Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Chava Evans looks at Masechet Yevamot, Daf 40.

In what sense in yibum a mitzvah? In which we encounter a scrambled baraisa and two opinions on the matter.

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

This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem.

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Ezra Balser looks at Masechet Yevamot, Daf 33.

In today’s daf we will continue the sugya we started to learn yesterday about Rabbi Yosi’s position on sentencing and the disagreement between Rabbi Hiya and Bar Kapara over Rebbe’s teaching of Rabbi Yosi’s position. Then we will take a step back and try to figure out what is happening here on the big picture level and what is at stake in this discussion besides the technical sentencing.

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

This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem.

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Ezra Balser looks at Masechet Yevamot, Daf 32.

In today’s daf, we will be discussing R. Yosi’s philosophy on criminal sentencing, followed by an argument showcased in a lively beit midrash scene over the true meaning behind his words.

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

This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem.

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently.

In this episode, JCast Network Executive Producer and Executive Director shares that the DDD will be on hiatus for the next week as episodes for this week of pages were not recorded when these episodes were first created seven and a half years ago.

We encourage you to consider listening to Take One, a Tablet Studios podcast, at least until we return on April 8th.

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 Yevamot, Daf 25.

Just how strict should society be about rumors of adultery? Should society worry more about marital breakdown? Or how the rumors will effect the children from the first marriage?

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

This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem.

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yevamot, Daf 24.

What kind of motives should Judaism demand from conversion candidates? Must a new Jew’s motives be only a matter of faith in God and Torah? Or can a gentile convert for love and money?

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

This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem.

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yevamot, Daf 23.

Why does traditional Jewish law hold that Judaism is passed through the mother? On today’s page, one sage offers an answer.

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

This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem.

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yevamot, Daf 22.

When a gentile chooses to become a Jew, what is the halakhic status of his or her biological family? Or, to put it bluntly, can new Jews marry their siblings?

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

This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem.

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yevamot, Daf 21.

How Rabbenu Tam cancelled a misbegotten wedding in 12th century Provence. And the relative importance of sexual ethics and business ethics.

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

This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem.

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yevamot, Daf 20.

Today’s tale: “The Curious Case of the Virgin Widow, or What Happens When Two Mitzvot Conflict.”

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

This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem.