todays daf insights from Rabbi Elefant(daf27)

1. no knife on table for bentching 1st reason is b/c table is our altar Torah says no iron on altar so no knife by bentching(daf digest halacha highlight) 2nd reason is b/c during benching someone stabed himself nafka mina is plastic knife 1st reason no iron on table not apply to plastic but 2nd reason still applies you can still stab yourself with plastic knife
2. the lesson of seder Moed is a talmid chacam is a salamandra b/c he infuses weekday with kidusha by learning torah and more torah protects from tzaros