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Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 75. In an entirely aggadic (lore-based) page, we examine legends about the biblical food Manna, and see a classic example of the different rabbinic schools of thought, the mythic Rabbi Akiva and the rationalist Rabbi Ishmael. The opening […]
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Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 74. At last turning from descriptions of the ancient temple, we begin the 8th and final chapter of Tractate Yoma by deriving the “afflictions” that the Torah commands Jews to undergo on Yom Kippur. 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 73. One of the High Priest’s duties involved using the oracles called Urim & Tummim, as described in Exodus 28. What were they and how were they used? 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 72. Is the Torah an elixir of life or a poison? According to Today’s page, that depends on the integrity of the person who studies it. 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 Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 71. Real men study Torah! The Sages offer an image of masculinity that is not so macho, but asks males to be more like women. 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, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 70. Today’s page reports liturgical and Torah reading practices that are still in use today. 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/Yoma070.mp3Podcast: Download
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Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 69. Today’s daf contains two very different stories. The first relates to Alexander the Great and is connected to the question from yesterday’s daf about the regulations regarding the High Priests garments. Confused? Give a listen. The other […]
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Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 68. Do you have any special clothing that you only where on certain occasions? In certain places? The High Priest’s garments were very special pieces of clothing. There were numerous laws that governed when this clothing could be […]
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Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 67. Before the Scarlet Letter, there was the Scarlet Thread. During the scapegoat ritual a crimson or scarlet thread was tied to its horns. This thread was understood to have the ability to channel whether the atonement of […]
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Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 66. Do sacrifices have an expiration date? Today’s daf addresses this very question. What if an animal was disqualified from being sacrificed, but that disqualification has now passed, is it permissible to sacrifice this animal next year? Numerous […]
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