Welcome to the Three Hundred and Twentieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ruth Fagen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 61. Is there any difference between one who can’t participate in Korban Pesach because he hasn’t fulfilled the mitzvah of circumcision, and someone who is too old or ill to each from […]

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Welcome to the Three Hundred and Nineteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ruth Fagen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 60. When we say something and then immediately take it back, which statement carries more weight? Our original declaration, or the second one? And why does it matter? Ruth Satinover Fagen is […]

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Welcome to the Three Hundred and Eighteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ruth Fagen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 59. Normally, no animal sacrifice is allowed to be offered after the afternoon daily sacrifice. Examining the exceptions to this rule lead the Rabbis to make a strange declaration: The process of […]

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Welcome to the Three Hundred and Seventeenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ruth Fagen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 58. Disagreements about the proper time to offer the Pesach sacrifice lead to a discussion of to what extent our behavior on Shabbat can and should influence our behavior during the week. […]

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Welcome to the Three Hundred and Sixteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ruth Fagen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 57. Today’s daf is filled with stories of corrupt Cohanim, who put their own greed and desire above their commitment to both the Temple and the Jewish people. What can we learn […]

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