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Welcome to the Three Hundred Ninety Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Shekalim Daf 18. Today we examine an important Talmudic concept: Breira, which does not mean – as in modern Hebrew – alternative, but retroactive determination. Can an object be of indeterminate status at one […]
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Welcome to the Three Hundred Ninety Sixith episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Shekalim Daf 17. Today’s page is very rich in lore and legend! We will learn about the Temple in Jerusalem being the source of the world’s water, and we’ll study a story of the […]
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Welcome to the Three Hundred Ninety Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Shekalim Daf 16. Today our page includes the deservedly famous Midrash that the Torah was given to the Jewish people as “black fire inscribed on white fire.” What does that mean? This week, our […]
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Welcome to the Three Hundred Ninety Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Shekalim Daf 15. Today we study priorities in giving Tzedaka. How do you give to the poor without shaming them? How do you prioritize the need to construct communal buildings, with the need to […]
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Happy Easter and Happy end of Passover from your friends at the Amen Corner! In this week’s episode, Brad and Steven talk more about cancel culture, the announcement by Major League Baseball to move the All Star game out of Atlanta, and the vaccine. Happy listening. You can listen to The Amen Corner in lots […]
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Welcome to the Three Hundred Ninety Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Shekalim Daf 14. Today we learn about the highly paid artisans in the ancient temple and the way they would hold out for even more money – kind of like pro athletes today. Even […]
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Welcome to The Jewish Hour with Rabbi Finman, for April 4, 2021. In this episode, Rabbi Finman talks to Carolyn Normandin of the Anti-Defamation League about the ADL 2021 Study on Antisemitism in America“. How do you listen to The Jewish Hour? You have a lot of options you know? iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, […]
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Welcome to the Three Hundred Ninety Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi David Hoffman looks at Masechet Shekalim Daf 13. In this episode we focus on two very different and unusal issues: Don’t go barefoot and Rabbinic medicine. Rabbi David Hoffman is an assistant professor of Talmud and Rabbinic Culture and […]
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Welcome to The Jewish Hour with Rabbi Finman, for March 28, 2021. In this episode, Rabbi Finman talks to Dr. Andrew Newberg about Neuro-Theology. How do you listen to The Jewish Hour? 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/JHour/03-28-2021.mp3Podcast: Download
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Welcome to the Three Hundred Ninety First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi David Hoffman looks at Masechet Shekalim Daf 12. Today we ask “What are appropriate and inappropriate uses of temple property?” Rabbi David Hoffman is an assistant professor of Talmud and Rabbinic Culture and serves as scholar-in-residence in the Development […]
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