Cong. Or Torah R’ Barry Robinson z’l Daf Yomi Shiur

Explaining the Mishna - the minimum quantity to trigger the mitzvah, the minimum quantity to give to the Kohein and more!

Jumping into the mitzvah of ראשית הגז. Summarizing the beginning of the perek, discussing the comparisons to Maaser and Bechor, how we know the mitzvah applies to sheep only, and R’ Yosi’s stringent view regarding the way sheep are sheared.

Finishing the perek with discussions related to a Kohein selling to a Yisrael and the impact on מתנות כהונה, a convert, and the anatomical guidelines for the gifts to the kohanim.

Does the kohein need to acquire the matanos before giving them to a Yisrael? What about shared ownership of the animal or its matana-eligible parts?

More on מתנת כהונה

Concluding the Gemara’s questions on Rav Chisda and proceeding to a lengthy discussion about why Rav was in doubt about the Leviim’s obligation to give gifts to the Kohanim.

Proving that מתנות כהונה don’t apply to הקדש, and that חזה ושוק don’t apply to חולין. Asking a series of questions on Rav Chisda.

A detailed series of questions about יד that all ended in תיקו. Further discussions about R’ Shimon as well as רבא ‘s view as to the status of flesh that serves as a יד לטומאה. Finishing the perek with a discussion about the status of human flesh.

Finishing the discussion about which שרצים are included in the laws of טומאת שרצים and moving to a new Mishna about dangling limbs. Exploring the machlokes between R’ Meir and R’ Shimon regarding הכשר טומאה. And a dvar Torah for פרשיות נצבים וילך.

Continuing to discuss the option of R’ Yosi and his view that טומאה טמונה איה בוקעת ועולה. And we learn a wild Mishna about a mouse created from mud.

Bones!

Continuing to discuss the size and strength of a garment and hide and their tumah status. And digging into the machlokes regarding small pieces of meat left on a hide.

Reptiles and flaying animals and the limits of the hide’s ability to transmit tumah to or from the animal.

A detailed discussion about the הלכות of טומאת אוכלים וטומאת נבלה of an animal whose throat has been slit properly but the animal hasn’t fully expired.

Are liquids the same as solids? We explore that question regarding prohibited fats, neveilah, chametz, hekdesh, teruma and bikkurim.

Evaluating the different opinions of Rav and R’ Yochanan regarding the minimum sizes of ידים ושומרים in light of braisos that challenge their opinions.

The differences between ידות ושומרים and the biblical sources for their various characteristics.

Finishing פרק כל הבשר with a discussion of the differences between prohibited fats and blood. And starting the new פרק העור והרוטב and matters related to טומאת אוכלים וטומאת נבלה and the differences between them.

Discussing the source for the prohibition of הנאה from בשר בחלב, and cheese making with rennet from non kosher animals.

Discussing the need for the third לא תבשל גדי בחלב אמו, and various Amoraic opinions regarding the source for the prohibition of בשר בחלב.

The halachos of בשר בחלב apply to all meats and kosher milk - how do we know?

Learning a lot about salting meat, and salting kosher and non-kosher items together. Also getting into whether the prohibition of fowl and dairy is biblical or rabbinic, and specifying the specific detail of what qualifies as בשר בחלב.

Livers, udders and spleens! Can you cook them over a piece of meat? And what about flavor absorption from shechita knives and plates used for salting?

Udders and kidneys

Finishing the discussion of the nature of the machlokes between R’ Yehuda and the Chachamim (אפשר לסוחטו) and moving to a new Mishna discussing udders and hearts.

The Mishna describes a case where a drop of milk falls on a piece of meat in a pot. What’s the status of that piece of meat? What about the contents of the pot? It’s a machlokes …

Can you skip נטילת ידים and just wrap your hands to eat bread? And, discussing putting meat and dairy in the same bag or on the same table.

Netillas yadayim - and demons!

Putting fowl and cheese on the table at the same time, eating cheese before meat and meat before cheese, and washing hands before and after eating.

Finishing the 7th perek with a discussion of the triple header prohibitions of חלב, גיד הנשה וטרפה. Beginning פרק כל הבשר with a brief introduction and a discussion about the halachic status of fowl.

Continuing the discussion of אבר מן החי in a non-kosher animal. Rav’s opinion that to violate אבר מן החי one must eat a כזית, and four different ways to explain a machlokes between R’ Yochanan and Reish Lakish in the sources for אבר ובשר מן החי and טרפה.

The prohibition of גיד הנשה in a non-kosher animal, and discussing the views of R’ Shimon and R’ Yosi Haglili.

Why don’t we follow the principle of רוב in the cases in our Mishna? Explaining Rav’s response to Rabbah bar bar Chana and חתיכה נעשית נבלה, and a new Mishna discussing whether גיד הנשה applies to both kosher and non-kosher animals or not.

Learning the source for the concept of nullification and whether the ratio is 1/60 or 1/100.

Continuing to discuss the legal significance of taste and the three ways we can measure it - tasting, having a non-Jewish chef taste, and nullification by a ratio of 60:1.

How much of the גיד הנשה needs to be removed? And beginning the exciting and critical sugya of טעם כעיקר.

Rav’s opinion that meat must be watched to be permitted to eat, and a discussion of omens.

Buying meat from and selling/giving meat to a non-Jew, and the sugya of גניבת דעת.

Prohibited and permitted fats and veins in various organs.

An extensive discussion of the prophecy foretold in the butler’s story as told to Yosef, and determining the halachic status of the גיד הנשה as explained through a statement of Shmuel and a machlokes between R’ Meir and R’ Yehuda.

Proving that R’ Yehuda holds that גיד הנשה of the animal’s right side is prohibited biblically, leading to a related discussion of Yaakov Avinu’s fight with the angel.

Finishing the final אגדתה and sugya of כסוי הדם. Beginning the perek of גיד הנשה with a discussion about the intent of the Mishna in explicitly stating that the prohibition applies to consecrated animals.

New Mishnayos regarding diluted blood and the materials that may be used for כסוי דם.

Rebbi’s advice on moth control, the validity of the shechita of someone without דעת and the applicability of כיסוי דם and אותו ואת בנו. In the next Mishna, discussing whether כיסוי דם is required between slaughtering חיה ועוף or only after both. And a wild story about Rebbi’s chat with a צדוקי.

Finishing the אגדתא on protecting assets and exploring R’ Eina’s view regarding covering blood on shabbos. A new Mishna re covering blood and the machlokes between R Meir and R Shimon.

Finishing the discussion and perek of אותו ואת בנו. Starting the discussion of covering the blood of fowl and undomesticated animals - and why we don’t do so for korbanos.

Determining the source of Sumchus’ view that one can be obligated for multiple prohibitions in a single act. A new Mishna about the four times a year an animal seller must warn the buyer about potential אותו ואת בנו violations.

Finishing the discussion of R Shimon’s opinion regarding the status of shechita that doesn’t permit the animal for consumption. A new mishna exploring the law of אותו ואת בנו when one of the pair is prohibited (eg for avoda zara).

Exploring whether we factor in the father’s parentage in the mitzvos of אותו ואת בנו, Koy, hybrid animals and covering the blood of שחיטה.

Beginning the sugya of אותו ואת בנו, and how we know that this prohibition applies equally to חולין and הקדש as well as to hybrid animals.