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 live class each morning at the Raanana Kollel in Israel and focuses on the Daf of the day.
Podcasting since 2020 • 917 episodes
Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Latest Episodes
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.) However, context is a valid way to interpret words.
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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 (Hashem’s blessing), which although not always tangible or measurable, is a visible ...
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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)
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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.
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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 world – the masculine and the feminine, the outer and the inner. Gender relations deal ...
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