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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
Chullin 77b-78a Homeopathy, Superstition & Prayer – אין בו משום דרכי האמורי
We should be open to thee many routes to healing: some physical, some psychological and some spiritual. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 75a Untethered from Source (Part 2) – דגים מאימתי מקבלין טומאה
Halachicly, a live animal is defined by whether or not it has been untethered from its source of life (see also Matmonim 27b) Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 74a-b Halachik & Scientific Definition - בן פקועה_לחרישה ולפדיון
We encounter further examples of how halachik definition is a world of its own separate from scientific definition. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 73 Understanding Rabbinic Legislation – טומאת טרפה שחוטה
There are different types of rabbinic legislation, but all of them are designed to raise our consciousness of Yirat Shamayim. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 71a Plugging In - חבל על בן עזאי
Apprenticeship to a great talmid chacham is an irreplaceable connection to source. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 70b Not All Dead Animals Are Equal - בהמה שמת עוברה
The Torah distinguishes between kosher dead animals and dead animals that are not kosher. Both are called neveillah, both are tamei and cause contamination…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 68a Defining Animal Life – בן פקועה
On daf 27b we learned that an animal’s source of vitality is the oxygen it enhales and the food it eats. When it is untethered from that source it is no longer…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 67b The Leviatan - לויתן דג טהור הוא
We must serve both with yir’ah (awe of Hashem) and ahava (love of Hashem). The outer expression is yir’ah; ahava resides more deeply inside of the individual…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 66b Scales & Fins - Balancing Security & Adventure - יגדיל תורה ויאדיר
Adventure is dynamic but dangerous. Security is safe but static. The wonder of Torah lies in its balance of security and adventure. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 63b Rabbis Are Not Experts In Everything - רבו חכם או רבו צייד
Although pesak is not decided solely on scientific criteria especially when these contradict chazal in the Talmud, nevertheless the Gemara shows great respect…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 63a The Bat & The Mole - דבר הלמד מענינו
When something is physically repulsive it has elements of spiritual repulsiveness as well. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 62a Cruelty - Agression, Passion & Sadism - כל עוף הדורס טמא (חלק ב)
Hashem despises cruelty irrespective of what motivates it and of how it manifests. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 59a & 61a Discovery, Knowledge & Reasoning - כל עוף הדורס טמא
Torah is a body of knowledge, not information. What is the distinction between knowledge and information? Knowledge is whole, information is incomplete. Source…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 58a What Both Make Neither Has - זה וזה גורם
When two or more people collaborate in a creative act, their creation belongs to neither of them, but to a different entity – the partnership between them…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 57b What We See and What We Receive - סמוך אהימנותא דשלמה
The halachik reality of the world in which a Ben-Torah lives is framed by the Torah as handed down to us by chazal, more than by the empirical knowledge we…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 55b I Don't Know - לא ידענא מאי קושיא
“… Negative Capability … is, when a man is capable of being in uncertainties, mysteries, doubts, without any irritable reaching after fact and reason.” Source…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 48a Halachik Decisions
Halachik principles is broad and widely applicable. Halachik decisions are made from a tradition or from Halachik reasoning by someone that has both Love and…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 37a Kashrut is About Human Greatness - השוחט את המסוכנת
In matters of Kashrut we tend to zoom in on the object, the food, its contents and components, the way it has been processed, its technology etc. But the…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 35b-36a The Unique Quality of the Blood of Korbanot - למשרי דמן דפסולי המוקדשין
How the blood of a korban transforms once the required avodah on the mizbeach has been performed with it. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 33a & 35b Food - שחיטתו מכשרת ולא דם
For an animal or plant, fueling a noble human life has greater “kedusha” than generating new life. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 33a Jew and Gentile - מידי דלישראל שרי ולעכום אסור
Jews and Gentiles don’t differ genetically or racially. Their difference is a qualitative one of kedusha. The kedusha of Jewishness is available to any human…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 31a How Accountable is a Robotic Human - לא בענן כוונה לשחיטה
We are obsessed with robots that act like humans. But what about humans who act like robots? How accountable are they for their actions? Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 28b When Advice is Law - עד שישחוט את הוורידים
When a talmid chacham gives advice or expresses an opinion, it is not just his personal view that he is expressing. His personal views infact totally merge…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 27b Untethered from Source - דגים הכשירם בלא כלום
An animal’s source of vitality is the oxygen it enhales and the food it eats. A fish’s source of vitality is the water in which it lives. Removing a fish from…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 26b Harmony The Integration of Disparateness - סדר הבדלות הוא מונה
For there to be harmony and integration, there must first be the recognition of disparateness. Disparateness, and the abitlity to discern it, is the condition…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 25a Activity & Results - דחק קפיזא בקבא
In exploring differences between the laws of Shabbat and of Tum’ah, we highlight the differences between a focus on activity and a focus on results. Source…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 20b-21a Preparing How to Answer - אשתומם כשעה חדא
Knowing what to answer is information mastery. Knowing how to answer is human mastery. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 20 a-b The Neck - אין עיקור סימנים בעוף
The neck houses three vital channels of life: the simanim, the trachea, oesophagus, and the carotid arteries. In Kodshim the focus is on the arteries, in…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 18a-19a We Are Where Our Heads Are - כאשר ציויתיך
The quality of the things we do is a function of where our heads are in the moment of action. It is this quality that affects who we become through the things…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 16b-17a Interface Between Kodshim & Chullin - בשר תאוה ונחירה
Shechita as the way to prepare chullin meat, was only instituted after the entrance of Benei Yisrael to Eretz Yisrael Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 15a Halachik Context - כי דריש בפירקא
Halachik principle is broad and widely applicable. Halachik decisions are much more specific to individual, time and circumstance. Leaders calibrate their…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 14a Shabbat Observance - השוחט בשבת שחיטתו כשרה
Shabbat observance has a different quality to it than almost any other mitzva. Observing Shabbat is taking a position about Truth. Conversely deliberately…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 12a Piano Tuning - מיעט המצוי
The laws of Issur veHeter (permitted and forbidden foods) are not only about the substance of the food. They are even more about the act of eating and the…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 10a-12a Navigating Halacha Part 1 - יסודות אסור והיתר
These few daf contain within them most of the foundational principles we need to navigate the laws of issur ve’heter. Without understanding these foundations…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 9a Writing - תלמיד חכם צריך שילמוד כתב
New technologies expand the powers of civilization but leave us with the souls of spectators. This has been the case for thousands of years. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 8a-b Taste & Flavor - סכין של עבודת כוכבים
The spiritual damage that non-kosher food can cause is more a function of its flavor than its substance. Chulin is less about chemistry than it is about the…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 7b Shame & Social Pressure - יש שיש לו ואינו רוצה
We tend to consider doing things out of social pressure to be somewhat weak. We learn a different perspective on using social pressure as a tool for Kedusha…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 6a Life & Learning - נפק רב יזירא דק ואשכח
Torah is a commentary on life, but life is also a commentary on Torah. So much of Torah is understood and extrapolated through its intersection with real life…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 5b The Cosmic Power of Rabbinic Law - צדיקים עצמן לא כל שכן
Rabbinic Law is not merely behavioral governance, it actually affects the cosmic nature of the universe. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Chullin 2a Chullin Overture – פתיחה למסכת חולין
The line between kodshim and chullin is very fine. In giving, thought and thoughtfulness is primary. In receiving, gratitude is the key. This is the difference…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Menachot 110a Menachot Finale - לרצונכם תזבחו
Bitachon, trust in Hashem, is not a substitute for effort, it is a partner of effort. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Menachot 109b Jealousy & Loss - נתקנא בו חוניו בשימעי אחיו
Loss of stature and responsibility is more painful than any material loss and can cause moral deterioration. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Menachot 108b Be the Best - המקדיש בעין יפה מקדיש
The laws that require of us to give of our best to Hashem are not only to honor Him but also to become our best selves. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Menachot 107b Metrics & Value - קטן והביא גדול יצא
When we use measurement to replace wisdom, we lose an understanding and appreciation of the very essence of things. Metrics are useful as a tool of comparison…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Menachot 104b True Self-Sacrifice – מעלה אני עליו כאילו הקריב נפשו לפני
Only when a person hits rock bottom, he is capable of truly sacrificing himself, because he has nothing else to sacrifice. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Menachot 103a Error & Ignorance - אמר מגחה מן העדשים לא
Errors apply when knowledge is applied incorrectly. Ignorance of knwoledge is not an error, it is simply ignorance. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Menachot 102b An Idea is not a Product - אפילו ידי נדרו יצא
Indebtedness is different from obligation. Even if one is not indebted to another, one might be obligated. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Menachot 101a Kedusha by Association - אלא עצים ולבונה וכלי שרת ליפרקו
We are deeply affected by what and with whom we associate. Tum’ah is transferred through proximity. Kedusha is transmitted through support. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Menachot 100a-b Action & Automation - נעשה כמי שסדרו הקוף
Actions lose their halachik significance when they are committed in ways and with intentions outside the framework of halacha. However an action intended to…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Menachot 97a What is a Table -שולחנו של אדם מכפר עליו
A table expresses our humanity in the most profound way. Like a mizbeach, it is a tool of abundance, blessing and atonement. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Menachot 94a Kavod 2- משום כבודו דכהן גדול (ב)
There are two ideas of kavod, honor. One is intrinsic, the other extrinsic. Both have value when applied correctly. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Menachot 94a Kavod - משום כבודו דכהן גדול
There are two ideas of kavod, honor. One is intrinsic, the other extrinsic. Both have value when applied correctly. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Menachot 86b Curiosity From Information to Wisdom - לא לאורה אני צריך
Information is ubiquitous. Wisdom is rare. Curiosity is the differentiator. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Menachot 85a Compete on Quality not Rarity - למתא ירקא, ירקא שקול
We generally seek to differentiate ourselves, our expertise or our products from competitors. One way is to provide our services in places where others do not…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Menachot 74a Avoiding Bureaucracy - מלמד שהכהן מתכפר על ידי עצמו
Unlike many other faiths, in the Torah there is no power based buearocracy when it comes to spiritual wellbeing of the individual. Each of us is empowered to…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Menachot 40a Wisdom and Knowledge - אם אתה יכול לקיים את שניהם מוטב
For knowledge one needs a good mind; for wisdom one needs a pure soul. Our actions purify or contaminate our souls. This is the meaning of yir’at cheit – fear…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Menachot 37b Cover Your Biceps & Reveal Your Thinking - לך לאות ולא לאחרים לאות
Counter intuitively we learn that it is our thoughts that should manifest themselves to others, while our actions should be hidden. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Menachot 36b How Distraction Eradicates Wisdom - חייב אדם למשמש בתפילון בכל שעה
Forgetting something, being unable to recall it, does not mean the information is eradicated from our minds. But certain distractions can eradicate even…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Menachot 35b The Inextricable Bond - קשר של תפילין
The uniqueness of the relationship between the Jewish People and their G-d lies in the absolute and reciprocal unconditionality of their bond. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Menachot 33a Gateways - הלך אחר היכר ציר
There is a difference between an entrance and a gateway. It is a gate that can be closed that creates a private domain, not an entrance that is always open…