Welcome to the Seventy Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi David Hoffman looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 75. Today we look at to what extent the rabbis were citizens of the larger Roman cultural world, focusing on one small case study. Rabbi David Hoffman is an assistant professor of Talmud and […]

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Welcome to the Seventy Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi David Hoffman looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 74. In this episode we consider the permitted and prohibited types of selection on Shabbat and the melacha of borer. Rabbi David Hoffman is an assistant professor of Talmud and Rabbinic Culture and serves […]

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Welcome to the Seventy Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi David Hoffman looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 73. In this episode we look at one small example of how rabbinic Judaism was influenced by its Roman context. Rabbi David Hoffman is an assistant professor of Talmud and Rabbinic Culture and serves […]

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Welcome to the Seventy First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi David Hoffman looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 72. In this episode we explore a fascinating Rashi that complicates modern conversations of the role of the “acceptance of the commandments” as a requisite for conversion. Rabbi David Hoffman is an assistant professor […]

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