Daf Yomi

Avodah Zara 7 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-06-25 Is there order in the mishnah? Various opinions of how many days before a festival one can't do business with idolators. The order of an individual's prayer.

Avodah Zara 6 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-06-24 Does the time period include the day of the festival itself? Is the prohibition to do business because the idol worshipper will profit, or because the Jew is "putting a stumbling block in front of the blind"? If one did prohibited business with an idolator, are the proceeds prohibited? Short term pain vs long term benefit.

Avodah Zara 5 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-06-23 David and the sin of the golden calf were done to show the power of teshuva. Would death have existed if there wasn't the sin of the golden calf? When animals are purchased to be used for sacrifice vs. for meat.

Avodah Zara 4 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-06-22 Hashem punishes the Jewish people in a piecemeal way. The moment of Hashem's anger and how Bilaam tried to utilise it. This world is the place to perform mitzvot, the next world is to receive reward for them.

Avodah Zara 3 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-06-21 Who will testify that the Jews kept the Torah? The nations ask for a mitzvah but they disparage it. Why man is compared to fish.

Avodah Zara 2 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-06-20 Different spellings of "aydeyhem" in the mishna. The nations will come on the day of judgement to receive reward for the Torah, and give justifications for their behaviour. The Roman and Persian empire will be around until the Messiah.

Shevuot 49 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-06-19 The four types of guardians. A guardian's liability for a sacrifice is for when his false oath saved him from paying. An oath of utterance imposed by the Beth Din.

Can the lender's orphans swear and collect from the borrower's orphans? Certain people have to seat since they may justify taking more for themselves. Rolling back an oath for a Rabbinic oath.

Shevuot 47 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-06-17 If both parties are suspect, the "oath returns to its place". The employee takes an oath to the employer in front of the shopkeeper. If two pairs of witnesses contradict each other.

Shevuot 46 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-06-16 Can a worker swear and collect when the wage amount is disputed? When a victim of theft can swear and collect. When witnesses see someone enter another person’s house and hide utensils in his clothing and leave,