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 Synagogue of Hoboken, New Jersey. He has taught Liturgy at the Jewish Theological Seminary and the Academy for Jewish Religion and served on the editorial committee for Mahzor Lev Shalem, the new High Holiday prayerbook for Conservative Judaism, and for the forthcoming Siddur Lev Shalem. He plays piano and guitar and is a choral arranger and conductor. He lives in Hoboken with his wife, Rabbi Naomi Kalish, a hospital chaplain and chaplaincy educator, and their three daughters.

The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.

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 on necessary goods? Three questions on Pesachim Daf 30, all of which are relevant to contemporary traditional observance of Pesach…

Rabbi Robert Scheinberg, a graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary, is the rabbi of the United Synagogue of Hoboken, New Jersey. He has taught Liturgy at the Jewish Theological Seminary and the Academy for Jewish Religion and served on the editorial committee for Mahzor Lev Shalem, the new High Holiday prayerbook for Conservative Judaism, and for the forthcoming Siddur Lev Shalem. He plays piano and guitar and is a choral arranger and conductor. He lives in Hoboken with his wife, Rabbi Naomi Kalish, a hospital chaplain and chaplaincy educator, and their three daughters.

The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.

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? What are the limits of the Talmud’s imagination?

Rabbi Robert Scheinberg, a graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary, is the rabbi of the United Synagogue of Hoboken, New Jersey. He has taught Liturgy at the Jewish Theological Seminary and the Academy for Jewish Religion and served on the editorial committee for Mahzor Lev Shalem, the new High Holiday prayerbook for Conservative Judaism, and for the forthcoming Siddur Lev Shalem. He plays piano and guitar and is a choral arranger and conductor. He lives in Hoboken with his wife, Rabbi Naomi Kalish, a hospital chaplain and chaplaincy educator, and their three daughters.

The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.

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 the school director at Kehilat HaNahar in New Hope and as a teacher for Celebrations!, a program for children with special needs and their families.

The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.

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 of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College.  She currently serves as the school director at Kehilat HaNahar in New Hope and as a teacher for Celebrations!, a program for children with special needs and their families.

The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.

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 is sight something that can be stolen?

Rabbi Michelle Greenfield is a graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College.  She currently serves as the school director at Kehilat HaNahar in New Hope and as a teacher for Celebrations!, a program for children with special needs and their families.

The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.

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 a graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College.  She currently serves as the school director at Kehilat HaNahar in New Hope and as a teacher for Celebrations!, a program for children with special needs and their families.

The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.

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 de Koninck serves as the Director and Campus Rabbi, Hillel at Drexel University. Rabbi de Koninck began her career with Hillel as the Advisor to Jewish students at Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges in 2008. Prior to beginning her work with college students, Rabbi de Koninck served as the editor of Ritualwell.org, as rabbinic intern at Temple Shir Hadash of Westford, Massachusetts. A native of Montclair, New Jersey, Rabbi Isabel de Koninck is a 2004 graduate of Brandeis University, and received her rabbinic ordination from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 2010 where she also completed a graduate certificate in Jewish Gender and Women’s Studies. Isabel is an avid volleyball player and also a serious foodie.

The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.

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 University. Rabbi de Koninck began her career with Hillel as the Advisor to Jewish students at Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges in 2008. Prior to beginning her work with college students, Rabbi de Koninck served as the editor of Ritualwell.org, as rabbinic intern at Temple Shir Hadash of Westford, Massachusetts. A native of Montclair, New Jersey, Rabbi Isabel de Koninck is a 2004 graduate of Brandeis University, and received her rabbinic ordination from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 2010 where she also completed a graduate certificate in Jewish Gender and Women’s Studies. Isabel is an avid volleyball player and also a serious foodie.

The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.

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 helping others follow the rules.

Rabbi Michelle Greenfield is a graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. She currently serves as the school director at Kehilat HaNahar in New Hope and as a teacher for Celebrations!, a program for children with special needs and their families.

Rabbi Isabel de Koninck serves as the Director and Campus Rabbi, Hillel at Drexel University. Rabbi de Koninck began her career with Hillel as the Advisor to Jewish students at Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges in 2008. Prior to beginning her work with college students, Rabbi de Koninck served as the editor of Ritualwell.org, as rabbinic intern at Temple Shir Hadash of Westford, Massachusetts. A native of Montclair, New Jersey, Rabbi Isabel de Koninck is a 2004 graduate of Brandeis University, and received her rabbinic ordination from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 2010 where she also completed a graduate certificate in Jewish Gender and Women’s Studies. Isabel is an avid volleyball player and also a serious foodie.

The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.