92b Too far Away

Mishna:   . . . Or someone who was a far distance . . .   Gemora: If one was far away when the Pesach was brought for him, Rav Sheshes says that he has not fulfilled his obligation.  The Gemora 93b brings the opinion of rabbi Eliezer that just one step out of the...

89a First One To Yerushalayim Wins!

The Gemora explains the Mishna that after a man counted his children on the Korban Pesach, he told them that only the first one to get to Yerushalayim can partake. However, he only said so to push them to come faster. The Mishna tells us that all may partake.  What is...

88a Counted On Two Pesachs?

The Mishna says that if two caretakers of an orphan both shecht a Pesach for him, the orphan may decide from which one he will eat.  To execute the legal action of becoming part of a Pesach Chabura, one needs to consent. Now, if only one caretaker made him part of his...

85b Walled In?

The Gemora explains that like Shabbos, one is not liable for removing meat from the Chabura unless one does Akirah and Hanocha. An interesting Shayla is raised by Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein Shlit`a. On Shabbos, if one is surrounded by people, one is not liable for...

81b Embarrass them?

Once a Talmid rolled up a tablecloth with a Chumash in it and threw it out. The Rebbi wanted to tell the Talmid that he must ask Hashem for forgiveness in public in order to embarrass him, so that everyone would learn to be careful with Seforim.  The Rebbi asked Rav...

80a Division in the congregation?

אין קרבן ציבור חלוק   "A Korban Tzibur should not be eaten in a way that shows division within the congregation."   Rashi: Since division is shameful, it is forbidden to eat the Korban Pesach in a way that makes division obvious.   Rav Yitchok...

78a The Tzitz atones on Achilos

הציץ מרצה על האכילות Means that the Tzitz atones on the part of the Korban that is normally eaten'.[dvmd_table_maker tbl_responsive_display_as="accordion" tbl_tcell_cell_align_horz="center" tbl_tcell_cell_align_vert="center" _builder_version="4.8.1"...

75a Rabban Gamliel’s Perforated Grill

The Mishna states that one may not roast the Pesach on a grill. It then quotes an incident in which Rabban Gamliel instructed his servant to roast the Pesach on a grill. The Gemara asks: Was an incident cited to contradict what was previously stated?  ...

74a Roasted Not Cooked

The Korban Pesach must be roasted, not cooked. Also, it must be roasted on fire, not on hot metal [although red hot metal would be fine, as it is considered fire].    The Shulchan Aruch (473 - 4) states that the Minhag is to roast the Zeroa of the Seder plate on...

73a Was It Productive?

An explanatory table אמר ליה רב הונא בר חיננא לבריה: כי אזלת לקמיה דרבי זריקא בעי מיניה: לדברי האומר מקלקל בחבורה פטור, שחטו שלא לאוכליו חייב. מה תיקן? - תיקן, אם עלו - לא ירדו. שחטו ונמצא בעל מום - חייב. מה תיקן? - תיקן בדוקין שבעין, ואליבא דרבי עקיבא, דאמר: אם עלו -...