Daf Yomi with Rabbi Phil Karesh
Maseches Bechoros Daf 5b and 6a
Sep 25, 2026 · 47 min · 9 segments
Join Daf Yomi with Rabbi Phil Karesh for a clear, on-the-Daf shiur.
Daf Yomi with Rabbi Phil Karesh
Sep 25, 2026 · 47 min · 9 segments
Join Daf Yomi with Rabbi Phil Karesh for a clear, on-the-Daf shiur.
Right now we're in the middle of a Gemara, where we saw that there was a man named Kontrokos Hasar, who was in dialogue with Rabbi Yochanan Ben Zaka, and his concern was, was that the psukkim seemed to indicate that Moshe collected 201 kikar, which is a lot.
What is it? It's half of 603,550 because the Mahsis HaShekel was all of the men 20 to 60 in the Midbar.
But he was upset because Kuntroku Sassar pointed out that Moshe only gave out 100.
So we answered yesterday, two-thirds of the way down, that Manashal Kodesh was Kaful Hayah.
The type of money or key card that he gave out was actually the right amount, but the unit was a more valuable unit in a two to one ratio.
I don't understand why Rav Yochanan ben Zakkai felt obligated even to answer Kontrokus Asar.
After all... we have a possible answer of, we used a hundred kikar, which is half of the total volume of for the for making certain items in the base.
What's the problem? Why did he feel so compelled to to come up with an answer that really the manesh al-hektesh was double manesh al-khulam.
It says the Gemara couldn't say that because what does it mean? It's money for the Eidah, not only for the Latzekes, not only to make a particular little trinket in the Bais HaMikdash.
Right now we're in the middle of a Gemara, where we saw that there was a man named Kontrokos Hasar, who was in dialogue with Rabbi Yochanan Ben Zaka, and his concern was, was that the psukkim seemed to indicate that Moshe collected 201 kikar, which is a lot.
What is it? It's half of 603,550 because the Mahsis HaShekel was all of the men 20 to 60 in the Midbar.
But he was upset because Kuntroku Sassar pointed out that Moshe only gave out 100.
So we answered yesterday, two-thirds of the way down, that Manashal Kodesh was Kaful Hayah.
The type of money or key card that he gave out was actually the right amount, but the unit was a more valuable unit in a two to one ratio.
I don't understand why Rav Yochanan ben Zakkai felt obligated even to answer Kontrokus Asar.
After all... we have a possible answer of, we used a hundred kikar, which is half of the total volume of for the for making certain items in the base.
What's the problem? Why did he feel so compelled to to come up with an answer that really the manesh al-hektesh was double manesh al-khulam.
It says the Gemara couldn't say that because what does it mean? It's money for the Eidah, not only for the Latzekes, not only to make a particular little trinket in the Bais HaMikdash.
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