Daily Daf Differently

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Daily Daf Differently episodes

July 09, 2021 Sukkah, Daf 2
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jan R. Uhrbach looks at Masechet Sukkah Daf 2.
How high can your sukkah be? Masechet Sukkot opens with a discussion of what makes a sukkah kosher, and quickly takes us to a lesson about learning itself.
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
11 min
July 08, 2021 Yoma, Daf 88
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jan R. Uhrbach looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 88. What happens when our limits and flaws – our humanity –reassert themselves just on Yom Kippur, the day when we’re striving to be like the angels? Masechet Yoma draws to a close with a discussion of impurity arising on the “purest” day of the year.
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
9 min
July 07, 2021 Yoma, Daf 87
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jan R. Uhrbach looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 87.
We know we need to ask for and grant forgiveness before Yom Kippur, and we know how complicated that can be. Here, the rabbis offer themselves as role models – or cautionary tales – to illustrate some best practices and pitfalls.
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
11 min
July 06, 2021 Yoma, Daf 86
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jan R. Uhrbach looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 86.
We look to Yom Kippur to give us a clean slate, but the ritual observance of the day can only do so much; we also have some personal work to do. Today’s daf explores the role of teshuvah – repentance – in attaining atonement.
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
10 min
July 05, 2021 Yoma, Daf 85
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jan R. Uhrbach looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 85.
Should we take for granted that saving a life trumps all? How do we know?
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
10 min
July 04, 2021 Yoma, Daf 84
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jan R. Uhrbach looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 84.
Today’s daf tells a challenging story about questionable behavior by a great sage: do the ends justify the means?
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
12 min
July 03, 2021 Yoma, Daf 83
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 83.
Saving a life, pikuach nefesh, is Judaism’s most important Mitzvah. If fasting on Yom Kippur would endanger your health, you should eat a minimum to stay safe.
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
11 min
July 02, 2021 Yoma, Daf 82
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 82.
What’s worth dying for?
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
12 min
July 01, 2021 Yoma, Daf 81
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 81.
Yom Kippur is a holiday without a feast. Or is it?
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
12 min
June 30, 2021 Yoma, Daf 80
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 80.
Should there be universal measures for prohibited food consumptions, or should large people have different measures than smaller folks?
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
11 min

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Join a wonderful group of liberal rabbis and teachers as we take part in the cycle of the Daf Yomi. Each week a different teacher presents short episodes on the daily daf “differently”.