Daily Daf Differently

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ben Kramer looks at Masechet Beitza Daf 7.

A digression into the laws of buying and selling, where we learn that, in determining the validity of a sale, assumptions are everything.

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 Ben Kramer looks at Masechet Beitza Daf 6.

What happens when someone dies on Yom Tov, when burial is forbidden? How do we balance the value of celebrating Yom Tov by refraining from forbidden labor with the value of honoring the deceased by performing a timely burial?

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 Ben Kramer looks at Masechet Beitza Daf 5.

A discussion of the permissibility of an egg laid on Yom Tov leads to an even more important question: Do rabbinic laws remain in force even after they are no longer necessary?

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 Beitza Daf 4.

The Sages who lived in Babylonia kept two days of holidays, as diaspora Jews have done for centuries. What is the status of the second day of Passover, Shavuot or Sukkot?

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 Beitza Daf 3.

Today we consider the Sages’ approaches to rabbinic versus biblical legislation. When are they strict and when are they lenient?

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 Beitza Daf 2.

We begin the tractate known by its first word “Beitza” or “egg,” but whose true name is “Yom Tov,” concerned with “holiday” legislation, specifically surrounding the permission to prepare food on the holiday. Our first question: Can you consume an egg laid on Yom Tov?

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 Sukkah Daf 56.

We conclude the tractate with the story of one priestly clan’s apostasy during the reign of Antiochus.

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 Sukkah Daf 55.

Today we review some liturgical “history” of the psalms recited in the Temple, and how the sacrifices are memorialized in today’s liturgy.

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Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Sukkah Daf 54.

If you have two mitzvah-opportunities before you, something special and something prosaic and “everyday,” which should you do first?

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Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Sukkah Daf 53.

Today’s page contains rich and mysterious lore about the divine name and primordial chaos.

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