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 • 1200 episodes

Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin

Latest Episodes

Chullin 135a & 137b Changing Appearance Changes the Essence (I) - ראשית הגז, צבעו פטור

Halacha defines things not only by their chemistry but also by the nouns that describe them and by their appearance.

September 14, 2026 • 12:22

Chullin 134a Becoming a Thief (II) – מתנות כהונה אינן נגזלות

Taking something that doesn’t belong to anyone else but nor does it belong to you.Source Sheet

September 10, 2026 • 15:44

Chullin 133a Character Trumps Intellect - תלמיד שאינו הגון

Unlike other disciplines, mastery of Torah demands not only intellect and skill, but also character. And without character, distortion is inevitable.

September 09, 2026 • 18:14

Chullin 131a Becoming a Thief – שאני התם דאיתנו בעינייהו

Having distinguished between ownership (ba’alut) – which is an enforceable right, and an unenforcible right (zechut), if one steals something over which another has an unenforcible right, is he a thief?

September 08, 2026 • 15:55

Chullin 130b The Extent of Moral Obligation - חייב בדיני שמים

At times we have obligations that transcend the legal: An obligation in Hashem’s sustem of justice (different from ours), and a moral obligation, a midat hassidut. – where my obligation stems from who I am not from what you are entitle...

September 07, 2026 • 15:07

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