Rabbanit Dr. Tamara Spitz reviews key topics of the previous week’s seven pages.
This week we will learn about the priestly garments; how they were made and who wore which clothes. With that we will complete the 7th chapter of Yoma. The 8th chapter discusses the 6 prohibition of Yom Kippur that we are commanded to keep even now that there is no Temple. The Gemara discusses how each one is an affliction of the soul.
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Rabbanit Dr. Tamara Spitz reviews key topics of the previous week’s seven pages.
As we continue learning about the service of Yom Kippur in the Temple, this week we will learn about the goat that was sent out to the wilderness. The Gemara describes the procedure of who takes him out, where did they go and how they got there. We will then learn what happens in the Temple after the goat was taken and hopefully after the nation received atonement.
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Rabbanit Dr. Tamara Spitz reviews key topics of the previous week’s seven pages.
This week we will learn about the blood application on the Golden Alter and the order and direction that it was placed by the High Priest. We will also learn what happens to the leftover blood. The Gemara discusses if these applications are one set or are seen as individual.
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Rabbanit Dr. Tamara Spitz reviews key topics of the previous week’s seven pages.
This week we will learn how the High Priest entered into the Holy of Holies and burned the incense. We will learn the procedure of sprinkling the blood of the bull and the goat in the Holy of Holies and then in the outer sanctuary. The Gemara then discusses different scenarios of mix-ups that can happen in the Temple.
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Rabbanit Dr. Tamara Spitz reviews key topics of the previous week’s seven pages.
This week we will complete the 4th chapter in Masechet Yoma and begin the 5th. We will continue learning the Yom Kippur service in the Temple, including the complicated incense service. We will then ask: what happens if the High Priest dies in the middle of the service, can his replacement pick up where he left off, or must he begin again.
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Rabbanit Dr. Tamara Spitz reviews key topics of the previous week’s seven pages.
This week we are continuing to learn about the Yom Kippur service in the Temple. The High Priest draws lots to determine which goat will be sacrificed to G-d and which will be sent to the wilderness. We will also learn about the importance of the order of each of the services done on Yom Kippur and how some things that were done everyday were altered on Yom Kippur and why.
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Rabbanit Dr. Tamara Spitz reviews key topics of the previous week’s seven pages.
This week we will continue to learn about the service of the High Priest on Yom Kippur. We will learn about the 5 times he immerses in the mikva and the 10 times he washes his hands and feet. We will also see the order of the service done throughout the day and which clothing the priest wore for each service.
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Rabbanit Dr. Tamara Spitz reviews key topics of the previous week’s seven pages.
The Gemara this week is going to define what is considered a service in the Temple and therefore can only be done by a priest, as opposed to any action that can also be done by a non-priest. We will continue learning about lotteries that we done in the Temple to determine who will do which service. After concluding the second chapter of Yoma, we will begin to learn about the early morning rituals of the High Priest on Yom Kippur.
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Rabbanit Dr. Tamara Spitz reviews key topics of the previous week’s seven pages.
This week we will continue to learn how the High Priest prepared for the Temple service of Yom Kippur, what he ate and didn’t eat, what he learned the night before, and how he was kept from sleeping all night. Is the High Priest our emissary or an emissary of G-d? We will finish the first chapter with a list of the miracles that occurred in the Temple. The second chapter begins with describing the first Temple service of the day and how the priest was chosen for this job.
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Rabbanit Dr. Tamara Spitz reviews key topics of the previous week’s seven pages.
This week we will learn about the laws of Mezuza and if the entrances of the Temple needed mezuzot. We will then learn about Jerusalem and in which tribe’s land it was. We will then learn about the High Priest’s understudy and if he also had a substitute wife assigned to him. And finally, we will understand what services the High Priest did during his 7 day sequestration in the Temple before Yom Kippur.
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Rabbanit Dr. Tamara Spitz reviews key topics of the previous week’s seven pages.
Masechet Yoma describes the events leading up to Yom Kippur and the events of Yom Kippur itself, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar and in the Temple service. The Masechet opens with the sequestering of the Kohen Gadol (High Priest) 7 days before Yom Kippur. We will learn why this was done and the biblical source for it. We will learn about the receiving of the Torah and the events that led up to it, including the cloud that covered the mountain. We will then learn about the concept of impurity being permitted or suspended in communal offerings.
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Rabbanit Dr. Tamara Spitz reviews key topics of the previous week’s seven pages.
This week we will finish the 4th and 5th chapters of Shekalim. We will learn what the money that was collected was used for in the Temple and what was done with the leftover money. There were various positions of note in the Temple and we will learn about the greatest of them. We will then learn about the importance of giving charity in the proper way and the secret of the missing ark.
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Rabbanit Dr. Tamara Spitz reviews key topics of the previous week’s seven pages. This week we will learn
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Rabbanit Dr. Tamara Spitz reviews key topics of the previous week’s seven pages.
This week we are going to learn the first 3 chapters in Masechet Shekalim. We will learn when and how the half shekel was collected and who needs to give it. We will see how the money was brought to the Temple each year and what the money was used for. We will learn how careful they were not to arouse any suspicions of impropriety.
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Rabbanit Dr. Tamara Spitz reviews key topics of the previous week’s seven pages. This week we will learn about the rest of the Seder night, including cups 2-4, the importance of asking questions, and the exact order of the story of the Exodus that needs to be told. We will also learn about the importance and origins of the Hallel. After finishing the Masechet together, I will give a brief introduction to Masechet Shekalim
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Rabbanit Dr. Tamara Spitz reviews key topics of the previous week’s seven pages. This week we will learn about the 4 cups of wine that we drink on Seder Night. That will lead us into an interesting discussion about demons and witchcraft. We will also learn Sagely advice given from fathers to son and teachers to students. We will then begin our study of the order of Seder Night, starting with the first cup, Karpas, Maror and Matzah. To join the weekly live lesson visit Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Pesachim.
Rabbanit Dr. Tamara Spitz reviews key topics of the previous week’s seven pages. This week we continue discussing different customs of different areas. We will learn what was created before the world, before Shabbat and after Shabbat. This week we will learn what happens to the leftover meat of the Korban Pesach and about the prohibition of breaking its bones. What happened if the sacrifice was taken outside of Jerusalem and can 2 groups register for the same sacrifice? We will be completing the 7th chapter of Masechet Pesachim this week. To join the weekly live lesson visit Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Pesachim.
Rabbanit Dr. Tamara Spitz reviews key topics of the previous week’s seven pages. This week we are going to learn how different members of the household join in to the Korban Pesach, who can register whom, with or without their knowledge. Can joining the korban pesach group be a prize for winning a race? Can you bring an unexpected guest to dinner? We will be completing the 8th chapter in Masechet Pesachim. The 9th chapter focuses on the laws of Pesach Shaini, Is it a separate holiday or just a second chance?
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Each week join Rabbanit Dr. Tamara Spitz for her Daf Yomi: One Week at a Time course as she reviews the key topics of the previous week’s seven pages, gaining an overview of the entire Talmud while also doing a deeper analysis of one of the core issues in that week’s text. This week we will learn the differences between joining houses with an eruv and joining courtyards in an alleyway and the intricacies of an inner courtyard and its relationship to an outer courtyard. We will also learn about different mechanisms that join or separate adjoining courtyards.
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