Using a metaphor to envision the Gemara's multiple tracks of operations

Understanding the mechanics of ritzui tzitz and how an important aspect of it is revealed in our incidental suya

An incidental foray into the world of Korban Pesach yields a new discovery not found anywhere in Pesachim

Ziknei Darom is the tip of an iceberg that needs to be mined and analyzed in order to understand their innovation.

Understanding why the Chafetz Chaim saw the need to switch the order of the statements of Reish Lakish

The differing pedagogical approaches of the Mishnah, Tosefta, and Rambam in laying the groundwork for the halachos of special regel korbanos. Also especially relevant to Chagigah 6b.

The Gemara uses creative thinking to reconstruct the reasoning of Rebbi and R' Elazar b. R. Shimon; Rashi uses creative thinking to reconstruct the reasoning of the Gemara.

The Gemara uses an additional Braisa to interact with the original Tosefta in Menachos, then digresses on a somewhat tangential issue

A careful reading shows that the Gemara moves methodically and in sequence through the section of Tosefta under analysis.

A classic example of how the Mesadrei HaShas used the materials at their disposal to re-engineer the contours of halachic discussion.