BERACHOS 64 (18 Tishrei) - The Siyum of Berachos for the 13th cycle has been dedicated by Reb Tuvya Marcus and family (Baltimore/Yerushalayim) in honor of the Yahrzeit of his father, Binyomin Leib ben Aharon Marcus z'l.
1)
(a)What did Rebbi Avin ha'Levi mean when he said 'Kol ha'Dochek es ha'Sha'ah, ha'Sha'ah Dochkaso'?
(b)Who is a prime example of the principle
(c)And what did he mean when he added 'Kol ha'Nidcheh Mipnei ha'Sha'ah, Sha'ah Nidchis mi'Panav'?
1)
(a)'Kol ha'Dochek es ha'Sha'ah, ha'Sha'ah Dochkaso' means - that someone who tries to attain his ambition by force, will not attain it.
(b)The prime example of this is - Avshalom, who tried to take the throne by force.
(c)When he added 'Kol ha'Nidcheh Mipnei ha'Sha'ah, Sha'ah Nidchis mi'Panav', he meant - that if someone waits patiently for the right moment, then he will attain his ambition.
2)
(a)A prime example of the latter statement is Rav Yosef. Why did they refer to Rav Yosef as 'Sinai' and Rabah as 'Oker Harim'?
(b)When the question was put to the Chachamim of Eretz Yisrael which takes precedence, 'Sinai' or 'Oker Harim', what did they reply?
(c)What reason did they give for their answer?
2)
(a)A prime example of the latter statement is Rav Yosef, to whom they refered to as 'Sinai' - because he knew many Beraisos, and Rabah as 'Oker Harim' - because of his depth of understanding.
(b)When the question was put to the Chachamim of Eretz Yisrael which takes precedence, 'Sinai' or 'Oker Harim', they replied - 'Sinai' ...
(c)... because 'Everybody needs the owner of the wheat-store'.
3)
(a)What did the astrologers tell Rav Yosef?
(b)Why did he therefore decline to become Rosh Yeshivah before Rabah (despite the Chachamim's answer to the above-mentioned She'eilah)?
(c)For how long was ...
1. ... Rabah Rosh Yeshivah?
2. ... Rav Yosef Rosh Yeshivah?
(d)What did Rav Yosef not do throughout the twenty-two years of Rabah's 'reign'?
(e)Why is that?
3)
(a)The astrologers told Rav Yosef - that he would be Rosh Yeshivah for two years.
(b)He therefore declined to become Rosh Yeshivah before Rabah (despite the Chachamim's answer to the above-mentioned She'eilah) - since he knew that he would live until he had been Rosh Yeshivah for two years (thereby gaining an extra lease of life).
(c)Rabah was Rosh Yeshivah ...
1. ... for twenty-two years ...
2. ... Rav Yosef - for two and a half years.
(d)Throughout the twenty-two years of Rabah's 'reign' - Rav Yosef did not even call a blood-letter to his house ...
(e)... in order not to act with authority during Rabah's reign (See Ramban).
4)
(a)What is initially strange about the Pasuk in Tehilim "Ya'ancha Hash-m be'Yom Tzarah, Yesagevcha Sheim Elokei Ya'akov"?
(b)Rebbi Avin ha'Levi explains it with the mantra (that is based on this Pasuk) 'The owner of the beam is the one who should bear the brunt of carrying it'. What does he mean by that?
(c)How does this explain the Pasuk?
4)
(a)What is initially strange about the Pasuk in Tehilim "Ya'ancha Hash-m be'Yom Tzarah, Yesagevcha Sheim Elokei Ya'akov" - is the fact it mentions Ya'akov, but not Avraham and Yitzchak.
(b)Rebbi Avin ha'Levi explains it with the mantra (that is based on this Pasuk) 'The owner of the beam is the one who should bear the brunt of carrying it', by which he means that when people carry a beam from one location to another, one expects the owner to bear the brunt of the carrying.
(c)Likewise - Ya'akov, who brought up the twelve tribes, is the one who Davens on their behalf in time of trouble.
5)
(a)What does Rebbi Avin ha'Levi then say about someone who participates in a Se'udah at which a Talmid-Chacham is sitting?
(b)From whereabouts in Parshas Yisro did he learn it?
5)
(a)Rebbi Avin ha'Levi then says about someone who participates in a Se'udah at which a Talmid-Chacham is sitting - that it is as if he participated from the Glory of the Shechinah ...
(b)... which he learned from the Pasuk in Yisro which describes how Yisro came to eat bread in front of 'Elokim' (although he was in fact, eating with Moshe).
6)
(a)What distinction does Rebbi Avin ha'Levi furthermore draw between someone who parts from his friend with the words 'Lech be'Shalom' and 'Lech le'Shalom'?
(b)If 'Lech le'Shalom' is what Yisro said to Moshe and he lived, to whom did David ha'Melech say "Lech be'Shalom"?
(c)What subsequently happened to Avshalom?
(d)Where was ...
1. ... he going after taking leave of his father?
2. ... Moshe go after taking leave of his father-in-law?
6)
(a)Rebbi Avin ha'Levi furthermore draws a distinction between someone who parts from his friend with the words 'Lech be'Shalom' - which is what he should not say and 'Lech le'Shalom' - which he should.
(b)If 'Lech le'Shalom' is what Yisro said to Moshe and he lived, to whom did David ha'Melech said "Lech be'Shalom" to his son Avshalom ...
(c)... who was subsequently left hanging on a tree by his hair (and killed).
(d)After taking leave
1. ... of his father he was going - to Chevron.
2. ... of his father-in-law, Moshe was going to Egypt.
7)
(a)The same Amora cites the Pasuk in Lech-L'cha "ve'Atah Tavo el Avosecha be'Shalom". Who said it to whom?
(b)What does he learn from there?
(c)How does the Pasuk end?
7)
(a)The same Amora cites the Pasuk in Lech-L'cha "ve'Atah Tavo el Avosecha be'Shalom"- which Hash-m said to Avraham.
(b)Hed learns from there - that one takes leave from a Meis with the words 'Lech be'Shalom' ...
(c)The Pasuk ends - "Tikaver be'Seivah Tovah (You will be buried at a ripe old age)".
8)
(a)Based on the Pasuk in Tehilim "Yeilchu me'Chayil el Chayil, Yera'eh el Elokim be'Tzi'on", what did Rebbi Levi bar Cita say about someone who leaves the Beis-ha'Keneses and goes to the Beis-ha'Medrash to study Torah?
(b)And, based on the same Pasuk, what did Rebbi Chiya bar Ashi quoting Rav say about Talmidei-Chachamim in general?
8)
(a)Based on the Pasuk in Tehilim "Yeilchu me'Chayil el Chayil, Yera'eh el Elokim be'Tzi'on", what Rebbi Levi bar Cita said that someone who leaves the Beis-ha'Keneses and goes to the Beis-ha'Medrash to study Torah - will merit to receive the Shechinah.
(b)And, based on the same Pasuk, Rebbi Chiya bar Ashi quoting Rav said that Talmidei-Chachamim in general - know no rest either in this world or in the World to Come, as they go from strength to strength (i.e. they go from Yeshivah to Yeshivah and from Beis-ha'Medrash to Beis-ha'Medrash).
9)
(a)What is the first Pasuk in the well-known saying of Rebbi Elazar quoting Rebbi Chanina with which Berachos, Nidah, Yevamos and Kerisus ends?
(b)What kind of blessing do Talmidei-Chachamim bring upon the world?
(c)In the source Pasuk of this statement " ... ve'Chol Banayich Limudei Hash-m ... ", how does he interpret "Banayich"?
(d)Which two B'rachos will Hash-m bestow upon all those who love His Torah?
(e)Which two assets will He ultimately bestow upon His people?
9)
(a)The first Pasuk in the well-known saying of Rebbi Elazar quoting Rebbi Chanina with which Berachos, Nidah, Yevamos and Kerisus ends is - 'Talmidei-Chachamim Marbim Shalom ba'Olam'.
(b)The blessing that Talmidei-Chachamim bring upon the world is that of - peace.
(c)In the source Pasuk of this statement " ... ve'Chol Banayich Limudei Hash-m ... ", he interprets "Banayich" (your children) - as 'Bonayich' (your builders [i.e. the Talmidei-Chachamim]).
(d)The two B'rachos that Hash-m will bestow upon all those who love His Torah are - much peace and that they will never experience a stumbling-block.
(e)The two assets that He will ultimately bestow upon His people are - strength and peace.
