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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
Bava Metzia 38a-39a Ownership and Hope Drive Investment - אי מורידין קרוב לנכסי שבוי
To maximize long term value growth it is crucial to align the interests of all stakeholders. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Metzia 37a Attention to Detail - לצאת ידי שמים
When lack of attention to detail indirectly causes a loss to others we are morally responsible for the loss. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Metzia 36a Volunteering - דהא מסרה לבן דעת
Responding to a call for help is a fundamental human capacity. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Metzia 35b When the Law is Unfair - הלה עושה סחורה עם פרתו של חבירו
People have the capacity to reason for themselves and also to trust in the Torah. Both capacities are needed as well as the strength of conviction to live…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Metzia 33a Originality and Authenticity - ורבו שלמדו חכמה
There is a tension between authentic Torah – that which comes from an original source - and original Torah, that which is innovative and new. How are these two…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Metzia 31a Animal Rights vs Ritual – שלח תשלח לדבר מצווה מנין
In a theo-centric world animal rights will never take precedent over Divine Laws for humankind. Yet we see cases where the Divine Law seems to be set aside for…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Metzia 30a & b Humanism vs Ritual - זקן ואינה לפי כבודו
In a fundamentalist religion, ritual trumps humanism. In a humanistic faith, humanism trumps ritual. How does the Torah deal with the tension that often exists…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Metzia 29b Limits to Generosity – ניחה ליה לאיניש דתיעבד מצווה בממוניה
People are generally generous about others using their belongings to do a mitzva with them. But there are exceptions. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Metzia 28b Manipulating the System - משרבו הרמאים
Systems are introduced into society to enable its functioning. But systems too can be manipulated by unscrupulous individuals. Judges need to look beyond the…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Metzia 26b Missed Opportunities - מתנה הוא דיהיב ליה ואיסורא דעבד עבד
Many wrongdoings can be corrected. But there are cases where the missed opportunity for correction never returns. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Metzia 22b Timeless and Timely – תיובתא דרבא תיובתא
Critical thinking is the key to a tradition not becoming a dogma. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Metzia 21b Faith and Despair - יאוש שלא מדעת
Acknowledging the loss of control one has over an object one owned can effect its transfer to another. However, we cannot give up hope of control when the…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Metzia 20b Teacher and Student - פוק עין בה
Educational methodology: When questioning an expert, do so to clarify not to criticize. And, when explaining an idea, be sure to clarify its underlying…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Metzia 17a When Trust is Lost - הוחזק כפרן לאותו ממון
Loss of trust can be absolute and affect all areas of one’s credibility. However, sometimes people are deceitful in specific areas only to protect themselves…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Metzia 15b-16a Opportunity Cost - מאי גזילנא מינך
Theft of an object can be rectified by returning the object. Theft of opportunity never can be rectified because it cannot be quantified. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Metzia 15a Unlocking Potential and Creating Value– מתנה לא טריף בעל חוב שבחא
There are two dimensions to value creation: One is that we use our resources to create something that wasn’t there before, the other is that we simply unlock…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Metzia 14a Ownership and Authority – אחריות טעות סופר במקח וממכר
One needs more than ownership to be entitled to sell a property. One also needs the authority to do so. Source Sheet 1 Source Sheet 2
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Metzia 10a Stillness and Movement - ארבע אמות של אדם קונות לו
Being in one’s personal space even when in the public domain requires that we stop, and are still. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Metzia 9a-b Comfort in Mastery - שאין דרכן של בני אדם לרכוב בעיר
Exhibiting mastery and ownership should be done with confidence, not reticently. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Metzia 8b Status vs. Mastery - רכוב ומנהיג חד קני וחד לא קני
Ownership is about more than the status of the owner. Ownership is the status that results from the capacity to effect change. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Metzia 7a Severance – כריתות בעינן וליכא
Unconditional giving can be the least generous form of a gift. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Metzia 5b-6a Character and Trust – חשיד אממונא לא חשיד אשבועתא
Sometimes we won’t act on the word of another because we do not trust them. Sometimes even if we believe they are telling the truth we will not take their word…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Metzia 3a Peace vs Fairness - ודאי איכא רמאי
The pursuit of peace should never be at the expense of fairness, דין Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Metzia 2a-b Overture: From a Blurred Past to a Focused Future - שנים אוחזין בטלית
Litigation blurs the present. Law clarifies the future. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 119a Finale: A Philosophy of Money - כל הגוזל את חבירו
We tend to think of money as an instrument of finance. But we should also look at money with a human, artistic eye. We should see the sweat, blood and tears…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 118a What Rights do we Really Have to Israel? - ברי ושמא במקום חזקה
Our claim to Eretz Yisrael is a complex one that is important to understand. It entails not only our rights to the land but also our obligations arising from…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 117a The Optic Fiber of Divine Energy – ארי עלה מבבל
Every opportunity has an expiration date – and we don’t know when it is. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 109a Recovery – וצריך שיאמר זה גזל אבי
Teshuva requires confession, וידוי. For a sin against Hashem the confession is in private, but for a sin against another individual the confession must be made…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 107a Indebtedness - אין אדם מעיז פניו
It is counter-instinctual to deny indebtedness. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 106a Select Partners Cautiously - כיוון שקיבלו בעלים שבועה
Claims can be settled but suspicion cannot, it lasts forever. The onus of preventing suspicion falls on the suspect but the damage of suspicion affects both…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 105b Risk and Responsibility - ממונא קא כפר
Responsibility must entail risk for which there is accountability. Taking responsibility transfers risk from one to another. Denying responsibility robs the…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 104a When Trust is Broken - עד דמטי לידיה
The way we present ourselves to the outside world creates trust. We can recover from the damage we do to others, but it is much harder, and sometimes not…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 103a Trading in Futures - עושים אמנה בפירות ולא בדמים
Profiting from trading in commodities or equities is encouraged in the Torah. Profit from debt is forbidden. Is trading in futures considered trading in debt…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 100a Beyond the Letter of the Law - לפנים משורת הדין
Going beyond the letter of the law is more than voluntary, at times it is required. However, there are guidelines as to where it applies and where not. Source…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 99a Independent Contracting – אומן קונה בשבח כלי
Mastery over our own time is the greatest gift of freedom. Not only does a slave lose this, but even an employee does. There is another way to work and remain…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 98a Vision and Visualization – הזורק מטבע של חבירו לים הגדול
Visibility and a person’s reality are linked. Damage occurs not only through destruction but also through removing an object from visibility. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 97b The Parasite - זה נהנה וזה לא חסר
Benefiting at the expense of another is parasitic, and all the benefit belongs to the other individual even if the cost to him was minimal. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 96b Flexibility in Halacha - האי איניש גזלנא עתיקא
Halacha is not a rigid bureaucratic system but a dynamic, flexible one that adapts and evolves for the time and place in which it is applied. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 93b Transformation - גזלן קונה בשינוי
Transformation occurs not only when someone’s or something’s essence changes, but also when their purpose changes. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 92b Beauty in Actions - בירא דשתית מיניה
Each of our actions should be a work of art, of harmony, of self-expression and connection with something higher. Actions that deny indebtedness, even to…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 91b Violence - החובל בעצמו
Violence is ugly irrespective of the resultant damage. Even violence against oneself is forbidden. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 90b Shame and Vulnerability - שהן בני אברהם יצחק ויעקב
We use our images to protect our inner beings, our identities, from judgement and ridicule. In some situations, especially in trusting, intimate relationships…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 89b Blood and Money – תקנת אושא
As close as a marriage might be, it takes work to make it as close as the blood relationships of siblings and children. Source Sheet
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 88a Disrespectfulness - במי שיש לו אחוה
Respectfulness is an expression of dignity and is unrelated to whether the other person feels the disrespect. Respect is a בין אדם לעצמו not a בין אדם לחבירו…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 82a Discipline and Pleasure - שיהו קוראין שני וחמישי
We often resist doing things that we know are beneficial because we don’t enjoy them. However, imposing a disciplined routine on ourselves quickly translates…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 79a The Tongue and the Ox - יש שליח לטביחה ומכירה
If we employ a journalist (or anyone) to speak or write Lashon Hara (slanderous content)about another, the employer is responsible even though in almost every…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 69b Ownership - לפי שאינו ברשותו
Ownership in Halacha is not a mere legal construct. It defines a relationship between an individual and his property, Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 62a The Scheming Thief - הגונב אחר הגנב
There is a difference between an opportunistic criminal and one who strategizes and schemes to avoid detection. The former is a גזלן the latter is a גנב Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 58a Chasing Lions - מבריח ארי
Our responsibility to others goes beyond protecting them from financial loss, and includes emotional and psychological loss. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 56b-57 Lost and Found - שומר עבידה כשומר שכר
To fulfil the Torah’s requirement that we return property of others that has been lost and found by us, we need to contract as a guardian of the property until…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 56a Personal Accountability - שליח לדבר עבירה
"Following orders” is neither a legal nor a moral defense against wrong doing. An individual is always the ultimate authority over the choices he or she makes…
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 55b Accountability to a Higher Authority -פטור גרמא בנזקין
Moral obligation is more than having a moral conscience. In Torah a moral obligation is full accountability to Hashem. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 53b Having and Doing – שור פסולי המוקדשין שנפל לבור
We are responsible for the things we own and we are responsible for the things we do, but the nature of these responsibilities is different. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 52b Limits of Responsibility – מי אמרינן מגו דהוי פושע
Carelessness and its consequences. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 51a Your Guardian Angel – ולטעמך נעביד עשרה
When our guardian angels withdraw, our fate is left to random events and to nature. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 50a The Cost of Loss - וסביביו נשערה מאד
The suffering and cost of loss is proportional to the value of gain. There is little value to an asset whose loss would entail little cost. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 49b Failure of Responsibility - על עסקי פתיחה וכריעה
Introducing the unique category of damages known as Bor, creating an obstacle in a place accessible to others or to the public. Sources
- Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Bava Kamma 48a Tzeniut: A Woman's Right – כיוון דבעיא היא צניעותא
We gain a different perspective regarding how to frame tzeniut: It is not something imposed on women by men, but rather tzeniut is something to which women are…