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Gefet- Gemara, Perushim, and Tosafot, an in-depth Iyun gemara shiurThe sugya deals with the challenging topic of Etnan Zonah (the payment to a prostitute). Rashi and Tosafot interpret the sugya against the backdrop of a well-known and important dispute between Rabbi Yochanan and Reish Lakish regarding acquisition (kinyan). From their words, it appears that Rabbi Yochanan and Reish Lakish disagree on how acquisition works according to the Torah, and it is clear to both of them that acquisition by a Jew is different from that of the nations of the world.Why should there be a difference between the modes of acquisition for Jews versus other nations?We will study this dispute together and examine a fascinating proposal on this matter by Rabbi Samson Raphael HirschGefet Ep 187 Avodah zarah 63Gefet with Rabbanit Yael Shimoni and Shalhevet Schwartz is in collaboration with Yeshivat Drisha. Learn more on ⁠⁠hadran.org.il

Gefet- Gemara, Perushim, and Tosafot, an in-depth Iyun gemara shiurMoshe and Aharon as his priests, and Shmuel as his call—all called by his name” Was Moshe a priest? Rashi, emphatically, explains that Moshe was a “zar” (stranger/outsider). Yet Tosafot open the door to a turbulent debate among Tannaim, Amoraim, and even among Rishonim about Moshe's status.What lies behind Rashi's words?We'll delve deeply into Rashi and Tosafot here, and finish with a surprising insight into the question—why didn't Moshe enter the Land of Israel?Gefet Ep 186Tosfot Avodah Zarah 34Gefet with Rabbanit Yael Shimoni and Shalhevet Schwartz is in collaboration with Yeshivat Drisha. Learn more on ⁠⁠hadran.org.il

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Gefet- Gemara, Perushim, and Tosafot, an in-depth Iyun gemara shiurThe sugya on the final Daf of our Perek says that if a Kuti performs labor on Chol HaMoed for a Jew, the Jew has violated the prohibition of "lifnei iver" Rabbeinu Tam celebrates our gemara, using it to demonstrate that the prohibition of lifnei iver applies to Rabbinic prohibitions -- after all, the prohibition of work on Chol Hamoed is only Rabbinic. But other Baalei HaTosafot disagree with Rabbeinu Tam's read, and our sugya becomes a battleground for the Tosafists! Join us as we delve into this heated dispute.Gefet Ep 110, Avodah Zarah 22Gefet with Rabbanit Yael Shimoni and Shalhevet Schwartz is in collaboration with Yeshivat Drisha. Learn more on ⁠⁠hadran.org.il

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