Megillah, Daf Kaf Bet, Part One Introduction Today’s section deals with the Rosh Hodesh Torah reading. On Rosh Hodesh four people read, but as we shall see, splitting the reading into four parts is challenging, because the reading consists of three...
Megillah, Daf Kaf Aleph, Part 6 Introduction Today’s section begins to discuss the three readers on weekday Torah readings, as well as how many verses each is to read. We should remember that in mishnaic times readings had not yet been fixed. Some...
Megillah, Daf Kaf Aleph, Part 5 Introduction Today’s section discusses the clause in the Mishnah about blessing before or after the Megillah. מקום שנהגו לברך...
Megillah, Daf Kaf Aleph, Part 4 Introduction The mishnah taught that people can simultaneously read the Megillah. This section again limits the mishnah’s rule to the Megillah. קראה אחד...
Megillah, Daf Kaf Aleph, Part 3 Introduction Today’s section discusses the mishnah which says that one may sit or stand while reading the Megillah. גמרא. תנא: מה שאין...
