Today's Mishnah Yomi
Bikkurim 1:5 - 1:6
The Mishnah Yomi for Monday, October 31, 2022 is Bikkurim 1:5 - 1:6
Mishnah 1
Mishnayos Bikkurim Perek 1 Mishnah 5
ביכורים פרק א׳ משנה ה׳
Bartenura
לא תנשא לכהונה. דכתיב (ביחזקאל מ״ד:כ״ב) מזרע בית ישראל יקחו להם נשים, [וכשאמה] מישראל קרינא בה מזרע ישראל דמשמע ואפילו מקצת זרע. והלכה כר׳ אליעזר בן יעקב לכתחלה, אבל בדיעבד אם נשא אין מוציאין אותה ממנו, ובניה כשרים אפילו להיות כהנים גדולים:
האפטרופוס. הממונה על היתומים, בין שמנוהו בית דין בין שמנהו אבי יתומים. אפטרופוס אבי הקטנים, בלשון רומי קורין לאב פאטי״ר ולקטנים פוס:
והשליח. שלקטן מתחלה לשלחן ביד אחר אז מצי למשלחינהו אבל לקטן להביאן הוא עצמו לא מצי למשלחינהו, שכל בכורים שנראו לקריאה אינן נתנים אלא בקריאה:
והאשה. אבל אם יש לה בעל בעלה מביא וקורא, דכתיב (דברים כו) אשר נתן לך ה׳ אלהיך ולביתך, מלמד שאדם מביא בכורי אשתו וקורא:
שאין יכולין לומר אשר נתת לי. שלא נתחלקה הארץ לנקבות. וכתיב (במדבר כ״ו:נ״ד) איש לפי פקודיו עד שיהיה ודאי איש:
Mishnah 2
Mishnayos Bikkurim Perek 1 Mishnah 6
ביכורים פרק א׳ משנה ו׳
Bartenura
מביא ואינו קורא – It is doubtful to the first Teacher [of our Mishnah] if he purchased the land or not,=; therefore, it is doubtful that he brings [the First Fruits] and he does not recite [the formula] {Deuteronomy 26:5-10) when there is a doubt. And specifically [referring to] two trees, but concerning three trees, everyone admits that he brought the land and that he brings [the First Fruits] and recites [the formula]. (Deuteronomy 26:5-10), as is taught at the end of this chapter.
רבי מאיר אומר: מביא וקורא – For he thinks that a person who purchases two trees also purchased the land that is underneath them and outside of them as far as the light and his basket, and the Halakha is not according to Rabbi Meir.
יבש המעין – If the tree is alive and growing from it.
נקצץ האילן – And it became dry and was cut prior to separating out the First Fruits. But if he first separated out the First Fruits, since they appeared [ready] for the reading (of Deuteronomy 26:5-10), and it was postponed, the fruit will rot.
ר' יהודה אומר: מביא וקורא – Since the land exists, we don’t worry about the tree. And the Halakha is not according to Rabbi Yehuda.
מן החג ועד חנוכה מביא ואינו קורא – As is it written in the portion of the First Fruits (Deuteronomy 26:11): “And you shall enjoy, [together with the Levite and the stranger in your midst], all the bounty that LORD your God has bestowed upon you and your household.” There is no recitation [of the First Fruits formula] other than at the time of joy – from Shavuot up until The Festival (Sukkot), when a person collects his grain and fruits and rejoices in them. From Sukkot and onwards, even though much fruit is collected until Hanukkah, nevertheless, the “rejoicing” of that year has already been completed during Sukkot. Therefore, he rings the fruit, but does not recite [the First Fruit passage], and from Hanukkah onwards, he does not bring [the First Fruits] at all, as it is written (Deuteronomy 26:2): “…which you harvest from the land that the LORD your God is giving you…” All the while that they are found on the land [they bring], and until Hanukkah they are found [on the land].
ר"י אומר: מביא וקורא – For he (Rabbi Yehuda) does not expound on “and you shall enjoy” (Deuteronomy 26:11), at the time of enjoying/rejoicing. And the Halakha does not follow the opinion of Rabbi Yehuda.
מביא ואינו קורא. מספקא ליה לתנא קמא אי קנה קרקע אי לא, הלכך מביא מספק ואינו קורא מספק. ודוקא שתי אילנות אבל שלשה אילנות כולי עלמא מודו דקנה קרקע ומביא וקורא, כדתנן בסוף פרקין:
רבי מאיר אומר מביא וקורא. דסבר הקונה שני אילנות נמי קנה קרקע שתחתיהם וחוצה להם כמלא אורה וסלו. ואין הלכה כרבי מאיר:
יבש המעין. שהאילן חי וגדל ממנו:
ונקצץ האילן. והוא שיבש ונקצץ קודם שהפריש בכורים אבל אם הפריש קודם, הואיל ונראו לקריאה ונדחו, ירקבו:
ר׳ יהודה אומר מביא וקורא. כיון שהקרקע קיים לא חייש לאילן. ואין הלכה כרבי יהודה:
מן החג ועד חנוכה מביא ואינו קורא. דכתיב בפרשת ביכורים (דברים כ״ו:י״א) ושמחת בכל הטוב, אין קריאה אלא בזמן שמחה מעצרת ועד החג שאדם מלקט תבואתו ופירותיו ושמח בהם. ומהחג ואילך, אף על פי שהרבה פירות נלקטים עד חנוכה, מכל מקום שמחת אותה שנה כבר נגמרה בחג, הלכך מביא ואינו קורא. ומחנוכה ואילך אינו מביא כלל דכתיב (שם) אשר תביא מארצך, כל זמן שמצויין בארצך, ועד חנוכה הן מצויין:
רבי יהודה אומר מביא וקורא. דלא דריש ושמחת בזמן שמחה. ואין הלכה כרבי יהודה:
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Mishnah Yomi is a daily study program where participants study two mishnayot (individual teachings from the Mishnah) every day. By following this program, one can complete the entire Mishnah in about six years.
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In 1934, the Kozoglover Gaon, Rav Aryeh Tzvi Frommer, who took over from Rav Meir Shapiro (the founder of Daf Yomi) as the head of Yeshivas Chachmei Lublin, initiated the Mishnah Yomi cycle, focusing on Seder Zeraim and Seder Taharos. After World War II, in 1947, Rav Yonah Sztencl, a disciple of Rav Frommer, expanded the program, advocating for a comprehensive study of Shishah Sidrei Mishnah. The idea of studying two Mishnayos daily gained the support of figures like Rav Isser Zalman Meltzer, the Tchebiner Rov, and the Gerer Rebbe, marking the formal inception of Mishnah Yomi.
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לא תנשא לכהונה – As it is written in Ezekiel (44:22): “…they may marry only virgins of the stock of Israel.” And when her mother is from the seed of Israel, we call her, “from the stock of Israel,” for it implies even a part of the [stock] of Israel, and the law follows ab initio according to Rabbi Eliezer ben Yaakov, but de facto, if he married [a divorcee or a widow], we don’t remove the wife from him, and her children are valid even to become High Priests.
האפוטרופוס – who is appointed over the orphans, whether the Jewish court appointed him or the father of the orphans appointed him. אפוטרופוס – The father of the minors. In the language of the Romans, we call the father PATER and the Minors are called POS.
והשליח – that harvest them from the beginning to send them by the hand of another, then he is able to send them, but if he harvest them to being them in himself, he cannot send them via an agent, for all First Fruits that appear for the recitation [of the Biblical verses] , are not given other than through recitation of [the Biblical verses – Deuteronomy 26:5-10].
והאשה – but if she has a husband, her husband brings [the First Fruits] and recites [Deuteronomy 26:5-10], as it is written (Deuteronomy 26:11): “that the LORD your God has bestowed upon you and your household,” teaching that a man brings the First Fruits of his wife and recites {Deuteronomy 26:5-10).
שאין יכולין לומר "אשר נתת לי" – for land was not apportioned for females, as it is written (Numbers 26:54): “…Each/איש is to be assigned its share [according to its enrollment],” until it will be definitely be a man.