Daily Daf Differently: Masechet Yoma: Recent Episodes
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Join a wonderful group of liberal rabbis and teachers as we take part in the cycle of the Daf Yomi. Each week a different teacher presents short episodes on the daily daf “differently”. (Masechet Yoma)
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jan R. Uhrbach looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 88. What happens when our limits and flaws – our humanity –reassert themselves just on Yom Kippur, the day when we’re striving to be like the angels? Masechet Yoma draws to a close with a discussion of […]
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jan R. Uhrbach looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 87. We know we need to ask for and grant forgiveness before Yom Kippur, and we know how complicated that can be. Here, the rabbis offer themselves as role models – or cautionary tales – to illustrate […]
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jan R. Uhrbach looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 86. We look to Yom Kippur to give us a clean slate, but the ritual observance of the day can only do so much; we also have some personal work to do. Today’s daf explores the role […]
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jan R. Uhrbach looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 85. Should we take for granted that saving a life trumps all? How do we know? The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jan R. Uhrbach looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 84. Today’s daf tells a challenging story about questionable behavior by a great sage: do the ends justify the means? The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 83. Saving a life, pikuach nefesh, is Judaism’s most important Mitzvah. If fasting on Yom Kippur would endanger your health, you should eat a minimum to stay safe. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros […]
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 82. What’s worth dying for? The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 81. Yom Kippur is a holiday without a feast. Or is it? The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 80. Should there be universal measures for prohibited food consumptions, or should large people have different measures than smaller folks? The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 79. On Yom Kippur you are forbidden from eating food the size of a date’s bulk. The sages set this standard – not because food becomes a technically prohibited substance, like pork – but to induce in us […]
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 78. Yom Kippur is supposed to be a day of going barefoot. But going back to Amoraic times, in the 3rd or 4th centuries, Jews have been wearing non-leather shoes on the holiday. The opening and closing music […]
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 77. On today’s page we examine the practice of not bathing on Yom Kippur. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 76. Today’s page includes more aggada (lore) about Manna, and the theme of religious gratitude. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 65. Is there a difference between a sin offering of the individual and a sin offering of the community? What happens when the very structured sacrificial procedure is down improperly? The Talmudic rabbis were very interested in these […]
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 64. Can a person ever have too many goats? Well, if you are the High Priest and are planning to sacrifice a goat on Yom Kippur, more than one goat is not necessarily a good thing. There were […]
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 63. There were many laws that regulated the sacrifices offered on Yom Kippur. One of these laws was the prohibition to offer the Yom Kippur sacrifice outside of the Temple. The Gemara addressed an interesting question: What if […]
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Aaron Alexander looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 62. Same, Same, But Different. Bringing our full selves to Yom Kippur when we stand before God. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Aaron Alexander looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 61. On today’s daf we realize that there really is no comparison to presence. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Aaron Alexander looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 60. What’s More important, the means or the ends? The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Aaron Alexander looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 59. Can the blood sprinkling ritual be used as a paradigm for understand ritual change in the face of changing circumstances? I think so… you? The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus […]
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Aaron Alexander looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 58. Is there agreement on how that path ought to be paved? Shouldn’t there be, considering the implications?” The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 57. What’s the greater center of rabbinic culture, Babylonia or the Land of Israel? The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred Forty Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Alyssa Gray looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 48. Our daf is built on a series of questions! We’ll closely examine two of those questions, pertaining to the mental intentions of the priests as they offer incense. With the help of […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred Forty Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Alyssa Gray looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 47. We will focus on an intriguing sequence of stories about a high priest named Ishmael ben Kimhit and his mother, Kimhit. Both Talmuds implicitly and surprisingly portray Kimhit as a sort of […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred Forty Sixith episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Alyssa Gray looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 46. A small sugya toward the end of 46b will be our starting-point in an examination of how the Rambam read the Bavli in order to derive the halakhah in his Mishneh Torah […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred Forty Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Alyssa Gray looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 45. The Bavli presents different ways by which it emphasizes that the Yom Kippur ritual is to be an awesome, eye-catching spectacle for the people. But why should it be? Through an examination […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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? […]
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. […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 32. How did they kill the animals they slaughtered in the ancient Temple? How do they kill animals today for Kosher food? The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 31. The use of the ritual bath was an enormously important part of Jewish observance in the ancient temple and remains in use today. What is the definition of a mikveh, both in ancient times and today? The […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred Thirtieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 30. The Torah was not given to angels, but to human beings… who sometimes need to urinate. Today we study Talmudic bathroom hygiene. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred Twenty Ninth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 29. What’s worse — sinful deeds or sinful thoughts? The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
Welcome to the Four Hundred Twenty Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 28. What kind of Judaism did the biblical patriarchs practice? Can the book of Genesis teach us about Mitzvot? The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred Twenty Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi David Wise looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 27. What may a zar, a non-kohen, do to participate in the sacrificial service? And how does the Gemara respond to blatant rabbinic brain cramps? David Wise has been rabbi of the […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred Twenty Sixith episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi David Wise looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 26. More on lotteries. And: what happens when someone who rejects your ritual infiltrates it? David Wise has been rabbi of the Hollis Hills Jewish Center in Queens, NY since 2005. Before […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred Twenty Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi David Wise looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 25. If you’re a kohen, how should you dress for a lottery? And if you’re a rabbi, living long after the destruction of the Temple, how can you know what it looked […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred Twenty Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi David Wise looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 24. Today we’ll explore some of the intricate details of the ritual of terumat hadeshen. And we’ll see why lotteries were such a common feature of an average day in the sanctuary. […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred Twenty Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi David Wise looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 23. What happens when zeal to perform a sacred act turns someone into a violent criminal? And what did the kohanim worry about most? David Wise has been rabbi of the Hollis […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred Twenty Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi David Wise looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 22. We launch into Perek Barishona, the second chapter of Yoma, with a look at the ritual of terumat hadeshen, the lifting up and removal of ashes from the sacrificial altar. And […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred Twenty First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi David Wise looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 21. As we complete the first chapter of Yoma, we learn about the miracles that were said to happen in the Temple. Let’s just say that the Temple must have been a […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred Twentieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 20. “Your laws were like poems to me in all my wanderings,” says Psalm 119. Today we talk about different phrasings of the Talmud texts that appeared in medieval manuscripts, and see how […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred Nineteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 19. Who does the High Priest work for: the Jewish people or God? Can the High Priest be trusted to do his job “right?” This week, our study is led by Rabbi Jeremy […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred Eighteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 18. Stories of merciless self-criticism and (perhaps) hypocrisy. Not every High Priest is such a righteous sage. But sometimes righteous sages take sexual advantage of women. This week, our study is led by […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred Seventeenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 17. Exactly how much of the sacrifices goes to the High Priest? Depends on who you ask, Rabbi Yehuda HaNassi or the Sages. This week, our study is led by Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred Sixteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 16. The Temple was a museum, storing both the remnants of the sacred and the profane. This week, our study is led by Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky of Congregation Ansche Chesed in New York […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred Fifteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 15. The Sages lived decades or even centuries after the Temple was destroyed. Yet they did their best to explain how the sacrificial system worked, even on the basis of fragmentary knowledge. This […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred Fourteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 14. The great mystery of the Torah: why do the ashes of the red heifer purify the impure and defile the pure? This week, our study is led by Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky of […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred Thirteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Danny Nevins looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 13. Understudies are necessary for any important performance, but they can destabilize the primary performer. What happens to a priest who is temporarily elevated to the role of high priest? We segue then […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred Twelvth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Danny Nevins looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 12. The city of Jerusalem has a special ritual status-parts of it belong to the entire people of Israel and therefore never become impure. Other parts belong to the tribes of Judah and […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred Eleventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Danny Nevins looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 11. Rabbinic literature often assumes an idealized reality in which the rabbis and their regulations govern the Jewish people with minimal interference by outside authorities. On this page we confront the reality of […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred Tenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Danny Nevins looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 10. The sages speculate about biblical prophecies of exile and redemption, and when the messiah will finally come. Then they get back to practical matters- does the apartment used by the high priest […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred and Ninth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Danny Nevins looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 9. Judaism has three cardinal sins- idolatry, sexual crime, and murder. These were apparently rampant in the First Temple, and for them it was destroyed. But, in a famous aggadah, we learn […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred and Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Danny Nevins looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 8. Religious leadership may be a sacred calling, but over time it can also become just a job. What were the consequences of the sale of the office of high priest as […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred and Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Danny Nevins looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 7. “Be smart and keep your mouth shut.” This surprising instruction is addressed to a priest who finds a flaw that cannot be fixed in the middle of a service. We learn […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred and Sixith episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 6. What is worth exploring for the rabbis? While the past can sometimes be considered irrelevant, a discussion of Torah verses is always deemed worthwhile. Rabbi Abby Sosland is the Morah Ruchanit […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred and Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 5. After two pages of exploring the original Inauguration of the Mishkan, the Gemara is suddenly aghast at the question of how the Kohanim were dressed. The Ramban helps us to find […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred and Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 4. In the most subtle and perhaps roundabout way, and in the guise of a discussion about sequestering a Kohen Gadol– the Talmud offers us an inspirational Yom Kippur sermon on the […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred and Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 3. The Amora Reish Lakish suggests that the Kohen Gadol’s sequestration before Yom Kippur is derived from Moshe’s preparation to meet God on Sinai. In doing so, he teaches us how to […]
Welcome to the Four Hundred and Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 2. The first mishnah of Masechet Yoma presents the preparation of the Kohen Gadol for the intense religious ritual of the Avodah service. The rabbis were careful about preparing for Yom Kippur, […]