Shallow Dive Daf Yomi

Do not rebel against legitimate authority; God is the ultimate Authority • Do not pray in a state of confusion, the potency of prayer demands that in times of Divine wrath, one offer focused supplication in beseeching Divine mercy • All Divine commandments are inherently meaningful • Accept Divine rebuke, for His sake; anything less is akin to cursing God

When can the Shofar be blown on Shabbos? • The Lulav is taken seven days of Succos as a unique rabbinic enactment in memorial of Jerusalem • Bringing the Omer offering permits consumption of the new crop, what about after the destruction of the temple?

How can the righteous mediate Divine patience? • Why are the deaths of the righteous and the charitable sustaining of wayfarers comparable to sacrifice? • How can the death of the righteous be the harbinger of suffering? What type of sin requires sacrificial atonement?

A false witness telling tall tales has important messages to share • The procedures of sanctifying the new month changed when rogue forces sought to sabotage the truth • Coral harvesting • Teaching Torah in a spiritual desert is precious

The riddle of Eden according to the Seforno • Wisdom is powerful and transformative • The fear of Heaven is critical to safely harnessing wisdom

When and how are we judged? • How can this knowledge be applied to benefit farmers or commodities traders in their investment strategies? • When can prayers annul a decree?• How do God's commands coincide with His judgements to our benefit? • What activities can recall one's sins before God? • Teshuva is a critical factor in overturning an evil decree. What other factors can be effective? • According to the Arizal, how does judgement affect us here in this world?

God created man to serve Him as perfectly as the ministering angels. In collaboration, man influenced man to pursue error • What underlies King Solomon's observations on the rarity of Righteousness, and what differentiates men and women in this regard?

King Solomon's search: finding a man, a social creature, who stands up against broadly supported societal evils is exceedingly rare; finding a woman, a supportive being, who stands up against her husband's evil is even more rare • Seek guidance from one who can reliably oppose you • Never underestimate the evil inclination; it is a force that can overwhelm the natural order

From where do we derive the imperative to add from the mundane to the sanctified? • What features of the Jubilee year are most critical?

The Mishnaic imperative of dating bills of divorce according to the years of the local reigning government is no longer necessary - why not? • How can the 3 years of Orlah be as short as 2 years and 44 days? • What is the crown worn by an Eved Ivri, Jewish slave, between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur of the Jubilee year?