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 • 1148 episodes

Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin

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Chullin 20b-21a Preparing How to Answer - אשתומם כשעה חדא

Knowing what to answer is information mastery. Knowing how to answer is human mastery. Sou...

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Chullin 20 a-b The Neck - אין עיקור סימנים בעוף

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May 19, 2026 • 19:16

Chullin 18a-19a We Are Where Our Heads Are - כאשר ציויתיך

The quality of the things we do is a function of where our heads are in the moment of action. It is this quality that affects who we become through the things that we do.

May 18, 2026 • 20:51

Chullin 16b-17a Interface Between Kodshim & Chullin - בשר תאוה ונחירה

Shechita as the way to prepare chullin meat, was only instituted after the entrance of Benei Yisrael to Eretz Yisrael

May 17, 2026 • 20:32

Chullin 15a Halachik Context - כי דריש בפירקא

Halachik principle is broad and widely applicable. Halachik decisions are much more specific to individual, time and circumstance. Leaders calibrate their communications to their specific audiences. Interpreters should cautiously identify inten...

May 14, 2026 • 16:41

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