Daf Yomi with Rabbanit Dr. Tamara Spitz
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Jews around the world study the same page of Talmud each day as part of the 7-year cycle of the Daf Yomi. Join Rabbanit Dr. Tamara Spitz for a weekly review of key topics in the previous week’s seven pages, gaining an overview of the entire Talmud while also doing a deeper analysis of one of the core issues in that week’s text. Whatever your background in Talmud, this shiur will allow you to connect to the worldwide phenomenon of Daf Yomi study.
Episodes
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Bechorot: Lesson 6: Daf 33-39
This week we will learn about the prohibition against deliberately inflicting a blemish on a bechor to permit its slaughter, with exceptions for blemishes caused by non-Jews and accidental self-defense. The Gemara teaches about the mumcheh (certified expert) required to validate a blemish,...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Bechorot: Lesson 5: Daf 26-32
This week we will learn how long an owner must raise a bechor before giving it to the kohen, and warns that a kohen may not receive gifts as payment for his help. Chapter 4 then deals with mistaken or unqualified rulings, and forbids taking payment for religious services like judging and...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Bechorot: Lesson 4: Daf 19-25
This week we will learn about caesarean-born animals and the animal born after them: Rabbi Tarfon treats both as doubtful firstborns, while Rabbi Akiva says neither is a bechor. Chapter 3 then deals with an animal bought from a non-Jew whose birth history is unknown, using Rabbi Yishmael’s age...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time:Bechorot: Lesson 3: Daf 12-18
This week we will learn about which animals are and are not obligated in bechor, the first born of a kosher animal, including animals born from cross-species unions, animals bought from non-Jews, and cases where the fetus emerged unusually, with the underlying principle that only an animal that...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time:Bechorot: Lesson 2: Daf 5-11
This week we will continue learning about the sanctity of the first-born donkey, and why the donkey requires redemption. We will also learn that one may not derive any benefit from the carcass of a donkey killed by arifah (neck-breaking, the alternative to redemption), and that even a small sheep...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time:Bechorot: Lesson 1: Intro + Daf 2-4
We will begin Masechet Bechorot and learn that there are 3 types of firstborns: Kosher animals, Donkeys and Humans. Each type is redeemed in its own unique way. We will begin to learn about the first-born donkey this week. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Chullin: Lesson 21: Daf 139-142 + Siyum
This week we will finish Masechet Chulin with the twelfth perek on shiluach hakan (sending away the mother bird), establishing that the mitzvah applies only to kosher birds encountered incidentally in the wild (ki yikarei). The Gemara asks the major question of whether one must proactively seek…
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Chullin: Lesson 20: Daf 132-138
This week, we will learn about the laws of matnot kehunah, the priestly gifts (the foreleg, jaw, and stomach) that anyone slaughtering a kosher animal must give to a kohen. We will learn what each gift is, who is obligated to give it, and who is exempt. We will then begin the final chapter in…
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Chullin: Lesson 19: Daf 125-131
This week we will learn about tumat neveilah (the ritual impurity of animal carcasses) and tumat ochalin (the impurity laws governing food), including the special case of ever min ha-chai, a limb hanging from a still-living animal. The Gemara also teaches about a dangling limb or piece of flesh...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Chullin: Lesson 18: Daf 118-124
This week we will learn about the rules of tumat ochlin (food impurity), which requires a minimum egg-sized amount but can be supplemented by the animal’s skin, solidified meat juice, bones, sinews, horns, or hooves, contrasted with tumat neveilah, which requires a kezayit (olive volume) of…
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Chullin: Lesson 17: Daf 111-117
This week we will continue learning the laws of basar b’chalav by introducing two critical principles: first, nat bar nat (a secondary transferred taste), and second, davar charif (sharp foods), teaching that a radish or onion cut with a meat knife absorbs the meat taste throughout its entire…
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Chullin: Lesson 16: Daf 105-110
This week we will continue discussing the rules for separating meat and milk, establishing the requirements for transitioning from cheese to meat. The Gemara teaches the rules of basar b’chalav mixtures, analyzing when a forbidden taste transferred through salting, cooking, or contact renders a...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Chullin: Lesson 15: Daf 98-104
This week we will continue learning the laws of bitul (nullification), establishing that the standard ratio for nullifying a forbidden substance in a mixture is 60:1. The Gemara also discusses whether the prohibition of gid haNasheh applies to non-kosher animals. The seventh perek concludes with…
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Chullin: Lesson 14: Daf 91-97
This week we will learn about gid ha-nasheh (the sciatic nerve prohibition from Jacob’s injury). The Gemara continues with the concept of geneivat da’at, that misleading people is forbidden even when no financial loss results. We will then learn about meat that was out of sight and therefore...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Chullin: Lesson 13: Daf 83-90
This week we will discuss the mitzvah of covering the blood of a slaughtered undomesticated animal or bird with earth or similar things that promote growth. We will then begin Chapter 7, and learn ahout the mitzvah of Gid HaNasheh, dealing with the prohibition of eating the sciatic nerve of an...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Chullin:Lesson 12: Daf 76-82
This week we will learn which joint of the hind leg determines whether an animal that had its legs severed is a treifah and then discuss what happens if the placenta is found in a slaughtered animal. We will then begin the fifth perek with the mitzvah of oto v’et beno, the Torah’s prohibition...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Chullin:Lesson 11: Daf 69-75
This week we will learn about the status of a fetus found inside a slaughtered mother, establishing that the mother’s shechita generally permits the fetus along with her other internal organs, but with limitations. We will then discuss the laws of tumah belu’ah (swallowed impurity), establishing...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Chullin: Lesson 10: Daf 61-68
This week we will learn how to identify kosher birds, since the Torah only lists the 24 non-kosher species rather than giving positive signs. We will also learn that eggs of non-kosher birds are Biblically forbidden. The Gemara also teaches the simanim for kosher fish (fins and scales), followed…
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Chullin: Lesson 9: Daf 55-60
This week we will continue learning about treifos, focusing on internal organs, debating whether missing or diseased kidneys render an animal a treifah, and then transitioning to the treifos unique to birds, including piercing of the kurkevan (gizzard) versus the zefek (crop). We will then learn...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Chullin: Lesson 8: Daf 48-54
This week we will continue learning which injuries, diseases, and organ defects render an animal a treifah and which do not. The Gemara examines specific cases organ by organ: lungs, stomach, kidneys, spine, and more, debating the precise thresholds of size, location, and severity that determine...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Chullin: Lesson 7: Daf 41-47
This week we will begin to examine treifot (conditions that render an animal forbidden even after proper slaughter), particularly defects or injuries to internal organs like the trachea, esophagus, and other vital structures. Throughout, the Gemara debates the criteria distinguishing a wound…
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Chullin: Lesson 6: Daf 34-40
We will learn about the laws of purity as they apply to food, focusing on the requirement that food be “prepared” through contact with one of seven liquids before it can become susceptible to impurity. We will then learn about the role of owner’s intent in designating something as food. The…
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Chullin: Lesson 5: 27-33
This week we will begin Perek Ha’Shochet (the second chapter), establishing the foundational rules of how much of the simanim (windpipe and esophagus) must be cut for valid shechita, a majority of one siman for birds and two for animals. We will then learn the precise technical requirements of…
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Chullin: Lesson 4: Daf 20-26
This week the Gemara contrasts shechita with melikah (nape-nicking of bird offerings), detailing what is kosher for one but invalid for the other. We will then learn about disqualifications of Kohanim versus Leviyim (blemishes vs. age), and then shift to the tumah laws of earthenware vessels. The...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Chullin: Lesson 3: Daf 13-19
This week we will discuss three main areas within the laws of shechita: the role of intent (focusing on whether a minor’s actions and kavanah have Torah or Rabbinic validity, and whether conscious intent is required for kodshim), the requirements for a valid slaughtering instrument (the knife…
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Chullin: Lesson 2: Daf 6-12
This week we will discuss issues of ritual slaughter, including the reliability of people performing shechita, invalid methods of slaughter, and the status of knives used for shechita and prohibited foods. The Gemara also discusses the principles of relying on majority (rov) and presumptive…
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Chullin: Lesson 1: Daf 2-5
This week we will begin Masechet Chulin. We are going to learn the laws of Shchita, ritual slaughter, and what makes an animal kosher and what renders it not kosher. This week we will learn who may perform shchita and who may not, and why. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please…
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Menachot: Lesson 15: Daf 102-110
As we complete Masechet Menachot, we will learn the halachic details of who brings meal-offerings and how different formulations of vows determine one’s obligation. The Gemara teaches the minimum and maximum amount of flour, oil and wine that can be donated to the Temple. We finish the Masechet...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Menachot: Lesson 14: Daf 94-101
We will learn about the shtei halechem and lechem hapanim preparation, how the loaves are made and handled. The daf discusses kneading, shaping, and baking processes. It also touches on how many loaves and their arrangement. The gemara explains the placement of the Lechem Hapannim on the Shulchan...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Menachot: Lesson 13: Daf 87-93
This week we will learn about the precise measurements and vessels for nesachim, clarifying how exact they must be and how sanctification of Temple utensils affects their validity. They then explore the relationship between korbanot and their nesachim, whether they must be brought together, can…
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Menachot: Lesson 12: Daf 80-86
We will analyze how voluntary menachot vows function, whether multiple obligations can be combined, how wording defines the number of required offerings, and when substituting types or altering quantities invalidates fulfillment. The Gemara carefully distinguishes between essential elements...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Menachot: Lesson 11: Daf 73-79
We will learn the entire 7th chapter of Masechet Menachot. We will learn which menachot are eaten by the Cohanim and which are completely burned on the altar. The Gemara teaches how the oil is added to the mincha and how the mincha is broken up into smaller pieces. The 8th chapter begins by...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Menachot: Lesson 10: Daf 66-72
This week we will continue learning about the Korban HaOmer. The Gemara teaches how it was harvested and processed. We will learn that the Omer permits new grain to be eaten and the 2 loaves of Shavuot permit the new grain to be used in the Temple. For more info or to visit the main shiur page...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Menachot: Lesson 9: Daf 59-65
This week we will discuss which meal-offerings include or exclude oil and frankincense, focusing on exceptional offerings like the minchat choteh and minchat sotah, and what happens if these ingredients are added improperly. We will then analyze the procedures of tenufah (waving) and hagashah...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Menachot: Lesson 8: Daf 52-58
This week we will learn about the prohibition of chametz in grain offerings, examining when dough becomes halachically leavened and which processes (kneading, arranging, baking) would invalidate a korban if leaven occurs. The Gemara will expand the discussion to general rules governing what may…
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Menachot: Lesson 7: Daf 45-51
This week we will analyze the Shtei HaLechem of Shavuot, the waving with the two sheep, and whether the loaves and sheep are mutually indispensable. We will then learn about the broader principles of communal offerings, clarifying when components are me’akev, how improper intent affects them, and...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Menachot: Lesson 6: Daf 38-44
This week we will continue our discussion of tefillin, detailing the structure of the batim, placement and order of the parshiyot, black straps, proper positioning, and who is obligated, including whether the mitzvah applies at night or on Shabbat and Yom Tov. We will then learn about tzitzit,...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Menachot: Lesson 5: Daf 31-37
This week we will learn about the laws of tefillin and mezuzah, deriving the requirement to write the four parshiyot of tefillin on parchment, in proper script, order, and placement. The Gemara analyzes details such as the order of the parshiyot, invalidating defects in writing, the shape of...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Menachot: Lesson 4: Daf 24-30
This week, we will discuss the technical requirements of kemitza and the handling of the kometz, including what disqualifies it through improper placement, contact, or deviation from prescribed procedure. The Gemara analyzes vessels, measurements, and physical integrity of meal-offerings,...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Menachot: Lesson 3: 17-23
This week we will continue the analysis of invalid intent (pigul) in meal offerings, clarifying which actions are considered essential service acts and which are merely preparatory. The Gemara examines cases of partial validity, mixtures of valid and invalid components, and whether disqualifying...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Menachot: Lesson 2: Daf 9-16
This week we will examine the valid preparation of meal-offerings, focusing on the required amounts of oil, proper mixing, and the role of kemitza in establishing sanctity and validity. It analyzes invalid intent (pigul) at each essential stage—kemitza, placing the kometz in a vessel, and burning...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Menachot: Lesson 1: Intro + Daf 2-8
This week we will learn that grain offerings must be prepared and offered with proper intent, and analyze which incorrect intentions invalidate the offering versus merely prevent it from fulfilling the owner’s obligation. The Gemara defines the essential components of a meal offering—flour, oil,...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Zevachim: Lesson 17: Daf 115-120+ Siyum
This week, we will discuss the prohibition of slaughtering and offering sacrifices outside the Mishkan or Temple, explaining that liability depends on whether private altars were permitted at that point in Jewish history. The Gemara maps the changing halachic status of bamot across the…
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Zevachim: Lesson 16: Daf 109-114
This week we will learn what one is liable for “offering outside of the Temple”. This includes sacrifices that would be valid to offer inside. There is a disagreement if this includes a partial sacrifice as well. We will also begin the 14th chapter of Zevachim and learn about services that are...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Zevachim: Lesson 15: Daf 102-108
This week we will learn about the prohibition to sacrifice outside the confines of the Temple. The Gemara teaches which services are prohibited based on various verses in the Torah. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Zevachim: Lesson 14: Daf 94-101
This week we will learn that if the meat of a sin offering was cooked in an earthenware vessel, it must be broken. If it was cooked in a metal pot, it must be washed well. We will begin the 12th chapter of Zevachim and learn which priests can eat from the sacrificial meat of the day and who…
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Zevachim: Lesson 13: Daf 87-93
This week we will learn the entire 10th chapter of Masechet Zevachim. This chapter deals with the order of priorities in the Temple. We will learn that any sacrifice that is more frequent will come before the one that is less frequent. The Gemara also teaches that something that is more holy will...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Zevachim: Lesson 12: Daf 81-86
This week we will begin the 9th chapter of Masechet Zevachim. We will learn that the Altar sanctifies things that are fit for burning. If something is placed on the Altar, it is not taken down. We will learn that there are exceptions to this rule and some things are taken down, off the Altar. For...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Zevachim: Lesson 11: Daf 74-80
This week we will analyze cases of mixtures of sacrificial animals: valid offerings that became mixed with animals that can never be sacrificed (such as those used as payment, animals condemned to execution, or those involved in forbidden relations) and establish that once a single prohibited...
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Daf Yomi One Week at a Time: Zevachim: Lesson 10: Daf 66-73
This week the Gemara finishes the discussion of bird offerings: which incorrect performance or placement makes them invalid, how that affects the laws of misuse of sacred property and ritual impurity from eating. We will also examine invalid bird slaughter performed in the Temple. Finally, the...
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Jews around the world study the same page of Talmud each day as part of the 7-year cycle of the Daf Yomi. Join Rabbanit Dr. Tamara Spitz for a weekly review of key topics in the previous week’s seven pages, gaining an overview of the entire Talmud while also doing a deeper analysis of one of the core issues in that week’s text. Whatever your background in Talmud, this shiur will allow you to connect to the worldwide phenomenon of Daf Yomi study.
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