Daily Daf Differently: Masechet Pesachim

Welcome to the Three Hundred Eightieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joshua Cahan looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 121. A seemingly technical debate about until when one can eat the Pesach meat reflects different views of the Exodus experience. Is it a story of a frightened and exhausted nation rushing out […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Seventy Ninth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joshua Cahan looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 120. The Rabbis agree that we remain obligated to eat matza and maror even though we cannot offer the Pesach offering. But they debate whether these are merely vestiges of the ancient […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Seventy Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Gail Diamond looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 119. Today we will look at two great Midrashim about King David. Rabbi Gail Diamond is the Associate Director and Director of Institutional Advancement at the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem. She received […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Seventy Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Gail Diamond looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 118. What is the Great Hallel? If we have Great Hallel, why do we need ‘regular” Hallel? Rabbi Gail Diamond is the Associate Director and Director of Institutional Advancement at the Conservative […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Seventy Sixith episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Gail Diamond looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 117. In this episode, we focus on who wrote the book of Psalms and what do they mean? If you love this daf, come study Psalms with me in Jerusalem! Rabbi Gail […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Seventy Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Gail Diamond looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 116. Today we answer the question “What did the women of Israel do under the apple tree and why is it important to our seder today?” Rabbi Gail Diamond is the Associate […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Seventy Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Gail Diamond looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 115. In this episode, we explore why bitterness must be tasted and why we no longer “uproot the table” at the Pesach seder. What is the “bread of answering”? Rabbi Gail Diamond […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Seventy Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Gail Diamond looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 114. Today we consider how we make decisions in Jewish law? Must we have intention to perform commandements? Rabbi Gail Diamond is the Associate Director and Director of Institutional Advancement at the […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Seventy Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Gail Diamond looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 113. Today’s episode focuses on midrashim about teaching our children, about the value of worldly wisdom and about humility. Rabbi Gail Diamond is the Associate Director and Director of Institutional Advancement at […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Seventy First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Simeon Cohen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 112. This daf discusses the significance of being financially responsible-spending money is not the only way to honor Shabbat. Simeon Cohen is a second year rabbinical student at the Jewish Theological Seminary, and […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Twenty Seventieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Simeon Cohen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 111. Here, the rabbis continue their discussion of superstition and also tell us that despite the potential dangers one might encounter on a daily basis, it is still important to be engaged with […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Sixty Ninth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Simeon Cohen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 110. Here, the Talmud discusses both the superstitious belief that we should not drink cups of wine in pairs, and also enlightens us to how, regardless of rabbinic superstition, it in fact is […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Sixty Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Simeon Cohen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 109. This daf tells us how we should keep children awake at the seder, and displays the fact that the rabbis were highly sensitive to the needs of different types of people. Simeon […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Sixty Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Simeon Cohen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 108. This daf deals with precisely who is obligated to partake in the mitzvot of reclining and drinking four cups of wine on pesah-when it comes to Passover, the rabbis seem to be […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Sixty Sixith episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Simeon Cohen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 107. This episode discusses whether or not one may recite kiddush over beer, and ends with a discourse on drinking alcohol in moderation. Simeon Cohen is a second year rabbinical student at the […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Sixty Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Simeon Cohen looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 106. Todays daf deals with a number of interesting issues, including the source of the obligation to recite Kiddush both at night and during the day and whether or not one can recite […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Sixty Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Harry Pell looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 105. Masechet Pesachim, Daf 105 asks the question of whether Halacha can be expected to deal with cases of ‘what if’ or only in normal circumstances – in this case in the […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Sixty Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Harry Pell looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 104. Masechet Pesachim, Daf 104 picks up in the midst of another discussion about Havdalah, this time about the examples of distinctions (light and dark, etc.) that are part and parcel of […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Sixty Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Harry Pell looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 103. Masechet Pesachim, Daf 103 discusses the order of Havdalah at the end of Shabbat when Shabbat is yielding directly into YomTov and in doing so shares a beautiful parable. The daf […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Sixty First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Harry Pell looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 102. Masechet Pesachim, Daf 102 continues to explore what happens when a meal is already underway on a Friday afternoon when Shabbat begins. Very quickly, though, a new question arises – can […]