Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
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Menachot 102b An Idea is not a Product - אפילו ידי נדרו יצא
Indebtedness is different from obligation. Even if one is not indebted to another, one might be obligated.Source ...
Menachot 101a Kedusha by Association - אלא עצים ולבונה וכלי שרת ליפרקו
We are deeply affected by what and with whom we associate. Tum’ah is transferred through proximity. Kedusha is transmitted through support.
Menachot 100a-b Action & Automation - נעשה כמי שסדרו הקוף
Actions lose their halachik significance when they are committed in ways and with intentions outside the framework of halacha. However an action intended to conform with halacha but does not, does have halachik signif...
Menachot 97a What is a Table -שולחנו של אדם מכפר עליו
A table expresses our humanity in the most profound way. Like a mizbeach, it is a tool of abundance, blessing and atonement.
Menachot 94a Kavod 2- משום כבודו דכהן גדול (ב)
There are two ideas of kavod, honor. One is intrinsic, the other extrinsic. Both have value when applied correctly.
Menachot 94a Kavod - משום כבודו דכהן גדול
There are two ideas of kavod, honor. One is intrinsic, the other extrinsic. Both have value when applied correctly.
Menachot 86b Curiosity From Information to Wisdom - לא לאורה אני צריך
Information is ubiquitous. Wisdom is rare. Curiosity is the differentiator.Source Sheet
Menachot 85a Compete on Quality not Rarity - למתא ירקא, ירקא שקול
We generally seek to differentiate ourselves, our expertise or our products from competitors. One way is to provide our services in places where others do not. The other approach is to meet the competition head on.
Menachot 74a Avoiding Bureaucracy - מלמד שהכהן מתכפר על ידי עצמו
Unlike many other faiths, in the Torah there is no power based buearocracy when it comes to spiritual wellbeing of the individual. Each of us is empowered to grow, make choices and repair mistakes.
Menachot 40a Wisdom and Knowledge - אם אתה יכול לקיים את שניהם מוטב
For knowledge one needs a good mind; for wisdom one needs a pure soul. Our actions purify or contaminate our souls. This is the meaning of yir’at cheit – fear of sin.
Menachot 37b Cover Your Biceps & Reveal Your Thinking - לך לאות ולא לאחרים לאות
Counter intuitively we learn that it is our thoughts that should manifest themselves to others, while our actions should be hidden.
Menachot 36b How Distraction Eradicates Wisdom - חייב אדם למשמש בתפילון בכל שעה
Forgetting something, being unable to recall it, does not mean the information is eradicated from our minds. But certain distractions can eradicate even profound wisdom from our minds.
Menachot 35b The Inextricable Bond - קשר של תפילין
The uniqueness of the relationship between the Jewish People and their G-d lies in the absolute and reciprocal unconditionality of their bond.
Menachot 33a Gateways - הלך אחר היכר ציר
There is a difference between an entrance and a gateway. It is a gate that can be closed that creates a private domain, not an entrance that is always open.
Menachot 32b People of the Book – מיטה שס_ת מונח עליה
Our relationship to sefarim is not merely an intellectual one, but a sensual one as well.Source Sheet
Menachot 31b Graphic Design and Kedusha - כגובה שמים על הארץ
Kedusha – a bi-directional flow of Divine energy between Heaven and Earth.Source Sheet
Menachot 30a The Spoken & Written Word - הקבה אומר ומשה כותב
What we say springs from deep within us. What we write could be similarly authentic, or it could be palguarized or copied from elsewhere. We need to be clear in our thought and communications whether we are expressing our own, authentic, deepes...
Menachot 27a Familiarity Breeds Contempt – ואל יבוא בכל עת אל הקודש
Awe opens deep spiritual pathways that enable wonder. Familiarity closes these pathways. The moment of entrance is when all the drama happens.
Menachot 26a Offering Product or Self – נטמאו שיריה - פסולה
Giving one’s produce away to someone in need or to a higher purpose is initself an offering of life force just as throwing the blood is in the case of a zevach, an animal offering.
Menachot 25a Owning Our Thoughts - נטמא הקומץ, הציץ מכפר
The Tzitz can effect change in the status of an object, but cannot correct the thoughts of a person.Source Sheet<...
Menachot 24a Connected or Joined - כלי מצרף תנן
When two things (or individuals, or communities) are connected, each retains their own separate identity. Their chommer remains separate but together they create a different tzura. When they are joined rather than connected, b...
Menachot 22a - 23b Diversity Strengths & Weaknesses - מין במינו בתר חזותא אזיל
When a Ben Torah looks at sameness and difference, he views it through the lens of conceptual similarity and difference not an empirical one. Conceptual similarity and difference manifests through how each is treated in Halacha.
Menachot 20a Covenant - ברית אמורה במלח
What we do in life is ever-changing and needs to be attuned to circumstance and environment. How we do it is never-changing; it is governed by our covenant with Hashem. The Korban Oleh veYor...