Daf Yomi

Megilla 14 : Marc Chipkin : 2021-12-26 The removal of the signet ring. Why Hallel is not recited on Purim. The 48 prophets and 7 prophetesses.

Megilla 13 : Marc Chipkin : 2021-12-25 Was Esther's real name Hadassah? Esther's modesty came from Shaul and Rachel. Haman's anti Semitic slander.

Megilla 12 : Marc Chipkin : 2021-12-24 The use of Temple items at the feast. Achashverosh gets drunk and angry. Was Mordechai from the tribe of Judah or Benjamin?

Megilla 11 : Marc Chipkin : 2021-12-23 The Jewish people will never be abandoned. Kings who ruled over the whole world. The miscalculations of the seventy years of exile.

Megilla 10: Marc Chipkin: 2021-12-22 Does the holiness of Jerusalem extend until today? "In the days of" is ominous. Various Rabbis would open their discussion of Megillat Esther with different verses.

Megilla 9 : Marc Chipkin : 2021-12-21 Writing the Torah in other languages. The translation of the Torah into Greek. Differences between various types of Kohen Gadol

Megilla 8 : Marc Chipkin : 2021-12-20 Vowing not to get benefit from someone. The differences between a neder and nedavah. Proving various halachot of a zav and metzora.

Megilla 7 : Marc Chipkin : 2021-12-19 Establishing Megillat Esther as part of the canon. Megillat Esther was written with divine inspiration. Becoming drunk on Purim.

Megilla 6 : Marc Chipkin : 2021-12-18 Identifying the different fortress cities and why they were called different names. Germamya of Edom. The status of mitzvot performed in Adar Rishon.

Megilla 5 : Marc Chipkin : 2021-12-17 Days that we push off until later when they fall on Shabbat. Rebbi's unusual behavior. Is Tiberius considered a walled city?

Megilla 4 : Marc Chipkin : 2021-12-16 Women are obligated to read the megilla. The source of the megilla being read both at night and day. What happens with large towns and walled cities when Purim falls on a Friday or a Shabbat?

Megilla 3 : Marc Chipkin : 2021-12-15 The Targum of the Torah, Nevi'im and Ketuvim. Reading the megilla takes precedence over the Temple service and learning, but "meit mitzvah" trumps everything.

Megillah 2: Marc Chipkin: 2021-12-14 The Megillah can be read from 11th -15th Adar. In which circumstances can this occur and what is the source therefor?

Ta'anit 31 : Marc Chipkin: 2021-12-13 The reasons why Tu be'av is such a joyous day. Borrowing clothes so as not to embarrass people. The circle of the righteous.

Ta'anit 30 : Marc Chipkin : 2021-12-12 When do the mourning practices of Av start and finish? What learning is permitted on Tisha be'av? Anyone who works on Tisha be'av and does not mourn over Jerusalem, will not merit to see her in her joy when the redemption occurs.

Ta'anit 29 : Marc Chipkin : 2021-12-11 The 5 tragedies that happened on Tisha be'av. Most of the burning took place on 10 Av. Going to court with a non-Jew during Adar and not Av.

Ta'anit 28 : Marc Chipkin : 2021-12-10 The history of the additional wood offering. When do we say Hallel? The tragedies that happened on 17 Tammuz.

Ta'anit 27 : Marc Chipkin : 2021-12-09 How the twenty-four mishmarot were established. The importance of the korbanot. Why the ma'amadot do not fast on Sundays.

Ta'anit 26 : Marc Chipkin : 2021-12-08 Doing birchat kohanim multiple times a day. The mishmarot and ma'amadot. The tragedies that occurred on 17 Tammuz and Tisha be'av

Ta'anit 25 : Marc Chipkin : 2021-12-07 Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa’s poverty and the miracles that occurred. Why Rabbi Akiva was answered and not Rabbi Eliezer. How Shmuel HaKatan interpreted rain falling before sunrise and after sunset.

Ta'anit 24 : Marc Chipkin : 2021-12-06 The overly strict nature of Rebbe Yose of Yukrat. Prayer leaders getting answered immediately. Benefitting from miracles.

Ta'anit 23 : Marc Chipkin : 2021-12-05 Stories of Choni Hama'agel and how he prayed for rain, and feel asleep. Abba Chilkiyah and his wife praying for rain. Other righteous people and how they prayed for rain.

Ta'anit 22 : Marc Chipkin : 2021-12-04 Ordinary people who are destined for Olam Habah. Armies passing through the land. Is it advisable for an individual to fast for a personal distress?

Ta'anit 21: Marc Chipkin: 2021-12-03 Ilfa leaves yeshiva and Rav Yochanan stays. Stories of Nachum Ish Gamzu. What is defined as a plague in a city.

Ta'anit 20: Marc Chipkin: 2021-12-02 The sun broke through for 3 people. Rabbi Eleazar and the ugly man. The greatness of Rav Adda bar Ahava and Rav Huna.