Daily Daf Differently

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Barry Chesler looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 24. The principle of שהפה שאסר הוא הפהשהתיר, the mouth that forbids is the one that permits, and the rationale for mentioning so many specific cases. The disagreement between R. Yehudah and the Sages regarding chazaqah, presumption. The […]

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Carl Perkins looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 23. Two women return from captivity. What are the legal consequences when one of them testifies about what happened to each of them in captivity? The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus […]

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Carl Perkins looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 22. Another example of “the mouth that confined is the mouth that permits.” Also, why would a woman, even (or especially?) a prominent woman, lie about her marital status? The opening and closing music for this podcast is […]

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Carl Perkins looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 21. Sometimes, you can learn important lessons when people say the most obvious things. Also, why would a judge act with greater care and precision than the law demands? The opening and closing music for this podcast is […]

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Carl Perkins looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 20. The dangers of refreshing a witness’s recollection. Also, when a witness confirms his signature on a document, what is he really doing? Is he testifying that the contents of the document are true and/or that it was […]

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Carl Perkins looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 19. The principle of “the mouth that confines is the mouth that releases.” Also, three kinds of promissory notes that it is best not to keep in your home. The opening and closing music for this podcast is […]

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Carl Perkins looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 18. In order to make use of a ketubah or other note to recover funds, it must first be authenticated. In this episode, we discuss one challenge that can arise when witnesses come forward to authenticate their signatures […]

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Carl Perkins looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 17. How honest should we be when asked to describe a bride at her wedding? How indeed should we sing the praises of the bride? And what do we have to play at a wedding, anyway, if we’re […]

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Carl Perkins looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 16. Is a marriage an expression of love between two people, or is it a business transaction? There’s nothing like the dissolution of a marriage to make it seem more like the latter. On this page, we begin […]

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Dr. Joshua Kulp looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 15. If we are not sure what happened in a given case, should we legally assume that what most likely happened is what actually happened? In other words, do we follow the majority? The rabbis do not provide […]