Megillah 31 - January 12, 10 Shvat

Study Guide Megillah 31

Today’s daf is dedicated by Linda Freedman, Sheila Strulowitz, Gwen Lerner, her 9 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren for Thelma Pultman 95th birthday. “We wish you the happiest of birthdays and many more to come. All our love from your family. You have created a beautiful legacy.”

The Mishna lists which Torah readings are said on different days of the year. A braita is quoted which also lists the Torah readings and adds the haftorah readings. The Gemara interjects to either explain parts that are unclear or update regarding a reading that may have changed from the time of the braita to the time of the amoraim. Why do we read about the creation of the world during the maamadot? Why do we not split the curses into more than one aliya? Is this the case for the curses in Vayikra and in Devarim? We generally read the curses in Vayikra before Shavuot and the ones in Devarim before Rosh Hashana - why? There is a tannatic debate about whether the readings on Shabbat afternoon, Mondays and Thursdays all pick up where the last one left off or whether we read the same for each - the beginning of the upcoming Torah portion.