You can experience Rabbi Ike Hanon in-person every weekday morning at 6:15AM at Congregation Magen David of West Deal.

The class continues through Pesahim 111b into 112a, exploring the Gemara's extensive discussion of harmful spirits and health-related practices. Rabbi Hanon examines Ketev Meriri, the noonday demon that Abaye encountered, and asks the recurring question throughout the shiur: are these warnings spiritual or physical in nature? The class covers three things that cause blindness, three things that bring poverty—including the fascinating story of the man whose meticulous crumb cleanup defeated the demon of poverty—and the angels Nakid (cleanliness/wealth) and Naval (filth/poverty). The discussion also addresses practical halachot still observed today, such as washing hands after haircuts and nail cutting, not storing food under the bed, and the Gemara's incantation against the Shavriri water demon.

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(0:00) Ketev Meriri – The Noonday Demon

(2:50) Abaye's Encounter with Ketev Meriri

(5:00) Three Things That Cause Blindness

(7:00) Three Things That Cause Poverty

(10:00) Crumbs & the Angels of Wealth

(13:30) Plates on Barrels & Drinking Habits

(15:40) Washing Hands After Grooming

(17:30) Food Stored Under the Bed

(19:00) Drinking Water at Night

(21:00) Shavriri Disease & Incantations

(22:30) Did Chazal Use Fear for Health?

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You can experience Rabbi Joseph Dana in-person everyday at 6:50AM at Congregation Magen David of West Deal.

In this Mishna, Rabbi Dana examines the laws of Me'ilah as they apply to the Shtei Halechem — the two loaves brought on Shavuot alongside the Shalmei Tzibbur lambs. The class explains how the bread is subject to Me'ilah from the moment the flour is consecrated, and how it achieves a higher level of holiness once it forms a crust in the oven — analogous to the shechita of an animal Korban. Rabbi Dana highlights the deep connection between the lambs and the loaves: the blood service of the lambs affects the status of the bread, including disqualifications such as Pigul, Notar, and Tamei. Once the Zerikat Hadam is performed, the bread becomes permissible to the Kohanim and Me'ilah no longer applies.

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(0:00) Intro: Shalmei Tzibbur & Shtei Halechem

(0:57) Me'ilah from Consecration of Flour

(1:16) Menachot: Verbal Consecration

(1:34) Crusting in the Oven & Higher Holiness

(2:15) Slaughtering Lambs Linked to the Bread

(2:40) Zerikat Hadam: Pigul, Notar, Tamei

(3:16) Zerika Removes Me'ilah from Shtei Halechem

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You can experience Rabbi Joseph Dana in-person everyday at 6:50AM at Congregation Magen David of West Deal.

In this Mishna, Rabbi Dana explains the laws of Me'ilah as they apply to Kodshei Kodashim — specifically the Hatat, Asham, and Shalmei Tzibbur. The Mishna traces the progression of holiness from the moment of consecration through shechita and zerikat hadam, detailing how each stage introduces new potential disqualifications such as Tul Yom, Mehussar Kippurim, and Lina. Rabbi Dana clarifies that once the blood is thrown on the Mizbeach, the meat becomes permissible to Kohanim and Me'ilah no longer applies to it. However, the Emurin — the fats burned on the Mizbeach — remain the property of Hashem and are subject to Me'ilah until the ashes are fully removed to the Beit Hadeshen.

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(0:00) Intro: Kodshei Kodashim Overview

(0:25) Hatat, Asham & Shalmei Tzibbur

(0:57) Shalmei Tzibbur: The Two Lambs

(1:24) Mishna: Me'ilah from Consecration

(1:44) Shechita & Disqualifications

(2:12) Zerikat Hadam: Pigul, Notar, Tamei

(2:25) Zerika Removes Me'ilah on Meat

(2:45) Emurin Remain Subject to Me'ilah

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In this class on Pesachim 114a, Rabbi Hanon explores the Gemara's extensive discussion of demons (shedim) and their connection to trees, shaded areas, and everyday encounters. The shiur covers the dangers of walking between two women who are Nida, remedies involving pesukim from Tehillim, and the spiritual hazards of sleeping under lone palm trees or in the shade of the moon. Rabbi Hanon walks through the fascinating taxonomy of which trees harbor demons — from caper bushes to sorb trees — and why the Chachamim needed to identify specific demon names in order to write effective amulets (kameot). The class concludes with a vivid story of a watchman possessed by sixty demons and the difference between a rabbi who knew to write an amulet for one versus sixty.

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(0:00) Walking Between Women & Nida

(1:14) Remedies: Holding Hands & Incantations

(2:25) Encountering a Woman from Mikveh

(4:05) Tehillim as Protection from Harm

(4:47) Sleeping in the Shade of a Palm Tree

(6:52) Shade of the Moon: West vs East

(7:27) Demons on Palm Tree Stumps

(9:01) Stepping Over a Cut Palm Tree

(10:04) Why Demons Inhabit Trees

(11:08) Five Types of Dangerous Shade

(12:16) The Rule: Thick Branches & Thorns

(13:10) The Female Demon & the Sorb Tree

(14:30) Demons in Caper Bushes & Rooftops

(15:30) Amulets (Kameot): Why Names Matter

(17:27) Story: The Watchman & 60 Demons

(19:05) The Rabbi Who Wrote for One Demon

(20:04) The Rabbi Who Wrote for Sixty

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You can experience Rabbi Joseph Dana in-person everyday at 6:50AM at Congregation Magen David of West Deal.

Episode overview: Does thinking count as speaking? Do you need to hear yourself when saying Shema? This shiur covers the machloket on audibility in Kriat Shema and other mitzvot, proper enunciation and the ruling of "halacha k'divrei shneihem l'hakel," a powerful kal v'chomer proving Tehiyat HaMetim from the connection between the womb and the grave, and the requirement of complete writing in Tefillin and Mezuzot from "u'chtav tam."

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  (0:00) Intro                                                                                                                    

  (4:28) Hirhur k'dibur                                                     

  (7:20) Hasket u'Shma Yisrael                                            

  (9:42) Proper enunciation                                    

  (12:05) Shalosh heina lo tisba'ena

  (13:36) Tehiyat HaMetim                                             

  (17:34) Writing Tefillin & Mezuzot                          

  (20:20) Sotah scroll  

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