daf yomi is the discipline of learning a page of Talmud a day. draw yomi is an on-line project to follow the daf yomi cycle and to respond each day with a drawing.
Monday, 29 April 2013
Sunday, 28 April 2013
eruvin 51
how far one can run is dependent on the place one runs to when seeking shelter.
(the 2000 cubits of movement is derived from the dimensions of the place of the cities of refuge. cities one could go to if one has accidentally killed someone. one is only able to establish residency at a tree 2000 cubits away if one can run to it before it gets dark.)
(the 2000 cubits of movement is derived from the dimensions of the place of the cities of refuge. cities one could go to if one has accidentally killed someone. one is only able to establish residency at a tree 2000 cubits away if one can run to it before it gets dark.)
eruvin 50
from far away, 2000 cubits, under the tree could be quite specific.
but as get closer, that area gets blurred and loses definition.
(naming a specific landmark 2000 cubits away allows one establish residency there, walk there. and from that landmark walk a further 2000 cubits home. but saying under a tree is too vague, as it probably bigger than 4 cubits. has to be a specific point. in the drawing the red under the tree is diluted as the scale is bigger)
but as get closer, that area gets blurred and loses definition.
(naming a specific landmark 2000 cubits away allows one establish residency there, walk there. and from that landmark walk a further 2000 cubits home. but saying under a tree is too vague, as it probably bigger than 4 cubits. has to be a specific point. in the drawing the red under the tree is diluted as the scale is bigger)
Friday, 26 April 2013
eruvin 49
sometimes holding on means that you aren't able to carry.
if you are like the residents of Sodom, and don't really want share your food and restrict what people do with their property, then cannot use the eruv and carry.
eruvin 48
can two mis-matched people find common ground and share a picnic?
(subjective measurements for a cubit based on your own body size and when 2 people's 4 cubits of movement overlap, they can come together and share food)
(subjective measurements for a cubit based on your own body size and when 2 people's 4 cubits of movement overlap, they can come together and share food)
Thursday, 25 April 2013
coming to new york
just to let you know that I will be speaking at Lincoln Square Synagogue on the shabbat 4th May.
shabbat morning, after musaf, will be a conversation between myself and the artist and art critic Richard McBee about our art practise and engagement with traditional Jewish texts.
shabbat afternoon, 6:20pm - I will be speaking about this project, Draw Yomi. All of my daf yomi sketchbooks will be on display. These contain my notes and drawings since the beginning of this cycle, from way back in Brachot... So if you have been curious about my learning process and want to see the drawings up close, this is a rare opportunity that they are out of my studio and you can look through the original artwork.
later in the evening (approx 7:40pm), at seudah shelishit - "the third meal", I will speak about my omer drawings. thinking about the journey we make from pesach to shavuot by making an account of the small things we carry with us from day to day, almost without thinking.
hope you can make it. these events are free and there is no need to book, so stop by to say hello.
Lincoln Square Synagogue is on the UWS, Manhattan, at 180 Amsterdam Ave.
eruvin 47
Tuesday, 23 April 2013
eruvin 46
letting go of who trumps who in rabbinic top trumps halacha games.
(discussing the principles of whose Rabbinic authority the halacha follows when in dispute, and if there is a dispute between a singular authority vs several authorities. examples are given of rulings in cases of niddah and of mourning mourning. but perhaps they are different and one can rely on the other opinion to individuals in particular circumstances, but not as public rulings.)
(discussing the principles of whose Rabbinic authority the halacha follows when in dispute, and if there is a dispute between a singular authority vs several authorities. examples are given of rulings in cases of niddah and of mourning mourning. but perhaps they are different and one can rely on the other opinion to individuals in particular circumstances, but not as public rulings.)
Monday, 22 April 2013
eruvin 45
rabbinic cloudbusting
if you don't need to be awake or aware to establish a place. then what about the rain?
where does rain begin?
if you don't need to be awake or aware to establish a place. then what about the rain?
where does rain begin?
Sunday, 21 April 2013
eruvin 44
taking advantage of the ignorant and unwitting people who aren't going anywhere.
(people can be used to form a partition, so items can be carried from outside the shabbat boundary to inside. as long as they are unaware of the situation. animals can't be used as they may walk away)
Saturday, 20 April 2013
eruvin 43
Friday, 19 April 2013
eruvin 42
walking to extend and establish the limits of one's shabbat residency and carrying.
walking on a boat, limited space but can travel
vs.
walking in a open field
walking on a boat, limited space but can travel
vs.
walking in a open field
Thursday, 18 April 2013
eruvin 41
limiting the afflictions - not completely fasting if it will disturb the shabbat peace or festive joy
to
not having to suffer Gehenna (hell) if one has suffered enough in this world.
but there is the death that can strike without warning. without any preparatory suffering...
to
not having to suffer Gehenna (hell) if one has suffered enough in this world.
but there is the death that can strike without warning. without any preparatory suffering...
eruvin 40
Tuesday, 16 April 2013
Sunday, 14 April 2013
eruvin 37
clarity and ambiguity
clear statements of who said what, and knowing what is what from the beginning
vs.
retroactively designating status and changing authorship
in the discussion if one can retroactively confer status or does everything have to be stated upfront (establishing an eruv dependent on certain conditions, drinking the wine and leaving the remainder to be the tithe etc) a few times the text has to change the authorship of the statements in order for the various Rabbis to have consistent views.
clear statements of who said what, and knowing what is what from the beginning
vs.
retroactively designating status and changing authorship
in the discussion if one can retroactively confer status or does everything have to be stated upfront (establishing an eruv dependent on certain conditions, drinking the wine and leaving the remainder to be the tithe etc) a few times the text has to change the authorship of the statements in order for the various Rabbis to have consistent views.
eruvin 36
Friday, 12 April 2013
eruvin 35
go direct
locked wooden cupboard. can't unlock it.
break into it
mountain. don't go over it, don't go round it.
go through it
(if the eruv food is in a locked cupboard, if the cupboard is wooden then it could be dismantled/broken into. as it can be considered as not a 'structure' but a 'utensil.' and when measuring distances to determine the Shabbat boundary, then measure as if can pierce through a mountain)
locked wooden cupboard. can't unlock it.
break into it
mountain. don't go over it, don't go round it.
go through it
(if the eruv food is in a locked cupboard, if the cupboard is wooden then it could be dismantled/broken into. as it can be considered as not a 'structure' but a 'utensil.' and when measuring distances to determine the Shabbat boundary, then measure as if can pierce through a mountain)
Thursday, 11 April 2013
eruvin 34
Wednesday, 10 April 2013
eruvin 33
placing eruv food in a basket in the trees,
vs.
a basket above a post on the ground, which should be treats as if the basket's sides extend to the ground.
(the hanging basket is drawn from a metal basket, that was used to hold the eruv food. I like how the open filagree design echos the lattice of the tree branches. This basket is being currently exhibited at the excellent 'It's a Thin Line' exhibition about the eruv, the manhattan eruv in particular, at Yeshiva University Museum, NYC)
vs.
a basket above a post on the ground, which should be treats as if the basket's sides extend to the ground.
(the hanging basket is drawn from a metal basket, that was used to hold the eruv food. I like how the open filagree design echos the lattice of the tree branches. This basket is being currently exhibited at the excellent 'It's a Thin Line' exhibition about the eruv, the manhattan eruv in particular, at Yeshiva University Museum, NYC)
Tuesday, 9 April 2013
eruvin 32
whose hand do you trust?
trustworthy ordinary people, the chaver (but not the ignorant), or only trust specific people in positions of leadership and authority (the courts and priests)?
trustworthy ordinary people, the chaver (but not the ignorant), or only trust specific people in positions of leadership and authority (the courts and priests)?
Monday, 8 April 2013
eruvin 31
not everything that is seen is obvious. when to make assumptions and when to dig deeper.
obvious looking cases are taught, because actually they refer to specific not-so obvious cases.
&
a trained elephant (or monkey) can deliver the food, to someone waiting for it, to make the eruv, if you stand and watch, looking at what is going on. but have to assume* that the elephant (or monkey) the food has been received and the mission is fulfilled, even if it is not obvious from so far away.
(after all, who can refuse food from an elephant, or monkey)
*Rav Yehiel has the principle that one has to assume that the messenger will deliver the message. clearly Rav Yehiel never used Royal Mail (or just insert the name of your own local postal service).
obvious looking cases are taught, because actually they refer to specific not-so obvious cases.
&
a trained elephant (or monkey) can deliver the food, to someone waiting for it, to make the eruv, if you stand and watch, looking at what is going on. but have to assume* that the elephant (or monkey) the food has been received and the mission is fulfilled, even if it is not obvious from so far away.
(after all, who can refuse food from an elephant, or monkey)
*Rav Yehiel has the principle that one has to assume that the messenger will deliver the message. clearly Rav Yehiel never used Royal Mail (or just insert the name of your own local postal service).
Sunday, 7 April 2013
eruvin 30
an eruv is made with food for 2 meals....
is the size of 'a meal' subjective to who is eating?
(and never mind about how you get a dead giant out of a house with small doors. how did he get in in the first place, and what was he doing there?)
this page discusses whether the type of food used to make an eruv is dependent on the person who will eat it. it also discusses if a giant dies in a house with small doors, which doorway would need to be extended to remove the corpse and thus become impure)
Saturday, 6 April 2013
eruvin 29
how many apples does it take to make a meal?
but for some, why bother with apples when a glass of beer is enough.
(discussion about various foods, and their quantities, that are needed to make an eruv. An eruv has to be enough food for 2 meals. it is mentioned that some people have a glass of beer in the morning, and in the evening, as their meal)
but for some, why bother with apples when a glass of beer is enough.
(discussion about various foods, and their quantities, that are needed to make an eruv. An eruv has to be enough food for 2 meals. it is mentioned that some people have a glass of beer in the morning, and in the evening, as their meal)
Friday, 5 April 2013
eruvin 28
Thursday, 4 April 2013
eruvin 27
Wednesday, 3 April 2013
eruvin 26
studying torah outside a sick room may help the patient
or it may provoke the Satan.
but salt & water cannot be used to combine domains, and so the two can remain separate.
(discussion about the size of a royal court involves a story of Isaiah setting up torah study outside of King Hezekiah's room when he was ill. but one rabbi comments that this torah study may provoke the Satan, so perhaps is not a good thing. later in the page the next mishna discusses making an eruv, combining domains by sharing food. this can be done with any food other than salt and water. the salt therefore becomes a barrier. like for slugs....)
or it may provoke the Satan.
but salt & water cannot be used to combine domains, and so the two can remain separate.
(discussion about the size of a royal court involves a story of Isaiah setting up torah study outside of King Hezekiah's room when he was ill. but one rabbi comments that this torah study may provoke the Satan, so perhaps is not a good thing. later in the page the next mishna discusses making an eruv, combining domains by sharing food. this can be done with any food other than salt and water. the salt therefore becomes a barrier. like for slugs....)
eruvin 25
when a partition doesn't count
making a gesture to acquire ownerless land by ploughing into it is better than just putting up a partition.
making a gesture to acquire ownerless land by ploughing into it is better than just putting up a partition.
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