Masechet Yoma deals almost exclusively with mitzvoth between man and G-d. Most of the tractate…
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Yoma 77: Swimming on Yom Kippur
“Our Sages compared the (positive) mitzvoth in the Torah to the limbs of the body and (the…
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Terumah: Volunteers Needed
Immediately after the Divine revelation at Sinai, the Torah in Parshat Mishpatim presents a long…
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Yoma 75: The Penalty Box
One of the most challenging roles for a parent or teacher is to figure out how to administer…
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Yoma 74: Great Looking Food
Thanks to Rabbi Jonathan Ziring for his help with this Daily Daf and with countless other divrei…
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Yoma 72: Time For Some Fun
"Any Torah scholar whose inside is not like his outside [whose piety does not match…
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Mishpatim: Follow the Leader
"Do not be a follower of the majority for bad, do not respond to a grievance by yielding to…
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Yoma 70: Don't Waste My Time
Torah reading as we know it today is a rabbinic innovation, beginning with Moshe Rabbeinu who--…
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Yoma 67: A Cliffhanger
The ritual of the sa'ar la-azazel is a most incomprehensible one. Howcan …
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Yoma 66b: A Walk in the Desert
"Some of the nobility of Jerusalem would escort him to the first booth" (Yoma 66b).…
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Yitro: Hear Ye, Hear Ye
"And Yitro, the priest of Midian, the father-in-law of Moshe, heard all that G-d did for Moshe…
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Yoma 66a: Barbers in the Temple
"Everybody is eligible to walk it, but the kohanim made a permanent rule not to let…
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Yoma 66: Between the Lines
One of great and tragic figures in our Talmudic corpus is that of Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrkanus.…
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Yoma 62: Luck of the Draw
For years, one of the most anticipated dates on the Jewish calendar was Rabbi Soloveitchik’s…
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Beshalach: Up in Arms
This week's devar Torah is dedicated in honour of the upcoming wedding of Miriam Libman and…
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Yoma 54: Love in the Temple
The relationship between G-d and the Jewish people is often compared to that of a husband and wife…
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Yoma 53: Please Shorten Your Prayers
Mashechet Yoma delineates the special Temple service performed on Yom Kippur in great detail--and…
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