Daily Daf Differently: Masechet Shekalim

Welcome to a very speical episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at why have we left the Babylonian Talmud for a tractate of Jerusalem Talmud? This week, our study is led by Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky of Congregation Ansche Chesed in New York City. The opening and closing music for […]

Welcome to the Four Hundred and First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Shekalim Daf 22. The Tractate ends as the rabbis finally face the truth; the Temple is no longer with us, and our discussions about Temple upkeep have been generally theoretical. So what are our […]

Welcome to the Four Hundreth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Abby Sosland looks at Masechet Shekalim Daf 21. What a progression the daf makes! From spit on the streets of Jerusalem to the Parochet lying across the Temple Mount, it all depends on where we hold our gaze. Rabbi Abby Sosland […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Ninety Ninth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Shekalim Daf 20. Continuing our conversation of the Kashrut status of food of uncertain ownership, and a glance at the later history of this issue in Halakhah. This week, our study is led by […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Ninety Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Shekalim Daf 19. What do you when you find money on the floor of the Temple, or find a cut of meat in the marketplace? We’ll discuss how to assign ownership of money and […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Ninety Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Shekalim Daf 18. Today we examine an important Talmudic concept: Breira, which does not mean – as in modern Hebrew – alternative, but retroactive determination. Can an object be of indeterminate status at one […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Ninety Sixith episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Shekalim Daf 17. Today’s page is very rich in lore and legend! We will learn about the Temple in Jerusalem being the source of the world’s water, and we’ll study a story of the […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Ninety Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Shekalim Daf 16. Today our page includes the deservedly famous Midrash that the Torah was given to the Jewish people as “black fire inscribed on white fire.” What does that mean? This week, our […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Ninety Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Shekalim Daf 15. Today we study priorities in giving Tzedaka. How do you give to the poor without shaming them? How do you prioritize the need to construct communal buildings, with the need to […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Ninety Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky looks at Masechet Shekalim Daf 14. Today we learn about the highly paid artisans in the ancient temple and the way they would hold out for even more money – kind of like pro athletes today. Even […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Ninety Second episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi David Hoffman looks at Masechet Shekalim Daf 13. In this episode we focus on two very different and unusal issues: Don’t go barefoot and Rabbinic medicine. Rabbi David Hoffman is an assistant professor of Talmud and Rabbinic Culture and […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Ninety First episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi David Hoffman looks at Masechet Shekalim Daf 12. Today we ask “What are appropriate and inappropriate uses of temple property?” Rabbi David Hoffman is an assistant professor of Talmud and Rabbinic Culture and serves as scholar-in-residence in the Development […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Nintieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi David Hoffman looks at Masechet Shekalim Daf 11. In this episode we are thinking about endowments and fiduciary responsibility. Rabbi David Hoffman is an assistant professor of Talmud and Rabbinic Culture and serves as scholar-in-residence in the Development Department of […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Eighty Ninth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi David Hoffman looks at Masechet Shekalim Daf 10. This episode focuses on the question “What’s the meaning of crimson in Jewish ritual?” Rabbi David Hoffman is an assistant professor of Talmud and Rabbinic Culture and serves as scholar-in-residence in […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Eighty Eighth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi David Hoffman looks at Masechet Shekalim Daf 9. Today we ask “What are our responsibilities when handling communal funds?” A teaching in the Beit Yosef. Rabbi David Hoffman is an assistant professor of Talmud and Rabbinic Culture and serves […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Eighty Seventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi David Hoffman looks at Masechet Shekalim Daf 8. In this episode we ask “What are our responsibilities when handling communal funds?” A teaching in the Rambam II. Rabbi David Hoffman is an assistant professor of Talmud and Rabbinic Culture […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Eighty Sixith episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi David Hoffman looks at Masechet Shekalim Daf 7. Today we ask “What are our responsibilities when handling communal funds?” A teaching in the Rambam I. Rabbi David Hoffman is an assistant professor of Talmud and Rabbinic Culture and serves […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Eighty Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joshua Cahan looks at Masechet Shekalim Daf 6. The shekel tax is a flat amount, equal for all. But when you set something aside for the Temple, you are bound to follow through. So what happens when you set […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Eighty Fourth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joshua Cahan looks at Masechet Shekalim Daf 5. Who owns the money that has been designated for the Temple? Who is responsible for its security? This sessions looks at how Temple ownership works differently than private ownership, and how […]

Welcome to the Three Hundred Eighty Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joshua Cahan looks at Masechet Shekalim Daf 4. Who is required to the pay the tax and who is exempt? This episode focuses on two gray areas – older children and the Tmple priests themselves. Rabbi Joshua Cahan received […]