Sotah 23 - 1st Day of Rosh Chodesh Iyar - April 21, 30 Nissan

Study Guide Sotah 23 Today's daf is sponsored by the Hadran zoom family in loving memory of the beloved father of their dear Hadran learner and friend, Adina Hagege - HaRav Dov Shabtai ben Yehoshua Lev v'Etel z"l. "May his family be comforted among aveilei Zion v'Yerushalayim. Through his kind, wise and constantly thoughtful daughter, it is evident that R' Greenstone was a special person who transmitted his values as heritage. Yehi Zichro Baruch." Today's daf is sponsored by Rochel Cheifetz in loving memory of her mother, Chana Cohen, Chana bat Rav Moshe and Tzipora Mashbaum, on her 2nd yahrzeit. "A model to generations of Mashbaum and Cohen families with her grace, modesty, inspiration for the importance of family, and exuberant and unconditional love. Mommy, you are greatly missed by us all."  Today’s daf is sponsored by Yael Asher in memory of her husband Shlomo Chaim Asher ben Luna Sol z”l. In which situations is the meal offering of the sotah burned in the beit hadeshen and not able to be sacrificed? One of the examples is when the sotah is married to a kohen, as it is partially his sacrifice and the meal offering of a kohen is meant to be burned entirely on the altar. However, since it is partially hers, the remainder is meant to be eaten. Therefore, after they burn the kometz, the remainder is left to be burned in the beit hadeshen. The same is true even if she is the daughter of a kohen as the law is different for male and female kohanim. The Mishna lists other laws where we distinguish between men and women who are kohanim. They also list cases in the law where there are differences between men and women (non kohanim). The Gemara will later bring sources for each of these differences. A braita is quoted that differs from the Mishna as it says the remainder of the meal offering of one married to a kohen gets burned on the altar after the kometz is taken and burned. The Gemara brings two different ways to explain this braita.