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Brad and Steven are back for week two of the new season, talking about the political stunt that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis pulled this week when he trafficked asylum seekers from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard. The guys also talk about the importance of getting vaccinations and other routine maintenance done once you hit a certain age and about Popeye’s popcorn shrimp vs. lox. Have a listen!

You can listen to The Amen Corner in lots of ways. On iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, or your favorite RSS aggregator.

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Danny Nevins looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 74.

Who has more power, a lawyer or a doctor? How do men feel about sending their wives to court? Whose character is more in question—the wife who makes vows, or the husband who can’t abide them?

To view the text of Ketubot, Daf 74 on Sefaria, please click here.

The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.

This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem.

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Danny Nevins looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 73.

Our chapter deals with unpleasant surprises after the wedding. First with things the husband discovers about his wife, and then with things the wife discovers about her husband. But let us not thing that this is an egalitarian dynamic. The Sages can think of many reasons why a man would drive away a new wife, but few reasons indeed that a wife would not tolerate her husband.

To view the text of Ketubot, Daf 73 on Sefaria, please click here.

The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.

This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem.

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 72.

Do we bury the dead for them or for us? While we often teach that taking care of the dead is a chesed shel emet, a kindness that cannot be repaid, our daf suggests otherwise. Instead, caring for the dead is an investment in the kind of communities the Talmud was aiming to build.

To view the text of Ketubot, Daf 72 on Sefaria, please click here.

The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.

This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem.

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 71.

In the middle of the discussion on vows made between husband and wife, and all the potential problems that might arise in any marriage, the Talmud brings verses that remind us of the relationship between God and the people Israel. In the midst of the legal discussion, the rabbis push us to strive for holiness, even– or especially– in our most intimate relationships.

To view the text of Ketubot, Daf 71 on Sefaria, please click here.

The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.

This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem.

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 70.

A husband may vow not to support his wife for 30 days, but only if he gets a steward to do what he is forbidden to do. In this case as in others, the legal loophole is essential to the rabbinic process, as mystifying as it may sometimes seem!

To view the text of Ketubot, Daf 70 on Sefaria, please click here.

The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.

This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem.

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 69.

When is it okay to refer to someone as “chaver?” Certainly not when the “buddy” is someone greater than you in knowledge or status!

To view the text of Ketubot, Daf 69 on Sefaria, please click here.

The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.

This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem.

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 68.

Of course, the Gemara recognizes, it’s not ideal to give Tzedakah to a swindler who is only pretending to need it. But it is far worse to harden our hearts and miss giving to those who actually do need it. Our daf offers a rabbinic argument for offering the needy the benefit of the doubt.

To view the text of Ketubot, Daf 68 on Sefaria, please click here.

The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.

This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem.

The Amen Corner is back for its seventh season! After a summer of trying not to melt, Brad and Steven are back at it, talking about the wonders of Frank Pepe’s pizza, Steven’s foray into golf, and the sad state of the New York Yankees. It’s almost like they’ve never left — have a listen and enjoy!

You can listen to The Amen Corner in lots of ways. On iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, or your favorite RSS aggregator.

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Ketubot, Daf 67.

When it comes to Tzedakah, some of the needy may be used to a more comfortable style of living than others. Is it our responsibility to fill each person’s different level of need? Today’s daf brings a series of stories which highlight the complexity of the question.

To view the text of Ketubot, Daf 67 on Sefaria, please click here.

The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.

This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem.