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21:32, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Igulim and Yosher (Created page with "'''Igulim and Yosher''' are two general methods in the emanation of the Sefirot: as they were emanated in the world of Tohu they are in the aspect of Igulim (circles) (and at the level of Nefesh), and as they were emanated in the world of Tikun they are in the aspect of Yosher (straightness) (and at the level of Ruach). This means that the Sefirot as they are in the world of Tohu are in a state of smallness (katnut), compared to the world of Tikun where they are in a sta...") Tag: Visual edit
21:30, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Kav and Chut (Created page with "The concept of Kav and Chut represents the beginning of the chain of spiritual descent (Hishtalshelut) through Divine illumination that broke through the Tzimtzum (Divine contraction). The Kav is a drawing down of the Infinite Light (Ohr Ein Sof) from Hashem's essence, from the inner dimension of Atik to Zeir Anpin and Nukva, through the Tzimtzum by means of the Sefirot (Chochma-Bina-Daat, Chesed-Gevurah-Tiferet, and Netzach-Hod-Yesod) as it passes through the worlds: A...") Tag: Visual edit
21:30, 2 March 2025 Tachlis talk contribs moved page Rebbetzin Rivka The Alter Rebbe's Mother to Rebbetzin Rivka (mother of the Alter Rebbe) (Simplify name)
21:28, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Nekudah - Kav - Shetach (Point - Line - Area) (Created page with "'''Nekudah - Kav - Shetach''' (Point - Line - Area) is a metaphor for how light expands in the order of gradual descent from the hidden essence of the influencer to revelation for the receiver. The beginning of revelation is in the form of a point, which although it has no expansion at all, is already an emergence from concealment and everything is contained within it. The line is the connection and drawing forth to the receiver, and the area is when the matter comes to...") Tag: Visual edit
21:25, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Reshimu (Created page with "'''Reshimu''' is also called '''Otiyot HaReshimu''' (letters of the Reshimu). It is the name of the reality created after the first Tzimtzum (contraction), when only a Reshimu - an "impression" and memory remained from what existed before the Tzimtzum. == Its Concept == In this reality which existed after the first Tzimtzum, there are two different aspects, both called Reshimu. ==== The Power of Limitation ==== The first aspect of the Reshimu is the essential power of...") Tag: Visual edit
21:23, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Makom Panui (Empty Space) (Created page with "'''Makom Panui''' is the term for the void created by the Tzimtzum (contraction/concealment), which came into being to allow for the creation of the worlds. == Its Concept == When it arose in the will of the Holy One, blessed be He, to create the worlds, He was compelled, as it were, to contract the Ohr Ein Sof (Infinite Light) in order to form a void and empty space. The essence of the Makom Panui is the aspect of the concealment of revelation of light. The light was...") Tag: Visual edit
21:22, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Tehiru Tatah (Created page with "'''Tehiru Tatah''' (the lower purity), which is Adam Kadmon, is the aspect of the general encompassing light that comes after the first Tzimtzum. '''Tehiru''' is the revelation of essence, and it itself is divided into 2 aspects - Tehiru Ila'ah ('the upper purity') refers to the essence of the Ohr Ein Sof as it exists before the Tzimtzum, and Tehiru Tatah ('the lower purity') is the Godliness in its pure state before there is any giving of place for another existence, e...") Tag: Visual edit
21:21, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page The First Tzimtzum (Created page with "I'll translate the document from Hebrew to English while keeping the Judaic/Torah/Chabad terms as they are. I'll structure it with headings as requested. = The First Tzimtzum = The first Tzimtzum, also called Tzimtzum in the way of removal, is the primary source for the formation of worlds, where Hashem, as it were, contracted the Infinite Light (Ohr Ein Sof) and left an empty space in which the worlds could come into being. It is explained that if the world had been cr...") Tag: Visual edit
20:44, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Uktzin (Created page with "'''Masechet Uktzin''' is the last tractate in the Order of Taharot and in the Six Orders of Mishnah. This tractate deals with defining food that is fit and unfit to become ritually impure, such as the stems of fruits, and hence its name 'Uktzin' (stems). Among the topics covered: laws concerning parts that are secondary to food and serve as a protective peel or as a handle; things that are customarily eaten only in the city and not in the village, and more. Masechet Uktz...") Tag: Visual edit
20:43, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Yadayim (Created page with "'''Masechet Yadayim''' (or '''Yadayim''') is the eleventh tractate in the Order of Taharot and has only Mishnah commentary. The tractate deals with the laws of impurity and washing of hands. == Chapters of the Tractate == # '''Mei Reviit''' - This chapter deals with the laws of washing hands: the measure of water required, the vessels with which one may wash, the type of water with which one may wash, and the qualifications of the person washing. # '''Natal L'Yado'''...") Tag: Visual edit
20:42, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Tevul Yom (Created page with "Mesechet Tevul Yom is the tenth mesechet in Seder Taharot and only has Mishnah and Tosefta. The Mishnah contains 26 mishnayot. This mesechet deals with the laws of impurity of a person who has immersed in a mikveh but for whom the sun has not yet set. == Chapters of the Mesechet == # '''HaMachnis''' - Matters of connection and the impurity of "Tevul Yom" with foods. # '''Mashkeh''' - Laws of "Tevul Yom" impurity with liquids. # '''Kol Yadot''' - Laws of "Tevul Yom" im...") Tag: Visual edit
20:41, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Zavim (Created page with "'''Masechet Zavim''' is the ninth tractate in the Order of Taharot and has only Mishnah and Tosefta. The tractate discusses and details the laws of tumah (ritual impurity) of a zav and zavah (male and female with certain bodily discharges). == Chapters of the Tractate == # '''HaRoeh''' - The duration of the "discharge" that defines a person as a zav. # '''HaKol Metamim''' - The types of people who can be considered zavim if they experience a discharge. The ways in whi...") Tag: Visual edit
20:40, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Machshirin (Created page with "'''Tractate Machshirin''' from the Order of Taharot, containing six chapters, is a tractate that deals with the preparation to receive impurity when one of the seven liquids falls on something. These liquids are: dew, water, wine, oil, blood, milk, and bee honey. The foundation of this tractate is the verse "v'chi yutan" ("when it is given"), from which we learn that even if the seven liquids came without a person's intent, they still prepare items to receive impurity,...") Tag: Visual edit
20:39, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Niddah (Created page with "'''Tractate Niddah''' is the seventh tractate in the Order of Taharot and the only one in this Order that has Gemara. The tractate deals with the impurity of niddah and zavah and the order of their purification. Niddah is a woman who has seen blood that originates from the womb. The tractate has ten chapters and seventy-two pages. == The Rebbe's Explanations == '''Shatnez''' is a Torah prohibition. There are two types of shatnez: kilayim of the vineyard, which is the pr...") Tag: Visual edit
20:38, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Mikvaot (Created page with "'''Tractate Mikvaot''' contains 11 chapters, indicating the concept of elevation and refinement that comes after the completeness of ten, which is why the incense also includes 11 spices. The tractate deals with the parameters of the mikvah and the spring and their derivatives (seas and rivers, wells, and more), the laws of immersion in a mikvah, and disqualifications of a mikvah (for example, drawn water). == Chidushei HaTzemach Tzedek == The Tzemach Tzedek's novellae...") Tag: Visual edit
20:35, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Taharot (Created page with "Masechet Taharot in the Order of Taharot contains ten chapters that deal with the laws of tumah and taharah (ritual impurity and purity) of foods and vessels, and the causes of taharah and tumah. The name of the tractate is Taharot, besides being in the Order of Taharot. During the mourning period for Rebbetzin Rivkah, her son the Rebbe Rashab instructed that a lesson in Masechet Taharot be studied in the yeshiva, with one person learning and the others listening. == E...") Tag: Visual edit
20:34, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Parah (Created page with "Masechet Parah is the fourth tractate in Seder Taharot (Order of Purities). This tractate has no Gemara and only contains Mishnah and Tosefta. The tractate deals with the laws of preparing the ashes of the red heifer, the methods of its purification, and details about the times of each red heifer that existed until the days of Moshiach. == Chapters of the Tractate == # '''Rabbi Eliezer - A Day-Old Calf''' # '''Rabbi Eliezer - A Pregnant Sin-Offering Cow''' # '''Seven...") Tag: Visual edit
20:33, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Negaim (Created page with "In Tractate Negaim there are 14 chapters. The tractate deals with the laws of tzaraas afflictions, from the Torah portions of Tazria and Metzora. == Doubt Whether the Baheres Preceded the White Hair == In the tractate it is brought: If the baheres (white spot) preceded the white hair, it is tamei (impure). If the white hair preceded the baheres, it is tahor (pure). And if there is doubt, it is tamei; Rabbi Yehoshua considers it keha (rules it pure). In the Gemara it is...") Tag: Visual edit
20:32, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Ohalot (Created page with "Masechet Ohalot is the second tractate in Seder Taharot, which is the sixth and final order of the Mishnah. There is no Gemara on it. It is also called Ohilot and contains eighteen chapters which primarily discuss the laws of impurity of the dead in general and the laws of impurity of the tent of the dead in particular. This tractate is considered one of the most important in the Shas according to King David's words in the Midrash, who requested that reading Tehillim sh...") Tag: Visual edit
20:31, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Keilim (Created page with "In '''Masechet Keilim''' from the Order of Taharot, there are 29 chapters. The masechet deals with the laws of tumah (ritual impurity) and taharah (ritual purity) of people and vessels. Among other things, the masechet discusses the status of hand towels. According to Beit Shammai, whether they are decorated or not, they are tamei (ritually impure). However, according to Beit Hillel, only undecorated towels are tamei, while decorated towels are not tamei. == The Rebbe...") Tag: Visual edit
20:30, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Kinim (Created page with "'''Tractate Kinim''' has three chapters and three and a half pages. Tractate Kinim is the eleventh and final tractate in Seder Kodashim, the fifth order of the Mishnah. It contains three chapters that deal with kinim - pairs of birds designated for offerings - that became mixed with each other. This tractate has no Talmud Bavli (or Talmud Yerushalmi), but it is printed in most editions of the Babylonian Talmud together with the tractates Meilah, Tamid, and Middot (pages...") Tag: Visual edit
20:29, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Midot (Created page with "'''Masechet Midot''' deals with the structure of the Beit Hamikdash (Holy Temple), and includes descriptions of: Har Habayit (Temple Mount), the Azarah (Courtyard), the Heichal (Sanctuary) and everything contained within them. The Rebbe instructed to study Masechet Midot during Bein Hametzarim (the Three Weeks), which deals with the laws of the Beit Hamikdash, something that increases the yearning for the complete Geulah. == The Rebbe's Explanations == * '''Learning M...") Tag: Visual edit
20:28, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Tamid (Created page with "Tractate Tamid deals with the order of the daily offering (korban tamid) in the Holy Temple, and with other frequent services in the Temple. This tractate is the shortest among all tractates that have Gemara - only eight and a half pages. For this reason, among others, the Rebbe mentioned this tractate specifically as suitable for fulfilling the custom of making siyumim (completions of tractates) during the Nine Days. == The Rebbe's Explanations == * '''27a.''' Abaye s...") Tag: Visual edit
20:27, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Meilah (Created page with "'''Masechet Meilah''' is the eighth tractate in Seder Kodashim, the fifth order of the Mishnah. It contains six chapters which deal with the detailed laws of meilah (meaning benefiting from consecrated property). The sixth chapter discusses the laws of agency in meilah (a person who sends another person to perform an act of deriving benefit from consecrated property) and the unique aspects of agency in this area compared to other laws of agency in halacha, in that it dev...") Tag: Visual edit
20:26, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Kreitot (Created page with "Masechet Kreitot contains 6 chapters and 27 pages. The tractate deals with the laws of all 36 transgressions punishable by karet (spiritual excision). == The Rebbe's Explanations == In the tractate, a dispute is brought regarding Yom Kippur: whether Yom Kippur atones regardless if one did teshuva (repentance) or not, or whether it doesn't atone without teshuva. A similar dispute exists regarding the fast day of a chatan (groom) and kallah (bride) on their wedding day....") Tag: Visual edit
20:25, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Temurah (Created page with "Tractate Temurah contains 7 chapters and 32.5 pages. According to the Torah's commandment, when a person consecrates an animal to be offered on the altar, it is forbidden for him to exchange the sanctity of that animal for another animal. If he does make such an exchange, he receives lashes, and both animals must be offered on the altar. This tractate deals with the various laws related to these regulations. == The Rebbe's Explanations == In the tractate it states:<blo...") Tag: Visual edit
20:23, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Arachin (Created page with "Masechet Arachin is the fifth tractate in Seder Kodashim of the Mishnah. This tractate deals with the laws of vows and consecrations for the maintenance of the Temple. Laws of vows are also discussed in other tractates in Seder Kodashim, but Masechet Arachin focuses on two special types of consecration vows - a vow to donate to the Temple treasury the equivalent value of a person, and the consecration of "Sdeh Achuzah" (ancestral fields in the Land of Israel that came to...") Tag: Visual edit
20:22, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Bekhorot (Created page with "'''Masechet Bekhorot''' is the fourth tractate in Seder Kodashim, the fifth order in the Mishnah and Babylonian Talmud. It contains nine chapters dealing with the detailed laws of firstborns - the laws of peter chamor (meaning a male donkey born first to its mother), firstborn of kosher animals, laws of blemishes that disqualify sacrifices and priests, and laws of animal tithing. In the Babylonian Talmud in this tractate on page 8, there is a famous Aggadah passage known...") Tag: Visual edit
20:20, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Chulin (Created page with "'''Masechet Chulin''' includes twelve chapters and 141 pages. It is called this because it is the only masechet in Seder Kodashim that does not deal with the laws of holy things, but rather with the laws of ordinary meat (chulin). This masechet deals with the laws of slaughtering animals, birds, and domesticated animals for ordinary use, as well as the laws of removing forbidden veins (nikur), salting meat, the sciatic nerve (gid hanashe), and all laws of kosher meat....") Tag: Visual edit
20:18, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Menachot (Created page with "'''Tractate Menachot''' is the second tractate in Seder Kodashim, the fifth order of the Mishnah. Besides the Mishnah and Tosefta, there is a Babylonian Talmud on this tractate, but no Jerusalem Talmud. It contains thirteen chapters which mainly deal with the laws of sacrifices that come from plants and are called Menachot (meal offerings), as opposed to Tractate Zevachim which deals with sacrifices that come from animals. The fourth chapter of this tractate deals incide...") Tag: Visual edit
20:17, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Zevachim (Created page with "'''Masechet Zevachim''' has 14 chapters and 119 pages. The tractate deals with the laws of offering sacrifices. In every mitzvah there is a thought component, a speech component, and an action component. The thought component of the mitzvah of bringing sacrifices is prayer, the speech component is studying Masechet Zevachim, and the action component is in offering the sacrifices. == The Rebbe's Explanations == Immediately after slaughtering the animal, its blood must b...") Tag: Visual edit
20:16, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Horayot (Created page with "'''Tractate Horayot''' has 3 chapters and 14 pages. This tractate deals with the laws concerning a court that erred in its ruling, and the sacrifice that must be brought by those who sinned based on their ruling. The tractate also explains the laws of sacrifices brought by a ruler, High Priest, and a common person. In this tractate, there is a major dispute among the Tannaim whether each tribe in Israel is considered a congregation unto itself, or whether only all of I...") Tag: Visual edit
20:14, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Avot (Created page with "Mesechet Avot is a tractate in the Order of Nezikin that includes "milei d'chasiduta" - words of ethics. It is customary to read Pirkei Avot during the summer Shabbats near Mincha prayer. According to Chabad custom (and Ashkenazi communities), the tractate is read on Shabbats from Pesach until Rosh Hashanah. In total, all six chapters of the tractate are recited in four cycles during these weeks. After each chapter, we say the statement of Tanna Rabbi Chananya ben Akash...") Tag: Visual edit
20:10, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Avodah Zarah (Created page with "'''Masechet Avodah Zarah''' (also known as: Avodat Gilulim, Akum) is the eighth tractate in Seder Nezikin, which is the fourth Order in the Mishnah. This masechet contains five chapters that deal with the prohibition of coming close to gentiles who engage in idol worship (actively). Its parameters, obligations of distancing, and eradicating it from the world. Additionally, the masechet deals with the fundamentals of prohibition and permissibility, therefore it is called...") Tag: Visual edit
20:08, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Eduyot (Created page with "In '''Masechet Eduyot''' there are eight chapters of Mishnayot, but there is no Gemara on it. The Masechet is referred to in the Babylonian Talmud as "Masechet Bechirata," according to the Rebbe's explanation, this means it is the chosen or select Masechet. The Masechet concentrates all the testimonies that were heard from the Sages regarding rulings that were decided in the generation before them. Additionally, the Masechet contains a collection of the leniencies of B...") Tag: Visual edit
20:06, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Shevuot (Created page with "Masechet Shevuot contains 8 chapters and 48 pages. The masechet deals with the laws of '''shevuah''' (oath), when and how it takes effect, the laws regarding one who violates it, as well as the oath that a person is administered in beit din (court). == Shiur Hishtachavaya (Measure of Prostration) == The halacha is that someone who becomes tamei (ritually impure) in the Mikdash (Temple) is forbidden to remain in the Mikdash for the shiur hishtachavaya (time of prostratio...") Tag: Visual edit
20:05, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Makkot (Created page with "'''Masechet Makkot''' has 3 chapters and 23 pages. The first chapter of the tractate deals with the laws of false witnesses (edim zomemim); the second chapter deals with the laws of unintentional murderers and cities of refuge; the third deals with the laws of lashes (malkot). == Conclusion of the Tractate == In the Mishnah at the end of the tractate it states: Rabbi Chananya ben Akashya says, "The Holy One, Blessed be He, wanted to confer merit upon Israel; therefore H...") Tag: Visual edit
19:48, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Sanhedrin (Created page with "'''Tractate Sanhedrin''' contains 11 chapters and 112 pages. The tractate deals with the laws of the Great and Small Sanhedrin, Torah judgments, and more. In the division of Shas, the Rebbe takes upon himself to study Tractate Sanhedrin. This was also the practice of the Rebbe Rayatz. The Rebbe explained[1] that "this is in accordance with the role of a Nasi and shepherd of Israel, who guides all the people of his generation according to the instructions of the Torah,...") Tag: Visual edit
19:45, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Bava Batra (Created page with "Bava Batra is a tractate dealing with laws of neighbors, land possession claims and movable property claims, buying and selling, inheritances, and document laws. It contains ten chapters and one hundred seventy-five pages. The editor of Rishonim books, Rabbi Moshe Hershler, visited the Rebbe during the distribution of dollars for charity on Rosh Chodesh Tammuz 5750 (1990), and told the Rebbe that he was currently publishing two books by Rabbeinu Yonah. The Rebbe inquire...") Tag: Visual edit
19:42, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Bava Metzia (Created page with "Tractate '''Bava Metzia''' is the second tractate in the Order of Nezikin (Damages) in the Mishnah. Its name in Aramaic means "The Middle Gate," and it is called this because it is the middle one of the three "Bavas" - tractates dealing with the laws of damages: Bava Kamma, Bava Metzia, and Bava Batra. The tractate includes ten chapters, 117.5 pages. The tractate deals with laws of monetary doubt, returning lost objects, guardians, interest, purchasing objects, laborers...") Tag: Visual edit
19:38, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Zochlin (Created page with "Zochlin is one of the common flaws in mikvahs, mentioned in Masechet Mikvaot, which is caused by the mikvah water flowing, contrary to the rule stating that mikvah water only purifies when it is "ashboren" - meaning when the water is still and standing in place. This differs from a spring, which purifies even in "zochlin" state, when the spring water flows and moves from its place. == The Definition of Zochlin == In the Responsa of the Tzemach Tzedek, there are many que...") Tag: Visual edit
19:36, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Red Midges/Gnats (Yavchushin Adumin) (Created page with "Red midges/gnats are a type of sheretz (creeping thing) that develops in water or wine that has been stored in a wooden barrel for a long time. == In Laws of Immersion and Hand Washing == In the Talmud, it states that red midges are sheratzim created from water, as Chazal phrase it "their initial creation is from water," and therefore they are defined in certain halachic definitions as water for almost all matters. In Masechet Zevachim, it mentions that it's even possib...") Tag: Visual edit
14:19, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Gittin (Created page with "Tractate Gittin has 9 chapters and 89 pages. The tractate deals with the laws of the get (divorce document). This refers to a document that a man writes for his wife in cases where they have reached a situation of divorce, God forbid. The tractate discusses, among other things, the laws of writing the get, the laws of agency, and the laws of acquisition. The tractate contains many famous yeshiva topics. This tractate is one of the Gemara tractates studied in Chabad yes...") Tag: Visual edit
14:17, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Sotah (Created page with "Masechtas Sotah is a tractate from the Order of Nashim (Women), and includes nine chapters and forty-eight pages. During the days of Sefirat HaOmer, the custom is to learn Masechet Sotah - one page per day. == Subject of the Tractate == The tractate deals with the laws of Sotah. A woman whose husband is jealous for her, and forbids her to be in seclusion with another man, and she violates his warning and is caught in seclusion with that man, the law of 'Sotah' applies...") Tag: Visual edit
14:15, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Nazir (Created page with "Mesechtas Nazir contains 9 chapters and 65 pages. The Mesechta deals with the laws of a Nazir. Taking the Nazirite vow, its laws, and the Nazirite offering. A man or woman who vows not to drink wine is called a 'Nazir'. The Nazir is forbidden to drink wine throughout the period of his Naziriteship. If no time is specified, the Naziriteship applies for 30 days, and in any case, one cannot take a Nazirite vow for less than this minimum time period. Additionally, he is fo...") Tag: Visual edit
14:13, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Nedarim (Created page with "'''Masechet Nedarim''' has 11 chapters and 90 pages. The tractate deals with the laws of vows, husband's nullification of vows, and the release of vows by a sage. == Explanations of the Tzemach Tzedek == '''Extended entry – Neder (Vow)''' A neder (vow) is when a person prohibits something upon himself and connects it to something else that is forbidden by the Torah, saying that the thing will be forbidden to him like a korban (sacrifice). Although the prohibition ta...") Tag: Visual edit
14:11, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Ketubot (Created page with "'''Masechet Ketubot''' has 13 chapters and 111 pages. This tractate deals with marriage laws, the ketubah (marriage contract), and its collection. This tractate is one of the Gemara tractates studied in Chabad yeshivas. == Selected Topics == ==== Unmarried Woman Who Says "I Was Intimate With a Kosher Man" ==== On page 15 of the tractate, there is a dispute between Rabban Gamliel and other Tannaim regarding whether a woman is believed when she says, "I was intimate with...") Tag: Visual edit
14:08, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Yevamot (Created page with "Masechet Yevamot has 16 chapters and 121 pages. The subject of this masechet deals with the laws of yibum (levirate marriage) and chalitzah (the ceremony releasing a woman from yibum), and the laws regarding marrying women whose husbands' whereabouts have been lost. The Mishnah also deals with the specific details of the laws of yibum. Among them: maamar yevamin, which is a form of betrothal specific to a yevamah (the widow requiring yibum). The manner of this betrotha...") Tag: Visual edit
14:05, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Chagigah (Created page with "Masechet Chagigah has 3 chapters and 25.5 pages. The masechet deals with the laws of the festivals and additional laws. == Poshei Yisrael (Sinners of Israel) == A story is told about a Jewish man from the Satmar chassidim who was childless. Being a chassid, he approached his Rebbe for a blessing for zera chaya v'kayama (viable offspring). His Rebbe blessed him and then added a surprising instruction: "Gei tzu yenem" (Go to that one), referring to the Lubavitcher Rebbe....") Tag: Visual edit
14:03, 2 March 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Mesechtas Megillah (Created page with "'''Mesechtas Megillah''' has four chapters and thirty and a half pages. The Mesechtas deals with the laws of reading the Megillah. In this Mesechtas, it explains that one who holds a Torah scroll without a cover will be buried naked. The Gemara asks, "Could it literally mean naked?" The explanation is that since it's not possible for a spiritual transgression to result in a physical punishment, as burial without clothes would only be a punishment for the body, the punis...") Tag: Visual edit