A Joke Before Shiur: The Role of Humor in Torah Study

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Today's Lomdeha Friday Seminar (4/16/21) was about the role of humor in Torah study, as reflected in a statement by Chazal. This shiur is not intended to be a comprehensive overview of the topic, or even a full analysis of this Gemara. Rather, as the name of this series - "Machshavah Lab" - implies, this was just an exploratory introduction to the topic. One might say that we were "playing" with the sugya.
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מקורות:
קהלת ב:ב; ח:טו
תלמוד בבלי - שבת דף ל עמוד ב, פסחים דף קיז עמוד א עם פירוש רש"י
מאירי - בית הבחירה למסכת שבת דף ל עמוד ב
מפרשים שונים המובאים בילקוט ביאורים שבמתיבתא פסחקים דף קיז עמוד א
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