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Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin
Author: Rabbi David Lapin
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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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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
Holism is the idea that systems possess properties as wholes apart from the properties of their component parts. This is particularly so with respect to humans. Source Sheet
A mere thought can transform a commodity into a product giving it an entirely different set of halachot. Such a transformation is called tikkun, improvement. Source Sheet
IN MEMORY OF THE KEDOSHIM OF BONDI BEACH, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA When a person, ready to sacrifice his/her blood for Kiddush Hashem, is cut off before their life’s purpose has been lived, their memory carries kedusha for ever. Source Sheet
Each of us is created with a specific purpose, but how do we discover what it is? Source Sheet
Sin that is motivated by instinct is wrong but natural, and it’s process of Kappara (atonement) is different from sin that is motivated by flawed intellect and miscalculation. Source Sheet
Dedicated by David and Ofra Taback לעל"נ ר' סנדר ב"ר אברהםwho made it a point to always be a positive contributor in every part of his life and had a good word for anyone he met. Also for the 34th Yahrzeit of my father מו"ר ר' אברהם חיים ב"ר דוב ז"ל. Source Sheet
The Torah empowers us to use human logic to extrapolate and apply its laws in life, but just as all the laws of nature have their limits, so do the laws of logic have limits. Source Sheet
Our thoughts might not change the substance of matter, but they do indelibly impact the relationship between ourselves and that matter. Source Sheet
Choosing how to use what we own, is in itself an expression of ownership. Source Sheet
Every word of the Torah delivers an imperative of some sort that sets our lives up to fulfil Hashem’s will. Source Sheet
Why are bird offerings always brought in pairs, and why specifically the species of torrim and benei-yonah? And why is the case of a voluntary korban, can a single bird be brought? Source Sheet
Sacrifice requires that we extend ourselves beyond the capacities we have as defined by where we are. We can project ourselves into places far beyond our current realities. Source Sheet
Understanding the difference between Kedusha (sanctity) and kavod (dignity): The former is absolute, the latter relative. Source Sheet
Tzeniut (privacy) is not an objective “one-size-fits-all”. Tzeniut is a character trait and is relative to situations and to circumstances. Source Sheet
We have learned how a different place can create a different individual, and different ambience can change a place. Source Sheet
Contrast provides clarity. The positive is often appreciated only through its negative. Source Sheet
Connection requires two opposire dynamics: reaching out and withdrawing, giving and receiving, positive and negative mitzvot, male and female - Avodah and Torah. Source Sheet



