Gittin (Iyun)
Gittin 7b — Iyun
A Gittin sugya on whether a ship is treated as part of Eretz Yisrael for tithing and get purposes, Rav Nachman's position on rivers within the Land, and why some places observe two days of Yom Tov based on distance from Eretz Yisrael.
Gittin 7b — Iyun
Continues the Gittin sugya on a get from overseas, examining why a river poses a harder case than a muvla (enclave), Rav Nachman bar Yitzchak's objection, and a tangent on how food classification affects the length of Yom Tov observance.
Gittin 6a — Iyun
A detailed Gittin sugya on whether hearing is enough verification for witnessing a document's writing, and why a blind witness is disqualified from confirming a signature.
Gittin 8a–8b — Iyun
A halachic class on King David's conquest of Syria and whether it took on the sanctity of Eretz Yisrael, with implications for writing a deed there on Shabbos through a non-Jewish scribe.
Gittin 8b — Iyun
Explores why a non-Jew can't perform certain mitzvos on your behalf, how a positive command can override a prohibition, and the halachic priority between honoring parents and personal Torah study.
Gittin 2b — Iyun
A detailed Gittin sugya on the takanah for an agent delivering a get from abroad, working through Tosafos, Rashi, the Maharsha, and Rabbi Akiva Eiger on what exactly needs to be verified.
Gittin 4a — Iyun
A Tosafos-based class on Gittin 4a exploring the difference between a witness who merely confirms an event (eidei birur) and one whose testimony enacts it (eidei kiyum), including a Baal Shem Tov story about ruling without evidence.
Gittin 5a — Iyun
A Gittin/Kiddushin chaburah on the Ran-Rambam debate over whether a single witness can write a document for kiyum, with the Ketzos, Chasam Sofer, and Lechem Mishneh weighing in.
Gittin 5a — Iyun
A Gittin sugya on writing a get for delivery from outside Eretz Yisrael, whether a woman can serve as her own shliach, and the Rambam-Raavad machloket over verification.
Gittin 5b — Iyun
A Gittin sugya exploring whether a shliach can double as an eid, the famous Brisker anecdote with Rav Chaim, and the Rambam-Tur machloket on undoing a shlichus.
Gittin 6a — Iyun
A Gittin sugya comparing the reliability of a get from Bavel versus other lands, working through stories about specific cities and the concept of hispashtus affecting the halacha.