Daily Daf Differently

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joel Roth looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 54. As we begin a new chapter, we will clarify the stages of getting married, whether the amounts in the marriage contract are fixed or not, whether deals can be made to reduce the amount, and whether collection […]

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joel Roth looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 53. Women have certain business rights regarding their ketubbah. Let’s look at a couple of those rights and learn whether her exercise of those rights impacts upon the benin dikhrin requirement we learned about yesterday. The opening and […]

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joel Roth looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 52. Today we will look at one more court-mandated stipulation for a marriage contract, and understand both it and what motivated its promulgation. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One […]

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, William Friedman looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 51. Ketubot 51 discusses a deep-seated tension over whether rape should lead to dissolution of marriages. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. To view the text of Ketubot, Daf […]

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, William Friedman looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 50. Ketubot 50 discusses educational expectations – when should children start to be educated in Torah, and what happens if you push too hard too soon? The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus […]

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, William Friedman looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 49. Ketubot 49 discusses the economic obligations of parents towards children, and how to balance personal responsibility, moral persuasion, and legal obligation in the face of limited resources. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from […]

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, William Friedman looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 48. Ketubot 48 discusses the obligation of a husband to pay for his wife’s burial, involving throny issues of relative social class, expectations for funerals, and ultimately how to deal with rich people who try to defraud society. The […]

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, William Friedman looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 47. Ketubot 47 discusses support obligations of husbands toward wives, sets up the economic framework of rabbinic marriage, and grounds those obligations in the text of the Torah. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from […]

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, William Friedman looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 46. Ketubot 46 features a fascinating debate about reading the Torah “literally” or “metaphorically” and, I argue, tries to break down the distinction between those reading strategies. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The […]

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, William Friedman looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 45. Ketubot 45 continues the discussion of motzi shem ra, opening up the possibility of false pre-coital accusations, and asking whether the Torah’s punishments should apply to a case not discussed explicitly in the Torah itself. Featuring more reflections […]