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Text & Context: Daf Yomi by Rabbi Dr. Hidary

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Learn one page of Talmud each day with Daf Yomi. This series strives to capture the contextual meaning and flow of the Talmudic arguments with the help of manuscripts, structure, and historical background.

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Taanit 30 and 31 - Last Dance

December 12, 2021 15:08 - 57 minutes - 52 MB

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Taanit 29 - The Five Tragedies on the Ninth of Av

December 12, 2021 01:04 - 49 minutes - 46.2 MB

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Taanit 28 - Why We Say Half Hallel on Rosh Hodesh

December 10, 2021 01:46 - 43 minutes - 39.3 MB

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Taanit 27 - Foundation of Heaven and Earth

December 09, 2021 04:23 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MB

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Taanit 26 - Priestly Blessing on a Fast Day

December 08, 2021 02:19 - 46 minutes - 42.1 MB

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Taanit 25 - A Near Death Experience

December 07, 2021 01:27 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MB

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Taanit 24 - Be Careful What You Wish For

December 05, 2021 19:10 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MB

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Taanit 23 - Honi the Circle-Drawer and the Limits of Working Miracles

December 05, 2021 00:05 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MB

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Taanit 22 - A Comedian and a Prison Guard Go to Heaven

December 03, 2021 18:44 - 40 minutes - 36.6 MB

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Taanit 21 - Kindness Is Contagious

December 03, 2021 04:58 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MB

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Taanit 20 - Purity and Free Purell

December 02, 2021 00:53 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MB

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Taanit 19 - Is Coronavirus a Plague?

December 01, 2021 02:32 - 45 minutes - 41 MB

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Taanit 18 - Thumbs Up for Nicanor!

November 30, 2021 00:39 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MB

Adar 12 – Trajan’s Day[1] Adar 13 – Nicanor’s Day Adar 14-15 - Purim Adar 28 Nisan 1–8   also Adar 29 Nisan 8–end of Pesah also day after Pesah A. Why do we need Nisan 1 if we have Adar 28? If Adar is full Also no eulogies In case Adar 28 is cancelled B. Halakha follows whom? Rashbag – before and after permitted R. Meir – before prohibited, after permitted R. Yose – before and after prohibited Reconcile with Mishnah Megilah - prior day is permitted [1] The Kitos War (115–117; ...

Taanit 17 - Two Ways to Get Sober Fast

November 29, 2021 00:38 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MB

משנה מסכת תענית פרק ב על הראשונה הוא אומר מי שענה את אברהם בהר המוריה הוא יענה אתכם וישמע בקול צעקתכם היום הזה ברוך אתה ה' גואל ישראל על השניה הוא אומר מי שענה את אבותינו על ים סוף הוא יענה אתכם וישמע קול צעקתכם היום הזה ברוך אתה ה' זוכר הנשכחות על השלישית הוא אומר מי שענה את יהושע בגלגל הוא יענה אתכם וישמע קול צעקתכם היום הזה ברוך אתה ה' שומע תרועה על הרביעית הוא אומר מי שענה את שמואל במצפה הוא יענה אתכם וישמע בקול צעקתכם היום הזה ברוך אתה ה' שומע צעקה על החמישית הוא אומר מי שענה את אל...

Taanit 16 - The Overzealous Repentance of Nineveh

November 28, 2021 08:01 - 41 minutes - 38.6 MB

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Taanit 15 - Ash Monday and Thursday

November 26, 2021 03:47 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MB

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Taanit 14 - Light at the End

November 25, 2021 17:03 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MB

Schedule of fast days: 3 individual 3 communal minor 3 communal major (pregnant women fast) 7 communal major + shofar & closing stores individual Sponsored by Seth and Jennifer Haberman in Memory of Simon Haberman A”H

Taanit 13 - Hot and Cold

November 25, 2021 16:22 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MB

I. Washing hot or cold Rav Hisda [A] Mourning fasts, prohibited to wash hot or cold [B] No pleasure fasts, prohibited to wash in hot, cold ok Proof for [B] from bathhouses Proof for [A] from Mikveh Challenge to [A] from washing limbs Challenge to [A] from loss of 2 sons Rava 1 – mourner may wash in cold Challenge from mourning maiden Proof from loss of 2 sons Rava 2 – mourner may not wash even in cold Proof from mourning maiden II. Individual does not say another Beracha for Ane...

Taanit 12 - Fasting Begins with a Six Hour Meeting Addressing Dishonesty in Business

November 24, 2021 04:23 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MB

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Taanit 11 - Whoever Fasts is a Sinner

November 23, 2021 01:12 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MB

1. Travel advice 2. Join the pain of the community 3. Reward and Punishment 4. Asceticism – positive or negative? 5. Requirement to accept a fast the day before 6. Fasting for just a few hours

Taanit 10 - Miscalculating the Equinox

November 21, 2021 16:22 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MB

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Taanit 9 - Two Theories of the Water Cycle

November 20, 2021 01:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MB

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Taanit 8 - Rain Rain Go Away, Come On Back When It's Not Friday

November 19, 2021 16:03 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MB

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Taanit 7 - Rain and Resurrection

November 19, 2021 04:06 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MB

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Taanit 6 - It's Raining Men

November 18, 2021 03:13 - 38 minutes - 34.8 MB

A. Meaning of Yoreh B. Meaning of Malkosh C. When are three stages of Yoreh? 1. Rabbi Meir -  Heshvan 3, 7, 17 2. Rabbi Yehuda –  Heshvan  7, 17, 23 3. Rabbi Yose -  Heshvan 17, 23, Kislev 1 What is the middle stage for? What does Revia mean? D. Contradictions 1. Is morning rain a blessing? 2. Is rain in Tevet good? 3. Is rain on half of a country a blessing? E. Blessing for Rain Sponsored by Seth and Jennifer Haberman in Memory of Simon Haberman A”H

Taanit 5 - Yaakov Avinu Never Died

November 17, 2021 14:16 - 38 minutes - 35.8 MB

Aggadic questions from Rav Nahman to Rabbi Yishak: 1. Miracle Grow 2. Seven Years of Famine 3. Two Jerusalems 4. Double Trouble 5. Shmuel’s Early Death 6. Don’t talk and chew 7. Unspeakable words Sponsored by Seth and Jennifer Haberman in Memory of Simon Haberman A”H

Taanit 4 - Three Improper Requests

November 16, 2021 01:16 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MB

A. Aggadot about Passion of Sages B. Aggadot about Improper Requests C. Requesting and Mentioning two different things D. When do we end the request? Mishnah – musaf first day of Pesah Baraita – end of Pesah 1. Rav Hisda – mention until end of Pesah 2. Ula – two versions of Rabbi Yehudah 3. Rav Yosef – until after first Hazan onPesah 4. Rabbah – until after Korban Pesah E. Halakha Follows Rabbi Yehuda – Shemini Aseret Follows Raban Gamaliel – 7 Heshvan 1. Different Amoraim 2. R...

Taanit 3 - No Need to Pray for a Miracle Beyond Nature

November 14, 2021 18:17 - 38 minutes - 34.7 MB

A. Derivation for Water Libarion from הסך נסך B. Authorship Rabbi Eliezer 1 from lulav Rabbi Yehuda ben Betera 2 from water libation Rabbi Akiva 6 from water libation Rabbi Yehoshua 8 from oral tradition 1. Who is the author of Mishnah Sukkah? R. Yehudah ben Betera R. Yehoshua 2. Who says we change over in musaf? R. Yehoshua R. Yehosua ben Betera C. No need to mention Dew and Wind D. The Best Wind and Rain Sponsored by Seth and Jennifer Haberman in Memory of Simon Haberman A”H

Taanit 2 - Three Keys to Success

November 13, 2021 23:51 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MB

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Rosh Hashana 35 - Pray the Field

November 12, 2021 17:47 - 32 minutes - 29.2 MB

A. Reciting only some berakhot or some shofar sounds B. Reciting berakhot separately from shofar C. What’s a priority, berakhot or shofar? D. Does the Hazan fulfill responsibility of prayer for others? E. Preparing Tefilah, praying versus studying Torah Sponsored by Ralph J. Sutton in Honor of Rabbi Moshe Shamah

Rosh Hashana 34 - Two Derivations for the Sandwich Rule

November 12, 2021 03:46 - 42 minutes - 39.6 MB

A. Blow a Shofar, not trumpets B. Tekiah sandwich C. Three sets Derivations: 1. Vehaavarta of Yovel (Vayikra 25:9) 2. Wilderness trumpets a. First opinion – Bemidbar 29 is needed for gezera shava b. R. Yohanan – Vayikra 23 is needed for gezera shava and Bemidbar 29 is needed for day, not night First opinion derives day from Vayikra 25:9 If so, go with 1. Sponsored by Ralph J. Sutton in Honor of Rabbi Moshe Shamah

Rosh Hashana 33 - How Many Shofar Blasts?

November 11, 2021 03:08 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MB

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Rosh Hashana 32 - Malkhuyot, Zikhronot, Shofarot

November 10, 2021 03:27 - 48 minutes - 43.9 MB

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Rosh Hashana 31 - It's Not the End of the World, Yet

November 09, 2021 03:41 - 53 minutes - 48.5 MB

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Rosh Hashana 30 - The Enactments of Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai

November 08, 2021 16:48 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MB

Individual says it only with Bet Din Rav Huna says re Rosh Hashanah – place, nearby Challenge – time, when in session Rav Huna says re Yovel – time Challenge – place Takanot of Rabban Yohanan ben Zakai Lulav Omer Testimony all day Sponsored by Ralph J. Sutton in Honor of Rabbi Moshe Shamah

Rosh Hashana 29 - Act First, Discuss Later

November 07, 2021 00:08 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MB

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Rosh Hashana 28 - Misvot Are Not for Physical Benefit

November 05, 2021 15:41 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MB

A. Partial hearing of Shofar B. Shofar of a sacrificial animal – misvot are not for physical benefit C. Rava – Misvot do not require intention Challenge 1 – reading Shema editing Challenge 2 – shofar outside Synagogue Thought it was braying Challenge 3 – intent of shofar blower Just making noise Challenge 4 – falling asleep in sukkah on Shemini Aseret a. No bal tosif outside of time of obligation Rav Shemen - Adding to Birkat Kohanim Can bless all day, like extra sprinkling Foll...

Rosh Hashana 27 - A Holey Shofar

November 05, 2021 00:29 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MB

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Rosh Hashana 26 - Shofar So Good: The Symbolic Shape of the Shofar

November 04, 2021 02:38 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MB

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Rosh Hashana 25 - Autonomy vs Authority

November 03, 2021 03:12 - 54 minutes - 49.2 MB

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Rosh Hashana 24 - Sculpting Humans and Heavens

November 02, 2021 01:05 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MB

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Rosh Hashana 23 - Mountaintop Fire Signals

October 31, 2021 22:45 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MB

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Rosh Hashana 22 - A Good Non-Samaritan Foils the Plot

October 31, 2021 03:41 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MB

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Rosh Hashana 21 - Fasting Two Days for Yom Kippur

October 29, 2021 17:21 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MB

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Rosh Hashana 20 - Calendrical Manipulation

October 29, 2021 04:10 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MB

A. How long is Adar? 1. Jerusalem – 29 29 2. Prophets – decide both 3. Rav – 30 29 unless otherwise decided 4. Mar Ukva – last Adar always 29 a. Challenge to Mar Ukva b. Proof for Mar Ukva c. Challenge to Mar Ukva – conclusive B. Adjusting months artificially for various purposes To pick vegetables To bury the dead 1. Rabah bar Shemuel – no changing 2. Ribal – add a day but not remove 3. R. Yohanan – add a day or make earlier 4. Rav Dimi – make it earlier but not add a day C. ...

Rosh Hashana 19 - Scroll Down: The Abrogation of Megilat Taanit

October 28, 2021 01:49 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MB

Megilat Ta’anit was Nullified: Challenge from Hanukah Challenge from 3 Tishre Challenge from 28 Adar Sponsored by Ralph J. Sutton in Honor of Rabbi Moshe Shamah

Rosh Hashana 18 - When Will Fasting Change to Feasting

October 27, 2021 02:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MB

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Rosh Hashana 17 - God Wore a Talet Like a Hazan

October 26, 2021 03:32 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MB

Beth Hillel: More sins + rebellion  – scattered under feet Balanced Including rebellion – refined in Gehena Without rebellion – saved Sponsored by Ralph J. Sutton in Honor of Rabbi Moshe Shamah

Rosh Hashana 16 - Every Day is Judgement Day

October 24, 2021 17:37 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MB

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Rosh Hashana 15 - Late Bloomers

October 24, 2021 00:25 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MB

A. Etrog cutoff deadline: Abaye & Rav Hamnuna & Abtolmos & R. Yohanan & Resh Lakish – earlier year (growth/formation) Rabbi Shimon bar Yehuda – leniencies of both years Usha – later year (picking) B. Trees in general Sponsored by Ralph J. Sutton in Honor of Rabbi Moshe Shamah