ה' תשרי תשע“ד Monday, September 9, 2013

פסחים פ“א OVERVIEW of the Daf Distinctive INSIGHT ?בירה Tum’ah of the deep (cont.) Where is the (1 שורפין אותו לפני הבירה The Gemara concludes questioning the premise that the tzitz does not effect acceptance in cases of tum’ah of is the subject בירה the deep of zivah from a Baraisa in which R’ Yosi seeming- T he precise location of the place called ly teaches that the tzitz does effect acceptance in cases of of a discussion in the Gemara in Zevachim 104b. Rav tum’ah of the deep of zivah. Yochanan says that there was a specific spot within the facili- .בירה The question is resolved and the Gemara remains with ty of the Bais Hamikdash which was known as the its initial premise that the tzitz does effect acceptance in Reish Lakish explains that the entire Beis HaMikdash com- as we find in the verse ,בירה cases of tum’ah of the deep of zivah. plex was referred to as the Two points concerning R’ Yosi’s position that a zavah (Divrei HaYamim 1, 29:19), “And to my son Shlomo give a who experiences a second emission transmits tum’ah from perfect heart to keep Your commandments, Your testimonies that point forward rather than retroactively, are clarified. and Your statutes, to carry out everything and to build the ”.for which I have prepared (הבירה) palace R’ Yosef asked whether tum’ah of the deep is permit- notes that it seems that it would יש סדר למשנה The sefer ted for the kohen who offers the Korban Tamid. have been appropriate for the shas to clarify the precise defi- Rava presents a drosha that indicates that tum’ah of at this point, in Pesachim, where “בירה” nition of the term the deep is permitted for the kohen who offers the Korban we already find the term used. Why did the Gemara wait un- אבן האזל Tamid. til Zevachim before explaining this term? The sefer The source that tumah of the deep is permitted in the explains. Our Mishnah deals with a Korban Pesach which cases of nazir and Pesach is identified. became tamei, and the Mishnah requires that it be burned in specifically in order to embarrass the person who בירה These sources are questioned and the Gemara con- the cludes that the source for the law of the tum’ah of the was neglectful and allowed his Pesach to become defiled. could not בירה deep is Halachah L’Moshe M’Sinai. Therefore, in the context of our Gemara the ,but it had to be a public area ,עזרה Clarifying the Mishnah just be anywhere in the (2 Mar bar R’ Ashi states: The Mishnah’s ruling that the where everyone could see this man burning his korban which tzitz effects acceptance for cases of tum’ah of the deep ap- became disqualified. Here, even Rav Yochanan would agree was in the courtyard, in a designated open area בירה plies only if the tum’ah became known after the blood was that the thrown but if it became known before the blood was which was visible for all to see. It is only later, in the context thrown the tzitz does not effect acceptance. of the Gemara in Zevachim, that we find a dispute regarding .בירה After successfully challenging this statement the Gema- the general term ra concedes that the tzitz is effective in both cases. The Gemara cites the full text of a previously quoted Beraisa that deals with the issue of tum’ah of the deep. REVIEW and Remember 3) MISHNAH: The Mishnah discusses the proper method .למפרע הוא מטמא :of disposing of the Korban Pesach that became tamei. 1. Explain 4) Clarifying the Mishnah ______R’ Yosi bar Chanina explains why in some cases the 2. What is the basis for the question of whether the korban is burned in the Mikdash. tum’ah of the deep is permitted for the kohen who offers the Korban Tamid? Today’s Daf Digest is dedicated by Mr. and Mrs. Shimon Fink ______In memory of their father Can one use a Halachah L’Moshe MiSinai to create a .3 ר' ארי' לייביש אפרים צבי בן ר' יצחק מרדכי, ע"ה kal vachomer? ______Today’s Daf Digest is dedicated by Dr. and Mrs. Moshe Nitekman 4. How did the miserly people burn the Korban Pesach In loving memory of their mother that became disqualified? ______מרת חי' רחל בת ר' מרדכי צבי, ע"ה פ“א—Number 404 with a document5 or at least with a signature of the bor- HALACHAH Highlight rower6. Therefore, if Shimon comes to Reuvain7 and says, “lend me $100 but I won’t be able to pay you back all at Stinginess versus frugality once but in very small increments,” Reuvain does not have an obligation to lend the money. However8, to help bring love and brotherhood into the nation it is proper to lend הציקנין שורפין אותו לפני הבירה ליהנות מעצי המערכה. .even in such circumstances ופרש“י וז“ל הציקנין עצרנין כלומר שהן צרי עין. עכ“ל The “Tzaikanim” would burn it in front of the bira in order 1. בחולין דף צ“א עמוד א ,to derive benefit from the wood of the ma’aracha. Rashi explains 2. המאירי בחולין שם בד“ה תלמידי .Tzaikanim”—they are ‘atzaranim’ i.e. stingy people“ 3. בשער הציקנות 4. בבמ “ צ דף ע “ ה ב ‘. אמנם שם אר “ י אמר רב שהטעם לכך הוא מחשש דלפני עור אם ישכח שלוה ולא ישלם. ולריש לקיש, W e learn here that ‘atzaranim’ is the negative הטעם הוא כדי שלא יגרום קללה לעצמו שיאמרו שתובע את 1 מה שלא נתן. אמנם המאירי (במשלי ו ‘ פרשה י “ א והובא בספר character trait of stinginess. However, in Chullin it says המדות למאירי, בסוף פרק צדקה וחסד בד “ ה לעולם.) כתב that for a righteous person, his money is more beloved to שהוא שלא יפסיד נחלתו -him than his own body, for he never takes any stolen prop 5. בגמ‘ שם. וכ“ה בשו“ע חו“מ סימן ע‘ ס“א erties. The Meiri2 there explains, it is proper for them to 6. באהבת חסד ח“א פ“א סעיף ח‘ limit their spending. What then is the difference between 7. באהבת חסד שם סעיף י ‘. ועי “ ש בנתיב החסד סס “ ק ט “ ו שאם ?stinginess and frugality מלוה בהיתיר עיסקא צריך להלוות גם באופן זה. דגם במעט 3 מנעות שיביא לו הלוה הזה יוכל להרויח בהן In Orchos Tzadikim it says not to waste money for 8. כן הוכיח באה “ ח שם מהגמ ‘ בע “ ז. ועע “ ש בס “ ט ובנתה “ ח ,unnecessary things. However, when performing a mitzvah סס “ ק ג ‘ וז “ ל דאין מחוייב להלוותו בלי משכון, אם אינו one should spend a lot. Based on this, in our sugya, the מוחזק בעיניו לגברא דפרענא. עכ“ל Tzaikanim are holding back their money in a way that causes a loss to hekdesh. Therefore this is looked upon as stinginess. Nonetheless, even when performing a mitzvah with one’s money, for example lending money, one must be careful not to cause himself a loss. For example one should lend the money in the presence of witnesses4 or who came in contact with it. Tum’as minyan had the courage or willing- STORIES Off the Daf meis is a chok, but sometimes, a per- ness to appear in the Rebbe’s beis son can be so filled with joyous con- Medrash. The few bochurim and Though he strikes me, I still hope in nection to Hashem that even the avreichim that were there felt stifled Him!” death of a loved one is powerless to by the terror reigning outside…until sever it. Rav Shapira arrived. He opened the זהו טומאת התהום, כל שלא הכיר בה The only son of the Rebbe of the aron kodesh and began to sing Eishes אחד בסוף העולם... Warsaw ghetto, Rav Kalonymus Kal- Chayil to the famously moving Kar- T he Netziv zt”l explains that a per- man Shapira, hy”d, was brutally mur- liner melody, dwelling on it for over son who wants to come closer to Ha- dered on erev Shabbos, the second an hour. As tears of longing streamed shem has to be in a state of joy, sim- day of Sukkos. His body was brought down his face, his sweet voice filled chah shel d’var mitzvah, but contact to the Rebbe’s house Shabbos morn- with love touched the hearts of the with the dead negates it by bringing ing, and Rav Shapira sang and taught men in the shul and transported on sadness that drives the Shechinah Torah at his tisch just as always. The them to a place high above the ghet- away. The concept of tum’as funeral was the next day. to, where they felt pure unity with the ha’tehom can be understood along The week of Chol HaMoed was One Above. “Could it be that he is in the same lines: if no one knows about shrouded in fear and mourning for mourning?” they wondered. Such was the death, it does not disrupt the joy- the Jews of the ghetto, and by the the power of his joyous connection to ous connection to Hashem of the one time Simchas Torah came, not even a Hashem.

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