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Welcome to the Sixty First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 62. Today’s page focuses on gender categories, and whether women and men are subject to comparable rules on Shabbat clothing. We will also learn the surprising reason why the Talmud thinks one should not […]
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Welcome to the Sixtieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 61. Today we review an extremely picayune rule – whether you should put on your right shoe or left shoe first – and the Talmud’s own humorous jibes at itself over this obsessive rule-making. We’ll […]
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Welcome to the Fifty Nineth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 60. Today we will discuss the prohibition against wearing sandals held together with nails on Shabbat. The Talmud offers a somewhat farfetched explanation for this law, referring it to a fatal stampede that happened […]
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Welcome to the Fifty Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 59. Today we will focus on the Talmud’s allusions to sages both famous and those you’ve never heard of, including a rabbi who is described here as the chief of the academy, but who […]
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In the latest episode, Brad and Steven introduce a new segment: A**hole of the Week. They made a list, checked it twice and have come up with a bunch of people whom they really can’t stand. Have a listen and feel free to add your own names to the list! You can listen to The […]
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Welcome to the Fifty Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 58. On today’s page we state the principle that on Shabbat one should not wear any item that might plausibly have to be carried in public – either to show it off or to […]
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Welcome to The Jewish Hour with Rabbi Finman, for May 3, 2020. In this episode, Rabbi Finman talks to Louise W. Borden, author of “The Journey That Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H.A. Rey“. How do you listen to The Jewish Hour? You have a lot of options you know? […]
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Welcome 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 […]
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Love your neighbor as yourself is just one of the instructions in this week’s Torah portion. There are others that can be informative for us and our leaders at this time. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by […]
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A story by Rabbi Mira Rivera on gossip. For more information please visit romemu.org. How do you listen to A Taste Of Romemu? You have a lot of options you know? iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, RSS, it’s your choice! https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/romemu/AToR621.mp3Podcast: Download
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