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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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Welcome to the Three Hundred and Fourteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 55. Today’s page reviews the rules against pious show-offs, and the rules about working on the eve of Passover. This week, our study is led by Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky of Congregation Ansche […]
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Welcome to the Three Hundred and Thirteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 54. What existed before there was a world at all? Torah, repentance and the promise of redemption. This week, our study is led by Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky of Congregation Ansche Chesed in […]
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Welcome to the Three Hundred and Twelvth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 53. When the Temple was destroyed, Jews stopped offering sacrifices, right? Really, all of them? All at once? Maybe not. This week, our study is led by Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky of Congregation […]
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Welcome to the Three Hundred and Eleventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 52. Is it logical to keep two days of a holiday in the Diaspora? Maybe not, but Jews have been doing it for a LONG time. Maybe that still counts for something. […]
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Welcome to the Three Hundred and Tenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 51. Local custom has great meaning in Judaism, and long staying power, because it helps bind us to each other and to our past. This week, our study is led by Rabbi […]
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Welcome to the Three Hundred and Ninth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 50. Today’s page includes some thoughts on the relative importance of motivation for religious practice, and a very profound teaching on our intentional mispronunciation of God’s name. This week, our study is […]
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Welcome to the Three Hundred and Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ethan Linden looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 49. On today’s daf we read some almost unbelievably extreme language about the am haaretz. How are we to understand this sort of discussion? Rabbi Ethan Linden is the rabbi of Shir […]
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Welcome to the Three Hundred and Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ethan Linden looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 48. Does one size fit all? Maybe, at least according to Rabban Gamliel. But Rabbi Akiva disagrees. On today’s daf, we ask the age-old question: are all ovens created equal? Rabbi Ethan […]
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Welcome to the Three Hundred and Sixith episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ethan Linden looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 47. Are all things possible? And if they are, do we have to consider them when we’re making the rules of our system? Or can we just worry about the things that […]
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