Mr. Sammy Saka – Pirke Abot 2:14 “What is the Path to Avoid?” | Pirkei Abot

Rabbi Ike Hanon – Pesahim 47a | Weekday Gemara

Rabbi Ike Hanon hosts classes Monday through Friday at 6:10 AM at West Deal Shul. The class continues the debate on Pesachim 47a between Rabbah and Rav Ḥisda regarding whether cooking on Yom Tov for another day is a Torah-level or rabbinic prohibition. Rav Ḥisda holds that cooking from Yom Tov to Shabbat is permitted on a Torah level and only rabbinically restricted, while Rabbah maintains the principle of ho'il — that cooking is only permitted when it could serve a function on that same day. A series of challenges are raised from the Mishnah about the Lechem HaPanim and the Shtei HaLechem, examining scenarios where holidays fall on Friday or Sunday and bread must be baked days in advance, with Rav Ḥisda deflecting each challenge by distinguishing between immediate and distant rabbinic leniencies and invoking the word lachem — that Yom Tov cooking must serve personal human need, not Temple purposes. The class concludes by noting that Abba Shaul interprets lachem to exclude cooking for non-Jews on Yom Tov, a ruling with practical implications for hosting non-Jewish guests on holidays, and previews the upcoming section where Rav Ḥisda will go on offense and challenge Rabbah's position. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (0:00) Recap: Rabbah vs. Rav Ḥisda (1:21) Lechem HaPanim Mishnah (3:01) 9, 10, 11 Day Scenarios (4:02) Distant vs. Immediate Need (5:16) Rabban Gamliel & R. Shimon (7:49) Rashi: Two Days in Israel? (8:53) Core Machloket Explained (13:38) Shtei HaLechem Challenge (17:33) The Word Lachem (19:20) Rabban Gamliel's View (20:05) Abba Shaul: Not for Gentiles (20:31) Inviting Non-Jews on Yom Tov (22:24) Rav Ḥisda Deflects; Flip Ahead - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Visit: westdealshul.org Sponsorships: west.deal.classes@gmail.com

Rabbi Ike Hanon – Pesahim 46b-47a | Weekday Gemara

Rabbi Ike Hanon hosts classes Monday through Friday at 6:10 AM at West Deal Shul. The class continues on Pesahim 46b-47a, examining challenges against Rav Hasda's position that the principle of ho'il — treating a potential action as if it were performed — is not halachically operative. The Gemara raises a challenge from the Lechem HaPanim, the showbread in the Beit HaMikdash, which was eaten nine, ten, or eleven days after baking depending on whether a holiday fell on Friday or Thursday-Friday, because baking could not occur on those days. The question is posed: if Rav Hasda holds that biblical law permits Yom Tov preparation for Shabbat, why shouldn't the showbread be baked on Yom Tov itself? Rav Hasda responds by distinguishing between shevut kirova, a rabbinic prohibition lifted for an immediate need, and shevut rechoka, one lifted for a distant need, with the Gemara noting a parallel Tanaic dispute on this point. The class closes by introducing a new challenge from the Shtei HaLechem, the two loaves brought on Shavuot, which similarly raises the question of why the bread could not simply be baked on the holiday itself. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (0:00) Intro: Rav Hasda & Ho'il (1:32) Lechem HaPanim: 9, 10, 11 Days (4:02) Why Doesn't Baking Override Yom Tov? (5:47) Shevut Kirova vs. Shevut Rechoka (9:54) Tanaic Debate: Distant Shevut (11:51) Rashi: Two-Day Rosh Hashanah (15:24) Intro: Shtei HaLechem on Shavuot (16:56) New Challenge Against Rav Hasda - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Visit: westdealshul.org Sponsorships: west.deal.classes@gmail.com

Mr. Sammy Saka – Pirke Abot 2:14 “What is the Path to Avoid?” | Pirkei Abot

Mr. Sammy Saka hosts classes on Zoom Tuesday and Thursday at 12:30PM. Contact Jacob Betesh to be added to the chat. In this class, Mr. Sammy Saka teaches Pirkei Avot 2:14, which mirrors the previous Mishnah but focuses on the paths a person should avoid. The four Tanna'im — Rabbi Eliezer, Rabbi Yehoshua, Rabbi Yosei, and Rabbi Shimon — each identify a destructive trait: a bad eye (ayin ra), a wicked friend, a bad neighbor, and borrowing without repaying. Mr. Saka explains that ayin ra is not a supernatural curse but rather the everyday failure to feel genuine happiness for others' successes, and he encourages his listeners to cultivate a generous and content heart. He emphasizes the importance of surrounding oneself with good friends and choosing neighborhoods close to shul and community, especially for young adults ages 15 to 25. The class concludes with Rabbi Eliezer's summation that a wicked heart underlies all these negative traits, and Mr. Saka drives home the lesson with a story about a shopkeeper who was too focused on his competitor to tend to his own business. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (0:00) Introduction to Mishnah 2:14 (1:19) Rabbi Eliezer: The Bad Eye (3:55) Ayin Ra in Everyday Life (5:44) Rabbi Joshua: Choosing Good Friends (8:17) Rabbi Yosei: Choosing Your Neighborhood (10:23) Rabbi Shimon: Borrowing & Repaying (13:32) Rabbi Eliezer: The Wicked Heart (14:53) Closing Story: Focus on Your Own Business - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Visit: westdealshul.org Sponsorships: west.deal.classes@gmail.com

Rabbi Joseph Dana – Halacha from Berachot 22b | Weekday Gemara

Rabbi Joseph Dana hosts classes every day at 6:50 AM at West Deal Shul. The class picks up from the previous session's discussion of Ba'al Keri — the laws governing one who has had a seminal emission — and the question of whether immersion in a mikveh is required before prayer and Torah study. Rashi explains that when the Gemara says 'Hilcheta,' it is referring only to those who still observe the stringency, while the practical ruling follows Yehuda ben Betera, who holds that Torah cannot become impure and therefore no immersion is required at all. Tosafot is then analyzed, with the Ri ruling that there is no distinction between Torah learning and prayer — neither requires immersion. The Rambam is brought to show the historical progression of the decree: originally instituted by Ezra for Torah study, later extended to prayer by a subsequent Beit Din, and ultimately repealed because it never spread to the entire Jewish people. The class closes by raising a pointed question about the Shulchan Aruch: why does Maran cite only the Rambam's reason for the decree — discouraging overly frequent relations among scholars — while omitting the Tur's reason, that Torah must be approached with seriousness and gravity rather than lightheadedness? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (0:00) Recap: Ba'al Keri & Mikveh rules (1:19) Rashi resolves the Hilcheta issue (4:22) Tosafot on Ba'al Keri ruling (6:58) Debate: Torah vs. Tefillah immersion (9:16) Rambam: Hilchot Tefillah (12:10) Why the decree was repealed (15:40) Sephardic custom re: Ba'al Keri (17:03) Shulchan Aruch & Mishnah Berurah (22:48) Two reasons for the Ba'al Keri decree (24:05) Why Maran quotes only Rambam's reason - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Visit: westdealshul.org Sponsorships: west.deal.classes@gmail.com

Rabbi Ike Hanon – Pesahim 46b | Weekday Gemara

Rabbi Ike Hanon hosts classes every morning at 6:10 AM at West Deal Shul. The class covers Pesachim 46b, focusing on the dispute between Rabbi Eliezer and Rabbi Yehoshua regarding chalah dough that may become chametz on Pesach. The Gemara reframes their argument around the concept of ho'il — meaning 'since' — which holds that because a person could theoretically undo a designation through hatarat nedarim, the item is still considered his, obligating him to prevent it from becoming chametz. The class then transitions to a major sugya about cooking on Yom Tov for a weekday, where Rav Chisda and Rabba dispute whether doing so violates a Torah prohibition or merely a rabbinic one, with ho'il again at the center of the debate. Eruv tavshilin is examined as a rabbinic mechanism that permits cooking on Yom Tov for Shabbat, with two classic reasons offered — serving as a reminder and ensuring food availability for Shabbat. The class concludes with the case of slaughtering a sick animal on Yom Tov, where Rav Chisda and Rabba debate whether the permission is rooted in ho'il or in the principle of financial loss. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (0:00) Intro: Eliezer vs. Yehoshua (1:25) Ho'il explained (2:00) She'elah on Chalah (4:32) Practical Chalah case (5:27) Cooking on Yom Tov for weekday (6:50) Rabba's ho'il loophole (8:52) Eruv Tavshilin challenged (11:05) Two reasons for Eruv Tavshilin (13:46) Recap of three challenges (14:38) Sick animal on Yom Tov (17:26) Rabba vs. Rav Chisda: animal case - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Visit: westdealshul.org Sponsorships: west.deal.classes@gmail.com