Daf Yomi

Sanhedrin 39 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-01-25 Numerous exchanges between heretics and the Sages. When the wicked perish there is rejoicing but Hashem himself does not rejoice over the downfall of the wicked. Why Ovadia, a convert from Edom, was the one to prophecy about Edom’s destruction.

Sanhedrin 38 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-01-24 Man originated from a single human, but think and look different from each other. Why Adam was created on a Friday. The greatness of Adam and his diminishment after his sin.

Sanhedrin 37 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-01-23 The Sanhedrin was seated in a semicircle. Even the “empty ones” among you are full of mitzvot like a pomegranate. Killing someone not only removes his life but that of his unborn descendants as well. Circumstantial evidence is not permitted.

Sanhedrin 36 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-01-22 Greatness in both spirituality as well as political leadership. Starting from the last of the judges. Monetary cases don't need a judge with perfect lineage.

Sanhedrin 35 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-01-21 Why a capital case cannot begin on a Friday. The importance of burying an unattended corpse. The Beth Din does not execute people on a Shabbat.

Sanhedrin 34 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-01-20 Judges who change their mind. Two judges who give the same reason based on different verses are counted as one. Monetary cases are tried by day and may be concluded at night.

Sanhedrin 33 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-01-19 Reopening a case vs compensation for the victim. Making an obvious mistake in judgement. Capital bars are only brought back to court to argue for innocence.

Sanhedrin 32 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-01-18 Both monetary and capital cases are subject to the law of investigation and examination, but there are leniencies for monetary cases. Justice vs compromise. How we initiate a capital case.

Sanhedrin 31 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-01-17 Witnesses which contradict each other on a peripheral detail. Bringing evidence after a deadline, or after admitting he has none. Forcing another to go to a different court.

Sanhedrin 30 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-01-16 When the verdict is written, hope are the judges' opinions expressed? Must witnesses see the event together? Must witnesses testify together?

Sanhedrin 29 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-01-15 Process of examining witnesses. What constitutes an admission? The primordial snake was not allowed to give excuses. Recording an admission in a document.

Sanhedrin 28 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-01-14 First generation relatives testifying about third generation relatives. A relative’s spouse is also a relative. Testifying about one’s fiance.

Sanhedrin 27 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-01-13 From when are zomemim witnesses disqualified? Who is worse : a person eating non-kosher meat out of desire or out of spite? Relatives who are disqualified.

Sanhedrin 26 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-01-12 Additional disqualifications relating to witnesses. The story of Shevna and his downfall. Disqualification of those who accept charity from gentiles.

Sanhedrin 25 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-01-11 People rabbinically disqualified as being witnesses e.g. gamblers, pigeon racers etc. How do such people reestablish themselves as reformed sinners?

Sanhedrin 24 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-01-10 The Rabbis of Israel vs those of Babylonia. The parameters of a disqualified judge - can the acceptance be retracted, and if so, when?

Sanhedrin 23 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-01-09 Who chooses the three judges on a court? A litigant disqualifying a judge. A litigant disqualifying a witness.

Sanhedrin 22 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-01-08 The story of King David and Avishag. The tragedy of divorce and and special relationship of a first wife. A Kohen may grow his hair long nowadays, but can he drink wine?

Sanhedrin 21 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-01-07 How many wives can a king have? The story of Tamar and Amnon. Why were the reasons for the commandments of the Torah not revealed?

Sanhedrin 20 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-01-06 King David at Avner's funeral. Is the appointment of a king a positive action? The 3 commandments that apply on entering the land of Israel.

Sanhedrin 19 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-01-05 The mourning practice of a Kohen Gadol. Kings (of Israel) cannot be judged. Raising someone or teaching him Torah is considered like fathering him.

Sanhedrin 18 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-01-04 A Kohen Gadol who kills inadvertently is exiled. When a Kohen Gadol testifies. Neither a Kohen Gadol nor a king can participate in adding on an extra month to the year.

Sanhedrin 17 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-01-03 How Moshe chose the 70 elders. Eldad and Meidad's prophecy. Qualifications for members of a sanhedrin of twenty-three.

Sanhedrin 16 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-01-02 An entire tribe which served idols is judged by Sanhedrin. Procedure for an optional war. Limitations of an idolatrous city.

Sanhedrin 15 : Marc Chipkin : 2025-01-01 The meaning of "arachin which are movable items". How do we view hair which is ready to be cut? Are animals such as lions or wolves only killed if they killed someone first?