Shallow Dive Daf Yomi

Foot and hand abnormalities that disqualify priests from temple service • Transmission of ritual impurity from polymelia limbs • May a priest who is racially divergent from Aaron the high priest serve? • Physical features to avoid when seeking a marriage partner • Appropriate risks to help children achieve excellent Torah education

Biblical and rabbinic transmission of ritual impurities of vessels of various materials and shapes • Eye blemishes and healing protocols to differentiate between permanent and temporary blemishes

Healing and nourishing effects of Divine Enlightenment • A sense of lack that stirs prayer evokes grace

What commitment underlies achievement of Chaver status? • Do changes in household relationships automatically impact one's Chaver status? • Independent halachic evaluations that may be made without concern of impartiality • Straddling this world and the world to come

Rabbeinu Yonah's dual foundations of good character: Kindness and Truth • Strength through the fear of God is necessary to power complete mastery of character refinement

The same spirit of mercy that preceded the creation of Man caused the flood waters to recede thus gifting Humanity another opportunity to recognize and glorify God • Perspectives on the creation of Man

How much do we rely on maternal behaviors to establish maternity? • When is a pig kosher? • When are actions that remove wool from consecrated animals permitted?

Laws pertaining to progeny that appear to be of a different species than the gestational mother • Are physical measurements fundamentally precise within the natural order? • Can human measurement achieve absolute precision?

How can a person enhance personal receptivity to constructive criticism? • What are the Meiri's four levels of personal achievement?

May one derive benefit from his first born donkey before it is redeemed or after it is killed? • What is required for something to be considered edible to be subject to Tumas Ochlin, ritual impurity as a food?