4-5 Minute insights from the daily "daf yomi"
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Was Rav Sheshet wrong to swap/mix up the attributions of teachings by Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Eliezer?
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The importance of knowing the difference between pure and impure, holy and profane and expressing this in action and word.
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is one permitted to fly over the Temple mount in an airplane to take photos?
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Does you make a bracha on a tallit that was put on during the night when the morning arrives?
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Are you allowed to recite tehillim for those who are ill? What could the problem be with doing this?
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expanding the holy space of Jerusalem and the Beit Hamikdash
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The power of the day of Yom Kippur
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does the goat offering have Yom Kippur achieve atonement if one does not do teshuva?
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Using holy items in a shul for non-holy purposes
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Why the prophet refers to 9 Av as a "moed"/festival
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Which is more frequent: Rosh Chodesh or Yom Tov?
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Do the mitzvot we do in our lives have an impact on the souls of those who've passed away?
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What sins create impurity?
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Can people contract tzaraat nowadays?
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Who is a secular Jew?
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what items can be used to redeem a woman's first born son?
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We should be excited about fulfilling all of Hashem's mitzvot!
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The special goat offerings of Yom Kippur and the message of balance in our relationship with Hashem
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Did Rabbi Akiva doubt the fulfillment of the prophecy of Zecharia? 3 takeaways from the Masechet
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How the Prophets reduced the 613 mitzvot to core values
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The prohibition to erase Hashem’s name
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What happened when a Holocaust survivor asked a Rabbi if she could remove the tattooed number on her arm.
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Are men allowed to their white hair to appear younger?
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Two halachot: When do bikkurim actually become bikkurim? Do converts and women read the passage of the bikkurim when they bring their first fruits?
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What is the ideal way/style to read the passage of the bikkurim?
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Why the passage of the bikkurim needs to be read before the first fruits are consumed
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The prohibitions of disgusting food eating habits
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The difference between a "lav hanitak l'aseh" - returning a stolen item which doesn't receive the lashes punishment vs. "aseh kodem l'lav" related to the sending of an impure person out of the holy camp which receives lashes
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The prohibition to enter the area of the Beit Hamikdash while in a state of impurity - when does this prohibition apply?
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Community leaders who sin or become unable to lead, can they be reinstalled?
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Does the law of the go'el hadam/blood redeemer apply nowadays?
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The inctedible power and influence of the prayer of the Kohen Gadol
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Moshe's inspirational message behind his separation/designation of 3 cities in Jordan as cities of refuge
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Will we need/there be cities of refuge in the days of Mashiach?
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Why the unintentional murderer is liable for his actions
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The Torah view of a murderous court
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Using a translator for testimony in court and a translation of the Megillah into a local language
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Why is it important to designate two kosher witnesses go be eidei kiddushin/witnesses to the marriage?
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Why the conspiring witnesses do not need to be forewarned before they testify falsely
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Opening bottles on Shabbat: is it allowed? is there a difference between plastic bottle caps and metal caps?
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What is the actual sin of the eidim zommemim/conspiring witnesses?
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Do we destroy an idolatrous city that has at least one mezuzah inside of it? 3 takeaways from the masechet
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How many days does a person have to live in a city in order to be called a "resident" of that city? for ir nidachat? for paying city tax? for hearing megilla?
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How to testify against the city of idolatry/ir nidachat
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The unique punishments of Korach's followers, what was Korach's punishment?
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What motivated Avraham to lobby Hashem not to destroy Sedom when they were so corrupt and cruel
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How the animals became corrupted in the generation of the flood
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The unusual lineup of 3 parshiyot: yefat to'ar, firstborn son, rebellious son- how are they all linked?
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Was Bilaam a magician or a prophet?
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Can fearing Hashem be motivated by love of Hashem?
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