Berachos 20 – ברכות כ

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Today’s Daf Yomi Question:

The Gemara quotes a Mishnah that one who is not obligated to do a mitzvah cannot do so on someone else’s behalf, for instance a katan cannot recite birchas hamazon for a gadol.  According to the view mentioned later that hirhur kedibur (contemplation is equated with actually reciting) why can’t the gadol fulfill his obligation by merely listening to a katan and contemplating his words?

Shabbos 88 – שבת פח

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Today’s Daf Yomi Question:

Why didn’t Hashem tell Yisroel the same thing he told the world; that (if they don’t accept) all will return to ‘Tohu Vavohu’?  This approach would perhaps avoid the coercion aspect since it is merely a statement which reflected the reality of creation.

How did the Malachim intend to observe the Torah which applies to physical phenomena?

 

Shabbos 88 – שבת פח

Why didn’t Hashem tell Yisroel the same thing he told the world; that (if they don’t accept) all will return to ‘Tohu Vavohu’?  This approach would perhaps avoid the coercion aspect since it is merely a statement which reflected the reality of creation.

How did the Malachim intend to observe the Torah which applies to physical phenomena?