Daily Daf Differently
940 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 12 ratingsJoin 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”.
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Moed Katan, Daf 12
January 24, 2022 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Moed Katan Daf 12. May a non-Jw do work on Shabbat or Yom Tov that is forbidden for a Jew to do? Rabbi Yehudah Hanasi imagines a world where Jews and non-Jews do favors for one another, and where the […]
Moed Katan, Daf 11
January 23, 2022 12:00 - 8 minutes - 8.26 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Moed Katan Daf 11. The concept of “Marit Ayin”– how things look to the eye of the observer– can be traced back to the idea on our daf. Even when we may be acting within the law, we have to […]
Moed Katan, Daf 10
January 22, 2022 12:00 - 7 minutes - 6.65 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Sarah Shulman looks at Masechet Moed Katan Daf 10. In Moed Katan 10 we will study the power of intention in actions during and beyond the festival week– what do our actions look like and how do we intend them? The opening and closing music for […]
Moed Katan, Daf 9
January 21, 2022 12:00 - 7 minutes - 7.13 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Sarah Shulman looks at Masechet Moed Katan Daf 9. In Moed Katan 9 we will explore what happened to the people of Israel when they broke Yom Kippur and the surprising response of the bat kol, a heavenly voice. The opening and closing music for this […]
Moed Katan, Daf 8
January 20, 2022 12:00 - 9 minutes - 8.37 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Sarah Shulman looks at Masechet Moed Katan Daf 8. In Moed Katan 8 we will explore the essence of simcha and how we mind find joy even in mourning. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. This […]
Moed Katan, Daf 7
January 19, 2022 12:00 - 8 minutes - 7.67 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Sarah Shulman looks at Masechet Moed Katan Daf 7. In Moed Katan 7 we will look at the power of the priest to pronounce the status of someone with leprosy and the power of not saying anything. Additionally we will explore where the patient and we […]
Moed Katan, Daf 6
January 18, 2022 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Sarah Shulman looks at Masechet Moed Katan Daf 6. In Moed Katan 6 we will study ways we may and may not transfer water during the festival week and during the sabbatical year. Do we have a responsibility to sink nature to our Jewish calendar, or […]
Moed Katan, Daf 5
January 17, 2022 12:00 - 8 minutes - 7.41 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Sarah Shulman looks at Masechet Moed Katan Daf 5. In Moed Katan 5 we will look at the responsibility the public has for repairing damaged works and waterways even during the festival week and how this is relevant for our cities today. The opening and closing […]
Moed Katan, Daf 4
January 16, 2022 12:00 - 9 minutes - 8.73 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Sarah Shulman looks at Masechet Moed Katan Daf 4. In Moed Katan 4 we will be exploring two paradigms: a) the distinction between taking care of plants to be eaten during the festival week vs. taking care of them to improve their appearance; and b) digging […]
Moed Katan, Daf 3
January 15, 2022 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.76 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Moed Katan Daf 3. Is it possible that Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel would plan to have their rulings overturned by later generations? According to our daf, that’s exactly what they wanted! The chain of tradition depends upon it. The […]
Moed Katan, Daf 2
January 14, 2022 12:00 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Moed Katan Daf 2. The rabbis send important messages in the proof texts they choose for even the simplest matters. Here, they are reminding us what an important privilege it is to be able to irrigate land of our own. […]
Megillah, Daf 32
January 13, 2022 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Bernstein looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 32. That’s how we roll! Fittingly, the Tractate comes to an end with a discussion in part about the rolling of the Torah for its return to the ark. Why does the one who performs the rolling receive […]
Megillah, Daf 31
January 12, 2022 12:00 - 11 minutes - 11 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Bernstein looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 31. Blessings, curses, and Who Wrote these Verses? In the time of the Gemara there was a custom to read from various verses outlining curses and punishments on a fast day. The question is raised about when it […]
Megillah, Daf 30
January 11, 2022 12:00 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Bernstein looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 30. Remember, then act. The ritual question of whether Parashat Zachor comes before or after Purim when it falls on a Friday highlights the importance of the commandment to Remember that which Amalek did, as well as to […]
Megillah, Daf 29
January 10, 2022 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Bernstein looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 29. Measuring the Divine presence. We are used to thinking of G*d as everywhere at all times, but we see here that the shekhina, the Divine Dwelling can be seen as resting and traveling in a particular way. […]
Megillah, Daf 28
January 09, 2022 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Bernstein looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 28. Whose honor is greater? We will see how the hierarchy shifts from the honor due to the kohanim , the priests to the honor due to the scholar of Torah. And within the world of scholars how […]
Megillah, Daf 27
January 08, 2022 12:00 - 9 minutes - 8.72 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ute Steyer looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 27. Can a synagogue be made into a beit midrash or vice versa? This is the discussion between Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi and Raba. And how do we treat sifrei kodesh – sifrei torah, chumashim, siddurim etc. What […]
Megillah, Daf 26
January 07, 2022 12:00 - 9 minutes - 8.64 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ute Steyer looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 26. Ma’alin bekadosh v’lo moridin – one may increase in holiness but not decrease. When sold, the proceeds these objects may be used to acquire objects of greater holiness and sometimes equal holiness. Where does this come from? […]
Megillah, Daf 25
January 06, 2022 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.38 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ute Steyer looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 25. Everything is in Heaven except fear of heaven – the quote from Rabbi Hanina and how the relationship of love and fear of God and the role of free will has been interpreted and changed by some […]
Megillah, Daf 24
January 05, 2022 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.7 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ute Steyer looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 24. The mishna explains to us the minimum amount of verses that can be read in any aliyah and introduces the ancient custom of reading and translating the torah and haftarah readings. We will then move on to […]
Megillah, Daf 23
January 04, 2022 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.46 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ute Steyer looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 23. We will briefly revisit the discussion of whether a woman may receive an aliyah and also see the opinion of the Maharam on the subject before moving on to discuss for which prayers a minyan of 10 […]
Megillah, Daf 22
January 03, 2022 12:00 - 7 minutes - 7.28 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ute Steyer looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 22. Whether or not people need to go to work decides how many aliyot are read on days that aren’t yom tov: Rosh Hodesh is an occasion when 4 aliyot are read but on Public Fast days only […]
Megillah, Daf 21
January 02, 2022 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ute Steyer looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 21. Today we learn about the weekly torah reading cycle: Monday, Thursday, Shabbat and also why Mondays and Thursdays? We also learn about the ancient practice that only the first and last person would recite a blessing over […]
Megillah, Daf 20
January 01, 2022 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.64 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Carl Perkins looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 20. On this page we examine the question: When does day begin? Is it sunrise, or is it when light first appears in the eastern sky? There are arguments for both opinions. The halachic (Jewish legal) issue is: […]
Megillah, Daf 19
December 31, 2021 12:00 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Carl Perkins looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 19. On this page we explore the tension between uniformity and variety in religious practice. According to the Talmud, different communities read the Megillah (the Scroll of Esther) on different days. Yet all read the entire Megillah—even though […]
Megillah, Daf 18
December 30, 2021 12:00 - 9 minutes - 8.29 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Carl Perkins looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 18. There are two related issues raised on this page: language and memory. The Hebrew language (the language in which Jewish sacred texts such as the Megillah and the Torah are preserved) is clearly important, but how important? […]
Megillah, Daf 17
December 29, 2021 12:00 - 8 minutes - 7.72 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Carl Perkins looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 17. With this page, we begin chapter 2 of Megillah, which focuses on how the megillah is supposed to be read. The very first rule is that the megillah is to be read in order. The text goes […]
Megillah, Daf 16
December 28, 2021 12:00 - 8 minutes - 7.4 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Carl Perkins looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 16. This page is filled with interesting midrashic explanations of curiosities in the text of the Book of Esther (the “megillah” that is read on the holiday of Purim). In this Daily Daf Differently presentation, I focus on […]
Megillah, Daf 15
December 27, 2021 12:00 - 8 minutes - 7.38 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Carl Perkins looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 15. The Talmud is an associative work, and this page of Talmud illustrates this. On the page there is an interpretation of the meaning of an expression in the Megillah offered by Rabbi Eleazar in the name of […]
Megillah, Daf 14
December 26, 2021 12:00 - 7 minutes - 6.62 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Carl Perkins looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 14. Page 14 of Megillah continues a discussion (that can be found in the previous few pages) of the Book of Esther and the significance of reading the book (i.e., the “megillah”) on the holiday of Purim. We […]
Megillah, Daf 13
December 25, 2021 12:00 - 10 minutes - 10 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joel Levy looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 13. Today’s podcast asks two questions. What’s in a name? What is her name? The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative […]
Megillah, Daf 12
December 24, 2021 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joel Levy looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 12. In this episode we look at Realpolitik at the start of Megillat Esther. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative […]
Megillah, Daf 11
December 23, 2021 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joel Levy looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 11. Today we ask the questions “What is the theological back-story to Megillat Esther?” The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative […]
Megillah, Daf 10
December 22, 2021 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joel Levy looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 10. The focus today is on the making of offerings outside Jerusalem. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in […]
Megillah, Daf 9
December 21, 2021 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joel Levy looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 9. On today’s daf we focus on the question of whether a Torah scroll may be written in English? The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. This podcast is […]
Megillah, Daf 8
December 20, 2021 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.79 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joel Levy looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 8. Today we will focus on the binding nature of vows. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem.
Megillah, Daf 7
December 19, 2021 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joel Levy looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 7. In this episode we explore Esther’s quest for permanence. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem.
Megillah, Daf 6
December 18, 2021 12:00 - 8 minutes - 8.19 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Mordechai Silverstein looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 6. Should a person confront a wicked person when fate is shining on them? In this episode we see how the Talmud responds to that question. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The […]
Megillah, Daf 5
December 17, 2021 12:00 - 8 minutes - 7.68 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Mordechai Silverstein looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 5. Today we ask the question “Why do they read Megillah in the city of Tiberius on the 14th and the 15th of Adar?” The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album […]
Megillah, Daf 4
December 16, 2021 12:00 - 7 minutes - 7.13 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Mordechai Silverstein looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 4. Today we explore why we read the Megillah both day and night? The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva […]
Megillah, Daf 3
December 15, 2021 12:00 - 8 minutes - 7.69 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Mordechai Silverstein looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 3. In this episode, we focus on the battle between sacrifices and the study of torah. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. This podcast is a collaboration with […]
Megilah, Daf 2
December 14, 2021 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.77 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Mordechai Silverstein looks at Masechet Megilah Daf 2. What does the first Mishnah of Megillah tell us about the Mishnah, authority and the justification of the law? The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. This podcast […]
Taanit, Daf 31
December 13, 2021 12:00 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joel Roth looks at Masechet Taanit Daf 31. Tu B’av: A Jewish Sadie Hawkin’s Day, a day of great joy. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva […]
Taanit, Daf 30
December 12, 2021 12:00 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joel Roth looks at Masechet Taanit Daf 30. A comparative look at the laws of personal mourning and the laws of Tisha B’av. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. This podcast is a collaboration with […]
Taanit, Daf 29
December 11, 2021 12:00 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joel Roth looks at Masechet Taanit Daf 29. Discussion of the prohibitions against haircuts and laundry during the week in which Tisha B’av occurs. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. This podcast is a collaboration […]
Taanit, Daf 28
December 10, 2021 12:00 - 14 minutes - 13 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joel Roth looks at Masechet Taanit Daf 28. Analysis of the five causes of mourning and fasting on 17 Tammuz. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva […]
Taanit, Daf 27
December 09, 2021 12:00 - 10 minutes - 10 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joel Roth looks at Masechet Taanit Daf 27. How does the biblical quotation in the Mishnah prove its point? And, what were the Israelites of the Ma’amad fasting about? The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. […]
Taanit, Daf 26
December 08, 2021 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.33 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joel Roth looks at Masechet Taanit Daf 26. How is the Jewish community represented in relation to the communal daily sacrifices being offered at the Temple? The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. This podcast is […]
Taanit, Daf 25
December 07, 2021 12:00 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joel Roth looks at Masechet Taanit Daf 25. When does fasting for rain end, and who deserves the credit when the rain actually comes? The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. This podcast is a collaboration […]
Taanit, Daf 24
December 06, 2021 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBWelcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joel Roth looks at Masechet Taanit Daf 24. Whose fault is it when a communal leader fails to achieve the desired result, the leader’s fault or the community’s fault? The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. […]