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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…
Episodes
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Ketubot 14a Reputation, Credibility & Trust - והוא אומר אין מינאי
Preserving a woman’s reputation protects her credibility. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Ketubot 12b-13a The Law of Attraction - ראוה מדברת עם אחד
Male toxicity: How Halacha deals with the potential for mens’ abuse of their power over women. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Ketubot 9b David and Batsheva - כל היוצא למלחמת בית דוד גט כותב לאשתו
Diminishing dignity is irreversible. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Ketubot 8a Aspire to Higher Feelings - דאית ליה צערא לינוקא
Aspiration applies not only to accomplishments, but also to emotions. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Ketubot 7b Getting Married - ברכת האירוסין
Gender distinction and separation is fundamental to Kedusha. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Ketubot 6a Accountability and Culpability - דבר שאין מתכון ופסיק רישיה
“It’s not my fault,” really? Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Ketubot 5b Hear No Evil - יניח אצבעותיו באזניו
What noise to filter and how to do so. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Ketubot 4a Image and Identity - אין מונעין תכשיטין מן הכלה
Image is different from identity; but it too, is important. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Ketubot 3a Calibrating our Religiosity - משום צנועות ומשום פרוצות
Over-zealousness can be both a virtue and paralyzing. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Ketubot 2a Introduction to Ketubot - פתיחה לכתובות
Emotional security is a precondition for marriage. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 122b Finding Solution - ורב שלום בניך
Peaceful solutions are neither one-sided nor compromises. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 119b-120a The Suicide Bomber - תמות נפשי עם פלושתים
There is something of the suicide bomber in each of us. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 118b Connection in Marriage - טב למיתב תן דו
Marital connection is multi-faceted, but a values clash can break connection. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 117a Reciprocity in Relationship - כמים הפנים לפנים
How to change the attitudes of others. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 116a-b Seeing the World as We Are - טעמה דקטטא משום דאמרה בדדמי
How we distort evidence by preempting it with judgement. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 114b-115a Seeking Evidence and Making Judgements - משום דאמרה בדדמי
Evidence, unlike judgement, must be fact not a statistical assumption. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 113a Living With Uncertain Guilt - קרבן אשם תלוי
Uncertainty can be debilitating – especially with respect to wrong-doing. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 112a The Limits of Your Own Reality - וכי תיאסר צרה
The realities people create for themselves should not affect others. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 111b Resolving Conflicting Realities - שויתה לנפשה חתיכה דאיסורא
There are ways to act on irreconcilable facts. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 109b Wisdom vs. Scholarship - ולמדתם ועשיתם
Torah wisdom goes beyond academic brilliance. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 108a Child Psychology - אין לך מיאון גדול מזה
Actions don't always speak louder than words. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 107a Perceptions and Truth - אין אדם עושה בעילתו בעילת זנות
We are, and should be concerned not only with what we do but with what we are perceived to be doing. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 106a Suffering and the Subconscious - עד שואמר רוצה אני
Tragically, sometimes only through suffering do we discover who we truly are. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 105a Challenging Hashem's Decrees - גזר דין שיש עמו שבועה
We can challenge decrees even when they include an oath of permanence. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 104a Cross Disciplinary Brilliance - חליצה כגמר דין דמיא
Gemara trains us to think cross-functionally to discover truth. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 103a-b Human Devolution - כל טובתן של רשעים רעה היא אצל צדיקים
The effect of an experience depends on who initiates it. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 102b Mindfulness - עד שיתכוונו שניהם כאחד
Mindfulness practices and the additional dimension. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 101b Balancing Data and Reason - מפיקנא ממונא אפומיה
The use of reasoning in the face of data. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 100a Ladies First - נותנים לאישה תחילה
Courtesy and dignity are not the same. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 99b Inspired Leadership - אין הקב"ה מביא תקלה על ידן
Righteous leaders are divinely inspired. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 98a DNA and Paternity - אין אב למצרי
Biochemistry and Sanctity. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 97a Connection and Relationship - בנשואין איכא שאר
Two becoming one. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 79a Shame - שלשה סימנים יש בעומה זו
We are not naturally sensitive to shame. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 78b Our Weakness is Our Strength - באשר משפטו שם פעלו
Building relationships with difficult conversations. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 74a Family Only - מאי קדשים פסח
Excluding toxic males from community. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 73a Extrapolation - ערל מהו במעשר
How the Torah is “wired” for hyperlinking. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 72a Healthy Life-Style and Halacha - שומר פתאים השם
Current health practices do not always dictate halacha. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 71a Choosing to be Excluded - נתנכרו מעשיו לאביו שבשמים
Inclusiveness is positive – but not always. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 70a Beyond One’s Control - הערל לא יאכל בתרומה
When is something truly beyond our control? Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 68-69 Character is Epigenetic - פסולין דפסלי בביאתן
We inherit more than physical DNA. We also inherit character traits. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 67a Status of a Frozen Embryo - חלקו של עובר
Embryos have halachik status. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 66a Risk and Ownership - אלמנה לכהן גדול
We own when we take on risk, not responsibility. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 65a Projecting to the Past - איגלאי מילתא
Projections can create assumptions about the future, can they clarify the past retrospectively? Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 64b Projecting Future Behavior - חזקת שלש פעמים
Understanding patterns and directions in order to project into the future. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 63a Relationship and Feedback - אינו אדם
How relationships and engaging in business build character. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 60a Questions Without Answers - קשיא
Some questions cannot be answered. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 59b Connection is not Connectedness - אין זנות לבהמה
Connections can be superficial and mechanical. Connectedness is deeper. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 58a Anticipation and Disappopintment - שלא שטיתי שומרת יבם
The connection between a childless widow and her brother-in-law. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 57b What is Chupah? - יש חופה לפסולות
Halachik Transitions: Exploring the impact of Chupah. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 56b A Cohen's Wife - אשת כהן שנאנסה
A Cohen’s sanctity demands a higher level of purity. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 54a Out of this World - ישן לא קנה
A sleeping person is a different and quite unique creature. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 53b Transaction or Investment - בין באונס בין ברצון
There is no romance in Yibbum. Why not? Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 52b Attachment and Ownership - כוונה בקנינים
Not everything we own are we attached to. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 51b Conversation is Reciprocal - מאמר - קנין קידושון או יבום
One can act unilaterally but not communicate unilaterally. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 50b and 52a Perfecting the Perfect - עשה מאמר ובעל
Understanding Rabbinic Law. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 45a The Meaning of Fathering - הב לי ברתך
A father passes on more than genes to his child. Sources This shiur is sponsored by David Erez in honor of the Yahrzeit of his father שלמה חיים בן נחום צבי…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 44a Environmentalism in Torah - לא ישפוך אדם מי בורו
Environmentalism is not about the environment; it is about fellow humans! Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 43a The Joy of a Future Focus - העם ממעטין בעסקיהם
Anticipating the future undermines Aveilut. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Yevamot 42a Know Who You Are - להבחין בין זרעו של ראשון לזרעו של שני
Part of our identities entail knowing our origins. Sources