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Welcome to the Two Hundred Seventy Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Aaron Alexander looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 19. In this episode we unpack the textured symbolism and status of an unexpected needle in a haystack. Rabbi Aaron Alexander is the Associate Dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies […]

Welcome to the Two Hundred Seventy Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Aaron Alexander looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 19.


In this episode we unpack the textured symbolism and status of an unexpected needle in a haystack.


Rabbi Aaron Alexander is the Associate Dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies (American Jewish University – Los Angeles) and Lecturer in Rabbinics and Halakhah. He is a certified mashgiach by the the Conservative Movement’s Rav Hamachshir program and currently serves on its Committee for Jewish Law and Standards. He is a blogger for the Huffington Post and podcasts on topics in Jewish Law at ZieglerTorah.org.


The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.