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
1040 episodes
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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20:15
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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24:07
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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19:08
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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19:24
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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19:59
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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Avodah Zarah 58b Thwarting the Anti-Semite - יין שמסכו עכום
We have an example of how the great Poskim solve human and social problems within the guardrails of Halacha by fully understanding the context of the circumstance
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17:15
Avodah Zarah 57a Transformational Choices - עד שתשקע עבודת כוכבים מפיהם
Every choice we make entails a cost, a sacrifice. Some choices are made from an inner place of fear, others from a deeper place, from a place of soul, of Emunah. These are the choices that are transformational
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20:23
Avodah Zarah 56b Hands and Feet - נסוך דרגל לא שמיה ניסוך
We explore how the differences between hands and feet extend beyond physiology and even halacha, to kabbalistic ideas as well
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Avodah Zarah 55a Medicine and Miracle -חלאים רעים ונאמנים
Medicine plays a critical role in health care – but there are other factors too, and science goes far beyond what we know in any given age
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Avodah Zarah 52a Leadership Greatness - דיין שאינו הגון כאילו נוטע אשרה בישראל
Leadership greatness entails the combination of character and wisdom.Source Sheet
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20:43
Avodah Zarah 51a Corrupting Holiness - בעינא כעין פנים
Defiling that which is holy, corrupting that which is authentic, is one of the most serious transgressionsSource S...
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18:47
Avodah Zarah 50a Discernment - בנן של קדושים
Seeing to the essence of things and discerning the differences between that which appears similarSource Sheet
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19:50
Avodah Zarah 49b Transference and Contamination - יוליך הנאה לים המלח
The negative force of idolatry contained in an object cannot be transferred but it can contaminate other objects. Destroying the contaminated object can at times destroy the negative force in its entirety
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19:46
Avodah Zarah 48a A Tree and its Branches - גדעו ופסלו לשם עכום
Parents are obligated to do their best in how they raise their children. But if their children turn out bad, how responsible are they?
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18:00
Avodah Zarah 45a The Hills are Alive with Idolatry - ההרים והגבעות
The source of idolatry is neither in the object of service, nor in the subject serving it. The source is in a corrupted value system.
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17:03
Avodah Zarah 44b Sanctity in Thought and Words - דברים של קודש בלשון חול
There is so much sanctity in the words of torah that even thinking about them in inappropriate places is forbidden...
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18:52
Avodah Zarah 43a The Dragon Ring - טבעת רבי אליעזר הקפר
One can be attached to an object or to its commercial value. In the same way one can be attached to an idea embedded in that object. Idolatry is an added layer of value embedded in a worshipped object
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Avodah Zarah 42a Ownership and Value - גזרה דלמא מגבה לה
There is a widely held assumption that if one is forbidden to benefit from a certain object, it has no value and therefore is not subject to the laws of ownership. However, probing more deeply we discover ownership is not determined by one’s ri...
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