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Rabbi Ike Hanon – Pesahim 36b-37a | Weekday Gemara
Rabbi Ike Hanon hosts classes Monday through Friday at 6:10 AM at West Deal Shul.
This class covers the final lines of Pesachim 36b and the opening of 37a, continuing the discussion of what types of dough and bread qualify as lechem oni for the mitzvah of matzah on Pesach. The sugya explores whether an onen may eat bikurim, tracing the debate among Rabbi Eliezer, Rabbi Akiva, and Rabbi Shimon, and connects this to the concept of simcha required when bringing bikurim between Shavuot and Sukkot. The Gemara then defines lechem oni by ruling out luxurious preparations such as chalut (boiled/scalded bread) and ashisha, while permitting even highly refined white flour as long as no enhancement to the dough itself has been made, drawing a proof from David HaMelech's celebratory feast. The class concludes with the machloket between Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel over patava — thick matzah — and Rav Yosef's rejection of the lechem hapanim as a valid source for determining thickness, noting that the conditions of the Beit HaMikdash cannot be replicated in private homes. Rabbi Hanon observes that while the Gemara clearly allowed much thicker and more elaborate matzah than we use today, contemporary practice has gravitated toward thin cracker-style matzah as the safest and most practical approach.
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(0:00) Intro: Matzah from Bikurim/Maaser
(1:33) Aninus and eating Bikurim
(3:42) Bikurim debate: Rabbanan vs. R' Shimon
(5:15) Bikurim season: Shavuot to Hanukkah
(6:51) Lechem Oni defined: Pat Hadra'ah
(8:08) Matzot Matzot — multiple types allowed
(10:08) Matzot of Shlomo HaMelech
(12:01) Defining Ashisha — luxury bread
(13:20) David HaMelech's party menu
(14:35) Rav Hanan bar Rava on Eshpad
(16:13) Shmuel: Ashisha means wine pitcher
(19:20) Patava — thick matzah debate
(20:29) Lechem HaPanim as thickness proof
(21:05) Rav Yosef rejects Beit HaMikdash proof
(23:30) Conclusion: cracker matzah today
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Visit: westdealshul.org
Sponsorships: [email protected]
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By Magen David of West Deal SynagogueRabbi Ike Hanon hosts classes Monday through Friday at 6:10 AM at West Deal Shul.
This class covers the final lines of Pesachim 36b and the opening of 37a, continuing the discussion of what types of dough and bread qualify as lechem oni for the mitzvah of matzah on Pesach. The sugya explores whether an onen may eat bikurim, tracing the debate among Rabbi Eliezer, Rabbi Akiva, and Rabbi Shimon, and connects this to the concept of simcha required when bringing bikurim between Shavuot and Sukkot. The Gemara then defines lechem oni by ruling out luxurious preparations such as chalut (boiled/scalded bread) and ashisha, while permitting even highly refined white flour as long as no enhancement to the dough itself has been made, drawing a proof from David HaMelech's celebratory feast. The class concludes with the machloket between Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel over patava — thick matzah — and Rav Yosef's rejection of the lechem hapanim as a valid source for determining thickness, noting that the conditions of the Beit HaMikdash cannot be replicated in private homes. Rabbi Hanon observes that while the Gemara clearly allowed much thicker and more elaborate matzah than we use today, contemporary practice has gravitated toward thin cracker-style matzah as the safest and most practical approach.
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(0:00) Intro: Matzah from Bikurim/Maaser
(1:33) Aninus and eating Bikurim
(3:42) Bikurim debate: Rabbanan vs. R' Shimon
(5:15) Bikurim season: Shavuot to Hanukkah
(6:51) Lechem Oni defined: Pat Hadra'ah
(8:08) Matzot Matzot — multiple types allowed
(10:08) Matzot of Shlomo HaMelech
(12:01) Defining Ashisha — luxury bread
(13:20) David HaMelech's party menu
(14:35) Rav Hanan bar Rava on Eshpad
(16:13) Shmuel: Ashisha means wine pitcher
(19:20) Patava — thick matzah debate
(20:29) Lechem HaPanim as thickness proof
(21:05) Rav Yosef rejects Beit HaMikdash proof
(23:30) Conclusion: cracker matzah today
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Visit: westdealshul.org
Sponsorships: [email protected]