Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin

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  Bechorot 8b Knowledge vs. Wisdom - ר' יהושוע בן חנניה וסבי דבי אתונה 25.09.2026 20min

  The wisdom of the Torah is sourced from a completely different place than the wisdom of the nations of the world. Source Sheet
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  Bechorot 7a-b Mental Linkages - היוצא מן הטמא 24.09.2026 19min

  In the laws of kashrut, some substances are defined by their chemical composition, others by their conceptual definititons. Here we learn of a further definition of issur (prohibition), issur by mental association. Source Sheet
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  Bechorot 6b Is Milk Kosher - חלב דבהמה טהורה מנלן 23.09.2026 18min

  We are careful with what we consume, both food and ideas, not only regarding their content but also the source from which they originate. Source Sheet
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  Bechorot 2a Bechorot Overture - פתיחה מס' בכורות 20.09.2026 15min

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  Chullin 142a Finale - ר' יעקב מעשה חזא 18.09.2026 17min

  The ways in which we respond to events that defy our understanding, defines who we are. Source Sheet
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  Chullin 141a Wholeness in Intimacy - גדול שלום שבין איש לאשתו 17.09.2026 14min

  Male-female intimacy is a unique moment where the needs of each are met by fulfilling the needs of the other. This is the ultimate meaning of shalom. Source Sheet
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  Chullin 139b Universal Principles of Morality Matter - שילוח הקן 17.09.2026 16min

  We will never adopt universal norms against the halacha, against Torah חו"ש. However, universal principles of morality to inform the way we understand, interpret and apply the halacha. Source Sheet
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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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