Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Daf Yomi - Yoma 57 - Connection to Eicha

It seems noteworthy to mention that daf 57, which is the daf we were to learn on Tisha B'Av has a little רמז to תשעה באב. Rebbe Yirmiya stated that the people who live in Bavel are fools - for they live in a dark land, they say over gloomy statements. The Gemora in Sanhedrin brings the passuk in Eicha במחשכים הושיבני and expounds it to mean that it is referring to Talmud Bavli.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

The Gemara says when Titus stabbed the paroches and saw the blood, he thought that he had killed “es atzmo”, a reference to G-d. I’ve heard from many different sources that this is the meaning behind what the Hagaddah says in connection with the wicked son “he removed es atzmo” – he leaves G-d out of the equation.

Avromi said...

Isn't there a shaila by tefilas maariv as to the teitch of וגאלו מיד חזק ממנו - and therefore how to read it as well (where to pause)?