BERACHOS 55 (15 Nisan - first day of Pesach) - Dedicated by Aharon Ungar of Ramat Beit Shemesh in honor of the usher crew at the Grand Siyum HaShas, Meir Solomon and his wonderful staff of Baruch Rofei Cholim, and for a Refu'ah Sheleimah for Akiva Baruch ben Chayah.
1)
(a)Two of the things that, Rebbi Yitzchak says, bring Hash-m's attention to the person who does them are a leaning wall and Iyun Tefilah (scrutiny in prayer, as we just explained). What is the third?
(b)Besides the leaning wall, which is subject to the principle 'The Satan accuses at a time of danger', which common reason to all three cases?
1)
(a)The three things that, Rebbi Yitzchak says, bring Hash-m's attention to the person who does them are a leaning wall, Iyun Tefilah (scrutiny in prayer, as we just explained) - and asking Hash-m to punish someone on his account.
(b)Besides the leaning wall, which is subject to the principle 'The Satan accuses at a time of danger', the reason that is common to all three is - because the perpetrator seems to assume that he considers himself particularly worthy, therby inviting the Beis Din shel Ma'alah to examine his deeds, to see whether he really is.
2)
(a)What problem do we have with the Pesukim in Yechezkel "ha'Mizbe'ach Eitz Shalosh Amos Gavohah" ... "va'Yedaber eilai, 'Zeh ha'Shulchan asher Lifnei Hashem' "?
(b)What do we learn from there?
2)
(a)The problem with the Pesukim in Yechezkel "ha'Mizbe'ach Eitz Shalosh Amos Gavohah" ... "va'Yedaber eilai, 'Zeh ha'Shulchan asher Lifnei Hashem' " is - that the Navi first talks about the Mizbe'ach, and then goes on to call it a table ...
(b)... to teach us that nowadays, when there is no Mizbe'ach, our table performs the function of the Mizbe'ach; it atones for our sins, by virtue of the poor people that we feed.
3)
(a)We query Rebbi Yochanan, who just included sitting long in the bathroom among the things that grant a person long life from a Beraisa. How many things does the Tana include that cause a person to contract piles?
(b)The last (eleventh) case that 'Yesh Omrim' adds to the list is that of 'Toleh Atzmo be'Veis ha'Kisei'. How do we reconcile this with Rebbi Yochanan?
3)
(a)We query Rebbi Yochanan, who just included sitting long in the bathroom among the things that grant a person long life from a Beraisa, which lists - then things that cause a person to contract piles.
(b)The last (eleventh) case that 'Yesh Omrim' adds to the list is that of 'Toleh Atzmo be'Veis ha'Kisei', which we reconcile with Rebbi Yochanan - by confining the former to where one presses hard.
4)
(a)A Roman matron suggested two reasons as to why Rebbi Yehudah had a healthy complexion. One was because he reared Chazeirim. What was the second reason?
(b)Why should these occupations cause a person to have a healthy complexion
(c)What was Rebbi Yehudah's initial response?
(d)So how did he explain his healthy complexion?
4)
(a)A Roman matron suggested two reasons as to why Rebbi Yehudah had a healthy complexion. One was because he reared Chazeirim, the other - because lent on interest ...
(b)... both of which offer an excellent and easy source of income
(c)Rebbi Yehudah's initial response was - that she was way off mark, since both of these occupations were forbidden to him.
(d)And the real reason for his healthy complexion, he informed her, was - because he would make use of all twenty-four bathrooms that existed between the house of his host (where he ate) and the Beis Hamedrash.
5)
(a)The first two items on the above list (that one should not eat to avoid piles) are the leaves of canes and vine-leaves. What other part of a vine should one not eat?
(b)The fourth tem is Morigei Beheimah. What are 'Morigei Beheimah'?
(c)The fifth and sixth items are connected with a fish. If the fifth item is the spine of a fish, what is the sixth?
(d)Which part of wine constitutes the seventh item on the list?
5)
(a)The first two items on the above list (that one should not eat to avoid piles) are the leaves of canes and vine-leaves. The other part of a vine that should one not eat - is the tendrils.
(b)The fourth tem is 'Morigei Beheimah - the rough meat, such as the palate, the tongue, and some of the stomachs.
(c)The fifth and sixth items are the spine of a fish - and fish that has been partially salted.
(d)The part of wine that constitutes the seventh item on the list are - the dregs.
6)
(a)Which two things must one avoid using (eight and nine) when cleaning oneself after going to the bathroom?
(b)Finally, what else should one avoiding using for that purpose to avoid contracting piles?
6)
(a)The two things one must avoid using (eight and nine) when cleaning oneself after going to the bathroom are - lime-stone and broken pieces of earthenware.
(b)Finally, to avoid contracting piles, one should also avoid using a clod of earth that somebody else used for that purpose.
7)
(a)How many things does Rav Yehudah list that curtail a person's life?
(b)The first of these is someone who is called up to the Torah and declines to go. From which Pasuk in Yehoshua does he learn it?
(c)What is the second thing, based on the Pasuk in Lech-L'cha "Va'avarchah Mevorchecha"?
(d)How does he learn it from that Pasuk?
7)
(a)Rav Yehudah lists - three tings that curtail a person's life.
(b)The first of these is someone who is called up to the Torah and declines to go, which he learns from the Pasuk in Yehoshua - "ki Hi Chayecha ve'Orech Yamecha".
(c)The second thing, based on the Pasuk in Lech-L'cha "Va'avarchah Mevorchecha" - is someone who is offered the Kos shel B'rachah to Bench and declines.
(d)He learns it from that Pasuk - since the Mevarech is obligated to bless the Balabos. Consequently, by declining to do so, he forfeits the B'rachah that he would otherwise receive from Hash-m.
8)
(a)And what is the third thing, based on a statement of Rebbi Chama bar Chanina (about Yosef ha'Tzadik), that causes a person's early demise?
(b)What did Rebbi Chama bar Chanina say about Yosef ha'Tzadik?
(c)From which Pasuk in Sh'mos did he learn it?
8)
(a)And the third thing, based on a statement of Rebbi Chama bar Chanina (about Yosef ha'Tzadik), that causes a person's early demise is - someone who applies undue jurisdiction over others.
(b)Rebbi Chama bar Chanina says - that this is why Yosef died before his brothers (even though he was the second youngest of them all).
(c)He learns it from the Pasuk in Sh'mos - "And Yosef and all his brothers died?
9)
(a)According to Rav Yehudah Amar Rav, two of the three things that require Divine mercy are a good year and a good dream. What is the third?
(b)He learns a good dream from the Pasuk in Mishlei "Palgei Mayim Leiv Melech be'Yad Hash-m ... ". What does he learn from the Pasuk in Yeshayah "Vatachlimeini Vatechayeini"?
(c)And from which Pasuk in Eikev does he learn 'a good year'?
9)
(a)According to Rav Yehudah Amar Rav, the three things that require Divine mercy are a good year, a good dream -and a good king.
(b)He learns a good dream from the Pasuk in Mishlei "Palgei Mayim Leiv Melech be'Yad Hash-m ... " and from the Pasuk in Yeshayah "Vatachlimeini Vatechayeini" - a good dream.
(c)Whereas he learns a good year from the Pasuk in Eikev - "Tamid Einei Hash-m Elokecha bah me'Reishis Shanah ad Acharis Shanah!"
10)
(a)According to Rebbi Yochanan, Hash-m Himself declares three things; two of them, hunger and being satiated, which he learns from Pesukim in Melachim and Yechezkel. What is the third?
(b)He learns that from the Pasuk in Ki Sissa, which refers to a famous personality whom Hash-m "called by Name". What was the name of famous personality?
(c)What was he being chosen to do?
10)
(a)According to Rebbi Yochanan, Hash-m Himself declares three things, hunger, being satiated, which he learns from Pesukim in Melachim and Yechezkel - and a king ...
(b)... which he learns from the Pasuk in Ki Sissa, which refers to Betzalel, whom Hash-m "called by Name" ...
(c)... and who was being chosen - to lead the construction of the Mishkan, in all its aspects.
11)
(a)What does Rebbi Yitzchak learn from the Pasuk in Vayakhel "See (Re'u plural), Hash-m has called by name Betzalel ... ?
(b)What did ...
1. ... Hash-m reply when Moshe retort that if he was good in the Eyes of Hash-m, then he was good in his eyes too?
2. ... Yisrael reply when Moshe asked them whether they agreed to the choice of Betzalel?
(c)In what order did Moshe tell Betzalel about the Mishkan and its Keilim?
11)
(a)Rebbi Yitzchak learns from the Pasuk in Vayakhel "See (Re'u plural), Hash-m has called by name Betzalel ... " - that one must consult with the community before appointing a leader over them.
(b)When ...
1. ... Moshe replied that if he was good in the Eyes of Hash-m, then he was good in his eyes too, Hash-m retorted - that in spite of that, Moshe should ask Yisrael whether they agreed to the choice.
2. ... he asked them whether they agreed to the choice of Betzalel, Yisrael replied - that if he was good in the eyes of Hash-m and of Moshe, then he was good in their eyes too.
(c)Moshe told Betzalel about the Mishkan and its Keilim - in the reverse order (See Tosfos).
12)
(a)What did Rebbi Shmuel bar Nachmeni Amar Rebbi Yonoson therefore mean when he said that Betzalel was thus named on account of his Chochmah?
(b)What did he say?
(c)What did Moshe reply?
12)
(a)When Rebbi Shmuel bar Nachmeni Amar Rebbi Yonoson therefore said that Betzalel was thus named on account of his Chochmah, he was referring to - the fact that he queried the logic of this.
(b)He asked Moshe where the latter expected him to place the Keilim, if the Mishkan was not yet built?
(c)Moshe replied - that he (Betzalel) must must have been in the shadow of Hash-m (to know what He had told Moshe on Har Sinai).
13)
(a)What did Rav Yehudah Amar Rav say that Betzalel was conversant with?
(b)From which Pasuk in Ki Sissa did he learn it (based also on the P'sukim in Mishlei "Hash-m be'Chochmah Yasad Aretz ... be'Da'to Tehomos Nivka'u")?
(c)What did Rebbi Yochanan learn from the Pasuk in Daniel "Yahav Chochm'sa la'Chakimin u'Mind'a le'Yod'ei Binah"?
(d)When Ra Tachlifa bar Ma'arva told this to Rebbi Avahu. From which Pasuk in Ki Sissa did Rebbi Avahu learn it?
13)
(a)What did Rav Yehudah Amar Rav stated that Betzalel was conversant with - the combination of letters which Hash-m had used to create the world.
(b)He learned it from the Pasuk in Vayakhel Ki Sissa (based also on the P'sukim in Mishlei "Hash-m be'Chochmah Yasad Aretz ... be'Da'to Tehomos Nivka'u") - "Va'amalei oso Ru'ach Elokim, be'Chochmah, be'Da'as u've'Chol Melachah".
(c)Rebbi Yochanan learned from the Pasuk in Daniel "Yahav Chochm'sa la'Chakimin u'Mind'ale'Yod'ei Binah" - that Hash-m only ascribes wisdom to someone who already has wisdom.
(d)When Ra Tachlifa bar Ma'arva told this to Rebbi Avahu, he retorted that he learned it from the Pasuk in Ki Sissa - " ... and in the hearts of all wise-hearted men have I given wisdom".
14)
(a)What did Rav Chisda mean when he said that every dream can be good except for Tavas?
(b)What did he also say about ...
1. ... a dream that is not interpreted?
2. ... good dreams and bad dreams in general?
3. ... bad dreams in relation to good ones?
(c)What is the reason behind Rav Chisda's last statement?
(d)And what did he say about the sadness and the joy that follow bad and good dreams respectively?
14)
(a)When Rav Chisda said that every dream can be good except for Tavas - he meant that the only dream that cannot be interpreted in a positive way is one in which a person dreams that he is fasting.
(b)He also said that ...
1. ... a dream that is not interpreted - is as useless as a letter that is not read.
2. ... neither good dreams or bad ones - are entirely fulfilled.
3. ... bad dreams are better than good ones
(c)... because they cause a person to do Teshuvah.
(d)And he also said that the sadness and the joy that follow bad and good dreams respectively - negate the bad and the good that lie in their respective interpretations.
15)
(a)What did Rav Yosef testify with regard to Rav Chisda's last statement?
(b)Why did he say 'even me'?
(c)What did Rabah bar bar Chanan comment on the Pasuk in Tehilim "ve'ha'Elokim Asah she'Yir'u mi'Lefanav!"
(d)How does Rebbi Yochanan in the name of Rebbi Shimon bar Yochai explain the insertion of 'produce and straw' in the Pasuk in Yirmiyah (in connection with dreams)?
(e)Rebbi B'rachyah seems to confirm this when he says that not every detail in a dream actually comes true. How does he learn this from one of Yosef's dreams?
15)
(a)Rav Yosef testified - that Rav Chisda's last statement even to him ...
(b)... despite the fact that he was blind.
(c)Rabah bar bar Chanan commented - that the Pasuk in Tehilim "ve'ha'Elokim Asah she'Yir'u mi'Lefanav!" is said with reference to a bad dream, and that consequently, a bad dream is worse than Malkos.
(d)To explain the insertion of 'produce and straw' in the Pasuk in Yirmiyah (in connection with dreams), Rebbi Yochanan in the name of Rebbi Shimon bar Yochai - says that just as all produce contains some straw, so too, do all dreams contain something that is not relevant.
(e)Rebbi B'rachyah seems to confirm this when he says that not every detail in a dream actually comes true. And he learns this from Yosef - who dreamt about the sun (his fatehr) and moon (his mother) were bowing down before him, even though his mother was no longer alive.
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16)
(a)Up to how many years does Levi say a person should wait for a good dream to materialize?
(b)He learns this from Yosef, who was seventeen years old when his father sent him on his fateful mission which ended with his sale to Egypt. How old was he when he stood before Par'oh?
(c)How do we account for the remaining nine years?
(d)What does Rav Huna initially say about a good person and a bad one with regard to dreams?
(e)What is the reason for ...
1. ... the former?
2. ... the latter?
16)
(a)Up to how many years does Levi says that a person should wait up to - twenty-two years for a good dream to materialize.
(b)He learns this from Yosef, who was seventeen years old when his father sent him on his fateful mission which ended with his sale to Egypt -and thirty when he when he stood before Par'oh.
(c)We account for the remaining nine years - by referring to the seven years of plenty and the two years of famine that followed.
(d)Rav Huna initially says that - one shows a good person a bad dream and a bad person a good dream.
(e)The reason for ...
1. ... the former is - in order to induce him to worry and to hold back from sinning, thereby serving as an atonement for his sins.
2. ... the latter is - to pay for his good deeds in this world.
17)
(a)We support Rav Huna's statement with a Beraisa. What does the Tana there say about David and Achitofel?
(b)we query the former part of the statement from a statement by Rav Chisda. What did Rav Chisda Amar Rebbi Yirmiyah bar Aba comment on the Pasuk in Tehilim ...
1. ... "No harm will befall you"?
2. ... "and no plague will come near to your home"?
(c)How do we reconcile this with Rav Huna, who intimates that a Tzadik will see bad dreams?
17)
(a)We support Rav Huna's statement with a Beraisa, which explains - that David never has a good dream, and Achitofel, a bad one.
(b)We query the former part of the statement from a statement by Rav Chisda, who, in the name of Rebbi Yirmiyah bar Aba commented on the Pasuk in Tehilim ...
1. ... "No harm will befall you" - that the righteous will not be plagued by bad dreams and evil thoughts.
2. ... "and no plague will come near to your home" - that they will not arrive home and find their wives Safek Nidos.
(c)We reconcile this with Rav Huna, who intimates that a Tzadik will see bad dreams - by interpreting it to mean that it is not the Tzadik who will have the bad dream about himself, but others who will dream it about the Tzadik.
18)
(a)We query the current explanation, which intimates that a Tzadik sees neither a good dream or a bad one from the Pasuk in Mishlei "ve'Save'a Yalin bal Yipaked Ra". How does Rebbi Ze'ira read the Pasuk, that leaves us with a Kashya?
(b)What does the Pasuk now mean?
(c)To answer the Kashya, how do we explain Rav Huna's statement that a Tzadik does not have a good dream?
18)
(a)We query the current explanation, which intimates that a Tzadik sees neither a good dream or a bad one from the Pasuk in Mishlei "ve'Save'a Yalin bal Yipaked Ra", which Rebbi Ze'ira reads as - "ve'Sheva Yalin ... " ...
(b)... implying that anyone who does not dream forseven consecutive days is considered evil.
(c)To answer the Kashya, we explain Rav Huna's statement that a Tzadik does not have a good dream - to mean that although he dreams good dreams, he cannot remember what he dreamt.
19)
(a)What does Huna bar Ami ... in the name of Rebbi Yochanan advise someone who is miserable on account of a dream that he had to do?
(b)What problem do we have with his initial advice based on a statement of Rav Chisda?
(c)How do we therefore amend the Lashon 'Yifterenu'?
(d)What in effect, do the three people that one calls say to the dreamer?
(e)How many times do they ask Hash-m to decree that it should be good (See also Tosfos)?
19)
(a)Huna bar Ami ... in the name of Rebbi Yochanan advises someone who is miserable on account of a dream that he had - to fin it d three people to interpret it.
(b)The problem with this is - the principle (taught by Rav Chisda) that a dream that remains un-interpreted is like an read letter (which is harmless).
(c)We therefore amend the Lashon 'Yifterenu' - to 'Yeitivenu' (to relieve him of his worry).
(d)In effect, the three people that one calls say to the dreamer - that Hash-m should make good his dream and that it should be good.
(e)They ask Hash-m to decree that it should be good - seven times (See also Tosfos)?
20)
(a)How many Pesukim should they recite that contain ...
1. ... 'Hafachos' (beginning with the Pasuk in Tehilim "Hafachta Misp'di le'Machol li ...")?
2. ... ''Peduyos' (beginning with the Pasuk in Tehilim "Padah ve'Shalom Nafshi")?
(b)Of which third group of three Pesukim is the Pasuk in Yeshayah "Borei Niv Sefasayim, Shalom Shalom la'Rachok ... " the first?
20)
(a)They must recite three Pesukim that contain ...
1. ... 'Hafachos' (beginning with the Pasuk in Tehilim "Hafachta Misp'di le'Machol li ...").
2. ... ''Peduyos' (beginning with the Pasuk in Tehilim "Padah ve'Shalom Nafshi").
(b)The Pasuk in Yeshayah "Borei Niv Sefasayim, Shalom Shalom la'Rachok ... " is the first of a group of three Pesukim of - 'Shalom'.
21)
(a)What did Ameimar, Mar Zutra and Rav Ashi once suggest that each one of them does?
(b)What did one of them say a person should do if he had a dream but cannot remember what it was?
(c)In the course of the Tefilah, one refers to Yosef's dreams on the one hand, and the water of Marah, Miriam's Tzara'as, Chizkiyhu's illness, and the stricken water in the time of Elisha. What is the connection between them?
(d)What care should he take when concluding his Tefilah?
(e)How do the Kohanim respond, after the conclusion of Birchas Kohanim, when they turn back to face the Aron ha'Kodesh (See also Hagahos ha'G'ra)?
21)
(a)What did Ameimar, Mar Zutra and Rav Ashi once suggest that each one of them - says something that the other two have never heard before.
(b)One of them said that if a person had a dream but cannot remember what it was - he should stand before the Kohanim when they Duchen and recite the 'Ribono shel Olam' that is printed in the Sidurim.
(c)In the course of the Tefilah, one refers to Yosef's dreams on the one hand, and the water of Marah, Miriam's Tzara'as, Chizkiyahu's illness, and the stricken water in the time of Elisha, asking Hash-m, on the one hand, to preserve a good dream like He preserved those of Yosef; and to heal a bad dream, like He healed the latter, through the Tefilos or intervention of Moshe, Chizkiyahu and Elisha, on the other.
(d)One should take care - to conclude one's Tefilah at the same time as the Kohanim, so that the 'Amen' that concludes it is also a response to the Kohanim's B'rachah.
(e)After the conclusion of Birchas Kohanim, when the Kohanim turn back to face the Aron ha'Kodesh, they respond with the words 'Adir bi'Gevurah Shochen bi'Gevurah ...(as printed in the Sidurim [See also Hagahos ha'G'ra]).
22)
(a)The second member of the trio offered a suggestion to someone who enters a town and is afraid of an Ayin ha'Ra. What did he advise him to do after taking hold off his right thumb in his left hand?
(b)Based on the Pasuk in Vay'chi "Ben Poras ... Ben Poras alei Ayin!", whose offspring did he advise the frightened man to claim to be?
(c)How did ...
1. ... he interpret the words "alei Ayin"?
2. ... Rebbi Yossi b'Rebbi Chanina learn the same thing from the Pasuk there "Veyidgu la'Rov be'Kerev ha'Aretz!"?
(d)About who was the latter said?
(e)And what did he advise a man who is afraid of his own Ayin ha'Ra to take hold of?
22)
(a)The second member of the trio offered a suggestion to someone who enters a town and is afraid of an Ayin ha'Ra. After taking hold off his right thumb in his left hand, he advised him - to take hold of his left thumb in his right hand, and ...
(b)... based on the Pasuk in Vay'chi "Ben Poras ... Ben Poras alei Ayin!", to claim to be - an offspring of Yosef.
(c)He ...
1. ... interpreted the words "alei Ayin" - to mean 'above the eye', whereas ...
2. ... Rebbi Yossi b'Rebbi Chanina learned the same thing from the Pasuk there "Veyidgu la'Rov be'Kerev ha'Aretz!" - (i.e. they should increase like fish, which are covered by water (i.e. live in a different domain) and are therefore not subject to 'Ayin ha'Ra'.
(d)The latter was said - by Ya'akov Avinu to the sons of Yosef, Efrayim and Menasheh.
(e)He advised a man who is afraid of his own Ayin ha'Ra to take hold of - the left flank of his nose.
23)
(a)The third member of the trio advised a sick man not to publicize his illness for the first day. Why is that?
(b)What did Rava instruct his servant to do after the first day of his illness?
(c)Why did he also instruct him to announce that whoever hated him should rejoice?
23)
(a)The third member of the trio advised a sick man not to publicize his illness for the first day - so as not to weaken his Mazel.
(b)After the first day of his illness, Rava instruct his servant - to announce that, whoever liked him should Daven for him.
(c)He also instructed him to announce that whoever hated him should rejoice - based on the Pasuk in Mishlei "When your enemy falls do not rejoice, lest Hash-m will see, it will be bad in His eyes and He removes His anger from him (the person who fell)".
24)
(a)Based on the Pasuk in Zecharyah "ve'ha'Chalomos Shav Yedaberu ( ... dreams are nonsensical)", what did Shmuel used to declare after ...
1. ... a bad dream?
2. ... a good dream?
(b)Which Pasuk in Beha'aloscha (in connection with Moshe Rabeinu) did he cite to corroborate his latter statement?
(c)How did Rava resolve the contradiction between the two Pesukim ("ve'ha'Chalomos Shav Yedaberu" and "ba'Chalom Adaber bo")?
24)
(a)Based on the Pasuk in Zecharyah "ve'ha'Chalomos Shav Yedaberu ( ... dreams are nonsensical)", after ...
1. ... a bad dream Shmuel used to quote the Pasuk as it stands, whereas after ...
2. ... a good dream - he would intone it as a question (' ... are dreams nonsensical?)
(b)To corroborate his latter statement, he cited the Pasuk in Beha'aloscha (in connection with Moshe Rabeinu) "ba'Chalom Adaber bo!"
(c)Rava resolved the contradiction between the two Pesukim ("ve'ha'Chalomos Shav Yedaberu" and "ba'Chalom Adaber bo") - by establishing the former by a dream that is presented by demons, and the latter, by one that is presented by angels.
25)
(a)How many dream-interpreters were there in Yerushalayim, according to Rebbi Bizna bar Zavda ... in the name of a certain Zakein?
(b)What was the name of that Zakein?
(c)What happened once, when he took his dream to all of them for interpretation?
25)
(a)According to Rebbi Bizna bar Zavda ... in the name of a certain Zakein - there were twenty-four dream-interpreters in Yerushalayim,
(b)The name of that Zakein was 'Rebbi Ban'ah.
(c)It happened once, that he took his dream to all of them for interpretation - and each one gave him a different interpretation, all of which materialized.
26)
(a)What important principle can we extrapolate from Rebbi Ban'ah's testimony?
(b)We refer to the principle as a Pasuk. Which Pasuk (in Vayeishev, in connection with Yosef), according to Rebbi Elazar's interpretation?
(c)What condition does Rava require for the principle to apply?
(d)From which Pasuk there does he learn it?
26)
(a)We can extrapolate from Rebbi Ban'ah's testimony the important principle - that 'All dreams follow their interpretations!'
(b)We refer to the principle as a Pasuk. In fact, it is the Pasuk (in Vayeishev "And it was, as he (Yosef) interpreted it for us (the butler and the baker) so it was!", as Rebbi Elazar explained.
(c)For the principle to apply, Rava requires - that the interpretation fits the dream ...
(d)... as the Pasuk writes there "each man according to his dream!"
27)
(a)The Pasuk relates how the baker saw that Yosef had interpreted the butler's dream correctly. From where did he know that?
(b)What did Rebbi Yochanan say about someone who gets up in the morning and for no particular reason, a specific Pasuk springs to mind?
27)
(a)The Pasuk relates how the baker saw that Yosef had interpreted the butler's dream correctly. He knew that - because both the butler and the baker dreamt their own dream and the interpretation of the other one.
(b)Rebbi Yochanan said that if someone gets up in the morning and for no particular reason, a specific Pasuk springs to mind - it is a minor prophecy.
28)
(a)What did Rebbi Yochanan say about a morning dream?
(b)He says the same about two other dreams; one of them, a dream that Reuven dreams about Shimon. What is the other?
(c)What dream do others add to the list, based on the Pasuk in Mikeitz (in connection with Yosef's interpretation of Par'oh's dream) "ve'al Hishanos ha'Chalom"?
28)
(a)Rebbi Yochanan saihat a morning dream - comes true, as does ...
(b)... dream that Reuven dreams about Shimon, and a dream that is interpreted within a dream.
(c)Based on the Pasuk in Mikeitz (in connection with Yosef's interpretation of Par'oh's dream) "ve'al Hishanos ha'Chalom", others add to the list - a dream that is repeated.
29)
(a)What did Rebbi Shmuel bar Nachmeni Amar Rebbi Yonasan say, based on the Pasuk in Daniel "Ant Malka Ra'Yanach al Mishk'vach Salku!"?
(b)In what connection do others cite the Pasuk there "ve'Ra'yonei Levavach Tinda!"?
(c)What examples does Rava give (that one does not tend to dream) in support of Rebbi Shmuel bar Nachmeni's statement?
29)
(a)Based on the Pasuk in Daniel "Ant Malka Ra'yanach al Mishk'vach Salku!" Rebbi Shmuel bar Nachmeni Amar Rebbi Yonasan said - that a person tends to dream what he things about during the day
(b)Others cite the Pasuk there "ve'Ra'yonei Levavach Tinda!" -as the source for the previous statement.
(c)In support of Rebbi Shmuel bar Nachmeni's statement, Rava observes that one does not tend to dream - about golden date-palms or about passing an elephant through the eye of a needle.
