Daily Daf Differently

Welcome to the Three Hundred Twenty Seventieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Simeon Cohen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 111. Here, the rabbis continue their discussion of superstition and also tell us that despite the potential dangers one might encounter on a daily basis, it is still important to be engaged with […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Sixty Ninth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Simeon Cohen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 110. Here, the Talmud discusses both the superstitious belief that we should not drink cups of wine in pairs, and also enlightens us to how, regardless of rabbinic superstition, it in fact is […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Sixty Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Simeon Cohen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 109. This daf tells us how we should keep children awake at the seder, and displays the fact that the rabbis were highly sensitive to the needs of different types of people. Simeon […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Sixty Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Simeon Cohen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 108. This daf deals with precisely who is obligated to partake in the mitzvot of reclining and drinking four cups of wine on pesah-when it comes to Passover, the rabbis seem to be […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Sixty Sixith episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Simeon Cohen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 107. This episode discusses whether or not one may recite kiddush over beer, and ends with a discourse on drinking alcohol in moderation. Simeon Cohen is a second year rabbinical student at the […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Sixty Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Simeon Cohen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 106. Todays daf deals with a number of interesting issues, including the source of the obligation to recite Kiddush both at night and during the day and whether or not one can recite […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Sixty Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Harry Pell looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 105. Masechet Pesachim, Daf 105 asks the question of whether Halacha can be expected to deal with cases of ‘what if’ or only in normal circumstances – in this case in the […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Sixty Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Harry Pell looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 104. Masechet Pesachim, Daf 104 picks up in the midst of another discussion about Havdalah, this time about the examples of distinctions (light and dark, etc.) that are part and parcel of […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Sixty Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Harry Pell looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 103. Masechet Pesachim, Daf 103 discusses the order of Havdalah at the end of Shabbat when Shabbat is yielding directly into YomTov and in doing so shares a beautiful parable. The daf […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Sixty First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Harry Pell looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 102. Masechet Pesachim, Daf 102 continues to explore what happens when a meal is already underway on a Friday afternoon when Shabbat begins. Very quickly, though, a new question arises – can […]