Shimon and Levi: The Balance Between גזירת ה׳ and Personal Responsibility - Dec 20, 2018 -

Bava Kamma #54-לא הרי זה כהרי זה:מאי אינו ראוי לבור - Dec 20, 2018 - Tosfos ask on רש״י's understanding that אדם is not ראוי לבור, but it's not exactly clear what they hold themselves. Along with that, we shortly discussed the ענין of מעשיו גרמו לו and how that plays out by אדם.

Bava Kamma #52-לא הרי זה כהרי זה - Dec 18, 2018 - The Mishna on ב ע״א implies that we could've learned some Avos from others. Through what method would we have done this? Why does the Gemara say the לימוד would be חדא מחדא according to רבא? Why does rashi explain שמואל according to רב יהודה? And who's this alternate תנא on ה ע״ב? We dealt with this and the generl שקלא וטריא.

Bava Kamma #53-לא הרי זה כזה ב׳: רש״י וקושיית תוס׳ - Dec 19, 2018 - We looked at the long Rashi on ה ע״ב on the לימוד from בור to the other אבות, and תוס׳'s issues with רש״י.

The Difference Between "Not Knowing" vs. "Forgetting" in Mitzrayim and in Galus - Dec 10, 2018 - In Mikeitz, Pharaoh has two dreams where a larger entity is swallowing by a smaller one without the smaller one changing in appearance. Rashi notes that there is significance to both the swallowing and the lack of changed appearence-One teaches the years of plenty "will not be known" in the years of famine, while the other teaches "it will be forgotten". What's the difference between those two results and how does it relate to us?

The Beis HaLevi on Mikeitz: The Causes and Effects in Life - Dec 6, 2018 - We generally assume that the story of Yosef getting out of jail started because Pharaoh had two dreams that required interpretation. The Beis HaLevi, however, uses a Midrash from the beginning of this week's Parsha to show us the real cause of this amazing storyline.

The Importance of Wanting What's Right - Dec 5, 2018 -

Bava Kamma #51-דין מיטב בעדים זוממין - Dec 6, 2018 -

Bava Kamma #50-גדר של כופר ודינא דגרמי - Dec 5, 2018 - We run through a number of the Tosfosim on ד״ה ע״א, including ״דאי״, ״וקתני״, ״תני״, and "למעוטי". In the process, we side-stepped into the sugyas of the nature of כופר and דינא דגרמי.

Bava Kamma #49-כאשר זמם בממון,מנסך ומדמע - Dec 4, 2018 -