Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 56. This is the shortest page of Talmud you’ll ever see! But the reason the page is so short is that the commentary takes quite a while to explain the concepts behind it. Let’s review the idea of […]

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Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 55. The central act of the Yom Kippur purification ritual in the ancient temple involved sprinkling the blood of a bull and a goat near the Holy Ark. Perhaps that seems awfully strange to us, but the Sages […]

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Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 54. Are we really pagans? Today we study possibly the most radical, erotic Midrash in all Rabbinic literature. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/DDD/Yoma/Yoma054.mp3Podcast: Download

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Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 53. Why did Aaron’s son’s die when they offered improper incense (as reported in Leviticus 10)? According to our page, they understood the radical nature of ritual properly, but they were arrogant toward Moses. The opening and closing […]

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Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 52. Some Bible verses are clear, some are ambiguous. On today’s page, the Talmud considers five verses that cannot be definitively interpreted. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. […]

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Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 51. We return to yesterday’s question: does the High Priest’s offering belong to him alone (since he paid for it)? Or do all priests have a share in this offering, even though they didn’t pay for it? The […]

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Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 50. Who owns the sacrifices on Yom Kippur? Are they the personal property of the High Priest (a Korban Yachid)or do they belong to the public (Korban Tzibbur)? The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros […]

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Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 49. Today’s page includes the description of “the most difficult ritual” in the ancient Temple – the offering of incense in the Holy of Holies on Yom Kippur, and some helpful info on when and how to violate […]

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Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 34. One sacrifice at a time please! In the ancient Temple, the priests completed the morning offering before beginning the holiday offering. In modern times, our prayer laws follow the same ruling. We also consider the legal implications […]

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Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 33. One who studies the sacrificial order is considered like one who actually performed the sacrifices themselves. Today we review the order of the kohen’s work in the ancient Temple and learn the principle of doing whichever mitzvah […]

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