Rabbi Ike Hanon hosts classes Monday through Friday at 6:10 AM at West Deal Shul.

The class covers Pesachim 36a-36b, focusing on whether one can fulfill the mitzva of matzah using produce that has the status of Bikurim or Maaser Sheni. Rabbi Yosei HaGalili and Rabbi Akiva both agree that Bikurim cannot be used for matzah, though they initially derive this from different sources — Rabbi Yosei HaGalili from the pasuk requiring matzah to be edible in all settlements, and Rabbi Akiva from a comparison between matzah and maror. Rabbi Akiva ultimately retracts his own source after running into a logical contradiction, and adopts Rabbi Yosei HaGalili's pasuk for excluding Bikurim. The two Tannaim disagree about Maaser Sheni — Rabbi Yosei HaGalili excludes it based on the requirement of Lechem Oni, while Rabbi Akiva includes it via the principle of Matzot Matzot Riba, supported by Rabbi Eliezer's ruling that Tamei Maaser Sheni can be redeemed and taken outside Jerusalem. The class concludes by noting that Rabbi Yosei HaGalili apparently holds like Rabbi Shimon, who permits eating Bikurim while in a state of aninut, which explains why he needs a separate pasuk to exclude Bikurim rather than relying on the Lechem Oni requirement.

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(0:00) Intro: Bikurim & Matzah

(0:57) R' Yosei Galili's Source

(2:16) R' Akiva's Source

(3:41) R' Akiva's Logical Problem

(4:35) Matzot Matzot Riba

(6:04) R' Akiva Retracts

(8:14) Maaser Sheni vs. Bikurim

(11:01) R' Eliezer: Tamei Maaser Sheni

(14:17) Gemara Confirms R' Akiva Retracted

(15:42) Lechem Oni & R' Yosei Galili

(16:39) R' Shimon on Bikurim & Onen

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