Daf Highlights

1. The melocho of הוצאה From the opening Mishna’s eight cases of passing an object between the ba’al habayis standing in his reshus hayachid (private domain) and the poor person standing in reshus harabim (public domain) we learn: a. One has only transgressed m’doraysa the melocho of hotza’ah (transferring) if he does the act of lifting )עקירה)the object from its state of rest in one domain as well as the act of placing it down (הנחה (in another domain. b. The Rabbis forbid one from doing one of the acts of עקירה or הנחה lest one come to do both elements of the transfer. 2. הכנסה) Bringing in) Rav Ashi teaches that the Mishna’s usage of the term הוצאה) taking out) also refers to הכנסה (bringing in), since the Mishna includes cases of bringing in as examples of הוצאה . The Gemara further clarifies that the Tanna refers to any removal of an object from its place as an act of “taking out.” 3. Domains Rava said the when the Tanna uses the word יציאות) transfers) in the Mishna he is referring to domains. Therefore, the Mishna is understood to mean that there are two domains where one is prohibited to commit four acts of transferring. Siman – House The strange house, where the owner kept passing objects back and forth to a poor person standing outside, featured an exit sign over the entrance and a welcome sign to the Home of Two Domains. Key words – 8 cases, הכנסה ,רשויות

When the Rabbis in Bavel were looking for new leadership in the academy they asked the Rabbis in Eretz Yisroel which type of leader Is preferred, a “Sinai” (סיני (who has a lot of breadth in learning or one who uproots mountains (הרים עוקר (with his sharp analysis? The choice was between Rav Yosef who was a סיני and Rabba who was the הרים עוקר . The Rabbis answered that the סיני takes precedence because his encyclopedic knowledge will enable him to easily discover the solution to most problems. Rav Yosef in the end did not accept the position as the Gemara explains and only became head of the academy twenty-two years later after Rabbah’s death. ילכו מחיל אל חיל .2 R’ Levi bar Chiya said that one who leaves the beis haknesses and immediately enters the beis hamidrash to learn will merit to greet the face of the Shechinah as its says, חיל אל מחיל ילכו" – "בציון אלקים אל יראה Go from multitude to multitude, appear before Hashem in Tziyon. The multitudes are referring to those gathered in shuls and those gathered in batei midrashim. Rav Chiya bar Ashi said in the name of Rav that the passuk is referring to talmidei chochomim have no rest in Olam Hazeh or Olam Habah. The multitudes are referring to the batei midrashim in Olam Habah where talmidei chochomin will continue to climb from one level to the next forever increasing their understanding. 3. Talmidei chochomim bring shalom R’ Elazar said in the name of R’ Chanina: Talmidei chochomim increase the peace in the world as it says, בניך שלום ורב' ה למודי בניך וכל – And all your sons will be disciples of Hashem, and abundant will be the peace of your sons. Do not read it as “your sons” )בניך )but “your builders” )בוניך .)The passuk is teaching that it is the talmidei chochomim that build the world with their Torah which results in peace in the world. Siman – סוד - Secret The Daf Yomi learners secretly reviewed their encyclopedic knowledge of Masechta Berachos as they left the beis haknesses and immediately entered the beis hamidrash to learn, going from one level to the next as they learned from talmidei chochomim who bring peace to the world.

1. Small but fundamental passuk Bar Kapppara asked the following question: What is a small passuk upon which all of the fundamentals of the Torah depend? He answered: ארחתך יישר והוא דעהו דרכך בכל –In all your ways you must know Him, and He will straighten your paths. Rava explained that “In all your ways” includes even one engaged in a transgression. This passuk teaches that there are times when Hashem’s honor demands that one perform a transgression. - (An example of this is when Eliyahu Hanavi brought offerings outside the Beis Hamikdash on Har HaCarmel in the incident with the prophets of Ba’al even though sacrificing outside of the Beis haMikdash is a Torah prohibition). 2. Receiving Torah daily It was taught in a Baraisa that when the Rabbis entered Kerem beYavneh they each opened up their derasha with words in honor of their hosts that housed them )אכסניא בכבוד פותחין .) Rebbe Yehuda further opened up his derasha focusing on honoring those who learn Torah with the following passuk, “לעם נהיית הזה היום ישראל ושמע הסכת – “Pay heed and listen, Yisroel, on this day you became a nation.” How does one make sense of this passuk that implies that that the Torah was given on that day, when in fact it was given Torah forty years earlier? Rebbe Yehuda answers that the passuk is coming to teach you that on each an every day the Torah should be as dear to those that study it as on the day it was given on Har Sinai. 3. Learning with others The Gemara says that the word "הסכת"teaches – בתורה ועסקו כתות כתות עשו –that one must form groups (asu kitos) and engage in Torah learning because the Torah is only acquired through learning with others. This is in accordance with Rebbe Yossi b’Rebbe Chaninah who said: 1. There will be as sword against those who sit alone and learn Torah. 2. They will become foolish and make mistakes in judgment 3. They will also come to sin. Siman – Boys on Segways The Yeshiva Ketana boys sped to the Beis Midrash on their Segways taking every type of straight path, eager to learn Torah as if it was just given that day and making sure to get the most by learning in

1. Not wiping oneself with the right hand A significant part of the Daf focuses on proper and modest behaviors in the bathroom. A number of reasons are given as to why the right hand should be given honor and not be used for the base purpose of wiping oneself: a. The Torah was given with Hashem’s right hand as it says – למו דת אש מימינו –From His right hand, the fire of the Law was given. b. It is generally used for noble act of eating. c. One ties tefillin on his left arm with one’s right hand. d. One shows the cantillation notes of the Torah with his right hand. The hand used for a holy purpose should not be used for a profane one. 2. Dishonoring clothing Whoever dishonors clothing in the end will not benefit from them. – אינו סוף הבגדים את המבזה כל .נהנה מהם This is learned from the incident when Dovid quietly cut off the corner of Shaul’s cloak when Shaul went into a cave to discreetly relieve himself. Dovid did this to demonstrate that he had been able to cause greater harm to Shaul but chose not to. Nevertheless, since he dishonored Shaul’s garment, Dovid was punished in his later years when his own garments did not provide him warmth. 3. Taking shortcuts through a shul Although one is not permitted to use a shul as a shortcut, if one initially entered to daven he may leave through a different exit even though it will end up being a shortcut. Siman – Submarine captain The submarine captain that was famous for doing everything with his right hand with his left one tied behind his back, reprimanded his officers for not keeping their uniforms clean and for taking shortcuts through the ship’s shul. Key Words – right hand, clothing, shortcuts

1. How Chavah was fashioned There is a machlokes between Rav and Shmuel concerning how Chavah was fashioned: - One opinion is that man was created as a double figure, male and female, and that Hashem fashioned Chavah from the female figure. - The pasuk of בראם ונקבה זכר – He created them male and female is initially brought in support of this view. - The other opinion is that she was fashioned from the tail. - The pasuk of האדם מן לקח אשר הצלע את אלקים' ה ויבן – And He built the side that He had taken from man, seems to support this view. If the woman already existed, there would have been no need to build her. 2. The concept of a בינוני Rabbi Yosi Haglili says that the righteous are ruled by their yetzer tov, the evil by their yetzer hara, and average people )בינונים )are ruled by both. When Abaye heard Rava say that he considered himself an average person, he said that by that standard, not a person in the world could be considered righteous. 3. R’ Akiva’s response to Pappus ben Yehudah The Gemara relates the story of R’ Akiva’s imprisonment and subsequent execution, during which— with his dying breath—he proclaimed the אחדof Krias Shema. Before being imprisoned, as he was giving a shiur, R’ Akiva was asked by Pappus ben Yehudah if he feared the wicked regime, which had forbidden the teaching of Torah. R’ Akiva answered with a mashal of a fox trying to persuade fish to save themselves from being pursued in the water by coming up onto the land. The fish replied that if in the environment that supported their life they were afraid, shouldn’t they be even more afraid in an environment that was inimical to their life? Similarly, the Jewish people’s life support is Torah learning, as it says, כי ימיך וארך חייך הוא – For it is your life and the length of your days. Without Torah learning, we would be in even greater danger. Eventually, when Pappus was thrown into prison with R’ Akiva for a false accusation, he said, “Fortunate is R’ Akiva, who was apprehended on words of Torah! Woe to Pappus, who was apprehended on account of meaningless words!” Siman – A saw The magician successfully sawed the man into two, one half male and one half female but was booed as a benoini performer because he couldn’t make the fish jump out of the fishbowl. Key Words – Chavah, בינוני ,Pappus