Ranked #1
Shabbat 61: Medicinal Amulets
Shabbat 61: Medicinal Amulets
Going out on Shabbat with one shoe and an injured foot: why do we wear shoes? Plus: Amulets! (What is going on with them... Read more
6 May 2020
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19mins
Ranked #2
Berakhot 4: Moshe, David, and Redemption
Berakhot 4: Moshe, David, and Redemption
Being a leader means you never - always! - having to say you're sorry. Also: redeeming prayer.
7 Jan 2020
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14mins
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Berakhot 10: Beruriah and Praying from the Depths
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It's about humility (always), whether you're avoiding judging people or reaching out to God. Plus Barkhi Nafshi.
13 Jan 2020
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Shabbat 49: Doves' Wings
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Some basic terms of what invalidates kodshim - the sanctified offerings - including immediate mourners who cannot partak... Read more
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Berakhot 11: "Your beard is very full" - A Matter of Debate
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Saying Shema lying down or sitting up, and when what you're learning counts as learning Torah.
14 Jan 2020
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Berakhot 8: The Dramatic Innovation of Those 4 Cubits of Halakhah
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In the absence of the Temple and its sacrificial ritual, how can we reach God? And can we do it as a group?
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Berakhot 19: The Case of Kilayim and Stripping in the Marketplace
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Personal dignity vs. Halakhah -- which should win? What does halakhah have to say about that? Also some loose ends from ... Read more
22 Jan 2020
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Berakhot 38: Breaking Bread
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The careful wording of HaMotzi, and the transformative partnership we recognize from the blessing's allusion to the Exod... Read more
10 Feb 2020
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Berakhot 32: The Golden Calf Was All God's Fault
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How much are we masters of our own fate? If God influences our actions, do we have free will? To what degree must human ... Read more
4 Feb 2020
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Berakhot 18: Death Be Not Proud
Berakhot 18: Death Be Not Proud
Almost everyone who lives long enough experiences the death(s) of close relatives. The Gemara relates to this natural co... Read more
21 Jan 2020
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Shabbat 24: Ambivalence about the Sages' Ambivalence about Chanukah
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The influence of Chanukah: should it be mentioned in Birkat HaMazon? What about Musaf? How do we incorporate new-fangled... Read more
30 Mar 2020
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Berakhot 64: The Finish Line of Masekhet Berakhot
Berakhot 64: The Finish Line of Masekhet Berakhot
In this episode, and in a departure from our usual mandate, we learn through the entirety of the very short daf. Basical... Read more
7 Mar 2020
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Shabbat 44: Ick, don't touch that! Exactly.
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More Muktzah. Still no statement to that effect by the Gemara. That which is disgusting, that which is designated not fo... Read more
19 Apr 2020
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Berakhot 47: Ignoramuses in Our Midst
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Etiquette, as dictated by Halakhah -- we'd still have manners without the Gemara, right? Also: The talmudic category of ... Read more
19 Feb 2020
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Ranked #16
Shabbat 28: It's a Unicorn!
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Still talking about ritual impurity... Including non-kosher animals. Holy endeavors must use a kosher animal, and the Ge... Read more
3 Apr 2020
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22mins
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Shabbat 20: Does My Toast Have Crunch?
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What does it mean for something to be cooked? How much must be cooked before Shabbat starts? The measurement of Ben Dors... Read more
26 Mar 2020
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22mins
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Berakhot 22: What Can a Ba'al Keri Who Hasn't Dunked Do?
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And why are we talking about a ba'al keri anyway - that's not tzanua (modest)?! [Some odd audio issues we can't explain ... Read more
25 Jan 2020
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15mins
Ranked #19
Shabbat 4: When Is Flying through the Air Like Resting on the Ground?
Shabbat 4: When Is Flying through the Air Like Resting on the Ground?
The Gemara tries to figure out why the poor person in the first mishnah of the masekhet would be in violation of Hotza'a... Read more
10 Mar 2020
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15mins
Ranked #20
Shabbat 5: What If You Never Stop Walking?
Shabbat 5: What If You Never Stop Walking?
Answering Rabbi Akiva (from Shabbat 4). The importance of one's hands in completing the act of Hotza'ah. Probing what co... Read more
11 Mar 2020
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20mins
