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Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin

Rabbi David Lapin

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

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19:23

Avodah Zarah 62a Objects of Idolatry Disgust - השוכר...

Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin ·

2025/08/18

Some prohibitions (especially Rabbinic prohibitions) attach to the action of an individual. Others attach to the object. In the case of Avodah Zarah the object is so contaminated that even Rabbinic Prohibition can attach to the object. Source Sheet

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17:15

Avodah Zarah 58b Thwarting the Anti-Semite - יין...

Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin ·

2025/08/14

We have an example of how the great Poskim solve human and social problems within the guardrails of Halacha by fully understanding the context of the circumstance Source Sheet

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20:23

Avodah Zarah 57a Transformational Choices - עד שתשקע...

Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin ·

2025/08/13

Every choice we make entails a cost, a sacrifice. Some choices are made from an inner place of fear, others from a deeper place, from a place of soul, of Emunah. These are the choices that are transformational Source Sheet

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16:11

Avodah Zarah 56b Hands and Feet - נסוך דרגל לא שמיה...

Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin ·

2025/08/12

We explore how the differences between hands and feet extend beyond physiology and even halacha, to kabbalistic ideas as well Source Sheet

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18:57

Avodah Zarah 55a Medicine and Miracle -חלאים רעים...

Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin ·

2025/08/11

Medicine plays a critical role in health care – but there are other factors too, and science goes far beyond what we know in any given age Source Sheet

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20:43

Avodah Zarah 52a Leadership Greatness - דיין שאינו...

Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin ·

2025/08/08

Leadership greatness entails the combination of character and wisdom. Source Sheet

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18:47

Avodah Zarah 51a Corrupting Holiness - בעינא כעין פנים

Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin ·

2025/08/07

Defiling that which is holy, corrupting that which is authentic, is one of the most serious transgressions Source Sheet

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19:50

Avodah Zarah 50a Discernment - בנן של קדושים

Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin ·

2025/08/06

Seeing to the essence of things and discerning the differences between that which appears similar Source Sheet

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19:46

Avodah Zarah 49b Transference and Contamination -...

Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin ·

2025/08/05

The negative force of idolatry contained in an object cannot be transferred but it can contaminate other objects. Destroying the contaminated object can at times destroy the negative force in its entirety Source Sheet

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18:00

Avodah Zarah 48a A Tree and its Branches - גדעו...

Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin ·

2025/08/04

Parents are obligated to do their best in how they raise their children. But if their children turn out bad, how responsible are they? Source Sheet

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17:03

Avodah Zarah 45a The Hills are Alive with Idolatry -...

Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin ·

2025/08/01

The source of idolatry is neither in the object of service, nor in the subject serving it. The source is in a corrupted value system. Source Sheet

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18:52

Avodah Zarah 44b Sanctity in Thought and Words -...

Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin ·

2025/07/31

There is so much sanctity in the words of torah that even thinking about them in inappropriate places is forbidden Source Sheet

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18:40

Avodah Zarah 43a The Dragon Ring - טבעת רבי אליעזר הקפר

Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin ·

2025/07/30

One can be attached to an object or to its commercial value. In the same way one can be attached to an idea embedded in that object. Idolatry is an added layer of value embedded in a worshipped object Source Sheet

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16:22

Avodah Zarah 42a Ownership and Value - גזרה דלמא מגבה לה

Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin ·

2025/07/29

There is a widely held assumption that if one is forbidden to benefit from a certain object, it has no value and therefore is not subject to the laws of ownership. However, probing more deeply we discover ownership is not determined by one’s rights to an object but rather by one’s responsibility for it. Source Sheet

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20:57

Avodah Zarah 41a Ideas and Objects - חומר וצורה_עכום...

Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin ·

2025/07/28

Unlike other faiths, the Torah does not bifurcate the spiritual and the material, they are fused into one. Source Sheet

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18:30

Avodah Zarah 38a Food and Social Intimacy - בישולי עכום

Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin ·

2025/07/25

Intimacy is not only about who is in the inner, intimate circle; it is also about who is not. Boundaries create social intimacy Source Sheet

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20:50

Avodah Zarah 37a Reputation as a Tool for...

Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin ·

2025/07/24

Truth and reputation are not always loving siblings. There are times when truthfulness can impair reputation thereby reducing an individual’s future effectiveness. But sometimes we have to listen tour reputation and challenge our inner beings and deeper motivations Source Sheet

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22:53

Avodah Zarah 36a Tradition & Innovation - אין בית דין...

Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin ·

2025/07/23

Faithfulness to tradition assures authenticity. Innovation avoids rigidity and fundamentalism. How do we balance the two? Source Sheet

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17:04

Avodah Zarah 35a-b Teachers and Angels - עלמות אהבוך

Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin ·

2025/07/22

To be a nation of learners, as we are, we need first and foremost to be a nation of teachers. Teaching is not just a means of enabling the next generation with the knowledge and skills they need, teaching is also a form of learning by which the teacher can access higher levels of understanding than he would merely as a scholar. Source Sheet

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20:22

Avodah Zarah 34a Time Dilutes Impact - קנקנים של עכום...

Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin ·

2025/07/21

Time has a diluting effect both on memories and on the impact of events and even materials. Source Sheet

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