Daily Daf Differently

Welcome to the Two Hundred and Twentieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joshua Heller looks at Masechet Eruvin Daf 65. We can tell what kind of person someone is by Koso, Kisso and Ka’aso- by his or her drinking, by how he/she spends his money, and by how he/she handles anger. […]

Welcome to the Two Hundred and Nineteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joshua Heller looks at Masechet Eruvin Daf 64. Is it fair to prefer one teaching over another? Is it right to say this Jewish text is more attractive than other? Anther major focus- may one drink before praying or […]

Welcome to the Two Hundred and Eighteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joshua Heller looks at Masechet Eruvin Daf 63. On this daf, we explore the hierarchical nature of the teacher/student relationship. May a student offer an opinion in the presence of his or her master teacher, or even in the […]

Welcome to the Two Hundred and Seventeenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Eruvin Daf 62. In this episode, we see that like a good teacher, the Gemara takes every opportunity to teach an ethical value: in this case, to be sure to honor one’s teacher! Rabbi […]

Welcome to the Two Hundred and Sixteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Eruvin Daf 61. The beginning of chapter 6 poses the challenge of living among non-Jews. How do we build an eruv if we are sharing space with people outside of the Jewish community? Rabbi […]

Welcome to the Two Hundred and Fifteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Eruvin Daf 60. Today’s episode asks the important question “What is the worst insult one can throw at a Talmudic scholar?” And answers it thusly… “This is nothing more than prophecy!” Rabbi Abby Sosland […]

Welcome to the Two Hundred and Fourteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Eruvin Daf 59. Using a loophole like the Eruv only works if we remember the original law in the first place! The rabbis walk a fine line between the leniencies and the stringencies. It […]

Welcome to the Two Hundred and Thirteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Eruvin Daf 58. The rulings surrounding the Tchum Shabbat (the extended boundary in which we are permitted to travel on Shabbat) suggest a model of rabbinic leniency and expansiveness, allowing the boundaries of the […]

Welcome to the Two Hundred and Twelvth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Eruvin Daf 57. A simple idea– that a city should have a karpaf (open space) around it– shows a larger plan of the rabbis: to link our lives to our people’s history and to […]

Welcome to the Two Hundred and Eleventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Eruvin Daf 56. The rabbis’ science can sometimes seem strange to modern readers, but it reflects an approach to the natural world which is sacred and holy. Rabbi Abby Sosland is the Morah Ruchanit […]