Rabbi Josh Yuter
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways - Is. 55:8. Jewish stuff + bad jokes. All opinions subject to change.
- To all those celebrating, have a great one
- R. Yehuda HaNasi: For all transgressions Yom Kippur atones regardless if a person repented, except for throwing off the yoke [of Heaven], revealing facets of Torah, and nullifying the covenant of circumcision per Num 15:31 #DafYomi 13a
- Wife: I'm feeling dehydrated Me: I've got a solution
- Moses with a speech impediment: Deuteronomy Moses with a visual impediment: Deuteranomaly
- הדרן עלך מסכת מכות והדרך עלן We will return to you tractate Makkot and you will return to us #DafYomi
- It's been 9 years since one of my favorite Tweets, inspired by today's #DafYomi Makkot 24a
- R. Yosi b. Hanina: Moses issued four decrees and four prophets revoked them. Moses Deut. 33:28 vs. Amos 7:5 Moses Deut. 28:65 vs. Jer. 31:1 Moses Ex. 34:7 vs. Ez. 18:4 Note: Cf Deut. 24:16 Moses Lev. 26:38 vs. Is. 27:13 #DafYomi 24a
- R. Simlai: King David established 613 commandments based on 11 per Psalms 15. Micha established 613 based on 3 per Micha 6:8 Isaiah on 2 per Is. 56:1 R. Nahman b. Yitzhak: on 1 per Hab. 2:4 #DafYomi 24a
- R. Simlai: תורה /Torah in Gematria = 611 corresponding to the 611 commandments related by Moses. Two commandments, Ex. 20:2,3 were stated by God. Thus 611+2=613 #DafYomi 23b-24a
- R. Simlai: There are 613 commandments stated to Moses: 365 negative commandments corresponding to the days of the year, 248 positive corresponding to number of person's limbs. #DafYomi 23b
- Cat owners: What are your best strategies for dealing with an overweight cat? Difficulty: Two cats in the house, one of which needs hypoallergenic cat food.
- Opinion: Reading an app's Terms of Service is like reading food's ingredients. We'd rather be ignorant than have to deal with reality. As the Talmud says, "Better to sin in error than sin intentionally." (Beitza 30a)
- R. Yehoshua b. Levi: Three things decreed on the earthly court which the heavenly court agreed: Reading the scroll of Esther, greeting with the name of God, and bringing 1st tithe to Jerusalem #DafYomi 23b
- Mishna: R. Hanania b. Akashiya: God wanted to bestow merit on the Jewish people and therefore increased Torah and mitzvot per Is. 42:12 Note: Mourner's kaddish. #DafYomi 23b
- Mishna: R. Shimon b. R. Yehuda HaNasi: If a person is rewarded for refraining from eating blood, which his soul loathes, how much more will he and future generations be rewarded for abstaining from theft or forbidden sexual relations #DafYomi 23b
- On Lev. 18:5: One who sits and does not perform a transgression, God rewards as if he fulfilled a commandment #DafYomi 23b
- Mishna: R. Hananiya b. Gamliel: If a person's soul can be taken for one sin, how much more so a soul will be given for fulfilling a commandment #DafYomi 23a
- Mishna: R. Hanania b. Gamliel: Once an offender is flogged, he is as your brother per Deut. 25:3 Note: Which implies until that time, he is not #DafYomi 23a
- R. Sheshet cit. R. Elazar b. Azariya: Whoever speaks or accepts malicious speech, and anyone to testifies falsely, it is fit to throw him to dogs per Ex. 22:30-31 #DafYomi 23a
- R. Sheshet cit. R. Elazar b. Azariya: Whoever treats the festivals with contempt is as if he worshiped idols per Ex. 34:17-18 #DafYomi 23a
- Mishna: One who makes 5 incisions for the dead receives 5 sets of lashes. Note: Lev. 19:28 Bonus: Was an ancient pagan custom. See Coogan/Smith Stories from Ancient Cannan p. 144 #DafYomi 20a
- In the weeks following Passover, Israel sounds three sirens: One for Holocaust Remembrance Day and two for its Memorial Day. These could also be described as צפירת העומר
- Signing off. #ShabbatShalom, everyone!
- Pre-Shabbat debate: If a shepherd's pie is made with lamb and a cottage pie is made with beef, what is the dish called when made with ground turkey? Internet offers many suggestions, nothing official.
- R. Ahai: Whoever delays in relieving himself violates Lev. 20:25 #DafYomi 16b
- A teacher was found to be negligent פשע with children. R. Aha vowed the teacher [would never work as a teacher again] Ravina reinstated him bec there was no one better #DafYomi 16b
- People disagree regarding organ donation in Jewish law. Personally, I think it's a no-brainer.
- Good evening from Jerusalem!
- I never thought I'd long for the halcyon days when Israel's most embarrassing political figure was Oren Hazan. Always remember: No matter how bad things are, they can always get worse.
- A Levite - who already lives in a city of refuge - is exiled to a different city of refuge (should he kill someone inadvertently ) #DafYomi 12b
- R. Yehuda cit. Rav: Conditional ostracism from a Sage must be officially rescinded even if the condition was fulfilled #DafYomi 11a
- R. Yehuda cit. Rav: Even a baseless curse of a sage comes true per David and Ahitophel #DafYomi 11a
- Elder citing Rava: Reason why High Priests are susceptible to the prayers of those exiled is bec they should have prayed for mercy for their generation and they did not do so #DafYomi 11a
- Mishna: Death of the High Priest frees those exiled to City of Refuge. R. Yehuda: Even the wear priest Therefore the High Priests' mothers would supply the cities of refuge with food and clothing so that their inhabitants wouldn't pray that they sons should die #Dafyomi 11a
- Rav: I saw the tefillin in the house of my uncle (R. Hiyya) were tied w/linen, but the halakhah is not like this (they must be tied with sinew) #Dafyomi 11a
- Signing off. #ShabbatShalom and #HagSameach everyone!
- One happy vampire
- On Ecc. 5:9 R. Ashi: Whoever loves to study excessively will receive abundance Ravina: Whoever loves to each #DafYomi 10a
- The Ollie Cat being a floofy marshmallow
- The six cities of refuge and their locations via @korenpublishers @DafYomi 9b
- A gentile is executed for violating the seven Noahide commandments, because he should have learned that it was prohibited but did not #DafYomi 9b
- Y. Makkot 1:2 R. Yosi b. R. Avun cit. Rav: If someone money on condition the Sabbatical year does not nullify the loan, the loan is still nullified #DafYomi
- Mishna: General Rule: Those who kill unintentionally via a downward motion are exiled, those who unintentionally kill otherwise are not exiled #DafYomi 7b
- R. Tarfon and R. Akiva: If we had been members of the Sanhedrin no one would have ever been executed. R. Shimon b. Gamliel: You also would have increased number of murderers in Israel. Note: People love to quote the first opinion pretending the second doesn't exist. #DafYomi 7a
- Mishna: A Sanhedrin that executes once in 7 years is a "destructive Sanhedrin" R. Elazar b. Azarya: Once in 70 years #DafYomi 7a
- Mishna: Mitzvah to create a Sanhedrin applies insides and outside of Israel #DafYomi 7a
- Some people look forward to birkat kohanim at the kotel. Others look forward to this meme. To all those celebrating...
