4-5 Minute insights from the daily "daf yomi"
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The reason why the Torah uses extra letters/words to avoid speaking negatively about impure/unkosher animals
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Why the land lottery for Eretz Yisrael utilized an actual lottery procedure and the Urim V'Tumim
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The special nature of the festivals/moadim vs. Shabbat
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The source and mitzvah of a husband uprooting the nedarim/vows of his wife
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The land of Israel is under the eternal sovereignty of the Jewish people. How does it work that people can own land in Israel?
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What happened to the land apportioned to the 10 spies who lost their share in Eretz Yisrael?
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Different approaches to explain how the land of Israel was split up and apportioned- what was the goal of the lottery?
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The parameters and mechanics of asking a holy person to pray on your behalf
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There will always be a concept and remnant of the 12 tribes of Israel!
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How is a chuppah ever halachically effective if there are always relatives present? doesn't their presence invalidate the testimony?
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Are judges allowed to run court sessions at nighttime? What if all the parties agree?
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Why was it prohibited for land belonging to one tribe to be transferred via inheritance to another tribe?
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Who inherits from the mother: the son? the daughter? Both? What if the son is a firstborn?
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Is there a requirement to check the siblings of one's potential marriage partner before getting married to them?
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The criteria for picking a suitable marriage partner beyond the middot and character of the individual
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Are the laws of yerusha/inheritance a mitzvah? How does the vidui of Yom Kippur help us understand this with more clarity?
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How is a field appraisal decided when there are numerous evaluation amounts?
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Is someone allowed to bet their life on the line based on the results of a lottery? How was Yonah allowed to rely on a lottery?
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Rental payment structure when an extra month is added onto the calendar
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Buying one piece of land that ends up having multiple areas due to a road being built down the middle- is the sale void?
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The differences between buying a property with expectations of exact measurements of the land vs. allowing for some margin of imprecision- the spiritual message of this
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The prohibition to move a body from one grave in one location to another location
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The purpose and halachic status of a matzevah- headstone for a grave
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How did Avraham Avinu acquire the land of Israel? How did Hashem strengthen Avraham with this promise?
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A beautiful approach to the various descriptions of the keruvim and how they were positioned at different points in Jewish history. See also Yoma 54
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How many keruvim where there in the Beit Hamikdash?
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Using grape juice for kiddush and havdala
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The requirement of a buyer to prove that a product was faulty from before the time of purchase in order to get a refund
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What is the beracha on spoiled (but drinkable) wine?
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The parameters of selling a volume of produce or products where there is a margin of faulty or bad produce mixed in- what is the minimum a buyer agrees to tolerate?
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When a chattan cancels a shidduch, does he have to pay for the engagement party?
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How defected does a product need to be in order to claim back my money in a purchase?
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Why Avraham was thrown into prison and the incredible evolution of his teachings over time
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The parameters and scenarios where hoarding produce and essentials would be permitted/prohibited
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The severity of falsifying measures and the application to our spiritual development
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Is there ever a case where a elderly person or a scholarly person would be required to get involved in the returning of a lost object?
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What is the status of a child purchasing food on behalf of his parents- is he given the change? is the product sent home with him?
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The parameters acquiring something by lifting it up
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How to legally acquire an item when the item is placed into the buyers vessel while it is located in the property of the seller
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The location of Gan Eden/Gehennom and their impact on the coloring of the sun in the morning/evening
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When a person finds a defect in a product and wants to return it but continues to use the product.Does that cancel his ability to return it?
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Is one allowed to recite the 13 middot rachamim without a minyan?
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May converts to Judaism use the words "avoteinu"/my forefathers when reciting Birkat Hamazon or the Aminah?
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The natural love of a parent for their child, and the true purpose of the mitzvot
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If someone loses/leaves something on the shul premises, does it become the property of the shul? (apologies that last 10 seconds got cut off and finishing words were, "If the owners don't come to pick up their seforim within 30 days, they become the property of the shul)
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To give guidance and advice in life to others, one must have overcome obstacles in their own life. We learn this from Moshe.
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When a seller uses a certain word in a business deal and the buyer believes that the sale includes other items based on that word, Whose side do we follow?
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The mechanics of kinyan meshicha/pulling and how to sell chametz to a gentile before Pesach
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The seven chuppot of every tzaddik in olam haba and why one of them will be made of fire
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The tales of Rabbah Bar Bar Chanah with Rav Kook's commentary Part II
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