1)

(a)We query the current amendment of Rebbi Yehudah in our Mishnah from a Beraisa where Rebbi Meir permits a Ba'al Keri who has no water to recite the Sh'ma without any of the accompanying B'rachos. What does he say about reciting a B'rachah before and after eating?

(b)What does he say about thinking it?

(c)What does Rebbi Yehudah say?

(d)What does Rav Nachman bar Yitzchak answer? If at the end of the day, Rebbi Yehudah forbids learning Torah without Tevilah, on what grounds does he permit the recital of the B'rachos?

2)

(a)And he cites a Beraisa as his source. What distinction does the Tana draw between Zavin, Metzora'im and Ba'in al Nidos on the one hand and Ba'alei Keri on the other?

(b)What two things does the Tana forbid the former to learn, besides T'nach, Mishnah and Gemara?

(c)What is his source for the prohibition?

(d)What does the Tana say based on the Pasuk in Yisro "Va'yar ha'Am va'Yanu'u ... "?

(e)On what grounds do they then preclude Zavin, Metzora'im and Ba'in al Nidos in the prohibition?

3)

(a)What does Rebbi Yossi permit a Ba'al Keri to do when it comes to Regiliyos? What are 'Regiliyos'?

(b)What does he not permit?

(c)Rebbi Yonasan ben Yosef even allows him to learn Mishnayos but not the relevant Medrashim. Why is that?

(d)What does Rebbi Nasan ben Avishalom say?

4)

(a)Rebbi Yochanan ha'Sandlar is more stringent than the previous two opinions. What did he say in the name of his Rebbe? What was the name of his Rebbe?

(b)In the first Lashon, he permits a Ba'al Keri to enter the Beis-ha'Medrash and to remain silent. What does he say in the second Lashon?

(c)The last opinion is that of Rebbi Yehudah. What does he allow a Ba'al Keri to learn?

(d)What did he tell his Talmidim when they asked him why, when he was once a Ba'al Keri, and they were once walking beside a river, he made a point of Toveling before teaching them a Perek in Hilchos Derech Eretz?

5)

(a)The most lenient opinion of all is that of Rebbi Yehudah ben Beseira. What does he say?

(b)What did he once say to a Talmid who was a Ba'al Keri and who was hurriedly mumbling Divrei Torah in his presence?

(c)How did he learn this from the Pasuk in Yirmiyah "ha'Lo Koh Devari ka'Eish, Ne'um Hash-m"?

6)

(a)We cite Rebbi Yonasan ben Yosef In the above Beraisa, who allows a Ba'al Keri to learn Mishnayos but not the relevant Medrashim in support of Rebbi Ila'i. What did Rebbi Ila'i Amar Rav Acha bar Ya'akov in the name of Rabeinu say? To whom does 'Rabeinu' refer?

(b)In another Beraisa, this is also the opinion of Rebbi Meir. According to one opinion, Rebbi Yehudah ben Gamliel, quoting his brother Rebbi Chanina forbids both Mishnayos and the relevant Medrashim. What does the second opinion hold?

(c)We equate the former opinion with Rebbi Yochanan ha'Sandlar (in the earlier Beraisa). With whom do we equate the latter opinion?

7)

(a)What did Rav Nachman bar Yitzchak say about 'those three elders' (Rebbi Ila'a, Rebbi Yashiyah and Rebbi Yehudah ben Beseira)?

(b)What did Rebbi ...

1. ... Ila'i say about the Mitzvah of Reishis ga'Gez?

2. ... Yashiyah say about the Isur of Kil'ayim?

(c)What did Rebbi Yehudah ben Beseira say?

8)

(a)There are two versions of what Ze'iri said when he came from Eretz Yisrael. According to the Lashon, he said 'Batluhah li'Tevilusa'. With which Tana does this conform?

(b)According to the second Lashon, he said 'Batluhah li'Netilusa'. What did he mean by this?

(c)What did Rav Chisda say about that?

9)

(a)What did Nachum Ish Bamzu whisper to Rebbi Akiva, and Rebbi Akiva to ben Azai in connection with a Ba'al Keri?

(b)What did ben Azai then do?

(c)Rebbi Yossi bar Avin and Rebbi Yossi bar Z'vida argue over the current episode. Where did they live?

(d)One of them cited it as it stands. What did the other one say to amend it?

10)

(a)The latter opinion learned 'Shan'ah' for two reasons. One of them is Bitul Beis-ha'Medrash. What is the other one?

(b)What is the reason behind the other version?

(c)Rebbi Yanai heard that some people are lenient about Tevilas Ba'alei Keryan and others are strict. What did he comment about the latter?

(d)Seeing as Rebbi Yehoshua ben Levi forbids a Ba'al Keri to study Torah, how do we explain the fact that he queried the need for his having to Tovel?

(e)Rebbi Chanina maintains that the Tevilah of Ba'alei Keryan is a great achievement, and he cites a Beraisa to support his statement. What happened once when a man accosted a woman that proves the wisdom of the Takanah?

11)

(a)What did Rav Huna suggest to the Rabbanan to do if their laxness in Tevilas Keri was due to the cold?

(b)When Rav Chisda queried the leniency of Toveling in hot water, Rav Huna quoted Rav Ada bar Ahavah. What did Rav Ada bar Ahavah say?

12)

(a)What did Rebbi Zeira instruct his servant to do when he was once sitting in a bathtub?

(b)What did he respond when Rebbi Chiya bar Aba asked him why this was necessary, since he was already sitting in nine Kabin of water?

(c)What did Rav Nachman establish to facilitate the Takanah of nine Kabin?

13)

(a)When Rav Dimi arrived from Eretz Yisrael, how did he strictly limit the Din of nine Kabin quoting Rebbi Akiva and Rebbi Yehudah G'lutera?

(b)What did he say about a Choleh ha'Margil (What does 'ha'Margil' mean)?

(c)What did this prompt Rav Yosef to say about Rav Nachman's barrel?

14)

(a)When Ravin arrived from Eretz Yisrael, he cited an incident that took place in Usha. In which area of Rav Oshaya's house did they ask Rav Asi about Tish'ah Kabin (Note, is seems that it ought to be Rebbi Oshaya and Rebbi Asi)?

(b)What did he say about a Choleh le'Onso?

(c)To what did he then confine the Takanah of Tish'ah Kabin?

(d)What did this prompt Rav Yosef to comment about Rav Nachman's barrel?

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15)

(a)Who initiated the Tevilah of a Ba'al Keri?

(b)What problem do we therefore have with the Machlokes between Rav Dimi and Ravin?

(c)To explain the Machlokes, we initially explain that Ezra instituted two Takanos by a Bari (a healthy person). Which two Takanos?

(d)And Rav Dimi and Ravin argue over what he said by a Choleh. What does ...

1. ... Rav Dimi say?

2. ... Ravin say?

16)

(a)Rava queries this answer however, based on a statement by Mar. What did Mar say about Takanas Ezra that refutes the previous explanation?

(b)How does Rava therefore amend the answer? What did Ezra actually institute?

(c)Who instituted the Nesinah of nine Kabin?

(d)What is then the Machlokes between Rav Dimi and Ravin?

(e)Rava finally rules that Bari ha'Margil requires forty Sa'ah. What does he say about ...

1. ... Bari le'Onso and Choleh ha'Margil?

2. ... Choleh le'Onso?

17)

(a)What distinction does the Tana Kama in a Beraisa draw between learning Torah and teaching Torah regarding Tish'ah Kabin?

(b)What does Rebbi Yehudah say?

(c)What is the significance of the two pairs of Talmidei-Chachamim, Rebbi Yochanan and Rebbi Yehoshua ben Levi and Rebbi Elazar and Rebbi Yossi b'Rebbi Chanina?

(d)One of the former comments that the Tana Kama only requires forty Sa'ah for teaching by a Choleh ha'Margil, but by a Choleh le'Onso, nine Kabin will suffice. What does the other one say?

18)

(a)What does one of the latter comment with regard to Rebbi Yehudah's statement? What does he mean when he restricts Tevilah in forty Sa'ah to 'be'Karka'?

(b)What does the other one say?

(c)According to the first of the latter opinions, what does Rebbi Yehudah then come to include when he adds 'mi'Kol Makom'?

19)

(a)What did Rav Papa, Rav Huna b'rei de'Rav Yehoshua and Rava bar Shmuel once do together?

(b)Why did Rav Papa think that he ought to Bench Mezuman?

(c)On what grounds did Rava bar Shmuel object?

(d)Why did he therefore claim the right to Bench Mezuman?

(e)Rav Huna b'rei de'Rav Yehoshua won the day. What did he say?

20)

(a)Why did Rav Chama used to Tovel in forty Sa'ah on Erev Pesach?

(b)What are the two possible reasons that the Halachah is not like him?

21)

(a)What does the Mishnah say one should do if, in the middle of the Amidah, a person remembers that he is a Ba'al Keri?

(b)In a case where he is on his way down to Tovel just before Haneitz ha'Chamah, on what condition should he Tovel ad complete the process before reciting the Sh'ma?

(c)What if he is unable to do that?

22)

(a)What does the Tana forbid him to cover himself with besides 'Mei ha'Mishreh? What is 'Mei ha'Mishreh'?

(b)On what condition does he appear to permit covering oneself with them?

(c)How far must one distance oneself from them (assuming one did not add water)?

(d)What else does the Mishnah incorporate in this ruling?

23)

(a)The Beraisa reiterates the Mishnah's ruling concerning a Ba'al Keri who remembers that he is Tamei whilst Davening the Amidah. What does the Tana Kama say if a Ba'al Keri remembers ... whilst he is Leining in the Torah?

(b)Rebbi Meir disagrees. What does he say?

24)

(a)What does another Beraisa say about a case where, in the middle of the Amidah, someone notices Tzo'ah in front of him?

(b)How do we reconcile this with yet another Beraisa, which rules that it will suffice if he moves to the side?

(c)What is an example of 'Lo Efshar'?

25)

(a)What objection did Rava raise when Rabah ruled that someone who Davens the Amidah and discovers Tzo'ah in its place (on his body) is Yotzei?

(b)Which Pasuk in Mishlei did he quote as his source?

(c)What did he therefore rule?

26)

(a)What does the Beraisa say one should do if, whilst Davening the Amidah, urine begins to drip down one's legs?

(b)Rav Chisda and Rav Hamnuna argue over what he does when he resumes Davening. One says that he repeat the Tefilah from the beginning. What dos the other one say?

(c)Based on the assumption that he waited the amount of time it takes to recite the entire Amidah, how do we initially interpret their Machlokes?

(d)On what grounds does Rav Ashi refute this explanation? What ought the Tana to have then said?

27)

(a)What must both opinions therefore hold in a case where the person waited the amount of time it takes to recite the entire Amidah?

(b)Since they therefore argue over where he did not wait so long, how does Rav Ashi then explain the basis of their Machlokes?

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