Title: Zichru - Brachos
Tags: Perek_2 Zichru Brachos_13 Brachos_14 Brachos_15 Brachos_16 Brachos_17 Siman

Q: Siman –  Daf 13 - יג
A: Bar Mitzvah Boy

Q: Daf 13 - יג - Siman – Bar Mitzvah Boy
A: A bar mitzvah boy is reciting his first Krias Shema from his new siddur embossed Avraham (not Avram) with great kavana and is prolonging Echad for over a minute.

Q: A bar mitzvah boy is reciting his first Krias Shema from his new siddur embossed Avraham (not Avram) with great kavana and is prolonging Echad for over a minute.
A: 1. Not calling Avraham “Avram”
Bar Kappara taught that one who calls Avraham by the name Avram transgresses a עשה מצות whereas Rebbe Eliezer says he transgresses a תעשה לא מצות
2. Kavana for Krias Shema
The various opinions regarding how much of Krias Shema requires kavana: The first passuk of שמע The first three pesukim up to and including לבבך על The first parsha The first two parshios
3. Prolonging the Echad
Anyone who prolongs the pronunciation of the word “Echad” (one) will have his days and years prolonged. R’ Chiya taught it is long enough if one mentally acknowledges Hashem’s malchus (kingship) in heaven, earth and the over the four directions of the skies.

Q: A bar mitzvah boy is reciting his first Krias Shema from his new siddur embossed Avraham (not Avram) with great kavana and is prolonging Echad for over a minute.
A: 1. Not calling Avraham “Avram”
Bar Kappara taught that one who calls Avraham by the name Avram transgresses a עשה מצות whereas Rebbe Eliezer says he transgresses a תעשה לא מצות

Q: A bar mitzvah boy is reciting his first Krias Shema from his new siddur embossed Avraham (not Avram) with great kavana and is prolonging Echad for over a minute.
A: 2. Kavana for Krias Shema
The various opinions regarding how much of Krias Shema requires kavana:
The first passuk of שמע
The first three pesukim up to and including לבבך על
The first parsha
The first two parshios

Q: A bar mitzvah boy is reciting his first Krias Shema from his new siddur embossed Avraham (not Avram) with great kavana and is prolonging Echad for over a minute.
A: 3. Prolonging the Echad
Anyone who prolongs the pronunciation of the word “Echad” (one) will have his days and years prolonged. R’ Chiya taught it is long enough if one mentally acknowledges Hashem’s malchus (kingship) in heaven, earth and the over the four directions of the skies.

Q: Daf 14 - יד - Siman
A: Siman - Hand

Q: Daf 14 - יד - Siman
A: The kehilla davening Hallel was interrupted by an Israeli greeting them and shaking all of their hands, because he had already said his abbreviated Shema, wearing a shirt that read LTD, for learn, teach and do.

Q: The kehilla davening Hallel was interrupted by an Israeli greeting them and shaking all of their hands, because he had already said his abbreviated Shema, wearing a shirt that read LTD, for learn, teach and do.
A: 1. Interruptions during Hallel
On days when even an individual is praying privately must complete the full Hallel, he may interrupt between paragraphs to greet an esteemed person but not in the middle of the paragraphs. On days when he does not complete the full Hallel, he can interrupt to greet even in the middle of a paragraph.
2. The third parsha of Krias Shema in Eretz Yisroel
The minhag In Eretz Yisroel was to abbreviate the third parsha of Shema and only recite: “אמת אלקיכם' ה אני אליהם ואמרת ישראל בני אל דבר” – “Speak to the children of Israel and say to them: I am Hashem your G-d – it is true.” They would then recite a small paragraph mentioning yetzios mitzrayim.
3. R’ Shimon Bar Yochai’s explanation for the order of the parshios in Krias Shema
R’ Shimon bar Yochai offers an explanation for the for the order of the parshios of Shema in addition to R’ Yehoshua ben Korcha’s reason in the Mishna: שמע – includes in the paragraph the mitvos of learning Torah, teaching Torah and doing mitzvos שמוע אם והיה – only includes in the paragraph the mitzvos of to teach and to do mitzvos ויאמר – only includes in the paragraph the mitzva of doing mitzvos

Q: The kehilla davening Hallel was interrupted by an Israeli greeting them and shaking all of their hands, because he had already said his abbreviated Shema, wearing a shirt that read LTD, for learn, teach and do.
A: 1. Interruptions during Hallel
On days when even an individual is praying privately must complete the full Hallel, he may interrupt between paragraphs to greet an esteemed person but not in the middle of the paragraphs. On days when he does not complete the full Hallel, he can interrupt to greet even in the middle of a paragraph.

Q: The kehilla davening Hallel was interrupted by an Israeli greeting them and shaking all of their hands, because he had already said his abbreviated Shema, wearing a shirt that read LTD, for learn, teach and do.
A: 2. The third parsha of Krias Shema in Eretz Yisroel
The minhag In Eretz Yisroel was to abbreviate the third parsha of Shema and only recite: “אמת אלקיכם' ה אני אליהם ואמרת ישראל בני אל דבר” – “Speak to the children of Israel and say to them: I am Hashem your G-d – it is true.”
They would then recite a small paragraph mentioning yetzios mitzrayim.

Q: The kehilla davening Hallel was interrupted by an Israeli greeting them and shaking all of their hands, because he had already said his abbreviated Shema, wearing a shirt that read LTD, for learn, teach and do.
A: 3. R’ Shimon Bar Yochai’s explanation for the order of the parshios in Krias Shema
R’ Shimon bar Yochai offers an explanation for the for the order of the parshios of Shema in addition to R’ Yehoshua ben Korcha’s reason in the Mishna: שמע – includes in the paragraph the mitvos of learning Torah, teaching Torah and doing mitzvos שמוע אם והיה – only includes in the paragraph the mitzvos of to teach and to do mitzvos ויאמר – only includes in the paragraph the mitzva of doing mitzvos

Q: Daf 15 - טו
A: Siman – A Fruit Bowl (Based on connection to Tu B’Shevat)

Q: Daf 15 - Siman – A Fruit Bowl (Based on connection to Tu B’Shevat)
A: A fruit bowl with handles shaped like two big ears is placed under a washing sink and contains the words "לבבך על”"ul levavecha” written on two separate pieces of paper.

Q: A fruit bowl with handles shaped like two big ears is placed under a washing sink and contains the words "לבבך על”"ul levavecha” written on two separate pieces of paper.
A: 1. Washing before tefilla
Washing before tefilla is so important that one should travel back almost a mil and forward as far as a parsah in order to find water.
2. Is one required to hear himself recite Krias Shema?
A significant amount of the daf focuses on the machlokes in the Mishna regarding whether one is required to hear himself recite Krias Shema to fulfill the mitzva.
3. Spacing out words that ten to lur into one another
From the word "ולמדתם” ,"and you should teach them” we learn "תם למודך שיהא”,"that one’s learning should be pure” (articulated faultlessly). Therefore one should pause between words that tend to get attached such as "לבבך על”) ."ul levavecha”)

Q: A fruit bowl with handles shaped like two big ears is placed under a washing sink and contains the words "לבבך על”"ul levavecha” written on two separate pieces of paper.
A: 1. Washing before tefilla
Washing before tefilla is so important that one should travel back almost a mil and forward as far as a parsah in order to find water.

Q: A fruit bowl with handles shaped like two big ears is placed under a washing sink and contains the words "לבבך על”"ul levavecha” written on two separate pieces of paper.
A: 2. Is one required to hear himself recite Krias Shema?
A significant amount of the daf focuses on the machlokes in the Mishna regarding whether one is required to hear himself recite Krias Shema to fulfill the mitzva.

Q: A fruit bowl with handles shaped like two big ears is placed under a washing sink and contains the words "לבבך על”"ul levavecha” written on two separate pieces of paper.
A: 3. Spacing out words that ten to lur into one another
From the word "ולמדתם” ,"and you should teach them” we learn "תם למודך שיהא”,"that one’s learning should be pure” (articulated faultlessly). Therefore one should pause between words that tend to get attached such as "לבבך על”) ."ul levavecha”)

Q: Daf 16 - טז - Siman
A: Toes - טז

Q: Siman - Toes - טז - Daf 16
A: A distracted choson walks into a tree and stubs his toes which causes the worker to fall off the branch and down to the ground just as a funeral for a beloved servant is passing by

Q: A distracted choson walks into a tree and stubs his toes which causes the worker to fall off the branch and down to the ground just as a funeral for a beloved servant is passing by
A: 1. Workers can recite Krias Shema up in a tree
Workers can say Shema while working up in trees since kavana is only required for the first passuk. They must come down for tefilla since it is a request for rachamim (mercy) and requires more kavana.
2. Condolences for servants
Rabban Gamliel accepted condolences (תנחומים מקבל (when his servant Tavi passed away because he was a talmid chochom, even though one generally does not accept condolences for a servant.
3. A choson is exempt from Krias Shema
A choson is exempt from Krias Shema because he is preoccupied with the mitzva (דמצוה טרדא

Q: A distracted choson walks into a tree and stubs his toes which causes the worker to fall off the branch and down to the ground just as a funeral for a beloved servant is passing by
A: 1. Workers can recite Krias Shema up in a tree
Workers can say Shema while working up in trees since kavana is only required for the first passuk. They must come down for tefilla since it is a request for rachamim (mercy) and requires more kavana

Q: A distracted choson walks into a tree and stubs his toes which causes the worker to fall off the branch and down to the ground just as a funeral for a beloved servant is passing by
A: 2. Condolences for servants
Rabban Gamliel accepted condolences (תנחומים מקבל (when his servant Tavi passed away because he was a talmid chochom, even though one generally does not accept condolences for a servant.

Q: A distracted choson walks into a tree and stubs his toes which causes the worker to fall off the branch and down to the ground just as a funeral for a beloved servant is passing by
A: 3. A choson is exempt from Krias Shema
A choson is exempt from Krias Shema because he is preoccupied with the mitzva (דמצוה טרדא .(

Q: Daf 17 - יז
A: Used Car

Q: Daf 17 - יז - Siman – Used Car
A: The great Rabbis are all saying extra tefillos next to the holy pink used car that was used by the mother to bring her children to school, when a haughty chassan drives by in his fancy limousine.

Q: The great Rabbis are all saying extra tefillos next to the holy pink used car that was used by the mother to bring her children to school, when a haughty chassan drives by in his fancy limousine.
A: 1. Tefillos of Tanna’im and Amora’im after Shemoneh Esrei
The individual tefillos that various Tanna’im and Amora’im recited after Shemoneh Esrei. Included in this list are some that were incorporated into our tefillos: The tefillah recited after the Viduy of Yom Kippur –נוצרתי שלא עד אלקי... The tefillah recited after Shemoneh Esrei – ...מרע לשוני נצור אלקי Mentioned at the bottom of 16b are: The tefillah when we bless the new moon – ...ארוכים חיים לנו שתתן The tefillah after Hamaavir sheinah meinai – ...פנים מעזי שתצלינו .
2. Reason women merit Olam Haba
Women merit Olam Haba for bringing their children to school and letting their husbands learn, even though they have to wait for them to return.
3. Concerns about looking haughty
The concern over doing things that might make a person look haughty, such as a chassan reciting Krias Shema on his wedding night.

Q: The great Rabbis are all saying extra tefillos next to the holy pink used car that was used by the mother to bring her children to school, when a haughty chassan drives by in his fancy limousine.
A: 1. Tefillos of Tanna’im and Amora’im after Shemoneh Esrei
The individual tefillos that various Tanna’im and Amora’im recited after Shemoneh Esrei. Included in this list are some that were incorporated into our tefillos: The tefillah recited after the Viduy of Yom Kippur –נוצרתי שלא עד אלקי... The tefillah recited after Shemoneh Esrei – ...מרע לשוני נצור אל

Q: The great Rabbis are all saying extra tefillos next to the holy pink used car that was used by the mother to bring her children to school, when a haughty chassan drives by in his fancy limousine.
A: 2. Reason women merit Olam Haba
Women merit Olam Haba for bringing their children to school and letting their husbands learn, even though they have to wait for them to return.

Q: The great Rabbis are all saying extra tefillos next to the holy pink used car that was used by the mother to bring her children to school, when a haughty chassan drives by in his fancy limousine.
A: 3. Concerns about looking haughty
The concern over doing things that might make a person look haughty, such as a chassan reciting Krias Shema on his wedding night.