Daily Daf Differently: Masechet Pesachim: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to the Three Hundred Eightieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joshua Cahan looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 121. A seemingly technical debate about until when one can eat the Pesach meat reflects different views of the Exodus experience. Is it a story of a frightened and exhausted nation rushing out […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Seventy Ninth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joshua Cahan looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 120. The Rabbis agree that we remain obligated to eat matza and maror even though we cannot offer the Pesach offering. But they debate whether these are merely vestiges of the ancient […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Seventy Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Gail Diamond looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 119. Today we will look at two great Midrashim about King David. Rabbi Gail Diamond is the Associate Director and Director of Institutional Advancement at the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem. She received […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Seventy Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Gail Diamond looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 118. What is the Great Hallel? If we have Great Hallel, why do we need ‘regular” Hallel? Rabbi Gail Diamond is the Associate Director and Director of Institutional Advancement at the Conservative […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Seventy Sixith episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Gail Diamond looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 117. In this episode, we focus on who wrote the book of Psalms and what do they mean? If you love this daf, come study Psalms with me in Jerusalem! Rabbi Gail […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Seventy Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Gail Diamond looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 116. Today we answer the question “What did the women of Israel do under the apple tree and why is it important to our seder today?” Rabbi Gail Diamond is the Associate […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Seventy Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Gail Diamond looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 115. In this episode, we explore why bitterness must be tasted and why we no longer “uproot the table” at the Pesach seder. What is the “bread of answering”? Rabbi Gail Diamond […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Seventy Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Gail Diamond looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 114. Today we consider how we make decisions in Jewish law? Must we have intention to perform commandements? Rabbi Gail Diamond is the Associate Director and Director of Institutional Advancement at the […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Seventy Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Gail Diamond looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 113. Today’s episode focuses on midrashim about teaching our children, about the value of worldly wisdom and about humility. Rabbi Gail Diamond is the Associate Director and Director of Institutional Advancement at […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Seventy First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Simeon Cohen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 112. This daf discusses the significance of being financially responsible-spending money is not the only way to honor Shabbat. Simeon Cohen is a second year rabbinical student at the Jewish Theological Seminary, and […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Twenty Seventieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Simeon Cohen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 111. Here, the rabbis continue their discussion of superstition and also tell us that despite the potential dangers one might encounter on a daily basis, it is still important to be engaged with […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Sixty Ninth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Simeon Cohen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 110. Here, the Talmud discusses both the superstitious belief that we should not drink cups of wine in pairs, and also enlightens us to how, regardless of rabbinic superstition, it in fact is […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Sixty Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Simeon Cohen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 109. This daf tells us how we should keep children awake at the seder, and displays the fact that the rabbis were highly sensitive to the needs of different types of people. Simeon […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Sixty Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Simeon Cohen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 108. This daf deals with precisely who is obligated to partake in the mitzvot of reclining and drinking four cups of wine on pesah-when it comes to Passover, the rabbis seem to be […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Sixty Sixith episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Simeon Cohen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 107. This episode discusses whether or not one may recite kiddush over beer, and ends with a discourse on drinking alcohol in moderation. Simeon Cohen is a second year rabbinical student at the […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Sixty Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Simeon Cohen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 106. Todays daf deals with a number of interesting issues, including the source of the obligation to recite Kiddush both at night and during the day and whether or not one can recite […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Sixty Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Harry Pell looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 105. Masechet Pesachim, Daf 105 asks the question of whether Halacha can be expected to deal with cases of ‘what if’ or only in normal circumstances – in this case in the […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Sixty Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Harry Pell looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 104. Masechet Pesachim, Daf 104 picks up in the midst of another discussion about Havdalah, this time about the examples of distinctions (light and dark, etc.) that are part and parcel of […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Sixty Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Harry Pell looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 103. Masechet Pesachim, Daf 103 discusses the order of Havdalah at the end of Shabbat when Shabbat is yielding directly into YomTov and in doing so shares a beautiful parable. The daf […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Sixty First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Harry Pell looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 102. Masechet Pesachim, Daf 102 continues to explore what happens when a meal is already underway on a Friday afternoon when Shabbat begins. Very quickly, though, a new question arises – can […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Sixtieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Harry Pell looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 101. Masechet Pesachim, Daf 101 explores the repetition of kiddush at home after having heard it or recited it in shul on a Friday night? What is the purpose of this repetition? And […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Fifty Ninth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Harry Pell looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 100. Masechet Pesachim Daf, 100 asks the question of what to do when one is already in the midst of a meal on a Friday afternoon when Shabbat comes in. Do we […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Fifty Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Harry Pell looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 99. Masechet Pesachim Daf, 99 illustrates how a Kal v’Chomer works with a straightforward example. The example has to do with the benefits to the wise of remaining silent in certain situations, […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Fifty Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ute Steyer looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 98. Pasqual lambs that got mixed up with firstling lambs (bekhorot). According to the mishna none of the animals can be sacrificed but the owner now owes the Temple the value of […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Fifty Sixith episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ute Steyer looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 97. If a sacrificial animal is lost or can’t be identified anymore and a replacement is found – what are the rules if the original animal shows up again? And what do […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Fifty Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ute Steyer looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 96. The difference between pesach mitzrayim and pesach hadorot: the Passover as it was celebrated in Egypt and the subsequent Passover. Is the prohibition against hametz for 7 days or 1 day? […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Fifty Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ute Steyer looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 95. The difference between the Passover sacrifice of Pesach Rishon and Pesach Sheni and the recitation of Hallel. Is there a prohibition of Hametz on pesach sheni or does it only apply […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Fifty Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ute Steyer looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 94. Rabbinic astronomy: how did the sages of Israel understand universe and how did the sages of the gentile nations understand it? Rabbi Ute Steyer received rabbinic ordination and a M.A. in […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Fifty Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ute Steyer looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 93. A person who did not bring the first passover sacrifice – what are his or her obligations? Does he has to bring the Passover sacrifice on pesach sheni? Does Pesach Sheni […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Fifty First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ute Steyer looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 92. The definition of “onen” and someone who became defiled by a corpse: can such a person bring the pesach sheni and what is required of him or her? Rabbi Ute Steyer […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Fiftieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Bernstein looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 91. Today we focus on what happens when a prisoner seeks to partake in the paschal sacrifice. Rabbi Michael Bernstein is the spiritual leader of Congregation Gesher L’Torah in Alpharetta, Ga. He served […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Fourty Ninth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Bernstein looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 90. In this episode we ask what happens when a share of the paschal offering seems to become etnan zona (the wage of a harlot)? Rabbi Michael Bernstein is the spiritual leader […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Fourty Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Bernstein looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 89. Today we ask if a group registered to share the paschal sacrifice ask someone who eats to fast to take his or portion and leave? Rabbi Michael Bernstein is the spiritual […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Fourty Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Bernstein looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 88. Today’s daf asks if a slave owned by two masters may partake in the paschal sacrifice. Rabbi Michael Bernstein is the spiritual leader of Congregation Gesher L’Torah in Alpharetta, Ga. He […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Fourty Sixith episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Bernstein looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 87. In today’s episode we ask how being a wife, a child ward or a slave affect one’s ability to register for the Paschal sacrifice and how does being the authority have […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Fourty Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Bernstein looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 86. Today we see that the feast of freedom requires strict rules when it comes to planning who may eat the paschal sacrifice and where. Rabbi Michael Bernstein is the spiritual leader […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Fourty Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Bernstein looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 85. Today we ask when ritual becomes more important than ethics. Rabbi Michael Bernstein is the spiritual leader of Congregation Gesher L’Torah in Alpharetta, Ga. He served as the senior Rabbi at […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Fourty Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Matthew Goldstone looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 84. Today we will consider why the Talmud may choose to follow up on one line of questioning while ignore the same issue in another case. Matthew Goldstone is a three year PhD […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Fourty Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Matthew Goldstone looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 83. Today we will look at the concept of objects which render the hands impure and those things which serve as a “base” for forbidden objects. Both of these ideas are intended as […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Fourty First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Matthew Goldstone looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 82. Based on today’s daf we will question the proper use of embarrassment as a disciplinary measure to be adopted by the community in order to promote future adherence to the law. Matthew […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Fourtieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Matthew Goldstone looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 81. Today we will explore the role of legal hermeneutical principles in extrapolating Jewish law from orally transmitted sources. Matthew Goldstone is a three year PhD student in Talmud at New York University. He […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Thirty Ninth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Matthew Goldstone looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 80. Today we will discuss the question of actively rendering an individual impure in order for the community at large to be able to offer their sacrifices. We will look at two different […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Thirty Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Matthew Goldstone looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 79. In today’s daf we discuss the connection between normativity and the community. As we shall see, the state of the community can have a direct impact on the permissibility of what was […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Thirty Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Matthew Goldstone looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 78. Here we focus on three different topics that arise over the course of the daf: the difference between a mitzvah being pushed off entirely, or merely being placed into a state of […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Thirty Sixith episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 77. One of the central steps in the offering of sacrifices was the spilling of blood on the altar. Today’s daf addresses different aspect of this requirement and possible reasons why this […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Thirty Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 76. Today’s daf includes a further expansion of the discussion about certain principles relating to kashrut in general and Passover in particular. Two such examples are the important role of heat in […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Thirty Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 75. The Gemara continues its discussion about roasting the Korban Pesach. Today’s daf presents us with a possible contradiction between a stated law in the Mishnah and a narrative description of a […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Thirty Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 74. Today’s daf begins the seventh chapter of Massechet Pesahim, “Keitzad Tzolin”. This chapter focuses on the requirement to roast the Korban Pesach, prohibiting its cooking through any other means. The discussion […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Thirty Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 73. The Gemara continues the discussion about the invalidation of the Korban Pesach. A number of different scenarios are discussed, again focusing on the intention of the person bringing the sacrifice. An […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Thirty First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 72. If the 14th of Nisan fell on Shabbat, the Korban Pesach was still sacrificed, but the Gemara asked the question about what happens if the person offering the sacrifice had improper […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Thirtieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 71. When the Temple was in existence, the holiday experience for many Jews was centered around the offering of sacrifices in the Temple. There was an offering that was brought on every holiday […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Twenty Ninth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Martin S. Cohen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 70. Today we are learning from the Gemara how to deal with the situation when one feels personally opposed to the decision of one’s rabbi or of the rabbinic leaders of […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Twenty Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Martin S. Cohen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 69. Today we weigh the relative values of three cardinal mitzvot: b’rit milah, korban pesach, and sh’mirat Shabbat. Martin S. Cohen is the rabbi of the Shelter Rock Jewish Center in […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Twenty Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Martin S. Cohen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 68. This daf focuses on negotiating the rabbis’ teachings about the days of the Messiah and the World to Come, and particularly with reference to the doctrine of the resurrection of […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Twenty Sixith episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Martin S. Cohen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 67. Today we will learn how to deal with people who behave poorly by contemplating the Torah’s laws regarding the way people who radiate tumah are to be banished from the […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Twenty Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Martin S. Cohen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 66. Today we will focus on learning to learn from others. And also dealing with the vexing question of whether the obligation to offer up the paschal offering on the Eve […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Twenty Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Martin S. Cohen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 65. Today we focus on setting modern attitudes towards animal sacrifice aside to find profundity and meaningful pageantry in the Gemara’s tales of the Temple in Jerusalem and its worship service. […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Twenty Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Martin S. Cohen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 64. This episode focuses on the unity of the Jewish people as reflected in the Mishnah’s description of the actual way the zevach peisach was offered in ancient Jerusalem. Martin S. […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred Twenty Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 63. You cannot have Hametz “upon” the Passover lamb. How close does the Hametz have to be to invalidate the sacrifice? Does it have to be almost on top of it to […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 62. Today we will study two versions of a single story – in our Babylonian Talmud page, and one in the Jerusalem Talmud – reflecting different attitudes toward the hard facts of the […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred and Twentieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ruth Fagen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 61. Is there any difference between one who can’t participate in Korban Pesach because he hasn’t fulfilled the mitzvah of circumcision, and someone who is too old or ill to each from […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred and Nineteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ruth Fagen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 60. When we say something and then immediately take it back, which statement carries more weight? Our original declaration, or the second one? And why does it matter? Ruth Satinover Fagen is […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred and Eighteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ruth Fagen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 59. Normally, no animal sacrifice is allowed to be offered after the afternoon daily sacrifice. Examining the exceptions to this rule lead the Rabbis to make a strange declaration: The process of […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred and Seventeenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ruth Fagen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 58. Disagreements about the proper time to offer the Pesach sacrifice lead to a discussion of to what extent our behavior on Shabbat can and should influence our behavior during the week. […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred and Sixteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ruth Fagen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 57. Today’s daf is filled with stories of corrupt Cohanim, who put their own greed and desire above their commitment to both the Temple and the Jewish people. What can we learn […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred and Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ethan Linden looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 46. How far must we go to find a place to pray? What is “deaf dough”? How can these two questions possibly be related? Find out today. Rabbi Ethan Linden is the […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred and Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ethan Linden looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 45. Today, some dough stuck on the side of a kneading trough occasions a fairly big question: What happens if we have two versions of a similar text that seem to contradict […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred and Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ethan Linden looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 44. Today we learn about the possibility that our kashrut laws are a slight expansion from the Biblical rules. As we learn today: it’s all out taste! Rabbi Ethan Linden is the […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred and Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ethan Linden looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 43. Today we ask the question: Is it possible that women can eat chametz even during Pesach? Probably not, but let’s find out! Rabbi Ethan Linden is the rabbi of Shir Chadash […]
Welcome to the Three Hundred and First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 42. The laws of taarovet chametz (mixtures that might have chametz in them) point to the differences between the chametz prohibition on Pesach and other forbidden foods in our tradition. Rabbi Abby […]
Welcome to the Three Hundreth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 41. Rava’s concern about how to eat the Passover sacrifice–parsing out the exact punishment for every misstep– reminds us of his unparalleled commitment to Talmud Torah. Rabbi Abby Sosland is the Morah Ruchanit (Spiritual […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Nintey Ninth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 40. Chametz can represent our slave mentality: apathy, lethargy, and a sense of complacency. Matzah demands movement, action, and liberation. Pesach challenges us to keep things moving. Rabbi Abby Sosland is the […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Nintey Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 39. What is the best vegetable to be used for maror? Botanical concerns aside, the rabbis teach us that the narrative and the symbols of the vegetable are key to determining the […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Nintey Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 38. Guard your matzot! Whether or not you feel a sense of gratitude or a desire to be holy, matzah is an obligation. The great equalizer of the Jewish people, matzah forces […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Nintey Sixith episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 37. No matter what tools or technology are used to make matzah, the process itself is a sacred one. It has been a subject of debate for generations, even in modern American […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Nintey Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 36. In this episode, we ask the questions “What is the essential meaning of the matzah?” The way we understand the purpose of the matzah is at the core of our perspective […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Nintey Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Robert Scheinberg looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 35. What kind of flour can you use to make Matzah? What are the implications of this on what substances can become Hametz? What about rice – why don’t some Jews eat […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Nintey Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Robert Scheinberg looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 34. Today we talk about paying attention – and not paying attention – and what the prophet Elijah has to do with the halakhic system. Rabbi Robert Scheinberg, a graduate of the […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Nintey Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Robert Scheinberg looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 33. Today we explore differences between the sin of me’ilah – forbidden misappropriation of sacred property – and other infractions. Along the way, we’ll address the many different ways there are to […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Nintey First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Robert Scheinberg looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 32. How are penalties different for an inadvertent infraction and a deliberate infraction? What happens if someone is liable for a range of penalties? And how do we understand the penalty of […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Nintieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Robert Scheinberg looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 31. Loans and mortgages… earthquakes, rubble, and hungry dogs… and what they have to do with Hametz. Rabbi Robert Scheinberg, a graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary, is the rabbi of the United […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Eighty Ninth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Robert Scheinberg looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 30. How much Hametz is forbidden on Pesach? How do you remove Hametz from your pots? What happens if merchants try to take advantage of people’s observance of Pesach by inflating prices […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Eighty Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Robert Scheinberg looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 29. Exactly when does the prohibition of Hametz apply – only during Pesach itself, or also before and after? What about eating Hametz DURING Pesach if it doesn’t belong to a Jew? […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Eighty Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michelle Greenfield looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 28. Rabbi Yehuda is still arguing about burning chametz when his own words are used against him. Rabbi Michelle Greenfield is a graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. She currently serves as […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Eighty Sixith episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michelle Greenfield looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 27. Rabbi Yehuda says that to get rid of your Chametz properly you must burn it, but the chachamim worry that this will be a problem Rabbi Michelle Greenfield is a graduate […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Eighty Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michelle Greenfield looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 26. When an artisan had to do work in the Holy of Holies, he was lowered down in a closed elevator so he wouldn’t see anything he wasn’t supposed to see. But […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Eighty Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michelle Greenfield looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 25. On this daf, a question is raised about how far you can go to save a human life, and an answer involves an interesting definition of self-sacrifice. Rabbi Michelle Greenfield is […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Eighty Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Isabel de Koninck looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 24. This episode focuses on the unity of the Jewish people as reflected in the Mishnah’s description of the actual way the zevach peisach was offered in ancient Jerusalem. Rabbi Isabel […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Eighty Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Isabel de Koninck looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 23. Today we focus on Rabbi Yossi HaGelili and the idea of benefiting from hametz on Pesach. Rabbi Isabel de Koninck serves as the Director and Campus Rabbi, Hillel at Drexel […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Eighty First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Michelle Greenfield and Rabbi Isabel de Koninck looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 22. By way of a conversation about ever min ha-chay, eating parts of animals that are still alive, the Talmud shares a reminder about our responsibility to […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Eightieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Aaron Alexander looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 21. In this episode we will talk about how the ways in which we dispose of leavened items before Passover connects us to the material world and our spiritual lives. Rabbi Aaron Alexander […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Seventy Ninth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Aaron Alexander looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 20. In this episode we will explore how the laws of kosher slaughter are connected to our page, both in the way in which it reflects on the particular discussion, and more […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Seventy Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Aaron Alexander looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 19. In this episode we unpack the textured symbolism and status of an unexpected needle in a haystack. Rabbi Aaron Alexander is the Associate Dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Seventy Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Aaron Alexander looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 18. In this episode we explore the deep significance of porous vessels, impure emotions, and personal transformation. Rabbi Aaron Alexander is the Associate Dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies (American […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Seventy Sixith episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 17. Today we ask why the Talmud designates some laws with the technical term “Halakha le’Moshe miSinai” This week, our study is led by Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky of Congregation Ansche Chesed in […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Seventy Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 16. Can liquids become ritually impure? Let’s ask one of the oldest sages in the Talmud, a teacher who lived around 50 or 100 BCE. This week, our study is led by […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Seventy Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 15. Everyone loves a bargain. Today we’ll see that at least one of the sages, Rabbi Joshua, wants to consider the economic consequences of the law when deciding the rules of ritual […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Seventy Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 14. Today we study the first of several pages devoted to ritual impurity, and consider what this topic meant to the Sages. This week, our study is led by Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Seventy Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 13. Public servants must be “blameless before both God and Israel.” Those who hold the public trust must inspire others to think of them as trustworthy, and not suspect them of wrongdoing. […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Seventy First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 12. The Sages had no precise clocks. So when calculating when to stop eating hametz before Passover, they had to leave room for some margin of error. The same problem applied to […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Seventieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Noam Raucher looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 11. Passover is not only about physical slavery it’s also about spiritual slavery. Sometimes we can get so stuck in a rut: emotionally, behaviorally, mentally, about things that it’s hard to do anything […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Sixy Ninth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Noam Raucher looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 10. In this episode, we see that searching for hametz does not just mean one search and done. It means constant monitoring for the potential of a bloated self. Rabbi Noam Raucher […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Sixy Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Noam Raucher looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 9. Today’s episode explores the idea that being certain about where our hametz is makes us confident about the cleanliness of our homes, but also aware of the triggers that enable our […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Sixy Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Noam Raucher looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 8. “A man’s spirit is God’s lamp, searching all the inward parts.” (Proverbs 20:27). The process of searching for hametz is more than just searching the darkest depths of one’s homes; it’s […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Sixy Sixith episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ashira Konigsburg looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 7. This episode is an exploration of the construction of the blessing on searching for hametz, and how the blessing formulas are constructed. Rabbi Ashira Konigsburg is the Associate Director of Rabbinic […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Sixy Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ashira Konigsburg looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 6. Today we ask the questions of what to do if you come across hametz on pesah, and how to handle searching hametz if you plan to be away for all or […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Sixy Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ashira Konigsburg looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 5. Today we consider how far would you go to establish exactly what a teacher said? And what happens when Friday lunch goes so late it’s time for Shabbat? Rabbi Ashira Konigsburg […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Sixy Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ashira Konigsburg looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 4. Today we will focus on practical halakhot about morning and who is responsible for searching for hameitz. Rabbi Ashira Konigsburg is the Associate Director of Rabbinic Services at the Rabbinical Assembly. […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Sixy Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ashira Konigsburg looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 3. Today we focus on the importance of careful word choice. Rabbi Ashira Konigsburg is the Associate Director of Rabbinic Services at the Rabbinical Assembly. She earned an MA in Talmud and […]
Welcome to the Two Hundred Sixy First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ashira Konigsburg looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 2. Today’s we look at the definition of אור in the Misnhah. Rabbi Ashira Konigsburg is the Associate Director of Rabbinic Services at the Rabbinical Assembly. She earned an MA in Talmud […]