Q&A: Tractate Shabbat
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Tractate Shabbat
Question
Hello Rabbi Michi, which topics do you think are the major conceptual and primary topics in Tractate Shabbat that are worthwhile for those studying in depth? (Aside from the topics of carrying out, lifting up and placing down, and “if two people did it, they are exempt”.)
Answer
There are tons. What, should I go through them like a peddler listing his wares?!
We have a tradition from Rabbi Chaim that Tractate Beitzah can be hard or easy, depending on how you cook it.
Discussion on Answer
Yes.
The Chatam Sofer.
I saw that the Rabbi has recorded lectures on the tractate. Are the lectures in a yeshiva-style format like the Rabbi’s printed lectures on the Talmud, or is the style different?