Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, William Friedman looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 44. Ketubot 44 discusses whether orphaned young women receive the same treatment as other young women, and what that might tell us about the web of family relationships. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from […]

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Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, William Friedman looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 43. Ketubot 43 examines the emotional relationship to orphaned daughters and widows and the legal implications of those relationships. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. To view the text […]

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Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, William Friedman looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 42. Ketubot 42 further discusses the nature of fines, whether they are about deterrent or punishment, and whether the court’s imposition of the fine changes that nature. 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, William Friedman looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 41. Ketubot 41 discusses whether someone who confesses to a crime has to pay a fine, revealing the underlying logic of what fines are really about. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus […]

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Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, William Friedman looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 40. Ketubot 40 discusses when positive commandments override negative commandments and when they don’t. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. To view the text of Ketubot, Daf 40 on […]

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Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, William Friedman looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 39. Ketubot 39 discusses rape and how to punish it legally. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. To view the text of Ketubot, Daf 39 on Sefaria, please click […]

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Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, William Friedman looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 38. Ketubot 38 discusses exegetical consistency and maintaining two conflicting versions of a Sage’s opinion. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. To view the text of Ketubot, Daf 38 […]

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Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, William Friedman looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 37. Ketubot 37 provides an opportunity to discuss the Talmud’s principle of Scriptural omnisignificance – the idea that every verse in the Torah must teach something unique. 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, William Friedman looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 36. Ketubot 36 contains a fascinating and troubling discussion of whether kidnapped women are assumed to have been raped. We see that two sages, Rabbi Yehudah and Rabbi Dosa, fight back against this presumption in order to prevent such […]

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Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, William Friedman looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 35. This daf discusses whether serious crimes committed accidentally, that result in property damage, are subject to repayment. We discover in the course of the Talmud’s consideration the relative importance of compensation for damages and maintenance of important social […]

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