Shallow Dive Daf Yomi

Jewish eschatology: a culmination of Derech Eretz • The redemption is non-linear • Jewish cosmogony: the Foundation Stone is the nexus of cosmic beauty • Relate to God as your redeemer

If Pesach Rishon was forfeited, a second opportunity to bring the Pascal offering on Sheni is given • Is this forfeiture irrevocable, or can Pesach Rishon be salvaged? • How do women relate to Pesach Sheni? • Kareis, spiritual excision, is only applicable to willful violations of certain laws • When is Kareis applicable to Pesach Rishon and Sheni? • One who becomes an adult between the Pesachim and participated in Pesach Rishon is not required to bring on Pesach Sheni • What is the halacha for a minor who has eaten matzah and then becomes an adult during seder night, must he eat more matza?

Understanding the prophecy: "So says the Lord of hosts: In those days ten men of diverse languages of the nations shall grasp the corners of a Jewish man's garment declaring, 'We shall go with you for we have heard that the Lord is with you!'" (Zechariah 8:23)

Understanding borders of sanctity • Where is Hallel sung after the Pascal offering is consumed? • Most rarified visitation: the attic above the Holy of Holies • Protocols for artisans to avoid embezzlement of Hekdesh • Pesach groupings and location restrictions • Etiquette: titling oneself, taking the seat of honor, how to drink, when to disregard the host's directives, tipping

Semicha: classical rabbinic ordination • Modern rabbinic ordination • Rivash 271 • Reb Chaim Soloveitchik on rabbinics

Uniquely, the purpose of pascal offerings is for consumption • When the nations allow the rebuilding of the Temple, with the construction of the alter, sacrificial services may resume • If the majority of Jews are ritually impure, the pascal offerings may still be brought • Is this permission a nullification or a limited exemption from the prohibitions? • How does this issue impact the parameters for violating Shabbos to save a life? • What is the law if the congregation is split evenly? •

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Reb Dovid Soloveitchik

Last and least: The Lazy Crew brings their Pascal offerings as a third group • Why does Rebbi assert: Fortunate is one whose children are males, woe to one whose children are females? • Is sweeping or mopping permitted on Shabbos? • Why was the blood in the Azarah deliberately pooled on Erev Pesach? • What is the significance of carrying home the Pesach, slung over one's back, like an Ishmaelite merchant?

When is the Afternoon Tamid offering brought throughout the year? • When is the earliest time we may pray Mincha, the afternoon prayer? • Avraham, with his astronomical precision and alacrity, prayed Mincha from noon • Why is the Pesach brought after the Tamid?