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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
Sanhedrin 17a Hearing Nuance - ויודעים בשבעים לשון
To truly understand nuance, the knowledge of language is essential. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Sanhedrin 16a How Jews Mitigate Risk - יועצין באחיתופל, ונמלכין בסנהדרין, ושואלין באורים ותומים
In addition to conventional risk mitigation strategies, Jews factor in the righteousness of their cause, the power of their prayer and the direction of Hashem…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Sanhedrin 15a-b When a Torah Law Seems Absurd - שור הנסקל בכ"ג
The laws of the Torah are much more than behavioral or societal laws. They are cosmic laws to which nature aligns. Their behavioral impact on us as Law is a…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Sanhedrin 14a Leadership is Responsible for Bad Culture - אפילו נמצא בעליל לעיר
Individuals are accountable for their choices and actions. However, leaders are accountable for cultures that spawn bad actions. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Sanhedrin 11a Interconnectedness - אני הוא שעליתי בלא רשות: ערבות
We influence one another not only by our actions but also by our moods, thoughts and inner stature. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Sanhedrin 9b-10a Family First - אדם קרוב אצל עצמו
In criminal matters the Torah doesn’t allow people to snitch on their relatives, doing so undermines the primacy of family Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Sanhedrin 9a Contamination, Infection and Inspiration – אוי לרשע אוי לשכנו
Just as we can be contaminated by the negative energy of those we associate with, so can we be inspired and uplifted by their positive energy. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Sanhedrin 8b Memory is Different from Knowledge - חבר אין צריך התראה
There is a qualitative different between knowing something from memory and knowing it in the present either through experience or through conversation (which…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Sanhedrin 6b Truth and Harmony - כל הבוצע הרי זה חוטא
Diplomacy need not come at the expense of truth. Rather diplomacy should be the coating of truth to help make it palatable, but never to dilute it. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Sanhedrin 4a Words with Many Meanings - יש אם למסורת
Words, especially in the Torah, can have multiple meanings – sometimes even contradictory. How do we manage them? Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Sanhedrin 3a Enable Commerce and Deter Malice - לנעול דלת בפני עושי עולה
What is the role of the legal system now that we do not have semicha? Is it just to settle disputes or is it also to deter malice? Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Sanhedrin 2 Not Just a Legal System - פתיחה למסכת סנהדרין
We would have created a legal system even without the Torah’s instructions. The system in the Torah is much more than a bureaucratic legal system. It is a…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 168 - 176 Critical Thinking in Halacha – אע"פ שקילס ר' ישמעאל את בן ננס
There are two different disciplines in the study of Talmud: Critical thinking and halachik decision-making. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 167 & 168 Feminine Sanctity
Can you look at women? Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 160b Power Without Character is Toxic - גט מקושר עבדי רבנן תקנתא
Anger one of the worst character traits we are advised to avoid entirely, it has no place in our lives. Yet in our Gemara we find chazal legislating to protect…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 155 - 156a Innocence – חנוך לנער על פי דרכו
Intellectual sophistication can contaminate innocence. There is a small window of opportunity to implant innocence into the intellectual process. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 155a Financial Maturity – קטן מאימתי מוכר בניכסי אביו
A degree of financial maturity that comes from work, is needed to value long term investment over short term cash-flow. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 146b Words and Context - אזלינן בתר אומדנא
We interpret a person’s intentions from the words he chooses not from what he tells us he meant. (Similar to the way we interpret a work of art or literature.)…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 144b Inputs of Economic Prosperity - ברכת הבית ברובה
We tend to value only tangible economic inputs such as capital, labor, efficiency and synergy which create economies of scale. However, birckat Hashem…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 143a Mine the Words for Meaning - מחצה לאהרון מחצה לבניו
Determining intention is an unreliable art. Interpreting words however, is the science of peshat and diyuk (accurate understanding and detailed analysis)…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 142b Opinions Matter - בטעמא תליא מילתא
Opinions, even minority opinions not adopted by halacha, remain powerful inputs to the ongoing evolution of halachik thought. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 141a Daughters are the Best - בת תחילה סימן יפה לבנים
In discussing gender differences it is important to understand the male and female not merely as two persona of opposite genders, but as two energies in the…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 140b So How Many Genders Are There? - טומטום בריה הוא
In the gender conversation we need to distinguish between the physiological construct and the social one. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 137b An Etrog is not a Citron - מתנה על מנת להחזיר
Some objects are mere commodities – they represent value and are replaceable. Others have unique purposes and are worth more than their value as a commodity…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 135b-136a The Gift - מהיום ולאחר מיתה
Bequeathing is different from gifting. Gifting is a unique capacity of human life. Bequeathing can be done by the dead as well. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 135a Actions and Consequences - נקל באשת איש?
Traditionally we evaluate the severity of an action by the severity of its consequence. Legally this may be valid, but morally action and consequence should be…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 134a Mastery of All Knowledge - להנחיל אוהבי יש
Why consult with a Talmid Chacham on matters of life, health, business etc.? Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 133b Decision-making - בעתה אחישנה
When individuals are responsible for others, they receive the wisdom they need when they need it in the ways they need it. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 128a Recognition – טביעת עין
The power of intuitive recognition can be greater than empirical evidence. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 127b Establishing Paternity – יכיר – יכירנו לאחרים
The Torah trusts the inner knowledge of a father about his paternity even in the absence of proof. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 126b Denying Reality - מתנה על מה שכתוב בתורה
The laws of the Torah are more than imperatives that need to be obeyed; they are natural laws revealed to us as a kindness. They teach us how the universe is…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 123b Journey of Discovery - מרגלית טובה היתה בידי
The Talmud teaches us the method of critical thinking and the importance of the journey of discovery that ultimately leads to clarity and understanding. Source…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 121a A Moment Between Past and Future – ששון ושמחה
On Hoshana Rabba we celebrate what has been and what is yet to come. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 120a Elitism, Honor, and Equality - הלך אחר חכמה וזקנה
Elitism occurs when certain sectors demand special treatment. Honor is when others give them special treatment without it being demanded of them. Who we honor…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 119b Teaching Seriousness –צלפחד לשם שמים נתכוין
Teaching the law is a simple matter of imparting facts. But Halacha is so much more than law. Halacha is the expression of yir’at shamayim. How do you teach…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 116a Living Life - קשה עניות יותר מחמשים מכות
Some people are merely consumers of energy and resources, others generate energy and resources adding net value wherever they are. Being alive is about…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 114a Observe, Don’t Judge - אין עד נעשה דיין
A judge, unlike a witness, needs to consider the nuances of intention and circumstance. His role depends not only on knowledge and wisdom but also on Divinely…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 113b Non-verbal Communication - לא תהא שמיעה גדולה מראיה
Only 7% of communication of feelings and emotions is verbal. Does evidence in a Beit Din need to be only verbal, or can evidence ever be presented…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 111b - 112a Husband and Wife – הבעל יורש את אשתו
A husband ad wife are not just soulmates, they become “bodymates” even though they are not blood relations. There is a oneness of being in the marital…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 110a Financial Independence - ישכיר עצמו לעבודה זרה
Financial independence is a higher value in Torah than material comfort. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 108a Father to Son - קרוב קרוב קודם:פתיחה לפרק יש נוחלין
The law of inheritance that applies to a father and son is different from all other inheritance laws, and exemplifies this unique relationship. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 107a Tradition and Logic - רב אסי מספקא ליה
We explore how the tradition of Talmudic interpretation evolves from the Geonic period taught by Rabeinu Gershom to the Rishonim period taught by Rashi and the…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 106b Gambling and Hashgacha - כיון שעלה גורל קנו
There are times when Hashem’s will manifests through drawing a lot. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 105a Fluidity of Oral Communication - מספקא לן אי תפסינן לשון ראשון או אחרון
The written word is authoritative and reliable but it is rigid. It is through the oral transmission of Torah that its continuous development and relevance is…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 88a Being Religious Isn’t What You Think - בירא שמים עסקינן
The word “frum” is a term borrowed from the German. In Torah there is no such word, nor such an idea. We will unpack the Torah words for meticulousness of…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 87a Labor: Commodity or Service? - שכרו מהיום בדינר ולגורן יפה סלע
The cost of labor should not be governed by markets because the circumstance and quality of work of each individual is unique. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 86a The Power is in Your Hands - אין נקנין אלא במשיכה
A kinyan establishes or transfers the control of an object by or to an individual. The instrument of control is the hand which is the foundation of all…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 85b Controlling Your Space - כליו של לוקח ברשות מוכר
Ownership is not complete when you do not control access. The Matmonim for this week have kindly been sponsored by David And Chanah Walles of Kosher Travelers…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 84b The Value of Age - יין וחומץ מין אחד
A good wine improves with age, a poor wine becomes vinegar – there is value in both. The Matmonim for this week have kindly been sponsored by David And Chanah…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 81a-b Mitigating Risk - ספוקי מספקא להו
Risk management is the evaluation of the extent of a risk against the cost of mitigating it. We are expected to manage spiritual risk in the same way: הוי מחשב…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 80b Honey and Mushrooms - יערת דבש
Our environments can be as depleting or as nourishing as our nutrition is. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 78b Truth and Self-Mastery - אלו המושלים ביצרם
Mastery is self-direction, not self-annihilation. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 68a Interpretation of Contracts - מקרקע דנייד
When interpreting a constitution, the accurate meaning of their wording is the key. When interpreting contracts the intention of the parties is more relevant…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 65a Power and Wealth - מתנה בעין יפה יהיב
Wealth is usually gained from what we receive. Power is gained from what we give. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 64b The Way In - מוכר בעין יפה
Every challenge and every opportunity has a way in. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 63b A Magical Cylinder - מתהום ארעא ועד רום רקיעא
Ownership of land is defined not only by the area it covers but also by its depth and height. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 60b Sadness in Loss; Joy in Gain - כל המתאבל על ירושלים
Joy in what we have and sadness in loss are the same emotions. They are just different points on a spectrum. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 59a Perpetuating Values - חוט המשולש
There is no guarantee for generational continuity, but there are things we can do to improve the chances of continuity. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 58a Order - מטה של תלמיד חכם
What distinguishes a Talmid Chacham is not his knowledge, but his wisdom. Knowledge is information. Wisdom is a quality of being. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Batra 57a Truth is Fact plus Nuance - חצי דבר על פיו של זה
Facts emerge with clarity from careful observation. But Truth entails understanding the nuances that emerge from dialogue. Source Sheet