Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin

Bechorot 11a-12a The Rights of Initiators - אין לו שה פודהו בשויו

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Bechorot 11a Initiators Have Greater Rights - אין לו שה פודהו בשויו

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Bechorot 8b Knowledge vs. Wisdom - ר' יהושוע בן חנניה וסבי דבי אתונה

The wisdom of the Torah is sourced from a completely different place than the wisdom of the nations of the world. Source Sheet

Bechorot 7a-b Mental Linkages - היוצא מן הטמא

In the laws of kashrut, some substances are defined by their chemical composition, others by their conceptual definititons. Here we learn of a further definition of issur

Bechorot 6b Is Milk Kosher - חלב דבהמה טהורה מנלן

We are careful with what we consume, both food and ideas, not only regarding their content but also the source from which they originate. Source Sheet 

Bechorot 2a Bechorot Overture - פתיחה מס' בכורות

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Chullin 142a Finale - ר' יעקב מעשה חזא

The ways in which we respond to events that defy our understanding, defines who we are.  Source Sheet

Chullin 141a Wholeness in Intimacy - גדול שלום שבין איש לאשתו

Male-female intimacy is a unique moment where the needs of each are met by fulfilling the needs of the other. This is the ultimate meaning of shalom. Source Sheet

Chullin 139b Universal Principles of Morality Matter - שילוח הקן

We will never adopt universal norms against the halacha, against Torah חו"ש. However, universal principles of morality to inform the way we understand, interpret and appl

Chullin 135a & 137b Changing Appearance Can Change Essence 2 – ראשית הגז, צבעו פטור (ב)

The potential useage of a commodity is almost infinite. Not so a manufactured product. In ideas and learning as well, there are principles that function like commodities

Chullin 135a & 137b Changing Appearance Changes the Essence (I) - ראשית הגז, צבעו פטור

Halacha defines things not only by their chemistry but also by the nouns that describe them and by their appearance. Source Sheet

Chullin 134a Becoming a Thief (II) – מתנות כהונה אינן נגזלות

Taking something that doesn’t belong to anyone else but nor does it belong to you. Source Sheet

Chullin 133a Character Trumps Intellect - תלמיד שאינו הגון

Unlike other disciplines, mastery of Torah demands not only intellect and skill, but also character. And without character, distortion is inevitable. Source Sheet 

Chullin 131a Becoming a Thief – שאני התם דאיתנו בעינייהו

Having distinguished between ownership (ba’alut) – which is an enforceable right, and an unenforcible right (zechut), if one steals something over which another has an un

Chullin 130b The Extent of Moral Obligation - חייב בדיני שמים

At times we have obligations that transcend the legal: An obligation in Hashem’s sustem of justice (different from ours), and a moral obligation, a midat hassidut. – wher

Chullin 129b Authenticity with Originality - כך שמעתי

Always distinguish between what is being quoted from earlier sources and what is being independently extrapolated. Source Sheet 

Chullin 127a Nature, Humans & Torah - מה רבו מעשיך ה

Humankind straddles over all of nature. Source Sheet

Chullin 126b Creepiness - אפילו עכבר שבים ששמו עכבר

Even tum’at hasheretz (eight creepy animals listed in the Torah) relates to the tzurah (the form) of the animal rather than to its essence. Source Sheet

Chullin 123a Purposelessness (Part 2) - כיון שנקרע רובו טהורה (ב)

A Gateway to the Laws of Tum’ah and Tahara  Tumah occurs when the purpose of a human or an object to which he has given purpose, loses its capacity for purpose. Tumah co

Chullin 123a Purposelessness (Part 1) - כיון שנקרע רובו טהורה (א)

Tumah occurs when the purpose of a human or an object to which he has given purpose, loses its capacity for purpose. Tumah contaminates the purpose (tzurah) of an object,