RMBA Shines: A Senior Siyum

Are you ready to finish the perek?

Thank you for continuing to learn with us for a complete recovery for Moshe Elimelech ben Blima. Moshe is fighting his way back from a reoccurrence of his original cancer and these moments of learning have a real impact. 

Can a person accept an individual fast and, then, be required to change their amidah prayer?

Thank you for continuing to learn with us for a complete recovery for Moshe Elimelech ben Blima. Moshe is fighting his way back from a reoccurrence of his original cancer and these moments of learning have a real impact. 

When does a fast begin? How intense is an individual vs. communal experience?

Thank you for continuing to learn with us for a complete recovery for Moshe Elimelech ben Blima. Moshe is fighting his way back from a reoccurrence of his original cancer and these moments of learning have a real impact. 

Fasting, for any purpose, must be authentic. What happens if it is not?

Thank you for continuing to learn with us for a complete recovery for Moshe Elimelech ben Blima. Moshe is fighting his way back from a reoccurrence of his original cancer and these moments of learning have a real impact. 

Finally! Two new Mishnayot and a bunch of cool stories about Yosef and his brothers.

Thank you for continuing to learn with us for a complete recovery for Moshe Elimelech ben Blima. Moshe is fighting his way back from a reoccurrence of his original cancer and these moments of learning have a real impact. 

What happened between Reish Lakish and Rav Yochanan that caused his wife to fear for their son? Why is the act of rain greater than the act of creation ?

Thank you for continuing to learn with us for a complete recovery for Moshe Elimelech ben Blima. Moshe is fighting his way back from a reoccurrence of his original cancer and these moments of learning have a real impact. 

How can we conduct ourselves to great learners? Better people? And even find lessons from the rain itself?

Thank you for continuing to learn with us for a complete recovery for Moshe Elimelech ben Blima. Moshe is fighting his way back from a reoccurrence of his original cancer and these moments of learning have a real impact. 

Is the day of rain greater than the resurrection of the dead? Greater than the creation of the world?

Thank you for continuing to learn with us for a complete recovery for Moshe Elimelech ben Blima. Moshe is fighting his way back from a reoccurrence of his original cancer and these moments of learning have a real impact. 

What is referred to as the first and second rains? Does it have any significant implications in the world of Halacha?

Thank you for continuing to learn with us for a complete recovery for Moshe Elimelech ben Blima. Moshe is fighting his way back from a reoccurrence of his original cancer and these moments of learning have a real impact. 

What are the first and last rains? When do they happen according to the Jewish calendar? Why do we care so much in the first place?

Thank you for continuing to learn with us for a complete recovery for Moshe Elimelech ben Blima. Moshe is fighting his way back from a reoccurrence of his original cancer and these moments of learning have a real impact. 

How much could Rav Nachman and Rav Yitzchak really have to say to each other? What happens in a pivotal meal between the two that sends shock waves through our ancestral spines?

Thank you for continuing to learn with us for a complete recovery for Moshe Elimelech ben Blima. Moshe is fighting his way back from a reoccurrence of his original cancer and these moments of learning have a real impact.

When do we actually begin to say the Bracha for rain in our daily amidah? How do we reconcile the apparent contradictions in Rav Yehuda's opinion? Can we start an act of kedusha, stop and restart again? 

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When do conclude the prayer for rain in our amidah? What is the power of the relationship that we have with Hashem regarding the miracles and connections He forges with us?

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Thank you for continuing to learn with us as we forge ahead on our way to completing Masechet Taanit, the Tractate of Ta'anit for the complete recovery of Moshe Elimelech ben Blima. May we continue to have his name in our hearts and our prayers.

Thank you for continuing to learn with us as we forge ahead on our way to completing Masechet Taanit, the Tractate of Ta'anit for the complete recovery of Moshe Elimelech ben Blima. May we continue to have his name in our hearts and our prayers. 

We continue to explore Masechet Taanit. This episode will cover from the bottom of 2b through the bottom of 3A. 

The learning done in this and all episodes are for the רפואה שלמה - complete recovery - of Moshe Elimelech ben Blimah. A young father who is fighting against Leukemia. Please have his name in your tefillot, prayers, and your learning.