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Alyssa Gray looks at Masechet Eruvin Daf 24. The Gemara continues to explore issues involving the karpef, as well as the rehavah (fenced-in yard). A karpef greater in size than two bet se’ahs that was not hukaf l’dirah (enclosed for […]

Welcome to the Hundred and Seventy Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Alyssa Gray looks at Masechet Eruvin Daf 23. Under what circumstances may one carry on Shabbat in a garden or a karpef? What is a karpef? Three Tannaim dispute about this; two holding that even a garden or karpef of […]

Welcome to the Hundred and Seventy Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Alyssa Gray looks at Masechet Eruvin Daf 22. R. Yohanan says that people are not liable in the land of Israel on account of public domain; that is, they are not liable for carrying in the public domain on Shabbat. […]

Welcome to the Hundred and Seventy Sixith episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Alyssa Gray looks at Masechet Eruvin Daf 21. In an interesting aggadic passage, the Bavli compares Torah and rabbinic law, and interestingly seems to consider the observance of the latter as a more serious matter than the former. What is […]

Welcome to the Hundred and Seventy Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Danny Nevins looks at Masechet Eruvin Daf 20. The stand-out line of our final page is, “Camels are different, because their necks are long.” Our preoccupation is still with the water-well barrier, and the limits of its efficacy for […]

Welcome to the Hundred and Seventy Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Danny Nevins looks at Masechet Eruvin Daf 19. We continue to study “aggadot” brought in the name of Rabbi Yirmiah ben Elazar, especially traditions about the nature of “Geihinnam” or hell. Alas, the text returns on Side B to […]

Welcome to the Hundred and Seventy Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Danny Nevins looks at Masechet Eruvin Daf 18. Chapter two of the tractate opens with a Mishnah that describes a special structure devised to allow use of a well on Shabbat. Its corner panels are called “deuomadim,” which is […]

Welcome to the Hundred and Seventy Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Danny Nevins looks at Masechet Eruvin Daf 17. They say that “military ethics” is an oxymoron, and our Mishnah on 17a seems to support the contention. Troops are allowed to violate both ritual and ethical norms when on a […]

Welcome to the Hundred and Seventy First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Danny Nevins looks at Masechet Eruvin Daf 16. Today we follow an argument between Rav Huna and Rav Pappa (which begins at the end of 15b) about the seemingly minor point of whether a barrier that has precisely the […]