PAST CYCLE DEDICATION

BERACHOS 56 (16 Nisan) - Today's Dafyomi study material has been sponsored by Mrs. Reva Ehrlich, who presently resides in Yerushalayim, in memory of her husband, the Chazan Rav Moshe ben Shalom Ehrlich, A"H, a distinguished Shliach Tzibbur and teacher of Torah.

1)

(a)What did the emperor of Rome ask Rebbi Yehoshua ben Chananya to do, since he was so wise?

(b)In response, who did he tell him would capture him in his dream?

(c)What would they make him hold as he tended to their Sheratzim?

1)

(a)The emperor of Rome asked Rebbi Yehoshua ben Chananya, that, since he was so wise - he should tell him what he would dream the following night.

(b)In response, he told him that in his dream - the Persians (his enemies) would take him captive him ...

(c)... and make him tend to their Sheratzim - holding a golden staff.

2)

(a)Of whom did Shavur Malka make a similar request? Who was Shavur Malka?

(b)Who did Shmuel say would capture him in his dream?

(c)What would he make him grind?

(d)With which kind of mill?

(e)On what grounds did the predictions of both Raban Gamliel and Shmuel come true?

2)

(a)Shavur Malka - king of Persia, made a similar request of Shmuel.

(b)Shmuel said - that in his dream, the Romans would capture him ...

(c)... and make him grind - date-pits ...

(d),,, with a golden mill.

(e)The predictions of both Raban Gamliel and Shmuel come true - because, telling them weird and frightening things caused them to think about what they had said all day, and consequently, to dream about them at night.

3)

(a)What strange coincidences occurred to Abaye and Rava over and over again?

(b)Both went to bar Hedya. Who was bar Hedya?

(c)When both Amora'im dreamt the Pasuk in Ki Savo "Shorcha Tavu'ach le'Einecha ... ", how did he interpret it on behalf of ...

1. ... Rava?

2. ... Abaye?

(d)Why, in this case and all the subsequent cases, did bar Hedya interpret all of Abaye's and Rava's dreams the way he did?

(e)How is it possible to interpret the same same dream in such diverse ways?

3)

(a)Abaye and Rava - had identical dreams, over and over again.

(b)Both went to bar Hedya - who was a professional dream-interpreter.

(c)When both Amora'im dreamt the Pasuk in Ki Savo "Shorcha Tavu'ach le'Einecha ... ", he interpret it on behalf of ...

1. ... Rava - that his business would fail and that he would not manage to eat due to worries.

2. ... Abaye - that his business would succeed and that he would not be able to eat from Simchah.

(d)In this case and all the subsequent cases, did bar Hedya interpreted all of Abaye's and Rava's dreams the way he did - since Abaye paid him whilst Rava did not, and that was his custom to give a positive interpretation to those who paid and a negative to those who did not.

(e)It is possible to interpret the same same dream in such diverse ways - inasmuch as 'Dreams go after the interpretation'.

4)

(a)When both Abaye and Rava dreamt the Pasuk there "Banim u'Banos Tolid ve'Lo Yih'yu l'cha ki Yeilchu ba'Shevi", he interpreted the Pasuk literally for Rava. How did he interpret it for Abaye?

(b)They then dreamt the Pasuk there "Banecha u'Venosecha Nesunos le'Am Acher". What quarrel did bar Hedya foretell would occur between Abaye and his wife concerning their many children?

(c)Who was destined to win the arguments?

4)

(a)When both Abaye and Rava dreamt the Pasuk there "Banim u'Banos Tolid ve'Lo Yih'yu l'cha ki Yeilchu ba'Shevi", he interpreted the Pasuk literally for Rava. He told Abaye - that he would hav many sons and daughters, and that when his daughters would marry 'strange' men and leave the house it would be in his eyes as if they had gone into captivity.

(b)They then dreamt the Pasuk there "Banecha u'Venosecha Nesunos le'Am Acher". bar Hedya foretold - that Abaye and his wife would argue over - whether their many children should marry his relatives or hers ...

(c)... and that they would ultimately marry her relatives.

5)

(a)Based on the word "Acher" in the previous dream what dual tragedy did bar Hedya inform Rava was about to occur?

(b)To whom did "Am Acher' refer to in the case of ...

1. ... Abaye?

2. ... Rava?

(c)How did Rava himself, quoting ... Rav, interpret "Am Acher"?

5)

(a)Based on the word "Acher" in the previous dream, bar Hedya informed Rava - that his wife would die and that her children would fall under the jurisdiction of another wife.

(b)"Am Acher' in the case of ...

1. ... Abaye, referred to - his wife's relatives, in the case of ...

2. ... Rava - to a step-mother.

(c)Rava himself, quoting ... Rav, interpreted "Am Acher" with reference to - a step-mother.

6)

(a)Their next dream involved the Pasuk in Koheles "Lech Echol be'Simchah Lachmecha ... ". What would cause Abaye to eat, drink and rejoice?

(b)What did he say to Rava?

(c)Both Abaye and Rava were destined to read the Pasuk. Why did ...

1. ... Abaye read it?

2. ... Rava read it?

6)

(a)Their next dream involved the Pasuk in Koheles "Lech Echol be'Simchah Lachmecha ... ". Successful business-deals would cause Abaye to eat, drink and rejoice.

(b)He said to Rava - that he would Shecht animals but would not eat or drink.

(c)Both Abaye and Rava were destined to read the Pasuk, ...

1. ... Abaye - out of happiness ...

2. ... Rava - in order to allay his fears.

7)

(a)How did bar Hedya interpret the Pesukim there "Zera Rav Totzi ha'Sadeh, u'Me'at Te'esof ... and "Zeisim Yih'yu l'cha be'Chol Gevulecha, ve'Shemen Lo Sasuch ... " ...

1. ... for Abaye?

2. ... for Rava?

(b)And how did he interpret the Pasuk there "ve'Ra'u Kol Amei-ha'Aretz ki Shem Hash-m Nikra alecha ve'Yar'u mimeka" ...

1. ... for Abaye?

2. ... for Rava?

(c)What happened the following day?

7)

(a)For ...

1. ... Abaye - bar Hedya stressed the first half of the Pesukim there "Zera Rav Totzi ha'Sadeh, u'Me'at Te'esof ... and "Zeisim Yih'yu l'cha be'Chol Gevulecha, ve'Shemen Lo Sasuch ... ", and for ...

2. ... Rava - the second half.

(b)And he interpreted the Pasuk there "ve'Ra'u Kol Amei-ha'Aretz ki Shem Hash-m Nikra alecha ve'Yar'u mimeka" ...

1. ... for Abaye - to mean that word would spread that he was destined to become Rosh Yeshivah and that the people would stand in awe of him ...

2. ... for Rava - that thieves will break into the king's ornament-treasury, that he would be accused of the crime, and that people would be afraid that if Rava could be accused of stealing from the king, how much more so they.

(c)The very next day - the theft took place, and Rava was taken into custody.

8)

(a)What business did both Abaye and Rava indulge in?

(b)When they both dreamt that they saw lettuce on top of a barrel of wine, he told Abaye that his business would prosper like lettuce (which is wide and grows double. What did he tell Rava?

(c)And when they both saw in their dream meat on top of a barrel of wine, what did he tell ...

1. ... Abaye?

2. ... Rava?

8)

(a)Both Abaye and Rava were wine-merchants.

(b)When they both dreamt that they saw lettuce on top of a barrel of wine, he told Abaye that his business will prosper like lettuce (which is wide and grows double, and Rava - that his wine-business would become 'bitter' like lettuce.

(c)And when they both saw in their dream meat on top of a barrel of wine, he told ...

1. ... Abaye - that everyone will start coming to him to purchase meat and wine, and ...

2. ... Rava - that his wine would turn sour and that everyone would come to purchase meat to eat with his wine.

9)

(a)When they both dreamt that they saw a barrel of wine hanging on a date palm, what did bar Hedya tell ...

1. ... Abaye?

2. ... Rava?

(b)And when they dreamt that they saw pomegranates growing on a barrel, what did he tell ...

1. ... Abaye?

2. ... Rava?

(c)Next they dreamt that the saw a barrel of wine falling into a pit. What did he say to ...

1. ... Abaye?

2. ... Rava?

(d)Finally, they dreamt that they saw a donkey standing by their cushion (heads). Bar Hedya told Abaye that he would become king (Rosh Yeshivah) and that he a Meturg'man will stand beside him to say over his D'rashos to the people. What did he tell Rava ...

1. ... initially?

2. ... when Rava replied that he had seen the words himself?

9)

(a)When they both dreamt that they saw a barrel of wine hanging on a date palm, bar Hedya told ...

1. ... Abaye - that his business would rise (improve) like a date-palm.

2. ... Rava - that his wine would become sweet, and that he would be forced to sell it cheaply.

(b)And when they dreamt that they saw pomegranates growing on a barrel, he told ...

1. ... Abaye - that his wine would go up in price (become large like a pomegranate).

2. ... Rava - that his wine would turn acidy (like a pomegranate) and nobody woujld want to purchase it.

(c)Next they dreamt that the saw a barrel of wine falling into a pit. To ...

1. ... Abaye, he said - that his wine would become popular and people would seek it, and to ...

2. ... Rava - that his wine would become unwanted and that he would throw it into a pit.

(d)Finally, they dreamt that they saw a donkey standing by their cushion (heads). Bar Hedya told Abaye that he would become king (Rosh Yeshivah) and that he a Meturg'man will stand beside him to say over his D'rashos to the people (in a loud voice, like a donkey braying). Whereas to Rava, he said ...

1. ... initially - that the words "u'Peter Chamor" were missing from the Parshah "ve'Hayah ki Yevi'acha".

2. ... that the 'Vav' in "Chamor" (which is supposed to be missing) was written in and then erased.

10)

(a)Ultimately, Rava went to bar Hedya alone. What did the latter tell him when he dreamt that ...

1. ... the outer door of his house fell down?

2. ... molars and his front teeth fell out?

3. ... two doves flew away?

4. ... he saw two heads of turnips?

(b)What is the connection between ...

1. ... the outer door of his house and his wife?

2. ... wives and doves?

3. ... heads of turnips and a beating with a club?

(c)What happened when, after spending a day in the Beis-ha'Medrash, Rava tried to intervene in a fight between two poor men?

(d)What did he declare when they wanted to strike him once more?

10)

(a)Ultimately, Rava went to bar Hedya alone. When he told the latter that ...

1. ... the outer door of his house fell down - he told him that his wife would die ...

2. ... molars and his front teeth fell out - that his sons and daughters would die.

3. ... two doves flew away - that he would divorce two wives.

4. ... he saw two heads of turnips - that he would be struck twice a by a club.

(b)The connection between ...

1. ... the outer door of his house and his wife is - that she is the one who protects the house.

2. ... wives and doves lies - in the Pasuk in Shir ha'Shirim "Yonasi Tamasi".

3. ... heads of turnips and a beating with a club is - that the top of the club is shaped like the head of a turnip.

(c)When, after spending a day in the Beis-ha'Medrash, Rava tried to intervene in a fight between two blind men - they turned on him and beat him twice with a club.

(d)When they wanted to strike him once more - he declared that two sufficed, as that is what the dream had foretold.

11)

(a)On the next five occasions that Rava went to bar Hedya to interpret a dream, the forecast was more positive. What did he tell him when he dreamt that ...

1. ... a wall fell down?

2. ... Abaye's house collapsed and that dust covered the bricks?

3. ... His own house collapsed and people came and helped themselves to the bricks?

4. ... his head split open and his brains spilt out?

5. ... he recited Hallel ha'Mitzri?

(b)What caused bar Hedya to switch to positive interpretations?

(c)What caused bar Hedya to leave the ferry as he and Rava were about to cross the river?

11)

(a)On the next five occasions that Rava went to bar Hedya to interpret a dream, the forecast was more positive. When he dreamt that ...

1. ... a wall fell down, he told him - that he acquired a vast amount of property, that ...

2. ... Abaye's house collapsed and that dust covered the bricks - that Abaye would die and that his Yeshivah would pass over to him.

3. ... His own house collapsed and people came and helped themselves to the bricks - that his Torah thoughts would spread.

4. ... his head split open and his brains spilt out - that his cushion would split open and stuffing would fall out.

5. ... he recited Hallel ha'Mitzri - that he was about to experience a miracle.

(b)bar Hedya switched to positive interpretations - because Rava began paying him for his interpretations, and ...

(c)... he left the ferry as he and Rava were about to cross the river - because, he figured, that miracle might refer to the ferry capsizing and Rava being saved.

12)

(a)What happened as bar Hedya turned to leave the ferry?

(b)When Rava glanced at the book, what did he discover written inside it?

(c)What had he thought previously?

(d)What title did he then confer upon bar Hedya?

12)

(a)As bar Hedya turned to leave the ferry - he dropped his book on how to interpret dreams.

(b)When Rava glanced at the book, he discovered written inside it - follow the interpretation ...

(c)... and do not have fixed interpretations - as he had previously thought.

(d)He then conferred upon bar Hedya the title of - 'Rasha'.

13)

(a)If there was one thing which Rava could not forgive bar Hedya, what was it?

(b)What did he wish him before they parted company?

(c)Why ...

1. ... was bar Hedya afraid?

2. ... particularly of Rava's curse?

(d)Why did he therefore flee to Rome?

(e)Where did he station himself in Rome?

13)

(a)If there was one thing which Rava could not forgive bar Hedya, it was - the death of is beloved wife, the daughter of Rav Chisda.

(b)Before they parted company, he wished him - he shouold fall into the hands of a nation that has no mercy.

(c)bar Hedya ...

1. ... was afraid - due to the tradition that the curse of a Chacham, even when it has no justification, comes true ...

2. ... howe much more so that of Rava. Which was!

(d)He therefore fled to Rome - because he thought that, since Mar said that exile atones for sin, Rava's curse might not take effect.

(e)In Rome, he stationed himself - next to the keeper of the royal wardrobe.

14)

(a)What practice did bar Hedya continue even when in Rome?

(b)What did he therefore tell the keeper of the royal wardrobe when he dreamt that a needle had pierced his finger?

(c)What did the royal keeper dream next?

(d)What did bar Hedya tell the keeper when he dreamt that his entire hand had become wormy.

14)

(a)Even when in Rome, bar Hedya continued - to take revenge against people who did not pay for his services.

(b)Consequently, when the keeper of the royal wardrobe dreamt that a needle had pierced his finger - he demanded payment before he would agree to interpret his dream.

(c)Next, the royal keeper dreamt - that two of his fingers had become wormy.

(d)When he dreamt that his entire hand had become wormy - bar Hedya told the keeper - that worms had devoured the entire wardrobe.

15)

(a)What did the emperor do when he discovered what had happened to his wardrobe?

(b)Why did they then bring bar Hedya before him?

(c)What did the Emperor say to him before sentencing him to death?

(d)How did they carry out the death-sentence?

15)

(a)When the emperor he discovered what had happened to his wardrobe - he sentenced the keeper of the wardrobe to death.

(b)They brought bar Hedya before him - when the keeper ... asked the Emperor why he was punishing him rather than the man who knew what was happening but who refused to divulge it.

(c)Before sentencing him to death, the Emperor said to him 'For your (miserable) Zuz, my silks had to be destroyed!'

(d)They carried out the death-sentence - by tying his two feet to the tops of two saplings which they had bent to the ground and tied with ropes, and then cutting the ropes, splitting bar Hedya in two as the tops of the trees flew back into place.

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16)

(a)ben Dama related his dreams to Rebbi Yishmael. Who was ben Dama?

(b)In one dream, his two jaws fell out. How did Rebbi Yishmael interpret it?

(c)How did Rebbi interpret bar Kapara's dream that ...

1. ... his nose fell off?

2. ... his two hands were severed?

3. ... his two feet were severed?

(d)In his next dream, bar Kapara dreamt that he would die in Adar and not see Nisan. How did Rebbi interpret ...

1. ... the first part of his dream?

2. ... the second part of his dream?

16)

(a)ben Dama - Rebbi Yishmael's nephew, related his dreams to Rebbi Yishmael.

(b)In one dream, his two jaws fell out. Rebbi Yishmael interpret it to mean - that the two groups of Romans who plotted against him had died.

(c)Rebbi interpret bar Kapara's dream that ...

1. ... his nose fell off to mean - that Hash-m's anger (Charon Af) against him had dissipated.

2. ... his two hands were severed - that he would become wealthy and no longer need to work.

3. ... his two feet were severed - that he would ride on a horse.

(d)In his next dream, bar Kapara dreamt that he would die in Adar and not see Nisan, which Rebbi interpreted to mean that ...

1. ... he would die in honor (Hadar) and

2. ... that he would not encounter Nisyonos (trials).

17)

(a)How did Rebbi Yishmael interpret the dream of a certain Tzedoki who dreamt that he ...

1. ... was watering an olives with oil?

2. ... tore out a star?

3. ... swallowed a star?

(b)What is the connection between the two latter dreams and the interpretation?

(c)And what did he tell him when he dreamt that ...

1. ... his two eyes kissed each other?

2. ... two moons kissed each other?

3. ... he walked in the shade of a myrtle-tree?

4. ... that the load that he was carrying on his shoulder was underneath him?

(d)How did Rebbi Yishmael interpret his next two dreams (that he saw first ravens and then pigeons, surrounding his bed)?

17)

(a)Rebbi Yishmael interpret the dream of a certain Tzedoki who dreamt that he ...

1. ... was watering olive-trees with oil - to mean that he had had relations with his mother.

2. ... tore out a star - that he stole a Jew.

3. ... swallowed a star.

(b)What is the connection between the two latter dreams and the interpretation - is that Yisrael are compared to stars.

(c)And when he dreamt that ...

1. ... his two eyes kissed each other, he told him - that he had had relations with his sister.

2. ... two moons kissed each other - that he had had relations with the wife of a Yisrael.

3. ... he walked in the shade of a myrtle-tree - ... with a betrothed girl.

4. ... that the load that he was carrying on his shoulder was underneath him - that he had been intimate with the woman on top of him.

(d)When he dreamt that he saw, first ravens, and then pigeons, surrounding his bed, Rebbi Yishmael interpreted them to mean that - his wife had committed adultery with many men and that he had defiled many women.

18)

(a)How did Rebbi Yishmael interpret the Tzedoki's dream ...

1. ... that the two doves he was holding flew away?

2. ... he was shelling eggs?

(b)What happened when he claimed that everything that Rebbi Yishmael had said was correct except for that?

(c)Finally, the Tzedoki dreamt that his father left him property in Kepudki. Before interpreting it, Rebbi Yishmael asked him two questions, one of them, whether he owned property in Kepudki. What was the second question?

(d)When the Tzedoki answered in the negative, he interpreted the dream, based on the acronym of the word 'Kepudki'. What is ...

1. ... 'Kapa' in Persian?

2. ... 'Dika' in Greek?

(e)What did he therefore tell him?

18)

(a)Rebbi Yishmael interpreted the Tzedoki's dream ...

1. ... that the two doves he was holding flew away - to mean that he had narried two women and sent them away with a Get.

2. ... that he was shelling eggs to mean - that he stripped corpses in their graves.

(b)When he claimed that everything that Rebbi Yishmael had said was correct except for that - a woman walked past and pointed out that the cloak that he was wearing had belonged to a certain deceased man off whom he stripped it.

(c)Finally, the Tzedoki dreamt that his father left him property in Kepudki. Before interpreting it, Rebbi Yishmael asked him whether he owned property in Kepudki, and - whether his father had ever been there.

(d)When the Tzedoki answered in the negative, he interpreted the dream, based on the acronym of the word 'Kepudki' ...

1. ... 'Kapa' in Persian - means 'a beam'.

2. ... 'Dika' in Greek means - 'ten'.

(e)He therefore told him - that in the tenth beam of his house he would find a large sum of money which his father had hidden there, which he subsequently did.

19)

(a)There are three set interpretations of seeing a well in a dram. How does ...

1. ... Rebbi Chanina interpret it, based on the Pasuk in Chayei Sarah "va'Yachper Avdei Yitzchak va'Yimtze'u Sham Be'er Mayim Chayim"?

2. ... Rebbi Nasan interpret it, by means of a Gezeirah-Shavah between the same Pasuk and the Pasuk in Mishlei (whose main theme is Torah) "Ki Motza'i Matza Chayim"?

3. ... Rava learn it from the simple meaning of the Pasuk?

19)

(a)There are three set interpretations of seeing a well in a dram ...

1. ... Rebbi Chanina interprets it, based on the Pasuk in Chayei Sarah "va'Yachper Avdei Yitzchak va'Yimtze'u Sham Be'er Mayim Chayim" - to mean that one will be blssed with peace.

2. ... Rebbi Nasan interprets it by means of a Gezeirah-Shavah between the same Pasuk and the Pasuk in Mishlei (whose main theme is Torah) "Ki Motza'i Matza Chayim" - that he will blessed with Torah.

3. ... Rava learns it from the simple meaning of the Pasuk - that he will be blessed with life.

20)

(a)According to Rebbi Chanan, based on Pesukim in Yeshayah, what do a river, a bird and a pot in a dream signify"

(b)How did Rebbi Chanina, based on a Pasuk in Michah, qualify the last item?

(c)What has this to do with the Pasuk in Michah "u'Farsu ka'asher ba'Sid, u'che'Basar asher ba'Tzlachas"?

(d)According to Rebbi Yehoshua ben Levi, what is the connection between someone who dreams about ...

1. ... a river and the two Pesukim (in Yeshayah) "Hin'ni Noteh eilehah ke'Nahar Shalom" & "Ki Yavo ke'Nahar Tzar"?

2. ... a bird and the two Pesukim "ke'Tiparim Afos, kein Yagein Hash-m ... al Yerushalayim" (Yeshayah) & "ke'Tzipor Nodedes min Kaneh" (Mishlei)?

3. ... a pot and the Pesukim "Hash-m Tishpos Shalom lanu" (Yeshayah) & "Sh'fos ha'Sir, Sh'fos ha'Ro'eh" (Yechezkel)?

20)

(a)According to Rebbi Chanan, based on Pesukim in Yeshayah, a river, a bird and a pot in a dream signify peace.

(b)Rebbi Chanina, based on a Pasuk in Michah, qualified the last item - by confining it to a pot which does not contain meat ...

(c)... because the Pasuk writes in Michah "u'Farsu ka'asher ba'Sid, u'che'Basar asher ba'Tzlachas" - which is a bad sign.

(d)According to Rebbi Yehoshua ben Levi, if someone dreams about ...

1. ... a river - should get up in the morning and recite the Pasuk in Yeshayah "Hin'ni Noteh eilehah ke'Nahar Shalom" before the Pasuk there "Ki Yavo ke'Nahar Tzar" springs to mind. Likewise, if someone dreams about ...

2. ... a bird he should recite the Pasuk in Yeshayah "ke'Tiparim Afos, kein Yagein Hash-m ... al Yerushalayim" before the Pasuk in Mishlei "ke'Tzipor Nodedes min Kaneh" springs to mind. And if he dreams about ...

3. ... a pot, he should recite the Pasuk in Yeshayah "Hash-m Tishpos Shalom lanu" before the Pasuk in Yechezkel "Sh'fos ha'Sir, Sh'fos ha'Ro'eh" enters his mind.

21)

(a)What does Rebbi Yehoshua ben Levi say further about a dream concerning ...

1. ... grapes and the two Pesukim "ka'Anavim ba'Midbar" (Hoshe'a) & "Anoveimo Invei Rosh" (Ha'azinu)?

2. ... a mountain and the two Pesukim "Mah Navu al he'Harim Raglei Mevaser" (Yeshayah) & "al he'Harim Esa Bechi" (Yirmiyah)?

3. ... a Shofar and the two Pesukim "Vehayah ba'Yom ha'Hu Yitaka be'Shofar Gadol" (Yeshayah) & "Tik'u Shofar be'Givah" (Hoshe'a)?

21)

(a)Rebbi Yehoshua ben Levi says further that someone who dreams that he saw ...

1. ... grapes should recite the Pasuk in Hoshe'a "ka'Anavim ba'Midbar" before the Pasuk in Ha'azinu"Anoveimo Invei Rosh" springs to mind.

2. ... a mountain should recite the Pasuk in Yeshayah "Mah Navu al he'Harim Raglei Mevaser" before he thinks of the Pasuk in Yirmiyah "al he'Harim Esa Bechi".

3. ... a Shofar and the two Pesukim "Vehayah ba'Yom ha'Hu Yitaka be'Shofar Gadol" (Yeshayah) before thinking about the Pasuk in Hoshe'a "Tik'u Shofar be'Givah".

22)

(a)If one dreams about a dog, which Pasuk in Bo does Rebbi Yehoshua ben Levi advise one to recite before the Pasuk (in Yeshayah) "ve'ha'Kelavim Azei Nefesh" springs to mind?

(b)And what does he say about a dream concerning a lion and the Pesukim "Aryeh Sha'ag Mi Lo Yiyra" (Amos) & "Alah Aryeh mi'Subcho" (Yirmiyah)?

(c)When dreaming about taking a shave, which Pasuk (in Mikeitz) does he advise a person to recite before the Pasuk (in Shoftim) "ve'Gulachti ve'Sar Kochi" springs to mind?

(d)And what does Rebbi Yehishua ben Levi finally say about a person who dreams about ...

1. ... a well and the Pesukim "Be'er Mayim Chayim" (in Shir ha'Shirim) & "ke'Hakir Bor ... Meimehah" (Yirmiyah)?

2. ... a cane and the Pesukim "Kaneh Ratzutz Lo Yishbor" (Yeshayah) & "Hinei Batachta l'cha al Mish'enes ha'Kaneh ha'Ratzutz" (Melachim)?

22)

(a)If one dreams about a dog, the Pasuk in Bo that Rebbi Yehoshua ben Levi advises one to recite before the Pasuk in Yeshayah "ve'ha'Kelavim Azei Nefesh" springs to mind is - "u'le'Chol B'nei Yisrael Lo Yecheratz Kelev Leshono".

(b)He also says that someone who dreams about a lion - should recite the Pasuk in Amos "Aryeh Sha'ag Mi Lo Yiyra" before the Pasuk in Yirmiyah "Alah Aryeh mi'Subcho" springs to mind.

(c)When dreaming about taking a shave, he advise a person to recite the Pasuk in Mikeitz - "Vayegalach Vauechalef Simlosav" before the Pasuk in Shoftim "ve'Gulachti ve'Sar Kochi" springs to mind.

(d)And Rebbi Yehishua ben Levi finally says that a person who dreams about ...

1. ... a well should recite the Pasuk in Shir ha'Shirim "Be'er Mayim Chayim" before he thinks of the Pasuk in Yirmiyah "ke'Hakir Bor ... Meimehah".

2. ... a cane should recite the Pasuk in Yeshayah "Kaneh Ratzutz Lo Yishbor" before that of "Hinei Batachta l'cha al Mish'enes ha'Kaneh ha'Ratzutz" in Melachim - enters his mind.

23)

(a)According to the Beraisa, what should a person hope for if he dreams ...

1. ... a cane, based on the Pasuk in Mishlei "Reishis Chochmah K'nei Chochmah"?

2. ... canes, based on the Pasuk there "u've'Chol Kinyanecha K'nei Binah"?

(b)What does Rebbi Zeira say about 'Kara (a pumpkin), Korei (a creeper that grows round a date-palm), Kira (wax) and Kanya (a cane)'. What do they all have in common?

(c)What are 'Delu'in'?

(d)According to another Beraisa, what sort of person sees them in a dream?

(e)If someone dreams about an ox, which Pasuk in ve'Zos ha'Berachah should he recite before the Pasuk in Mishpatim "ve'Chi Yigach Shor es Ish u'Meis" springs to mind?

23)

(a)According to the Beraisa, a person who dreams about ...

1. ... a cane, based on the Pasuk in Mishlei "Reishis Chochmah K'nei Chochmah", should hope for - Chochmah (knowledge).

2. ... canes, based on the Pasuk there "u've'Chol Kinyanecha K'nei Binah", should hope for - Binah (understanding).

(b)Rebbi Zeira says that 'Kara (a pumpkin), Korei (a creeper that grows round a date-palm), Kira (wax) and Kanya (a cane)' in a deam - all signify something positive.

(c)'Delu'in' is another word for - Kara (a pumpkin).

(d)According to another Beraisa - it is only someone who fears Hash-m who sees them in a dream.

(e)If someone dreams about an ox, he should recite the Pasuk in ve'Zos ha'Berachah - "B'chor Shoro Hadar lo", before the Pasuk in Mishpatim "ve'Chi Yigach Shor es Ish u'Meis" springs to mind.

24)

(a)The first in the list of five things that the Beraisa says about a dream containing an ox is that if he eats from it, he will become rich. What does the Tana say about where the ox gores him?

(b)If it bites him, it is a sign that he will suffer. What if ...

1. ... it kicks him?

2. ... he rides on it?

(c)To reconcile this with another Beraisa, which states 'Rachbo, Meis', how do we establish the latter?

24)

(a)The first in the list of five things that the Beraisa says about a dream containing an ox is that if he eats from it, he will become rich. If the ox gores him - it is a sign that his children will battle with each other in Torah.

(b)If it bites him, it is a sign that he will suffer, if ...

1. ... it kicks him - that he is destined to embark on a long journey, and if ...

2. ... he rides on it - that he is destined to rise to greatness.

(c)To reconcile this with another Beraisa, which states 'Rachbo, Meis', we establish the latter - where the ox rode on him.

25)

(a)Based on the Pasuk in Zecharyah (in connection with Mashi'ach) "Hinei Malkech Yavo lach, Tzadik ve'Nosha hu, Ani ve'Rochev al ha'Chamor", what can a person who sees a donkey in his dream expect?

(b)And if he sees a cat, what does this signify in a place where they call a cat ...

1. ... 'Shunra'?

2. ... 'Shinra'?

(c)If he sees grapes, the Tana draws a distinction between 'white' grapes and 'black' ones. What do white grapes always signify?

(d)When do black also signify good news?

(e)What about black grapes out of season?

25)

(a)Based on the Pasuk in Zecharyah (in connection with Mashi'ach) "Hinei Malkech Yavo lach, Tzadik ve'Nosha hu, Ani ve'Rochev al ha'Chamor", a person who sees a donkey in his dream can expect - salvation.

(b)And if he sees a cat, this signifies, in a place where they call a cat ...

1. ... 'Shunra' - Shirah Na'ah (a nice song), the acronym of 'Shunra'.

2. ... 'Shinra' - Shinuy Ra (a change for the worse (the acronym of 'Shinra').

(c)If he sees grapes, the Tana draws a distinction between 'white' grapes - which always signify something good, 'black' ones.

(d)Black also signify good news - when they are in season ...

(e)... but something bad, when they are out of season.

26)

(a)Similarly, the Tana differentiates between seeing a white horse and a red/brown one. What does a white horse signify, regardless as to whether it is walking or running?

(b)The same applies to a red one that is walking. What if it is running?

(c)What does the Tana say about someone who sees Yishmael in a dream? Which 'Yishmael; is he referring to?

(d)What must a person have seen in a dream to know that he was spared from death?

(e)If Rebbi Chama b'Rebbi Chanina learns this from acronym of the words "Gam Aloh" (in the Pasuk in Vayigash "Anochi Eired im'cha Mitzraymah va'Anochi A'alcha Gam Aloh"), how does Rav Nachman bar Yitzchak learn it from the Pasuk in Shmuel (where Nasan ha'Navi was instructed to tell David) "Gam Hash-m He'evir Chatascha Lo Tamus"?

26)

(a)Similarly, the Tana differentiates between seeing a white horse - which signifies good news regardless as to whether it is walking or running, and a red/brown one.

(b)The same applies to a red one that is walking - but bad news if it is running.

(c)The Tana says that if someone sees Yishmael - the son of Avraham, in a dream, it means that Hash-m has heard his prayers.

(d)To know that he was spared from death, a person must have seen - a camel in a dream.

(e)Rebbi Chama b'Rebbi Chanina learns this from acronym of the words "Gam Aloh" (in the Pasuk in Vayigash "Anochi Eired im'cha Mitzraymah va'Anochi A'alcha Gam Aloh"), Rav Nachman bar Yitzchak from the Pasuk in Shmuel (where Nasan ha'Navi was instructed to tell David) "Gam Hash-m He'evir Chatascha Lo Tamus" - from the word "Gam" (which contains most of the letters of 'Gamal'.

27)

(a)Why does seeing Pinchas in a dream indicate that one will experience a miracle?

(b)What if he sees ...

1. ... an elephant?

2. ... more than one elephant?

(c)What does another Beraisa say about dreaming about any Chayah except for two in a dream, one of which is an elephant?

(d)What is the other one?

(e)How do we reconcile the two Beraisos?

27)

(a)Seeing Pinchas in a dream indicates that one will experience a miracle - like Pinchas did when he killed Zimri and Kozbi.

(b)If he sees ...

1. ... an elephant - then he will experience miracles (note that the word 'Pil' contains the two main letters of 'Pelle' - miracle) ...

2. ... more than one elephants - he will experience even greater wonders.

(c)Another Beraisa says that dreaming about any Chayah in a dream - is a good sign, except for two, one of which is an elephant ...

(d)... the other - a monkey.

(e)We reconcile the two Beraisos - by establishing the first one where the Chayah is saddled and the second one where it is not.

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