Rabbi Joel Roth

About Rabbi Joel Roth

Joel Roth is Louis Finkelstein Professor of Talmud and Jewish Law at The Jewish Theological Seminary. Rabbi Roth also serves as Rosh Yeshiva of the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem. The yeshiva, founded and maintained by United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism, is under the academic auspices of JTS.  In addition to his teaching post, Rabbi Roth has held four key administrative positions at JTS, serving as dean of students of the Albert A. List College of Jewish Studies (then called Seminary College), director of the Melton Research Center for Jewish Education, and associate dean and dean of The Rabbinical School.  An expert in halakhah, Dr. Roth was appointed to the Rabbinical Assembly's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards in 1978 and served on it until December 2006, including a period of eight years as chairman. In addition to articles and responsa for the committee, Rabbi Roth has written The Halakhic Process: A Systemic Analysis and Sefer ha-Mordecai: Tractate Kiddushin.
Dr. Roth received a bachelor's degree from Wayne State University in his hometown of Detroit. He also participated in the Herbert H. Lehman Institute of Talmudic Ethics, a special-studies program. He received his master's degree at JTS, where he was ordained in 1968. That same year, Rabbi Roth was appointed to the faculty of JTS, as he continued his studies toward a PhD in Talmud, which he received in 1973.

September 2, 2022

Ketubot, Daf 58

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joel Roth looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 58. Chapter One of a complicated issue: the financial responsibilities and rights of a married couple toward each other. What are they? Can they be overridden? The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The […]

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September 1, 2022

Ketubot, Daf 57

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joel Roth looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 57. How much time does a couple get to plan a wedding? What’s involved? What happens if it gets postponed? And, the art of biblical derivation. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The […]

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August 31, 2022

Ketubot, Daf 56

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joel Roth looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 56. How does the Talmud handle an apparent contradiction between statements of the same sage? How does our Gemara understand an extreme statement of our Mishnah? The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The […]

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August 30, 2022

Ketubot, Daf 55

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joel Roth looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 55. How does the Talmud go about determining what view a specific sage holds in a dispute between two sages in which it is not stated which sage holds which view? The opening and closing music for this […]

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August 29, 2022

Ketubot, Daf 54

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joel Roth looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 54. As we begin a new chapter, we will clarify the stages of getting married, whether the amounts in the marriage contract are fixed or not, whether deals can be made to reduce the amount, and whether collection […]

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August 28, 2022

Ketubot, Daf 53

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joel Roth looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 53. Women have certain business rights regarding their ketubbah. Let’s look at a couple of those rights and learn whether her exercise of those rights impacts upon the benin dikhrin requirement we learned about yesterday. The opening and […]

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August 27, 2022

Ketubot, Daf 52

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joel Roth looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 52. Today we will look at one more court-mandated stipulation for a marriage contract, and understand both it and what motivated its promulgation. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One […]

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December 13, 2021

Taanit, Daf 31

Welcome 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 […]

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December 12, 2021

Taanit, Daf 30

Welcome 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 […]

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December 11, 2021

Taanit, Daf 29

Welcome 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 […]

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Ketubot, Daf 58

Ketubot, Daf 57

Ketubot, Daf 56

Ketubot, Daf 55

Ketubot, Daf 54

Ketubot, Daf 53

Ketubot, Daf 52

Taanit, Daf 31

Taanit, Daf 30

Taanit, Daf 29

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