Daily Daf Differently

Welcome to the Fiftieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi David Rosenn looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 51. In today’s episode, we look at the rules that surround the covering and uncovering of food once Shabbat has begun. Rabbi David Rosenn is the Chief Operating Officer at the New Israel Fund. A […]

Welcome to the Forty Nineth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 50. Today we investigate how frame of mind can be a category of action and what that means for sitting in chairs and taking a bath. Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman is Assistant Rabbi at Beth […]

Welcome to the Forty Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 49. Riffing on feathers, Elisha the Winged One’s tefillin become doves and our mitzvot become our wings of safety and freedom in this episode. Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman is Assistant Rabbi at Beth Jacob Congregation […]

Welcome to the Forty Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 48. Focusing on handkerchiefs and feathers, today we enter the world of chapter four — the material culture of keeping things warm on Shabbat. Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman is Assistant Rabbi at Beth Jacob Congregation […]

Welcome to the Forty Sixth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 47. In our discussion of muktze so far, we’ve focused on the objects to be (or not to be) carried. Today, we learn how the nature of an object is affected by the identity […]

Welcome to the Forty Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 46. Jewish communities have always encompassed a wide range of ritual practice. Today’s daf invites us to wonder how we behave when we are guests and hosts, holding respect for others as a higher […]

Welcome to the Forty Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 45. Rabbinic discourse requires that we engage in conversation with those who disagree. Through disagreements about muktze, in this episode we consider how we learn from and represent the perspectives of others. Rabbi Emma […]

Welcome to the Forty Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 44. Today’s daf introduces us to the theme of the rest of the chapter — muktze, the objects we might set aside for Shabbat. We learn some of the particulars of carrying, and how […]

Welcome to the Forty Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ben Kramer looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 43. The Talmud often explores the parameters of the law by addressing cases where two different values come into conflict. Today we look at the case of death on Shabbat and see how the […]

Welcome to the Forty First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ben Kramer looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 42. Today’s episode looks at Rav Chisda, and the fact that he decides the law based on his extensive knowledge of the egg-laying habits of hens, demonstrating the importance of scientific knowledge for those […]