Daily Daf Differently

Welcome to the Two Hundred Eightieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Aaron Alexander looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 21. In this episode we will talk about how the ways in which we dispose of leavened items before Passover connects us to the material world and our spiritual lives. Rabbi Aaron Alexander […]

Welcome to the Two Hundred Seventy Ninth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Aaron Alexander looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 20. In this episode we will explore how the laws of kosher slaughter are connected to our page, both in the way in which it reflects on the particular discussion, and more […]

Welcome to the Two Hundred Seventy Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Aaron Alexander looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 19. In this episode we unpack the textured symbolism and status of an unexpected needle in a haystack. Rabbi Aaron Alexander is the Associate Dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies […]

Welcome to the Two Hundred Seventy Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Aaron Alexander looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 18. In this episode we explore the deep significance of porous vessels, impure emotions, and personal transformation. Rabbi Aaron Alexander is the Associate Dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies (American […]

Welcome to the Two Hundred Seventy Sixith episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 17. Today we ask why the Talmud designates some laws with the technical term “Halakha le’Moshe miSinai” This week, our study is led by Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky of Congregation Ansche Chesed in […]

Welcome to the Two Hundred Seventy Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 16. Can liquids become ritually impure? Let’s ask one of the oldest sages in the Talmud, a teacher who lived around 50 or 100 BCE. This week, our study is led by […]

Welcome to the Two Hundred Seventy Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 15. Everyone loves a bargain. Today we’ll see that at least one of the sages, Rabbi Joshua, wants to consider the economic consequences of the law when deciding the rules of ritual […]

Welcome to the Two Hundred Seventy Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 14. Today we study the first of several pages devoted to ritual impurity, and consider what this topic meant to the Sages. This week, our study is led by Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky […]

Welcome to the Two Hundred Seventy Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 13. Public servants must be “blameless before both God and Israel.” Those who hold the public trust must inspire others to think of them as trustworthy, and not suspect them of wrongdoing. […]

Welcome to the Two Hundred Seventy First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 12. The Sages had no precise clocks. So when calculating when to stop eating hametz before Passover, they had to leave room for some margin of error. The same problem applied to […]