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Welcome to the Three Hundred First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 62. Today we will study two versions of a single story – in our Babylonian Talmud page, and one in the Jerusalem Talmud – reflecting different attitudes toward the hard facts of the […]
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Rabbis Michael Knopf and Jesse Olitzky are lifelong friends, pop culture fanboys, and lovers of all things Jewish. Join them every other week for a conversation about what’s going on in pop culture from a Jewish perspective and about Judaism through the lens of pop culture. What is the meaning and purpose of our lives, […]
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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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This week’s episode is the final one of the Trump presidency. Brad and Steven take stock of the past few years, particularly in light of the events of the past two weeks — the prognosis is not good. They also have a few words to say about their pantheon of a**holes. You can listen to […]
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Welcome to The Jewish Hour with Rabbi Finman, for January 17, 2021. In this episode, Rabbi Finman talks to Rabbi Avraham Plotkin, author of “Seven Conversations With Jerry“. 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/01-17-2021.mp3Podcast: Download
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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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Welcome to the Three Hundred and Fifteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 56. Today we will examine the not-so-appealing theology behind the Sages’ criticism of the biblical king Hezekia, and a fabulous tale of faith about the patriarch Jacob, his children and us. This […]
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