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.
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Shevuot 40b Good Character is Innate – אין אדם מעיז פניו
In some areas we are expected to master and overcome our natural urges. But there are areas, the areas of basic human character, where virtue is innate – we simply need to nurture and develop it.
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Shevuot 37a When Image Becomes a Mask – קרבן אשם לשבועת הפיקדון
When using Hashem as a strategy to gain trust which is then broken, the transgression is not just monetary, but one of faith as well
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Shevuot 36a What we Imply is Also a Statement -מכלל לאו אתה שומע הן
We need to be mindful not only of what we say but also of what our words imply, even if not saidSource Sheet
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Shevuot 35a-b Empathy and Grace - ליכא מידי אחריני דנקרא רחום וחנון
The synthesis of empathy and grace applies to Hashem uniquelySource Sheet
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Shevuot 34b and 41b Memory - מלתא דלא רמיא עליה
How much we remember or whether we remember at all, depends on the responsibility we have to remember and the degree to which we are intentional about remembering
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Shevuot 30a Be Judgmental - הוי דן את חבירך לכף זכות
The Torah goes much further than requiring us to not be judgmental. The Torah wants us to make positive assumptions about the actions and intentions of others wherever possible. This is both a law, and a strategy for successful relationships
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Shevuot 29a Perspectives and Truth - שבועת שוא ושקר
Everything we see is a perspective, not the Truth." – Marcus Aurelius. Is this true according to Torah? Sourc...
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Shevuot 28a Being Human - האדם בשבוע
Being human means being conscious and aware not only of what we do but also of the consequences of what we doSourc...
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Shevuot 27a When it is Right to Do Wrong- נשבע להרע לעצמו
Life is seldom black and white. Even in matters of moral values, there are times we need to prioritize one value over others. In Halacha is also nuanced and at times we must prioritize one halacha over another. How we prioritize values and hala...
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Shevuot 26b Write or Speak - מוצא שפתיך תשמור
A thought that is articulated carries with it a powerful energy that a thought alone lacks. A written thought carries a similar energy, but lacks the communication nuances that the oral word has
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Shevuot 23b Cannot vs May Not - יראת שמים ויראת חטא
There is a qualitative difference between things we cannot do because they go against our nature or against the laws of nature, and things we can do but may not. However, is this difference in our minds or is it a difference in reality? <...
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Shevuot 22b The Moral Authority of Logic - איבעית אימא סברא
We assume that a clear imperative of the Torah carries the highest moral authority. Yet this may not be so: rational human logic carries an even higher authority and underpins the authority of the Torah
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Shevuot 21a Forging G-d’s Signature - בית דין של מעלה אין מנקין אותו
Forging G-d’s “signature” to authenticate a lie undermines the very essence of TruthSource Sheet
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Shevuot 20a Contextual Interpretation - במסרבין בו לאכול
As in the case of Nedarim, in Shevuot the precise meaning of the language used is critically important. Nevertheless, Abaye teaches us, context can provide a very different interpretation of an individual’s intention
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Shevuot 19a Avoiding OCD in Halacha - שני שבילין
The stakes in Halacha are high. The consequences of committing an aveira (wrongdoing), even in error, are serious. However, Halacha magnificently builds mechanisms to avoid people developing OCD over the fear of possibly having committ...
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Shevuot 14b -15a Education on Purpose - עבודתן מחנכתן
Education is the process of bringing out the potential an individual already has for a particular talent or characteristic
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Shevuot 14b Knowledge and Reality - נעלם ממנו מקום מקדש
This sugiya explores the difference in consciousness between theoretical knowledge and one’s living reality S...
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Shevuot 12b-13a Yom Kippur Afternoon - יום הכפורים מכפר
By the time we reach Yom Kippur afternoon, our Kapara (Atonement) is complete. The remainder of the day our focus pivots from healing self to healing others and to the universe we might have contaminated with our actions.
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Shevuot 5a The Subconscious - ונעלם
Normally a shogeig (unintentional action) means that at the time of the action we had no knowledge that what we were ding was wrong. In the case of שגגת טומאת מקדש וקדשיו the un intentionality that triggers the obligation to bring a קר...
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Shevuot 4a Contradictions in Halacha - ומשנה לא זזה ממקומה
Halacha is a living process. Poskim (halachik decisors), like all of us, are works in progress. Their decisions at a given time are snapshots of their evolution at that time. Their later opinions, when different from earlier o...
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Shevuot 2a Overture_ What is an Oath - סדר ישועות
Universally, oaths are taken seriously as a way of assuring facts in the future and establishing facts in the past. This is because the idea of oaths is a natural law built into the creation
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Makkot 23b Finale_Reward, Sanctity and Freedom - רצה הקבה לזכות את ישראל
ר' חנניא בן עקשיא אומר: רצה הקדוש ברוך הוא לזכות את ישראל לפיכך הרבה להם תורה ומצות, שנאמר: ה' חפץ למען צדקו יגדיל תורה ויאדיר
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