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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.
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A compromise between two positions, denies the validity of both. Source Sheet
Demanding higher standards of a person is a compliment for that individual, not a criticism. Source Sheet
In giving gifts to Hashem our intention is not to change His mind but to transform ours. Source Sheet
We explore the degree to which units of time – hours, days etc. – are absolute ideas or relative to human experience. Source Sheet
Taking steps to prevent people from viewing us with unfounded suspicion is a uniquely human quality. It is not about being sensitive to other people’s opinions of us, it is about building and preserving connection. Source Sheet
There are two ways to view statements that contradict reality. They could be seen as irrelevant and void, or as blatantly false. Source Sheet
We often say “the thought is what counts.” But this is not always so. Sometimes the action is what counts. Source Sheet
Spiritual energy generates in quietude and radiates outward. Source Sheet
There is a third space1 between public and personal spaces – the communal space. Source Sheet
Observing events, no matter how dramatic, does not transform people. Knowing the Torah alone also does not transform. Linking Torah to life events and perpetuating experience through observance has transformational impact on individuals and our nation. Source Sheet
Silence is not supression. Sometimes we process through expression and sometimes we process through silence. Suffering is best processed in silence. Source Sheet
Miraclesd are not only about what happens in our lives, they are also about how quickly things can happen in our lives. We should live with openness to the possibility of accelerated timelines for events that are not date-dependent. We should never limit our potential with “realistic” time-frames. Source Sheet
There are times to work with nature and times to defy it. But defying nature is not about the results we get but about the growth we achieve in the process. Source Sheet
Integrating will and action by means of sacrifice. Source Sheet
What is important is not that we sacrifice but what we sacrifice, for who and for what we sacrifice. Source Sheet
Halacha, especially laws of Tum’ah and Taharah, define very subtle dimensions of relationship between ourselves and the world around us. Source Sheet
The intimacy of inner connection is damaged by outward facing publicity. Source Sheet
Some halachot are determined by norms and majorities. Some are specific to individual circumstances. Source Sheet
Some substances that are forbidden or temei’im can transmit their issur (forbidden status) to other substances. Source Sheet
Miracles don’t just happen to get us out of situations we ourselves created. When difficult situations result from our observance of the Torah, miracles often intervene. Source Sheet
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