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 57
May 02, 2020 12:00 - 7 minutes - 8.66 MBWelcome to the Fifty Sixth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi David Rosenn looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 57. We’re still looking at hotza’ah, and today’s daf shifts the focus from animals to people. We get a lesson in hairnets, head bangles, and other kinds of ancient Near Eastern jewelry, including the […]
Shabbat, Daf 56
May 01, 2020 12:00 - 8 minutes - 9.97 MBWelcome to the Fifty Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi David Rosenn looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 56. In today’s daf, we’ll look at the connections between sin and death, and hear the sages of the Talmud defend some of the Bible’s greatest sinners. We’ll also see that the Talmud has […]
Shabbat, Daf 55
April 30, 2020 12:00 - 9 minutes - 10.5 MBWelcome to the Fifty Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi David Rosenn looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 55. Today we follow the Talmud as it uses a discussion about shabbat laws as a launching pad for a teaching about a completely different topic: the responsibility we all have for speaking out […]
Shabbat, Daf 54
April 29, 2020 12:00 - 9 minutes - 10.2 MBWelcome to the Fifty Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi David Rosenn looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 54. Today we’ll look at what happens when two factors in the laws of shabbat clash. Specifically, does our obligation to prevent the suffering of animals allow us to create a situation that may […]
Shabbat, Daf 53
April 28, 2020 12:00 - 7 minutes - 8.96 MBWelcome to the Fifty Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi David Rosenn looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 53. Daf 53 of tractate Shabbat considers how an animal’s suffering factors into what it is allowed to carry on Shabbat. We also have the rabbis reacting to a story about a man who […]
Shabbat, Daf 52
April 27, 2020 12:00 - 7 minutes - 8.68 MBWelcome to the Fifty First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi David Rosenn looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 52. Today’s daf looks at the issues surrounding the commandment that not only people, but also animals should have a day of rest on Shabbat. Rabbi David Rosenn is the Chief Operating Officer at […]
Shabbat, Daf 51
April 26, 2020 12:00 - 8 minutes - 9.31 MBWelcome to the Fiftieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi David Rosenn looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 51. In today’s episode, we look at the rules that surround the covering and uncovering of food once Shabbat has begun. Rabbi David Rosenn is the Chief Operating Officer at the New Israel Fund. A […]
Shabbat, Daf 50
April 25, 2020 12:00 - 8 minutes - 9.7 MBWelcome to the Forty Nineth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 50. Today we investigate how frame of mind can be a category of action and what that means for sitting in chairs and taking a bath. Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman is Assistant Rabbi at Beth […]
Shabbat, Daf 49
April 24, 2020 12:00 - 8 minutes - 9.18 MBWelcome to the Forty Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 49. Riffing on feathers, Elisha the Winged One’s tefillin become doves and our mitzvot become our wings of safety and freedom in this episode. Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman is Assistant Rabbi at Beth Jacob Congregation […]
Shabbat, Daf 48
April 23, 2020 12:00 - 7 minutes - 8.98 MBWelcome to the Forty Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 48. Focusing on handkerchiefs and feathers, today we enter the world of chapter four — the material culture of keeping things warm on Shabbat. Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman is Assistant Rabbi at Beth Jacob Congregation […]
Shabbat, Daf 47
April 22, 2020 12:00 - 7 minutes - 8.53 MBWelcome to the Forty Sixth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 47. In our discussion of muktze so far, we’ve focused on the objects to be (or not to be) carried. Today, we learn how the nature of an object is affected by the identity […]
Shabbat, Daf 46
April 21, 2020 12:00 - 7 minutes - 9.12 MBWelcome to the Forty Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 46. Jewish communities have always encompassed a wide range of ritual practice. Today’s daf invites us to wonder how we behave when we are guests and hosts, holding respect for others as a higher […]
Shabbat, Daf 45
April 20, 2020 12:00 - 8 minutes - 9.35 MBWelcome to the Forty Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 45. Rabbinic discourse requires that we engage in conversation with those who disagree. Through disagreements about muktze, in this episode we consider how we learn from and represent the perspectives of others. Rabbi Emma […]
Shabbat, Daf 44
April 19, 2020 12:00 - 8 minutes - 9.42 MBWelcome to the Forty Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 44. Today’s daf introduces us to the theme of the rest of the chapter — muktze, the objects we might set aside for Shabbat. We learn some of the particulars of carrying, and how […]
Shabbat, Daf 43
April 18, 2020 12:00 - 9 minutes - 11 MBWelcome to the Forty Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ben Kramer looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 43. The Talmud often explores the parameters of the law by addressing cases where two different values come into conflict. Today we look at the case of death on Shabbat and see how the […]
Shabbat, Daf 42
April 17, 2020 12:00 - 5 minutes - 7.09 MBWelcome to the Forty First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ben Kramer looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 42. Today’s episode looks at Rav Chisda, and the fact that he decides the law based on his extensive knowledge of the egg-laying habits of hens, demonstrating the importance of scientific knowledge for those […]
Shabbat Daf 41
April 16, 2020 12:00 - 7 minutes - 8.97 MBWelcome to the Fortieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ben Kramer looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 41. In this episode we ask the question “Is making aliyah forbidden?” Rav Yehudah says yes! And wait until you see what we can learn from him by watching him take a bath! Rabbi Ben […]
Shabbat, Daf 40
April 15, 2020 12:00 - 9 minutes - 11 MBWelcome to the Thirty Nineth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ben Kramer looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 40. Today we focus on three halakhic (legal) concepts that answer three important questions: Yad Soledet Bo (or, How Hot is Hot?), Ki’l’achar YadKli Sheni. Rabbi Ben Kramer works as a congregational rabbi […]
Shabbat, Daf 39
April 14, 2020 12:00 - 10 minutes - 11.6 MBWelcome to the Thirty Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ben Kramer looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 39. Today’s episode is a discussion about mediating disputes, the danger of making inferences, and how, when it comes to the law, the stam (the Talmud’s anonymous voice) is more interested in discussions than […]
Shabbat, Daf 38
April 13, 2020 12:00 - 7 minutes - 8.7 MBWelcome to the Thirty Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ben Kramer looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 38. Today we are continuing the discussion of the prohibition of bishul b’shabbat (cooking on Shabbat) and how the legal consideration of intentionality can open the door to leniency as well as deception. Rabbi […]
Shabbat, Daf 37
April 12, 2020 12:00 - 9 minutes - 10.7 MBWelcome to the Thirty Sixth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ben Kramer looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 37. In this episode, we explore issues surrounding the prohibition of bishul b’shabbat (cooking on Shabbat) and try to understand why the Talmud doesn’t always find it necessary to decide the law. Rabbi Ben […]
Shabbat, Daf 36
April 11, 2020 12:00 - 9 minutes - 10.4 MBWelcome to the Thirty Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Brad Hirschfield looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 36. This episode addresses the confusions created by the destruction of the Second Temple, and the Sages reassurance that in fact, both clarity and K’dushah can both be retained in a post-Temple world. Rabbi […]
Shabbat, Daf 35
April 10, 2020 12:00 - 10 minutes - 11.4 MBWelcome to the Thirty Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Brad Hirschfield looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 35. Explored today, is the tension between the need for specific and fixed boundaries in time, and the value of blurring those boundaries, as ways of making Shabbat more meaningful. Rabbi Brad Hirschfield serves […]
Shabbat, Daf 34
April 09, 2020 12:00 - 12 minutes - 13 MBWelcome to the Thirty Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Brad Hirschfield looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 34. In today’s podcast, we explore the importance of not simply observing Shabbat, but of preparing for Shabbat, and what that suggests about at least one understanding of what Shabbat is all about. Rabbi […]
Shabbat, Daf 33
April 08, 2020 12:00 - 11 minutes - 12.2 MBWelcome to the Thirty Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Brad Hirschfield looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 33. Today we explore the temptation, and ultimate failure, of explaining human suffering by means of simple calculations of reward and punishment. Rabbi Brad Hirschfield serves as President of Clal – The National Jewish […]
Shabbat, Daf 32
April 07, 2020 12:00 - 11 minutes - 12.2 MBWelcome to the Thirty First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Brad Hirschfield looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 32. On today’s daf, we explore why people die unexpected deaths, and how different Sages cope with the challenge of finding meaning in what they often experience as a dangerous and threatening world. Rabbi […]
Shabbat, Daf 31
April 06, 2020 12:00 - 14 minutes - 15.5 MBWelcome to the Thirtieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Brad Hirschfield looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 31. Today’s episode filnds us in the midst of classic stories about Hillel, Shammai, and their respective attitudes to prospective converts, when we discover a theory of education based on the primacy of relationships. Rabbi […]
Shabbat, Daf 30
April 05, 2020 12:00 - 10 minutes - 11.9 MBWelcome to the Twenty Nineth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Brad Hirschfield looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 30. In this episode we focus on what defines purposeful activity, at least with respect to Shabbat, and what is the reason we light Shabbat candles? Rabbi Brad Hirschfield serves as President of Clal […]
Shabbat, Daf 29
April 04, 2020 12:00 - 8 minutes - 10 MBWelcome to the Twenty Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 29. The rabbis of the Talmud weren’t concerned about walking on eggshells, but eggshells were very important to them. I bet that you can’t wait to learn why they spent so much time talking […]
Shabbat, Daf 28
April 03, 2020 12:00 - 5 minutes - 7.35 MB<!– Shabbat, Daf 28 > Welcome to the Twenty Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 28. From tents to tefillin, today’s daf takes us on a journey from being enveloped by impurity to being wrapped up in God’s word. Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky is the […]
Shabbat, Daf 27
April 02, 2020 12:00 - 5 minutes - 6.64 MBWelcome to the Twenty Sixth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 27. The Talmud includes some fairly harsh comments that were stated by some rabbis about their colleagues. Were they really BFF’s or did they really mean it? Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky is the Rabbinics Curriculum […]
Shabbat, Daf 26
April 01, 2020 12:00 - 6 minutes - 8.17 MBWelcome to the Twenty Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 26. The Talmud includes some fairly harsh comments that were stated by some rabbis about their colleagues. Were they really BFF’s or did they really mean it? Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky is the Rabbinics Curriculum […]
Shabbat, Daf 25
March 31, 2020 12:00 - 7 minutes - 9.07 MBWelcome to the Twenty Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 25. What does burning tar and the blessing over Shabbat candles have in common? Actually, a lot. Come and learn the connection between burning tar and Shabbat candles. Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky is the Rabbinics […]
Shabbat, Daf 24
March 30, 2020 12:00 - 8 minutes - 9.7 MBWelcome to the Twenty Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 24. When was the last time that you read the Haftorah at mincha on Shabbat afternoon? Well, somebody in the Talmud thought that you should and find out what happened to their opinion. Rabbi […]
Shabbat, Daf 23
March 29, 2020 12:00 - 7 minutes - 8.55 MBWelcome to the Twenty Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 23. Do the rabbi of the Talmud really speak for God? Learn how the seemingly simple blessing recited over the Hanukkah candles is actually not so simple. Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky is the Rabbinics Curriculum […]
Shabbat, Daf 22
March 28, 2020 12:00 - 8 minutes - 10 MBWelcome to the Twenty First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 22. Is the mitzvah of Chanukkah to light the candles or simply to place the Chanukkiah in our window? A lesson from the Chassidic text Kedushat Levi suggests that these two possibilities reflect different […]
Shabbat, Daf 21
March 27, 2020 12:00 - 8 minutes - 10 MBWelcome to the Twentieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 21. In the middle of the Talmud’s discussion on wicks and waxes, Chanukkah appears! The debate between Beit Hillel and Beit Shammai about the number of candles to light reflects a centuries-long debate on the […]
Shabbat, Daf 20
March 26, 2020 12:00 - 8 minutes - 9.98 MBWelcome to the Nineteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 20. “Bameh Madlikin?” With what may we kindle Shabbat lights? This famous Mishnah, read in traditional shuls on Friday nights, bespeaks a key element of Shabbat, and it reminds us that throughout Jewish life, the […]
Shabbat, Daf 19
March 25, 2020 12:00 - 9 minutes - 10.2 MBWelcome to the Eighteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 19. The Amoraim (the rabbis of the Gemara) explain an earlier text (a Braita) about a non-Jewish messenger delivering a letter on Shabbat. In the process, they show us how sacred the older texts are […]
Shabbat, Daf 18
March 24, 2020 12:00 - 9 minutes - 10.9 MBWelcome to the Seventeenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 18. What are the issues regarding passive work on Shabbat? The Torah says “so that your ox and your donkey can rest (Shabbat 23:13).” Does this apply to my crockpot, as well? Rabbi Abby Sosland […]
Shabbat, Daf 17
March 23, 2020 12:00 - 8 minutes - 9.92 MBWelcome to the Sixteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 17. Learning about Hillel and Shammai as we continue through the “18 Decrees” from Daf 13b, we see that Shammai didn’t always get his way through intellectual debate! Rabbi Abby Sosland is the Morah Ruchanit […]
Shabbat, Daf 16
March 22, 2020 12:00 - 8 minutes - 9.68 MBWelcome to the Fifteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 16. “Its insides are like its outsides.” As we compare the law regarding tumah (impurity) of glass vessels to the laws of pottery and metal vessels, we learn an important lesson about the human vessel […]
Shabbat, Daf 15
March 21, 2020 12:00 - 10 minutes - 11.3 MBWelcome to the fourteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. We hope you will join us as we go through the process of learning the daily Talmud page led by a group of master Rabbis and teachers who will take a look at the “Daf Yomi” through a liberal lens. This week, our study is lead […]
Daily Daf Differently: Masechet Shabbat, Daf 14
March 20, 2020 12:00 - 10 minutes - 11 MBWelcome to the thirteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. We hope you will join us as we go through the process of learning the daily Talmud page led by a group of master Rabbis and teachers who will take a look at the “Daf Yomi” through a liberal lens. This week, our study is lead […]
Daily Daf Differently: Masechet Shabbat, Daf 13
March 19, 2020 12:00 - 10 minutes - 11.9 MBWelcome to the twelfth episode of Daily Daf Differently. We hope you will join us as we go through the process of learning the daily Talmud page led by a group of master Rabbis and teachers who will take a look at the “Daf Yomi” through a liberal lens. This week, our study is lead […]
Daily Daf Differently: Masechet Shabbat, Daf 12
March 18, 2020 12:00 - 9 minutes - 10.9 MBWelcome to the eleventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. We hope you will join us as we go through the process of learning the daily Talmud page led by a group of master Rabbis and teachers who will take a look at the “Daf Yomi” through a liberal lens. This week, our study is lead […]
Daily Daf Differently: Masechet Shabbat, Daf 11
March 17, 2020 12:00 - 10 minutes - 11.4 MBWelcome to the tenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. We hope you will join us as we go through the process of learning the daily Talmud page led by a group of master Rabbis and teachers who will take a look at the “Daf Yomi” through a liberal lens. This week, our study is lead […]
Daily Daf Differently: Masechet Shabbat, Daf 10
March 16, 2020 12:00 - 7 minutes - 9 MBWelcome to the ninth episode of Daily Daf Differently. We hope you will join us as we go through the process of learning the daily Talmud page led by a group of master Rabbis and teachers who will take a look at the “Daf Yomi” through a liberal lens. This week, our study is lead […]
Daily Daf Differently: Masechet Shabbat, Daf 9
March 15, 2020 12:00 - 10 minutes - 11.8 MBWelcome to the eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. We hope you will join us as we go through the process of learning the daily Talmud page led by a group of master Rabbis and teachers who will take a look at the “Daf Yomi” through a liberal lens. This week, our study is lead […]
Daily Daf Differently: Masechet Shabbat, Daf 8
March 14, 2020 12:00 - 8 minutes - 9.87 MBWelcome to the seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. We hope you will join us as we go through the process of learning the daily Talmud page led by a group of master Rabbis and teachers who will take a look at the “Daf Yomi” through a liberal lens. This week, our study is lead […]