Reply To: Chidushim on Daf Yomi

ברכות סג,א

What has greater a kedusha a Beis Hamedrash or a Beis Haknesses? In SA O’CH 153 it says that you can build a Beis Hamdrash from a Beis Haknesses but not vice versa but it also SA O’CH 151,2 in the RMA that we can eat and sleep in a Beis Hamedrash but not in a Beis Haknesses. No mezuzah is put in a Beis Haknesses but it is put in a Beis Hamedrash. A Beis Hamedrash is the home for talmidei chachomim, so even though it has a higher kedusha they still allowed eating and sleeping there.

We don’t say Amen in the mikdash because the aura of kedusha is so great there that his blessings are automatically validated. He only says that the kedusha there should spread to everywhere else.

There are two ways to pasken halachas. One to try to accommodate the needs of people and another to stay steadfast in the customs and traditions. Reb Moshe found ways to accommodate saying thirteen midos at night and having a lower mechitza, It depends of how עת לעשות לה’, הפרו תורתיך is looked at. If we say it as written then we should stay steadfast not to budge from tradition and customs. We must stay steadfast to protect the Torah . However, if we reverse it, ‘הפרו תורתיך עת לעשות לה then the emphasis is one accommodation to protect the Torah.

When we have many friends, we don’t know how loyal they are. We recognize our enemies as they reveal their hatred towards us, but we don’t know what hides in the heart of our friends. Having a few helps to discern that.

There is whole siman in SA O’CH 231 is based on how to do our everyday deeds like eating and sleeping to serve Hashem.

When we pray because of our plight, we should also have in mind that Hashem punishing us also is suffering and pray for His suffering also. Hashem is with us in our galus as it says עמו אנכי בצרה Hashem is with us in our plight.
When one follows this, he will be doubly be rewarded with support and health.
Learning Torah protects us also from all plight by recognizing that Hashem looks out for us.

ברכות סג,ב

It says Meshiach will come when עני רוכב על החמור. עני stands for the hardest maseches being עירובין, נדה and יבמות.
The churban came because of sinas chinom. These maseches unite us when we help each other in learning thereby bringing care towards each other and eliminating futile hate and bring Meshiach speedily. Learning on ones own can lead to mistakes as there is no one to correct each other. One does not realize that he is making a mistake.
Hashem supports us when we support His own. Zevulin supports Yisochor the talmid chacham.

ברכות סד,א

There is a question here. We say סיני ועוקר הרים, סיני עדיף one with great knowledge and the one who is sharp with questions, the one with knowledge is considered greater. So, why do we pasken like Rabeh over Rav Yosef who was the sharp one?

The Chasam Sofer explains the statement תלמודי חכמים מרבים שלום בעולם talmid chachams spread peace on this world. There is a fixed amount of discourse ordained to this world. They can either be battles or debates among the sages. By using it for debates, there will be less wars and battles in this world.