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
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Makkot 15b Educating vs Intimidating - התראת ספק
Just as in the Torah, the purpose of Azhara is to educate us in values not to threaten us with punishment, so too hatra’ah (warning) is to educate the person about the consequences of his actions, not to intimidate him with fe...
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Makkot 13-14b Growth and Discomfort - אזהרה מנין
How we respond to resistance determines our growth. Growth happens when we resist the forces of nature; and with resistance comes discomfort. Sometimes we choose our areas of resistance and embrace them. At other times resistance is impos...
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Makkot 11a How Hashgacha (Destiny) Really Works - שהיה להם לבקש רחמים
Experts expound on why various things happen. In reality they are explaining how they happen but not why they happen. The why is far too complex for the human mind to grasp.
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Makkot 10a Character Counts - תלמיד שאינו הגון
Teaching torah to an individual of poor character is high risk – both to Torah and to the teacher.Source Sheet...
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Makkot 9a Common Decency - שהיה לו ללמוד דרך ארץ
Why is common decency not so common at all? Is decency, derech erettz, innate or learned?Source Sheet...
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Makkot 8a Tradition – יש אם למסורת (ב)
Sometimes, the tradition handed down to us, requires a less literal interpretation of a text. Provided the text can be applied to the traditional interpretation, tradition trumps literalness.
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Makkot 7a Judgement - אי אפשר דלא יכחיש אחד מהם את חבירו
Even reported facts and established stats can often be unreliable. Judgement is an intuitive balance of facts, statistics and reasonable assumptions.
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Makkot 4b We Don’t do Leftovers - לאו הניתק לעשה
Mostly an active transgression of a Torah law entails punishment, but there are times when the transgression can be unwound thereby removing the need for punishment.
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Makkot 3a Self-Incrimination - באומר עדות שקר העדתי
Once evidence is accepted in Beit Din it creates a new reality that cannot be undone except by Hazzama.So...
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Makkot 2 a-b Skin in the Game - עדות שאתה יכול להזימה
To truly trust what an individual says, he or she need to have “skin in the game”; they must be at risk in the event that their statements are false.
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Sanhedrin 113a The Power of One - עיר שיש בה אפילו מזוזה אחת
Never underestimate the power of a single, ordinary individual doing a single “ordinary” action, to have extraordinary impact on masses of people.
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Sanhedrin 111b-112a Seeing the Invisible - מי גרם להם שידורו בתוכה
Our physical eye only sees beauty and ugliness on the surface. The eyes of our soul can see beneath the surface.So...
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Sanhedrin 109a Science and Faith- נבנה מגדל ונעלה לרקיע
Science is simply the discovery of Hashem’s ways, it is part of knowing Hashem. The challenge to faith is not from science but from the secular world view that naturally accompanies it. This secular world view of science and technology originat...
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Sanhedrin 108a The Preservation of Nature - אם אדם חטא בהמה מה חטאה
Our stewardship of nature goes beyond protecting the environment from physical destruction. We are also stewards of the environment’s moral and spiritual quality.
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Sanhedrin 107a-b Beauty in Appropriateness - בעא אברהם רחמי דליהווי ביה זקנה
When contemporary society’s view of aesthetics is different from the Torah’s we need to notice the gap and realign our own sensitivities to the Torah’s. When it comes to beauty, the Torah appreciates context and appropriateness
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Sanhedrin 106a Why Protest - איוב ששתק נידון ביסורין
The reason to protest in defense of others or of moral principle is not for the impact of the protests, but because of their humanity.
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Sanhedrin 105b The Pleasure of Learning - שמתוך שלא לשמה
Although when mitzvot are done for impure motivations, their power is less, this does not apply to one who studies Torah and finds immense pleasure in his learning.
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Sanhedrin 101a Song - עושה אותו כמין זמר
Should the words of Tanach, which are Kodesh, be used as lyrics for Jewish rock music?Source Sheet
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Sanhedrin 100b Don't Worry - דאגה בלב איש
Managing anxiety requires that we distinguish between the words awe (יראה), fear (פחד) and worry (דאגה). Awe is a mitzva, fear is an instinct and worry is a choice.
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Sanhedrin 99b It's All or Nothing - לא איבעי להו לרחקה
We often assume that something good cannot cause evil, but in the case of the Torah this is not always true. When torah is studied not in accordance with its rules, its results can be disastrous
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Sanhedrin 88b Fundamentalism Is The Root of Dissension - רבו מחלוקת בישראל
Fundamentalism develops when people focus on the details of the Law without understanding its deeper intention, meaning and spirit. The greater people’s understanding of underlying principles the more they can find common ground and respect one...
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Sanhedrin 84b Physician Liability - מכה אדם לרפואה פטור
When physician treats a patient, s/he is doing a Mitzva and any mistake he makes, even if fatal does not obligate him legally or morally (provided he wasn’t careless).
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Sanhedrin 83b Fashion & Uniform - אין בגדיהם עליהם הוו להו זרים
When our inner beings, our unique individuality, is on display, we contaminate by making it the public image we want others to recognize; we are selling our inner essence to the public. However, when we are fully secure in our uniqueness, when ...
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