• June 27, 2026
  • 12 5786, Tammuz
  • פרשת בלק

The Four Who Must Give Thanks — In-Depth

In this session, we are going back to the halacha of Rav Yehuda/Rav in the gemara in Berachot (54b) and we will study in depth the differences between the four categories of people who are required to give thanks. We will see different opinions among rishonim and acharonim as to what those differences are, why Rav changed the order of them from what is written in the Tehilim 107, and what might be the ramifications for halacha of these understandings.

For your convenience–and so that you can look over the material in advance if you want–I have posted the sources here.

***NOTE: As I mentioned at the end of the previous session, this series will continue for three more sessions following the Hanuka break.