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Welcome to the Four Hundred Forty Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Alyssa Gray looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 44. The Bavli is clear that the high priest must be alone when he offers incense in the holy of holies on Yom Kippur, and that this offering atones for the sin of […]
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Welcome to the Four Hundred Forty Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Alyssa Gray looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 43. Today we will explore three principles of scriptural interpretation utilized on our daf. We will learn that these rules of reading appear late in the rabbinic period, and examine what they do […]
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Welcome to the Four Hundred Forty Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Alyssa Gray looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 42. Our study of this daf focuses on two ideas. The first is the interesting notion presented in passing that the deaths of the righteous atone for the people Israel. Our examination of […]
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Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ethan Linden looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 41. What do we owe to God? And does what we owe vary based on what we have? Maybe yes, maybe no. Is that a Talmudic answer or what? The opening and closing music for this podcast is […]
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Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ethan Linden looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 40. What happens when you want one result and the system you’ve established gives you another result? Can you change the system at that point? Or should you worry that doing so casts aspersions on the entire system? […]
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Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ethan Linden looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 39. When it comes to sinning, every little bit hurts. When it comes to being holy, every little but helps. Today the daf reminds that we have to sweat the small stuff, precisely because all stuff starts small. […]
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Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ethan Linden looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 38. Why did the Temple experts refuse to teach their craft to others? In today’s episode, the sages hire replacement workers and attempt to find out. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The […]
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Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ethan Linden looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 37. These boots may have been made for walking, but according today’s daf, you better be careful exactly how you walk! The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/DDD/Yoma/Yoma037.mp3Podcast: […]
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Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ethan Linden looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 36. There are a lot of words for “sin” in the Hebrew bible. The question for today’s sugya is: do those words have different meanings, and if they do, should we be careful how we employ them when […]
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Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ethan Linden looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 35. A rich man, a poor man, and wicked man go before the heavenly court. It sounds like the start to a joke, but the joke’s on those who didn’t study enough Torah is today’s edition of the […]
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