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Welcome to the Three Hundred Eighty Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joshua Cahan looks at Masechet Shekalim Daf 4. Who is required to the pay the tax and who is exempt? This episode focuses on two gray areas – older children and the Tmple priests themselves. Rabbi Joshua Cahan received […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Eighty Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joshua Cahan looks at Masechet Shekalim Daf 3. A comparison of the Israelites giving of the half-shekel to their giving of gold for the Golden Calf doesn’t reflect well on them. The parallels point to a painful tension in […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Eighty First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joshua Cahan looks at Masechet Shekalim Daf 2. An introduction to the annual half-shekel tax. The tax was announced on 1 Adar and collected throughout the month so that it could be used to provide the Temple’s public offerings […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Eightieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joshua Cahan looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 121. A seemingly technical debate about until when one can eat the Pesach meat reflects different views of the Exodus experience. Is it a story of a frightened and exhausted nation rushing out […]

Brad and Steven are back this week after a short mental health(?) break. They’re talking about suburban vs. urban life, the murders in Atlanta, and the emerging Biden-Putin dispute. 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 Three Hundred Seventy Ninth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joshua Cahan looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 120. The Rabbis agree that we remain obligated to eat matza and maror even though we cannot offer the Pesach offering. But they debate whether these are merely vestiges of the ancient […]

Welcome to The Jewish Hour with Rabbi Finman, for March 21, 2021. In this episode, Rabbi Finman talks to Yosef Frimmerman from Matzah.biz about Shmurah Matzah. How do you listen to The Jewish Hour? You have a lot of options you know? iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, RSS, it’s your choice!

Welcome to the Three Hundred Seventy Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Gail Diamond looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 119. Today we will look at two great Midrashim about King David. Rabbi Gail Diamond is the Associate Director and Director of Institutional Advancement at the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem. She received […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Seventy Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Gail Diamond looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 118. What is the Great Hallel? If we have Great Hallel, why do we need ‘regular” Hallel? Rabbi Gail Diamond is the Associate Director and Director of Institutional Advancement at the Conservative […]

Rabbis Michael Knopf and Jesse Olitzky are lifelong friends, pop culture fanboys, and lovers of all things Jewish. Join them every other week for a conversation about what’s going on in pop culture from a Jewish perspective and about Judaism through the lens of pop culture. The new film Nomadland from writer-director Chloé Zhao, based […]