Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin

Epizody

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  Chullin 135a & 137b Changing Appearance Can Change Essence 2 – ראשית הגז, צבעו פטור (ב) 15.09.2026 19min

  The potential useage of a commodity is almost infinite. Not so a manufactured product. In ideas and learning as well, there are principles that function like commodities with very wide application, and there are well-worked ideas whose application is much narrower. Source Sheet
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  Chullin 135a & 137b Changing Appearance Changes the Essence (I) - ראשית הגז, צבעו פטור 14.09.2026 12min

  Halacha defines things not only by their chemistry but also by the nouns that describe them and by their appearance. Source Sheet
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  Chullin 134a Becoming a Thief (II) – מתנות כהונה אינן נגזלות 10.09.2026 15min

  Taking something that doesn’t belong to anyone else but nor does it belong to you. Source Sheet
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  Chullin 133a Character Trumps Intellect - תלמיד שאינו הגון 09.09.2026 18min

  Unlike other disciplines, mastery of Torah demands not only intellect and skill, but also character. And without character, distortion is inevitable. Source Sheet
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  Chullin 131a Becoming a Thief – שאני התם דאיתנו בעינייהו 08.09.2026 15min

  Having distinguished between ownership (ba’alut) – which is an enforceable right, and an unenforcible right (zechut), if one steals something over which another has an unenforcible right, is he a thief? Source Sheet
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  Chullin 130b The Extent of Moral Obligation - חייב בדיני שמים 07.09.2026 15min

  At times we have obligations that transcend the legal: An obligation in Hashem’s sustem of justice (different from ours), and a moral obligation, a midat hassidut. – where my obligation stems from who I am not from what you are entitled to. Source Sheet
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  Chullin 129b Authenticity with Originality - כך שמעתי 05.09.2026 20min

  Always distinguish between what is being quoted from earlier sources and what is being independently extrapolated. Source Sheet
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  Chullin 127a Nature, Humans & Torah - מה רבו מעשיך ה 04.09.2026 21min

  Humankind straddles over all of nature. Source Sheet
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  Chullin 126b Creepiness - אפילו עכבר שבים ששמו עכבר 02.09.2026 16min

  Even tum’at hasheretz (eight creepy animals listed in the Torah) relates to the tzurah (the form) of the animal rather than to its essence. Source Sheet
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  Chullin 123a Purposelessness (Part 2) - כיון שנקרע רובו טהורה (ב) 01.09.2026 19min

  A Gateway to the Laws of Tum’ah and Tahara Tumah occurs when the purpose of a human or an object to which he has given purpose, loses its capacity for purpose. Tumah contaminates the purpose (tzurah) of an object, not its sunstance (chommer). Source Sheet
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  Chullin 123a Purposelessness (Part 1) - כיון שנקרע רובו טהורה (א) 31.08.2026 16min

  Tumah occurs when the purpose of a human or an object to which he has given purpose, loses its capacity for purpose. Tumah contaminates the purpose (tzurah) of an object, not its sunstance (chommer). Source Sheet
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  Chullin 122b-123a Removing the Negative - וחדא מינייהו עבודה 30.08.2026 17min

  Removing harmful influences like Tum’ah, actually increases the influence of the positive. It is an act of being metaheir Source Sheet
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  The Wait - Midrash Shiur on Ki Tavo 30.08.2026 33min

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  Chullin 100a Commodities vs. Singular Items - בריה, דבר שבנין וחתיכה הראויה להיתכבד 07.08.2026 18min

  Commodities derive value from equivalence and quantity; singular items derive their value from particularity. Source Sheet
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  Chullin 99a Cutting Halachik Corners - אין מבטלין איסור לכתחילה 06.08.2026 19min

  Halacha provides is with various mechanisms by which to navigate the complexities of issur ve’hetter (forbidden foods). These mechanisms are not legal loopholes to be abused, but rather are to be used responsibly. Source Sheet
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  Chullin 98a Impressionism in Halacha - סבר רב אשי לשיעוריה במה שבלע דיקולא 05.08.2026 19min

  There is almost no limit to how far we allow our creative imagination to open avenues of thought for us even in halachik reasoning, provided where we land is stable, secure, authentic and true. Source Sheet
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  Chullin 97a-b Adding Flavor - אמר רבנן בטעמא 04.08.2026 23min

  In the area of issur ve’heter, Halacha, as in many other areas,is not concerned with the scientific data as much as it is with the human experience – actual or potential. The existence of issur (prohibited matter) mixed into permitted food is dependent on its capacity to add flavor, not on its empirical existence in the food. Our existence as human beings should also be evauated from the perspective of our capacity to “add flavor.” Source Sheet
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  Chullin 95b Signs & Superstition - כל נחש שאינו כאליעזר אינו נחש 03.08.2026 19min

  Hashem communicates with us in a variety of ways. One is through signs; unlikely occurrences that we can notice if we are open and aware. People who are super-connected to Hashem through their absorbtion in Torah and their lives of yirat shamayim, emunah and bitachon, can set these signs up to guide their choices and decisions in moments of dilemma. But how can we know when these signs are authentic and when they are superstitious – the practice of which is a Torah prohibition of darchei ha’e...
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  Chullin 94a A Stolen Reputation – גניבת דעת הבריות 31.07.2026 19min

  A reputation earned dishonestly is a serious form of theft. Source Sheet
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  Chullin 92a Two Models of Leadership - עתידים שני שרים לצאת ממנו 31.07.2026 19min

  Leadership influence stems from two sources: The capacity to persuade by teaching and being, and the authority to enforce. Source Sheet