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FAQ<\/h1>\n

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Frequent Questions and Difficulties in Learning the Daf<\/h3>\n

by R’ Sender Dolgin<\/p>\n

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Questions:<\/h3>\n
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  1. How should I learn a complex\u00a0<\/span>Gemara\u00a0<\/span><\/em>or topic that is unfamiliar and overwhelming?<\/li>\n
  2. I learn\u00a0<\/span>Rava’s<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>question and there is an obvious problem since he had an opposite opinion a few lines before and\u00a0<\/span>Rashi\u00a0<\/span><\/em>doesn’t address the problem. I think maybe I am learning incorrectly and can’t go further.<\/li>\n
  3. The\u00a0<\/span>Gemara<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>brings six questions from different\u00a0<\/span>Gemaros\u00a0<\/span><\/em>and I have great difficulty processing and retaining the information.<\/li>\n
  4. The\u00a0<\/span>Gemara\u00a0<\/span><\/em>brings a question form\u00a0<\/span>Mesechet Keilim<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0<\/span>Zeraim\u00a0<\/span><\/em>and I have no idea what the\u00a0<\/span>Gemara\u00a0<\/span><\/em>is asking due to lack of background information.<\/li>\n
  5. How can I stick to a schedule if some\u00a0<\/span>Gemaros<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>are more complex than others and require more time to learn?<\/li>\n
  6. I learn\u00a0<\/span>Daf Yomi<\/em>, but sometimes a\u00a0<\/span>simcha<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>or other pressing event comes up and causes me to fall behind, get frustrated and give up.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Solutions:<\/h3>\n

    We must change our approach in learning the\u00a0<\/span>Daf. Rashi<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>(Brochos<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>5a) tells us a\u00a0<\/span>Talmud Chochum\u00a0<\/span><\/em>is one who is\u00a0<\/span>ragil b’mishnaso lachzor al girsoso tamid<\/em>. One should learn the daf to become familiar with the\u00a0<\/span>daf\u00a0<\/span><\/em>rather then to know the\u00a0<\/span>daf\u00a0<\/span><\/em>and with each review one will add to his previous understanding and clarity. We need to learn a new\u00a0<\/span>Gemara<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>each day to increase our\u00a0<\/span>yedios\u00a0<\/span><\/em>and to review each day, not to allow oneself to forget his previous learning. By going forward and backward, all the pieces will come together and the\u00a0<\/span>Gemara\u00a0<\/span><\/em>will become familiar to him as his telephone number or address. He will experience a new\u00a0<\/span>simchas haTorah<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>every time he opens a\u00a0<\/span>Gemara<\/em>.<\/p>\n

    The trick of\u00a0<\/span>chazarah\u00a0<\/span><\/em>is to review before one has a chance to forget. By seeing it the next day and a week later and then a month later, with every review he will not only retain the past, but will be able to understand more since he has more\u00a0<\/span>yediyos\u00a0<\/span><\/em>to connect to this to the\u00a0<\/span>daf\u00a0<\/span><\/em>that he is reviewing.<\/p>\n

    In summary – we are not learning the\u00a0<\/span>daf\u00a0<\/span><\/em>to know the\u00a0<\/span>daf\u00a0<\/span><\/em>but rather to become familiar with the\u00a0<\/span>daf\u00a0<\/span><\/em>(whether it’s 50% or 15% comprehension) and with each review we will further increase our comprehension of the\u00a0<\/span>daf<\/em>.<\/p>\n

    There is another fundamental question that needs to be addressed – how do I learn the\u00a0<\/span>Gemara\u00a0<\/span><\/em>properly the first time especially with a complex and unfamiliar\u00a0<\/span>sugya<\/em>? A\u00a0<\/span>Gemara\u00a0<\/span><\/em>needs a\u00a0<\/span>Rebbe\u00a0<\/span><\/em>that has a broad knowledge of\u00a0<\/span>Shas\u00a0<\/span><\/em>to teach the\u00a0<\/span>Gemara\u00a0<\/span><\/em>and parts of\u00a0<\/span>Rashi\u00a0<\/span><\/em>and\u00a0<\/span>Tosfos\u00a0<\/span><\/em>that are essential for the\u00a0<\/span>peshat\u00a0<\/span><\/em>giving background information when necessary, explaining every word in the\u00a0<\/span>Gemara\u00a0<\/span><\/em>and giving summaries at the end of the\u00a0<\/span>sugya<\/em>.<\/p>\n

    Since most people don’t have a live\u00a0<\/span>Rebbe\u00a0<\/span><\/em>to teach them\u00a0<\/span>Shas<\/em>, we are blessed today with Art Scroll,\u00a0<\/span>Mesivta, Daf Yomi Shiurim<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>etc.(whichever works best for the person) to teach them the\u00a0<\/span>Gemara<\/em>. By using a\u00a0<\/span>Rebbe<\/em>, we will be able to accomplish qualitatively and quantitatively many times more than we could if we try to figure out the\u00a0<\/span>Gemara<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>on our own.<\/p>\n

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    Setting Goals:<\/h3>\n

    I suggest as a rule of thumb, half the time for the new and half the time for review. For example: If a person has 3-4 hours a day he should learn a daf a day spending 1 1\/2 – 2 hrs on the new\u00a0<\/span>daf\u00a0<\/span><\/em>and 30-40 minutes on the review\u00a0<\/span>dafim<\/em>.
    If he has 1 1\/2 – 2 hrs, he should spend 45min-1hr on the new\u00a0<\/span>amud\u00a0<\/span><\/em>and 15-20 min on the review\u00a0<\/span>amudim<\/em>.<\/p>\n

    The first priority is to finish your goal (regardless if the degree of comprehension). If one has extra time he can delve more deeply on something he wishes to better understand.<\/p>\n

    I also suggest (for most people who need days off) to build into his schedule 25 off days for Bar Mitzvahs, Wedding occasions, etc. When he resumes his learning he should go back to the last day that he learned as if he never missed a day.<\/p>\n

    If a person learns a\u00a0<\/span>blatt\u00a0<\/span><\/em>a day with the reviews in 8 years he will have seen every\u00a0<\/span>Gemara\u00a0<\/span><\/em>between 3-12 times with an average of every\u00a0<\/span>daf\u00a0<\/span><\/em>6-7 times.\u00a0 With 2-3 hours a day he will then be able to learn straight from\u00a0<\/span>Brochos\u00a0<\/span><\/em>to\u00a0<\/span>Nidda\u00a0<\/span><\/em>8\u00a0<\/span>Blatt\u00a0<\/span><\/em>a day and 6\u00a0<\/span>Blatt\u00a0<\/span><\/em>on\u00a0<\/span>Shabbos\u00a0<\/span><\/em>or 54\u00a0<\/span>Blatt\u00a0<\/span><\/em>a week and finish the entire\u00a0<\/span>Shas\u00a0<\/span><\/em>once a year\u00a0<\/span>ad meah v’esrim.<\/em><\/p>\n

    For an\u00a0<\/span>Amud\u00a0<\/span><\/em>a day it will be twice the time, but the goal is the same – to be able to finish the entire\u00a0<\/span>Shas\u00a0<\/span><\/em>once a year. One will thereby have a clarity to answer a question whenever asked and will become a true\u00a0<\/span>talmud chocum.<\/em><\/p>\n

    This is all possible even for one with average abilities and a weak background.<\/p>\n

    Hatzlacha Rabba.<\/em>
    R’ Sender Dolgin<\/p>\n

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    Need help?<\/h2>\n

    Feel free to ask a question or schedule a phone call with Rabbi Dolgin.<\/p>\n

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