Daily Daf Differently

Welcome to the Four Hundred Nineteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 19. Who does the High Priest work for: the Jewish people or God? Can the High Priest be trusted to do his job “right?” This week, our study is led by Rabbi Jeremy […]

Welcome to the Four Hundred Eighteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 18. Stories of merciless self-criticism and (perhaps) hypocrisy. Not every High Priest is such a righteous sage. But sometimes righteous sages take sexual advantage of women. This week, our study is led by […]

Welcome to the Four Hundred Seventeenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 17. Exactly how much of the sacrifices goes to the High Priest? Depends on who you ask, Rabbi Yehuda HaNassi or the Sages. This week, our study is led by Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky […]

Welcome to the Four Hundred Sixteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 16. The Temple was a museum, storing both the remnants of the sacred and the profane. This week, our study is led by Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky of Congregation Ansche Chesed in New York […]

Welcome to the Four Hundred Fifteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 15. The Sages lived decades or even centuries after the Temple was destroyed. Yet they did their best to explain how the sacrificial system worked, even on the basis of fragmentary knowledge. This […]

Welcome to the Four Hundred Fourteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 14. The great mystery of the Torah: why do the ashes of the red heifer purify the impure and defile the pure? This week, our study is led by Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky of […]

Welcome to the Four Hundred Thirteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Danny Nevins looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 13. Understudies are necessary for any important performance, but they can destabilize the primary performer. What happens to a priest who is temporarily elevated to the role of high priest? We segue then […]

Welcome to the Four Hundred Twelvth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Danny Nevins looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 12. The city of Jerusalem has a special ritual status-parts of it belong to the entire people of Israel and therefore never become impure. Other parts belong to the tribes of Judah and […]

Welcome to the Four Hundred Eleventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Danny Nevins looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 11. Rabbinic literature often assumes an idealized reality in which the rabbis and their regulations govern the Jewish people with minimal interference by outside authorities. On this page we confront the reality of […]

Welcome to the Four Hundred Tenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Danny Nevins looks at Masechet Yoma Daf 10. The sages speculate about biblical prophecies of exile and redemption, and when the messiah will finally come. Then they get back to practical matters- does the apartment used by the high priest […]