?''? ? OUR SHEET IS DEDICATED TO THE REFUAH SHLEIMAH OF ALL THOSE INFECTED BY THE CORONAVIRUS. DAF YOMI SUMMARY MAY HASHEM KEEP EVERYONE STAYING AT HOME, SAFE AND WELL! ??? ?? ?? ??? - ??? ??? SHABBAT SHALOM!! APPRECIATE THE DAYS OF YOUR YOUTH GADOL OF THE WEEK - RAV HUNA THANKS TO RABBI DOVID HORWITZ THANKS TO DAVID LIPSHITZ The Gemara this week discusses in great detail the ill effects and Rav Huna ? the first Rosh Yeshiva at Sura overall physical decline of a person as he enters into old age. Rav Huna was a second generation Amora who lived in Babylon On Daf 151a, the Gemara cites Shlomo Hamelech as stating, about 1800 years ago. He was one of Rav?s principal Talmidim and ?Remember your Creator in the days of your youth before the days of was famous for his unmatched wealth of knowledge. He acquired so evil are upon you and years will come when you will no longer have much wisdom while learning under Rav that Rava was later quoted any desire.? On Daf 152a Rav Dimi said, ?Youth is a crown of roses as saying that he wished that he possessed the wisdom of Rav Huna. and old age is a crown of nettles.? It is strange that the great Sages Though not a Kohen, due to his knowledge and piety he was held in of our people would be preoccupied with the worries of old age and such high esteem that he was honored to read the first Aliya from death, and felt the need to record this in the Gemara. the Torah on Shabbatot and Yom Tov, a task traditionally performed by Kohanim. Surely we all see elderly people that need assistance for the most basic of tasks. We do not need our wise elders to teach us about the As a young man, Rav Huna was humble and poor, but after Rav difficulties of old age. The answer, of course, must be that the Sages blessed him with riches he acquired much wealth, enabling him to were not bemoaning the physical infirmities of the body. They were support the poor and feed the hungry. He was renowned for leaving instructing us to appreciate the days of our youth as the most the door of his home open during mealtimes while his servants opportune time to serve Hashem and to overcome our struggles. would call out, ?He who is hungry, let him come and eat.? Shlomo Hamelech was instructing us to serve Hashem in our youth His teacher, Rav, established the sidra, a place of Jewish learning at when it is difficult and challenging to do so, when our physical drives Sura, which essentially lay the groundwork for systematic studying of and evil inclination are strong and healthy, because days will come Rabbinic traditions. There, using the M ishna as text, the methods of when we will no longer have any desire to sin. learning that led to the compilation of the Talmud were established. At that time, it will be ?easy? to serve Hashem because our evil After Rav?s death, Rav Huna continued teaching at Sura. Only after inclination will be weak as will be the body. Although it is our job to the passing of Shmuel, Rav?s companion, was Rav Huna appointed to serve Hashem until our dying day, the growth that we achieve by lead the Academy of Sura, where, under his leadership, he serving Hashem in our youth is far more powerful and impactful than transformed the sidra into an official Yeshiva and became its first the deeds that we do when we are old and weak. Rosh Yeshiva. Under Rav Huna the Yeshiva gained considerable Actually, when one thinks about it, both youth and old age have importance, growing to a Yeshiva of 800 talmidim, all supported by their challenges regarding mitzvah observance. When we are young, Rav Huna. the ?do?s? are easier to perform than in old age. Putting on Tefillin is a Rav Huna presided over the Yeshiva for over 40 years. During his simple and easy task when we are young, but can be quite difficult lifetime, the Sura Yeshiva grew to become the main Yeshiva of the when a person is old and weak. era. Upon his passing in his late eighties, his remains were brought The ?don?t?s? are difficult to adhere to when we are young because to Israel and buried next to Hiyya Hagadol, Rav?s uncle. they require abstinence, but are easier to commit to when we are Among Rav Huna?s famous talmidim were Rav Chisda, Rav Sheshet older. One could debate which category of mitzvah brings us closer and his son Rabbah. to Hashem and transforms us into more G-d-like people, the positives or the negatives. From the words of Shlomo Hamelech and Rav Huna was renowned for his fine qualities and was well known Rav Dimi, it would seem that there is a tremendous growth potential to be very tolerant and very modest. Though blessed with an in overcoming the inclinations of youth, even greater than that of unmatched command of Jewish knowledge and an acute mind, he overcoming the physical limitations of old age. 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However, if the person in general is not particular to shake off the garment it would be permissible. - ?He who is accustomed to honoring Shabbat with light will have children who are scholars; he who observes the injunction of The Gemara continues the discussion of clothing on Shabbat with mezuzah will have a beautiful house; he who observes the rule of the case of a person traveling from a private domain to the public tzitzit will have fine clothes; he who consecrates the Shabbat and the domain wearing a cloak, and folding it over one?s shoulders in order holy days as commanded will have many skins filled with wine.? to prevent the cloak from touching the ground and becoming dirty. The Gemara rules that, in general, this is a violation of ????? on ?? ? ? ?? (Thursday 30 July) Shabbat as this is not the normal way in which the clothing is worn, Thanks to Naomi Puatsch - Hadran even though sometimes a person would fold the clothing over their The opening section of Daf 146 is thought-provoking mussar. It shoulders to prevent it from becoming dirty. However, Rashi explains ends Rav Yochanan's discourse on impurity of idolaters. According to that the people of Ratan are permitted to wear their cloaks folded his teaching, impurity was introduced into the world when the snake over as this was their normal manner and is therefore not considered seduced Eve in the Garden of Eden.