Daily Daf Differently: Masechet Shabbat
156 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 11 years ago -Join a wonderful group of liberal rabbis and teachers as we take part in the cycle of the Daf Yomi. Each week a different teacher presents short episodes on the daily daf “differently”. (Masechet Shabbat)
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Shabbat, Daf 157
August 10, 2020 11:00 - 11 minutes - 12.5 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Fifty Sixith episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Solomon Mowshowitz looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 157. Why aren’t you allowed to even touch certain things on Shabbat? Does precedent operate in Jewish Law? Is Shabbat a Queen, or a Bride? How do you celebrate completing a Tractate? Join […]
Shabbat, Daf 156
August 09, 2020 11:00 - 10 minutes - 11.3 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Fifty Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Solomon Mowshowitz looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 156. Is Astrology bunk? If you have to do something on Shabbat that would ordinarily be forbidden, is there a special way to go about it? Why do Jews wear yarmulkes? Let’s learn […]
Shabbat, Daf 155
August 08, 2020 11:00 - 8 minutes - 9.34 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Fifty Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 155. Shalom. Today we will continue our discussion of the ethical obligations to care for animals imposed upon us humans – specifically feeding them, before we worry about our own food. This […]
Shabbat, Daf 154
August 07, 2020 11:00 - 8 minutes - 9.55 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Fifty Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 154. Shalom. Today will discuss a rabbi’s unusual name and consider the obligations of stewardship we humans have toward other animals. This week, our study is led by Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky of […]
Shabbat, Daf 153
August 06, 2020 11:00 - 10 minutes - 11.7 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Fifty Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 153. Today we conclude the chapter we’ve been studying with a little more material on death, and begin a new chapter on how an observant Jew would both protect his/her property rights […]
Shabbat, Daf 152
August 05, 2020 11:00 - 10 minutes - 11.2 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Fifty First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 152. Continuing our focus on the end of life, we consider the legends about hibbut hakever, the agony of the grave, and eschatological tales of what happens after death – including the […]
Shabbat, Daf 151
August 04, 2020 11:00 - 8 minutes - 9.9 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Fiftieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 151. As Tractate Shabbat closes, our focus turns to the end: the end of the 25-hour Shabbat and the end of life, as we reflect on how to handle dead bodies and aging […]
Shabbat, Daf 150
August 03, 2020 11:00 - 10 minutes - 11.9 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Forty Ninth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 150. Shalom. Is a thought a deed? Is intending to do an act the same as doing it? Today we’ll think about the theory of intention and action. This week, our study […]
Shabbat, Daf 149
August 02, 2020 11:00 - 9 minutes - 10.5 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Forty Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 149. Shalom. Today we’ll discuss appropriate Shabbat reading material, and the ethical meaning of summoning divine punishment upon others – even if they deserve it. This week, our study is led by […]
Shabbat, Daf 148
August 01, 2020 11:00 - 8 minutes - 9.65 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Forty Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Scott Perlo looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 148. In this episode we ask what kinds of healing and medical care are prohibited and permitted on Shabbat? Rabbi Scott Perlo is the Associate Director for Jewish Programming at Sixth & […]
Shabbat, Daf 147
July 31, 2020 11:00 - 6 minutes - 7.38 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Forty Sixith episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Scott Perlo looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 147. Todays podcast includes a scintillating discussion about the prohibitions against laundry. Rabbi Scott Perlo is the Associate Director for Jewish Programming at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in Washington, D.C. The […]
Shabbat, Daf 146
July 30, 2020 11:00 - 7 minutes - 8.58 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Forty Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Scott Perlo looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 146. Today we focus on a discussion about what constitutes ‘making a vessel’ when getting at wine and canned goods. Rabbi Scott Perlo is the Associate Director for Jewish Programming at Sixth […]
Shabbat, Daf 145
July 29, 2020 11:00 - 14 minutes - 15.2 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Forty Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Scott Perlo looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 145. Today we digress from our discussion of the prohibition of squeezing to show how a little bit of knowledge can lead to ugly consequences. Rabbi Scott Perlo is the Associate Director […]
Shabbat, Daf 144
July 28, 2020 11:00 - 4 minutes - 5.93 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Forty Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Scott Perlo looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 144. We continue the discussion from daf 143, exploring how a person can demonstrate the intended use of fruits and vegetables – whether to drink their juice, or to add flavor to […]
Shabbat, Daf 143
July 27, 2020 11:00 - 9 minutes - 10.4 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Forty Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Scott Perlo looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 143. On daf 143, we talk about how an object’s intended purpose can change its status under Shabbat law. Rabbi Scott Perlo is the Associate Director for Jewish Programming at Sixth & […]
Shabbat, Daf 142
July 26, 2020 11:00 - 7 minutes - 8.63 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Forty First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Scott Perlo looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 142. In today’s episode, we consider a discussion of muqtzeh – why there are objects which shouldn’t be handled on Shabbat, and what to do if they absolutely need to be moved. […]
Shabbat, Daf 141
July 25, 2020 11:00 - 8 minutes - 9.81 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Fourtieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Martin S. Cohen looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 141. Today we consider embracing Shabbat observance on the micro level. Martin S. Cohen is the rabbi of the Shelter Rock Jewish Center in Roslyn, New York, and served as senior editor […]
Shabbat, Daf 140
July 24, 2020 11:00 - 9 minutes - 10.4 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Thirty Ninth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Martin S. Cohen looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 140. This episode deals with the role of the rabbi in the community: first among equals or someone apart from the congregation? Martin S. Cohen is the rabbi of the Shelter […]
Shabbat, Daf 139
July 23, 2020 11:00 - 9 minutes - 10.3 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Thirty Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Martin S. Cohen looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 139. Today we ask about the ultimate cause of Jewish suffering. Martin S. Cohen is the rabbi of the Shelter Rock Jewish Center in Roslyn, New York, and served as senior […]
Shabbat, Daf 138
July 22, 2020 11:00 - 9 minutes - 10.6 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Thirty Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Martin S. Cohen looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 138. Today’s daf includes an interesting discussion regarding the question of whether the Torah will ever be forgotten by the Jewish people. Martin S. Cohen is the rabbi of the Shelter […]
Shabbat, Daf 137
July 21, 2020 11:00 - 8 minutes - 9.73 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Thirty Sixith episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Martin S. Cohen looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 137. This episode deals with the question of when the laws of the Torah may be set aside for the sake of preserving an individual’s health in the context of a […]
Shabbat, Daf 136
July 20, 2020 11:00 - 10 minutes - 11.3 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Thirty Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Martin S. Cohen looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 136. Today, we look at the rabbinical model for thinking about the question of when life fully begins. Martin S. Cohen is the rabbi of the Shelter Rock Jewish Center in […]
Shabbat, Daf 135
July 19, 2020 11:00 - 11 minutes - 12.3 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Thirty Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Martin S. Cohen looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 135. In this episode, we look at how the specific way the halakhah deals with conflicting obligations can serve as a reasonable model for the resolution of other kinds of conflicts […]
Shabbat, Daf 134
July 18, 2020 11:00 - 7 minutes - 8.49 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Thirty Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Marci Jacobs Aronchick looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 134. “From the mouths of babes…” or in this case, mothers. On our Daf, we see how folk wisdom handed down from mother to child and real life experience impact our […]
Shabbat, Daf 133
July 17, 2020 11:00 - 8 minutes - 9.85 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Thirty Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Marci Jacobs Aronchick looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 133. Today we discuss the role of kavanah – intentionality – in culpability. Is “But I didn’t mean to do it!” really a valid excuse? Rabbi Marci Jacobs Aronchick is the […]
Shabbat, Daf 132
July 16, 2020 11:00 - 6 minutes - 8.16 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Thirty First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Marci Jacobs Aronchick looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 132. The discussion on this Daf asks us to consider what we do when our obligations for potentially contradictory mitzvoth intersect. How do we decide which mitzvah takes precedence? And in […]
Shabbat, Daf 131
July 15, 2020 11:00 - 7 minutes - 8.48 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Thirtieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Marci Jacobs Aronchick looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 131. The discussion of machshirei mitzvah – the items and preparations we undertake in order to do certain Mitzvot – reminds us that our Jewish behaviors don’t exist in a vacuum. Our […]
Shabbat, Daf 130
July 14, 2020 11:00 - 7 minutes - 8.58 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Twenty Ninth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Marci Jacobs Aronchick looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 130. The Talmud’s exploration of the rules of Brit Milah on Shabbat opens us up to what it means to be a part of community that lives by normative behaviors – […]
Shabbat, Daf 129
July 13, 2020 11:00 - 7 minutes - 9.05 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Twenty Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Marci Jacobs Aronchick looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 129. In this episode, we explore the principle of safek n’fashot l’hakeil – our leniency in cases where a life might be in danger. When faced with decision between preserving someone’s […]
Shabbat, Daf 128
July 12, 2020 11:00 - 7 minutes - 8.63 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Twenty Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Marci Jacobs Aronchick looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 128. Through the Talmud’s discussion of the flexibility of Shabbat – how many things we might consider forbidden are actually permitted – we are reminded of our responsibility to treat that […]
Shabbat, Daf 127
July 11, 2020 11:00 - 11 minutes - 12 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Twenty Sixith episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Adina Lewittes looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 127. This page in Massechet Shabbat tries to understand some of the Sages concerns about exerting ourselves physically on Shabbat. It then shares some beautiful teachings about the importance of the mitzvah […]
Shabbat, Daf 126
July 10, 2020 11:00 - 7 minutes - 8.89 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Twenty Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Adina Lewittes looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 126. This page in Massechet Shabbat teaches us an important principle about the relative weight of proof-texts, showing that one which refers to the actual practice of the sages is more authoritative […]
Shabbat, Daf 125
July 09, 2020 11:00 - 9 minutes - 10.4 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Twenty Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Adina Lewittes looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 125. This page in Massechet Shabbat shows us the compassionate spirit of Jewish law in that it’s not based upon the lives and means of the majority of the community, but is […]
Shabbat, Daf 124
July 08, 2020 11:00 - 11 minutes - 12.7 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Twenty Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Adina Lewittes looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 124. This page in Massechet Shabbat illustrates once again how some sages considered such factors as financial loss when making decisions around Shabbat or Festival observance, reminding us of how halacha never […]
Shabbat, Daf 123
July 07, 2020 11:00 - 10 minutes - 11 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Twenty Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Adina Lewittes looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 123. This page in Massechet Shabbat describes two fascinating aspects of the development and growth of Jewish law over the ages. One indicates the different priorities and values poskim, those who decide […]
Shabbat, Daf 122
July 06, 2020 11:00 - 4 minutes - 6 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Twenty First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Adina Lewittes looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 122. This page in Massechet Shabbat deals with the permissibility of a Jew benefiting from work a non-Jew does for themselves on Shabbat. It then opens a new chapter of Massechet Shabbat […]
Shabbat, Daf 121
July 05, 2020 11:00 - 11 minutes - 12.1 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Twentieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Adina Lewittes looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 121. This page in Massechet Shabbat tackles the question of whether there are any circumstances in which we may direct a non-Jew to work on our behalf on Shabbat. The page continues with […]
Shabbat, Daf 120
July 04, 2020 11:00 - 7 minutes - 8.74 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Nineteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Justin David looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 120. Why are we only permitted to indirectly put out a fire on Shabbat, whereas we are permitted to extinguish a candle if it bothers a sick person on Shabbat? Perhaps the answer […]
Shabbat, Daf 119
July 03, 2020 11:00 - 9 minutes - 10.3 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Eighteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Justin David looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 119. Is there a deeper theological meaning to the sensual enjoyment of Shabbat? For those of us who revel in Oneg Shabbat, this daf gives us a moment to think more deeply about […]
Shabbat, Daf 118
July 02, 2020 11:00 - 8 minutes - 9.8 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Seventeenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Justin David looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 118. Perhaps there is nothing more holy than a day in which we experience an intimation of relief from all suffering. But to do that, we first have to imagine that we suffer. […]
Shabbat, Daf 117
July 01, 2020 11:00 - 9 minutes - 10.4 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Sixteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Justin David looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 117. What is more “holy,” fulfilling halakhah as a dictate from heaven, or satisfying human needs through pragmatic wisdom and ingenuity? Some of the most compelling Talmudic thinking meets at the nexus between […]
Shabbat, Daf 116
June 30, 2020 11:00 - 11 minutes - 11.9 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Fifteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Justin David looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 116. Who is the “Other?” And how do we engage the “Other” in our midst?The rabbis grapple with this question as this daf turns to the reality of “minim,”heretics, or, more accurately, Hebrew […]
Shabbat, Daf 115
June 29, 2020 11:00 - 10 minutes - 11.1 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Fourteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Justin David looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 115. What makes a text holy? And what is it about holiness that would compel the Rabbis to have us risk transgressing the boundaries of Shabbat, not to mention harm and injury, to […]
Shabbat, Daf 114
June 28, 2020 11:00 - 10 minutes - 11 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Thirteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Justin David looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 114. This daf takes up the theme of Jewish spiritual leadership in a consideration of the talmid chacham (scholar). On this daf, the Rabbis explore what makes a scholar not only a great […]
Shabbat, Daf 113
June 27, 2020 12:00 - 7 minutes - 8.8 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Twelvth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joshua Cahan looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 113. The Rabbis try to guide us in making Shabbat different from the weekdays and in making Shabbat the pinnacle of our week. Rabbi Joshua Cahan received his Ph.D. in Rabbinic Literature from […]
Shabbat, Daf 112
June 26, 2020 12:00 - 9 minutes - 10.8 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Eleventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joshua Cahan looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 112. A knotty puzzle: Wherein we try to piece together how the Rabbis delineate the prohibition on tying knots on Shabbat. Rabbi Joshua Cahan received his Ph.D. in Rabbinic Literature from the Jewish […]
Shabbat, Daf 111
June 25, 2020 12:00 - 6 minutes - 8.2 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Tenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joshua Cahan looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 111. How important is my intention when asking whether I have violated Shabbat? Am I responsible for all effects of my actions or only the ones that I intended and wanted to make […]
Shabbat, Daf 110
June 24, 2020 12:00 - 8 minutes - 9.69 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Ninth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joshua Cahan looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 110. Meet the ultimate enforcer of Halakha: the Rabbinic Snake. Rabbi Joshua Cahan received his Ph.D. in Rabbinic Literature from the Jewish Theological Seminary. He teaches rabbinics at the Schechter High School of […]
Shabbat, Daf 109
June 23, 2020 12:00 - 9 minutes - 11 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joshua Cahan looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 109. The ban on healing on Shabbat is both well-established and porous as a sieve. Why do the Rabbis have such a hard time getting this straight? Rabbi Joshua Cahan received his Ph.D. […]
Shabbat, Daf 108
June 22, 2020 12:00 - 7 minutes - 9.08 MBWelcome to the Hundred and Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joshua Cahan looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 108. Rav shows up in Babylonia with a fancy new degree, ready to take over. Shmuel wants to put the interloper in his place. But Rav doesn’t take this challenge lying down. Rabbi […]