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Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Matmonim means "hidden treasures." In less than 20 minutes each episode highlights, develops and explains one actionable insight from the Daf Yomi Talmud study cycle. People around the world, from uninitiated seeker to seasoned scholar, are finding inspiration, meaning, and relevance in the wisdom that the Matmonim exposes from every page of Talmud. Matmonim will give you skills to deepen your own learning to get greater satisfaction from the effort you are investing. The podcast is given as a…
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- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bechorot 53b What Partnership Is - לא פקע איסורא דמעשר מיניה
True partnership is not when two people each own a section of an object or property, but when both own it all. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bechorot 53a In Partnership with G-d - לנאכל במומו לבעלים
Ma’aser beheima (tithes from the herds and flocks), like ma’aseir sheini (the tirhe to be consumed in Yerushalaim), belongs entirely to its owner, yet the…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bechorot 51a-b Giving and Receiving - המפריש פדיון בנו ואבד
Bechor adam (human first born) is different from all other gifts that we have to give to the Kohen. In the case of the bechor adam, the mitzva of redemption is…
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Bechorot 48a Kedusha Intrinsic or Imposed - פדיון הבן על ידי שליח
Some cases of kedusha are intrinsic, for example shabbat and am yisrael. It seems an animal bechor is also born with kedusha. In other caes (including a human…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bechorot 48a Mitzvot and Commerce - ספק פדיון הבן לקולא
We tend to build silos around the spiritual and the material worlds. In reality, as we see in halacha, the boundary between them is very permeable, and both…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bechorot 47a Cultivating Civilization - לא תוהו בראה לשבת יצרה
There are two dimensions in the mitzva of peru u’revu (have children): One is specific to the Jewish people, the other is a universal obligation of humankind…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bechorot 45b Left Out - איטר ושולט בשתי ידיו
The primacy of the right hand (or leg) over the left, is a factor in hilchot tefillin, halitza and in avodat beit hamikdash. Does a leftie have a mum…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bechorot 43a Preserving Chosenness - קדושתן מרובה
Chosenness applies not only to the sacrifices we bring (מבחר נדריכם) and the mitzvot we do מצוות מן המובחר)). Yisrael itself was chosen. However once chosen…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bechorot 41a Being Our Best – מבחר נדריכם (2)
Beauty and wholeness are aspects of the object. Being the best, the qualitative dimension, is an aspect of the individual bringing the korban, not the korban…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bechorot 41a Beauty, Wholeness & Quality – מבחר נדריכם
The measures for beauty and wholeness in korbanot, are objective. Quality is a comparative idea. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bechorot 40a More is Less - כל יתיר כנטול דמי
We cannot add to or reinforce our assets by drawing on that which belongs to others. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bechorot 39a Wholeness & Appearance - מחוסר אבר מבפנים
In our superficial society appearance is often seen as more important than wholeness. In Torah this is not so. Wholeness is what always counts, appearance only…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bechorot 35b-36a Questioning Our Intentions – לא חילקנו בין חבר לעם הארץ
Self interest makes it impossible to be sure of deep intention. Source Sheet
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Bechorot 35a Robotic vs. Human Action – כל שהוא לדעתו אסור
Intentionality of the agent transforms his action from that of an agentic robot to a human action.The intentionality of the owner makes that action his. Source…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bechorot 33b-34a Cheating G-d - הצורם אוזן בכור
When we create an opportunity by doing something wrong, the opportunity itself becomes un-kosher. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bechorot 32b-33a The Sanctity of Jewish Ownership - ובית הלל מתירין אפילו עכום
An object owned by a Jew is subject to more halachot than one owned by a non-Jew, and is therefore part of a higher system of kedusha. Source Sheet
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Bechorot 31a Cheapening that which is Sacred - הבכור והמעשר הנייתו לבעלים
Often we find that principles of spirituality and of economics overlap. That is an indication of their Truth. The value of things is expressed not only by how…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bechorot 21b The Profit Motive or Piety - אם במוכר או בלוקח תליא מלתא
The seller of a cow that has not previously given birth is conflited between preserving the price by not revealing the fact to the buyer, and the piety of…
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Bechorot 20a A System Built for Intimacy - רובא דתלי במעשה
Intimacy within the system of the human couple is more natural than it is for random male and female animals in a herd. Source Sheet
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Bechorot 19a The Special Treatment of the Bechor - הנקבה בכור לכל מילי היא
The key to understanding the special status given to the first born in the Torah and its linkage to yetziat mitzrayim (the Exodus from Egypt), lies in the…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bechorot 18b Don’t Get it Done. Do It. - דניחא ליה דליתעביד מצוה בממוניה
Our hurried lives focus on getting things done. But growth happens from doing the right things not just from getting them done. This is especially true with…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bechorot 17b-18a Coincidence (Simultaneity) - אי אפשר לצמצם
The Gemarra explores the statistical chances of exact coincidence both in nature and in humanly engineered events, and our ability to measure it. It emerges…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bechorot 9a & 13a The Value of Money - ספק פטר חמור וחיוב עריפתו
Although the Torah is critical of a person who protects his assets against the rights of the kohein to the redemption of his first born donkey, nevertheless…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bechorot 13a A Mitzvah to Destroy Assets - מצוות הפדיה קודמת למצוות עריפה
The instruction to behead an unredeemed first-born donkey is one of the stranger ones in the Torah. Yet in it we will appreciate the depths of the Torah’s…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bechorot 8b Knowledge vs. Wisdom - ר' יהושוע בן חנניה וסבי דבי אתונה
The wisdom of the Torah is sourced from a completely different place than the wisdom of the nations of the world. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bechorot 7a-b Mental Linkages - היוצא מן הטמא
In the laws of kashrut, some substances are defined by their chemical composition, others by their conceptual definititons. Here we learn of a further…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bechorot 6b Is Milk Kosher - חלב דבהמה טהורה מנלן
We are careful with what we consume, both food and ideas, not only regarding their content but also the source from which they originate. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 142a Finale - ר' יעקב מעשה חזא
The ways in which we respond to events that defy our understanding, defines who we are. Source Sheet
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Chullin 141a Wholeness in Intimacy - גדול שלום שבין איש לאשתו
Male-female intimacy is a unique moment where the needs of each are met by fulfilling the needs of the other. This is the ultimate meaning of shalom. Source…
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Chullin 139b Universal Principles of Morality Matter - שילוח הקן
We will never adopt universal norms against the halacha, against Torah חו"ש. However, universal principles of morality to inform the way we understand…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 135a & 137b Changing Appearance Can Change Essence 2 – ראשית הגז, צבעו פטור (ב)
The potential useage of a commodity is almost infinite. Not so a manufactured product. In ideas and learning as well, there are principles that function like…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 135a & 137b Changing Appearance Changes the Essence (I) - ראשית הגז, צבעו פטור
Halacha defines things not only by their chemistry but also by the nouns that describe them and by their appearance. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 134a Becoming a Thief (II) – מתנות כהונה אינן נגזלות
Taking something that doesn’t belong to anyone else but nor does it belong to you. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 133a Character Trumps Intellect - תלמיד שאינו הגון
Unlike other disciplines, mastery of Torah demands not only intellect and skill, but also character. And without character, distortion is inevitable. Source…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 131a Becoming a Thief – שאני התם דאיתנו בעינייהו
Having distinguished between ownership (ba’alut) – which is an enforceable right, and an unenforcible right (zechut), if one steals something over which…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 130b The Extent of Moral Obligation - חייב בדיני שמים
At times we have obligations that transcend the legal: An obligation in Hashem’s sustem of justice (different from ours), and a moral obligation, a midat…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 129b Authenticity with Originality - כך שמעתי
Always distinguish between what is being quoted from earlier sources and what is being independently extrapolated. Source Sheet
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Chullin 127a Nature, Humans & Torah - מה רבו מעשיך ה
Humankind straddles over all of nature. Source Sheet
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Chullin 126b Creepiness - אפילו עכבר שבים ששמו עכבר
Even tum’at hasheretz (eight creepy animals listed in the Torah) relates to the tzurah (the form) of the animal rather than to its essence. Source Sheet
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Chullin 123a Purposelessness (Part 2) - כיון שנקרע רובו טהורה (ב)
A Gateway to the Laws of Tum’ah and Tahara Tumah occurs when the purpose of a human or an object to which he has given purpose, loses its capacity for purpose…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 123a Purposelessness (Part 1) - כיון שנקרע רובו טהורה (א)
Tumah occurs when the purpose of a human or an object to which he has given purpose, loses its capacity for purpose. Tumah contaminates the purpose (tzurah) of…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 122b-123a Removing the Negative - וחדא מינייהו עבודה
Removing harmful influences like Tum’ah, actually increases the influence of the positive. It is an act of being metaheir Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 100a Commodities vs. Singular Items - בריה, דבר שבנין וחתיכה הראויה להיתכבד
Commodities derive value from equivalence and quantity; singular items derive their value from particularity. Source Sheet
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Chullin 99a Cutting Halachik Corners - אין מבטלין איסור לכתחילה
Halacha provides is with various mechanisms by which to navigate the complexities of issur ve’hetter (forbidden foods). These mechanisms are not legal…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 98a Impressionism in Halacha - סבר רב אשי לשיעוריה במה שבלע דיקולא
There is almost no limit to how far we allow our creative imagination to open avenues of thought for us even in halachik reasoning, provided where we land is…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 97a-b Adding Flavor - אמר רבנן בטעמא
In the area of issur ve’heter, Halacha, as in many other areas,is not concerned with the scientific data as much as it is with the human experience – actual or…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 95b Signs & Superstition - כל נחש שאינו כאליעזר אינו נחש
Hashem communicates with us in a variety of ways. One is through signs; unlikely occurrences that we can notice if we are open and aware. People who are…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 94a A Stolen Reputation – גניבת דעת הבריות
A reputation earned dishonestly is a serious form of theft. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 92a Two Models of Leadership - עתידים שני שרים לצאת ממנו
Leadership influence stems from two sources: The capacity to persuade by teaching and being, and the authority to enforce. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 91a Jealous Little Devils - לא יצא יחידי בלילה
Incompletion generates a dangerous, destructive force in the world. Source Sheet
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Chullin 90b The Mizbeach Also Keeps Kosher - גיד הנשה במוקדשים
Korbanot are the fuel that provides energy to the mizbeach, and therefore – apart from items disqualified for korbanot – there are also things we may not give…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 88b-89a To Be Hashem’s PR Agent - אם מחוט ועד שרוך נעל
In our roles as publicizers of Hashem’s greatness, we are to highlight His miracles and the exclusiveness of His power and authority. Source Sheet
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Chullin 86a Statistics - סמוך מיעוטא לחזקה
In halachik statistics there is a significant difference between statistical averages and behavioral norms. Statistical averages have a higher level of…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 84a The Torah’s Diet Hack - לא יאכל אדם בשר אלא בהזמנה הזאת
Sufficiency has both economic and health benefits. But its true value is in the quality of spiritual life it leads to Source Sheet
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Chullin 82a The Benefit of Not Procrastinating - הרי זה זריז ונשכר
The halachik benefit of zerizut in our case is a model for the benefits of avoiding procrastination generally. Source Sheet
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Chullin 78a Every Individual is a Species - אותו ואת בנו
G-d’s Divine attention is applied to each individual human being in the same way it is applied to an entire species of animal. Source Sheet