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.
Episodes
1053 episodes
Zevachim 23b Ready to Serve – לעמד לשרת
Readiness to serve is not only a requirement of Kehunah but its very essence
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Zevachim 19a A Royal Education - והיו מלכים אומניך
When a king educates a person, he believes in him
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Zevachim 18a Separate - להבדיל
Creating boundaries between Kodesh and chol needs clarity of mind, and separateness
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Zevachim 17a Renewal - טיבול יום
Often, even after healing and repair, one needs a new start to fully reset
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Zevachim 16a Standing or Seated - יושב
The same individual in a seated position is at times a different halachik persona from if he were standing. One is a person in service, the other is one being served
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Zevachim 13a Thought and Action - עשה בה מחשבה כמעשה
Thought entails energy and as such there are circumstances where, like any energy, the energy of thought can be amplified to have physical impact
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Zevachim 12b Halachik Obedience & Personal Accountability – לא תסור
Hashem bends the Torah according to the judgement of the Sanhedrin even when they appear to have erred. Yet this does not exonerate a learned individual from playing a part in the evolution of Halachik thought.Source Sheet
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Zevachim 6a-b Repair and Restore - כיפר גברא לא כיפר קמיה שמיא
Atonement offers the opportunity to repair a wrong and avoid its consequences. But it goes further. When properly executed it also enables us to restore a fractured relationship with Hashem
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Zevachim 5a A Gift Does Not Cancel Indebtedness - אם אין מרצין למה באין
An obligation such as indebtedness does not get cancelled by a gift, no matter how generous. Source Sheet
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Zevachim 2a-b Overture to Zevachim (Part 2) - פתיחה למסכת זבחים
ntention and thought are both critical dimensions of a korban. They differ in that we can make assumptions about intentions and we can assign intention to action. Not so with respect to thought: We can never make assumptions about people‘s thou...
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Zevachim 2a-b Overture to Kodshim (Part1) - פתיחה לסדר קדשים
We explore the reason for and meaning of the study of Kodshim Source Sheet
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Horayot 3b Courage in Action & Caution in Judgement - שיבא מכשורא
In doing, our bias should be to action. In judging our bias should be to caution. When it comes to errors in judgement, fear of the full consequences of error is crucial.
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Horayot 2a Overture No One is Infallible - הורו בית דין לעבור
Leadership has a level of responsibility beyond anything of the individual. However, their responsibility doesn’t relieve the individual of his own accountability. We examine the balance between individual and leadership responsibility for erro...
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Avodah Zarah 76b Finale The Power of No - אידכר מה עבדת באורתא
We express our true identities not by what we do but by what we refuse to do. What we do not do defines our boundaries, and our boundaries define our identities – as individuals, families, communities, nations and faiths.
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Avodah Zarah 73a Melting Pot or Tapestry - יין ביין בכל שהוא
How does the law of bittul - nullification (when something forbidden gets mixed with something permitted, if the quantities are small enough so that there is no felt experience of the forbidden substance, then it is nullified) work? Do...
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Avodah Zarah 72a Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivation - הא זוזי אנסוהו
Choices that are not motivated by any extrinsic factors are different from those that are made in response to an extrinsic event
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Avodah Zarah 71a Delegation, Dictation and Novation - צא והפס עלי
When managing people, it is essential to clarify the degree of their authority, ownership and responsibility ...
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Avodah Zarah 70a They Just Don't Get Us - השתא מידכר ליה לחמרא
“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” – Anaïs NinSource Sheet
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Avodah Zarah 69b Religious Hypocrisy - זונה גויה וישראל מסובין
When a religious person is careful about certain areas of halacha but not about others, it doesn’t necessarily signify hypocrisy, it is more likely simply inconsistency, something we are all somewhat guilty of.
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Avodah Zarah 66a Definition and Description - מין במינו בתר שמא אזלינן
Sometimes two objects that look identical are defined differently. How does the Torah view these two objects, as similar or different?
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Avodah Zarah 65a Debating Ideas and Beliefs - מעשה דרבא ובר שישך
The purpose of debate is not only to persuade others but also to reinforce our own ideas and beliefsSource Sheet
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Avodah Zarah 64b How Quietness Unlocks the Soul – שבת ועבודה זרה
One who does not keep the Shabbat does not allow the space and the time to explore their soul. They deny its existence, much like the idol worshipper denies the existence of an inner spiritual world.
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Avodah Zarah 63b Disgust is a Values Choice - רוצה בקיומו
Disgust is often an instinctual reaction to something that repels us. But disgust can also be a conscious choice we make that is a reinforcement of our values
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Avodah Zarah 62a Objects of Idolatry Disgust - השוכר את הפועל
Some prohibitions (especially Rabbinic prohibitions) attach to the action of an individual. Others attach to the object. In the case of Avodah Zarah the object is so contaminated that even Rabbinic Prohibition can attach to the object.
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