Rabbi David Lapin

Matmonim: Daf Yomi by 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 class each morning at the Raanana Kollel in Israel and focuses on the Daf of the day.

Author

Rabbi David Lapin

Category

Religion

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

Bava Batra 49b Power in Marriage and Management - נחת רוח עשיתי לבעלי 12.08.2024

Intimidating management styles can lead to fraud at home and at work. The results can be devastating. Source Sheet

Bava Batra 39b Public Information - מילתא דמתאמרא באפי תלתא 02.08.2024

Spreading information that is already public knowledge, is not considered Lashon Harah. But from when is information considered to be public knowledge? Also, there are conditions even to the spreading of public information. Source Sheet

Bava Batra 39a Responsibility to Self and to Others - מילתא דלא רמיא עליה 01.08.2024

People often feel more responsible to others than to themselves. Source Sheet

Bava Batra 38a How News Travels - מחאה שלא בפניו 31.07.2024

We don’t connect to share information. Sharing information is the way people connect.  Source Sheet

Bava Batra 37b A Tree is Forever - משיפוליה עד תהומה 30.07.2024

Trees, especially fruit producing trees, have an elevated place both in halacha and in kabbala. Source Sheet

Bava Batra 35b-36a Presidents and Kings - ריש גלותא לא מחזקי בהו 29.07.2024

Even the most powerful authorities today do not have the level of power that kings had in the old days. The Reis Galuta, heads of the Jewish Communities of Babylon, had royal power. Source Sheet

Bava Batra 32b Possession is a Right not a Truth - שטרא חספא בעלמא הוא 27.07.2024

There are times when the truth is uncertain, or even unknowable. In such cases rights of usage are determined by possession. Source Sheet

Bava Batra 31a Rather Be True Than Be Right - חוזר וטוען 25.07.2024

There is no harm in retracting or changing ones opinion in the pursuit of truth. Doing so in the quest to be right, is wrong. Source Sheet

Bava Batra 30b When Law and Ethics Clash - אמר ליה שני נוח לי 24.07.2024

A person's actions carry more weight than his or her words. Actions can be interpreted independently of intent and context; words should always be understood in context. Source Sheet

Bava Batra 29b Challenge and Possession - אנא בשכוני גוואי הואי 23.07.2024

A case-study in the disputed possession of a house. A teacher and his student adopt differing approaches to the resolution of the dispute. Source Sheet 

Bava Batra 28 Possession: Introduction - חזקת הבתים:פתיחה 22.07.2024

For so long as one needs to show proof of ownership, one does not yet have possession. Possession of land occurs when one no longer needs proof of ownership nor permission for occupation. Source Sheet

Bava Batra 25 Jerusalem and the Shechinah - שכינה בכל מקום 20.07.2024

Although the Shechinah is omnipresent, we face Jerusalem in prayer because of its unique properties in channeling our prayer to Hashem and His Beracha to us. Source Sheet

Bava Batra 23b-24 Doubt and Resolution - רוב וקרוב 18.07.2024

When in doubt there are times to simply retain the status quo. In other circumstances the Torah guides us as to how to resolve the doubt. Source Sheet

Bava Batra 22b-23 Keep Your Distance – גרמא בניזקין אסור 17.07.2024

The Torah’s legal system, unlike general law, is not a bureaucratic system that allows people to act inhumanely and insensitively so long as they comply with the law. Our legal system is built on morality. Source Sheet

Bava Batra 22a Scholarship is a Value - כיון דרבנן נינהו 16.07.2024

Although Torah should never be used as a money-making vehicle, society should treat scholars as they would successful business-people. Also featuring Shtark Tank which you can access here: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xll8GhTfu1BiRdhb8AyR?si=5d89af747cb04d71 Source Sheet

Bava Batra 21a Education - קביל ואספי ליה כתורא 15.07.2024

We explore early education methodology especially with regard to compelling children to learn. Source Sheet

Bava Batra 17-18 We’re Part of a System - הקדמה ללא יחפור 13.07.2024

Boundaries separate individuals from one another even though they are both part of the same, overarching system. The same applies to national boundaries that separate nations from one another, but they are all still parts of a single overarching system of humanity. Source Sheet

Bava Batra 17a Friction - שלשה לא שלט בהם יצה"ר 11.07.2024

Teshuva is not incremental change; it is totally transformational. Source Sheet

Bava Batra 16b Avraham's Magic Pearl - אבן טובה בצוארו של אברהם 10.07.2024

Illness of the soul is cured with the power of deep listening and understanding; both of Torah and of nature. Source Sheet

Bava Batra 15a Fiction - איוב לא היה ולא נברא 09.07.2024

"Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth." – Albert Camus Source Sheet

Bava Batra 13a-b Splitting a Partnership - גוד או אגוד 08.07.2024

How fairness factors into the termination of a partnership. Source Sheet

Bava Batra 12a-b Wisdom, Intuition, and Prophecy - חכם עדיף מנביא 06.07.2024

When individuals are inspired with true insights beyond their levels of intellect and education, this can be a form of רוח הקודש. Torah scholars of great character are especially prone to insights that come to them from a Divine source. Source Sheet

Bava Batra 10a Cause and Effect - שאלת טורנוסרופוס הרשע 04.07.2024

The physical world allows the transformation of knowledge into experience. This requires that we Recalibrate our worldview regarding the cause and effect of Torah and the world we live in. Source Sheet

Bava Batra 9b From the Heart - המפייס את העני בדברים 03.07.2024

The real difference we can make to others, is in the dignity we give them when we engage with them. Source Sheet

Bava Batra 8b Hostages - פדיון שבויים מצוה רבה היא 02.07.2024

Although we do not hear the cries of hostages nor see their anguish, returning them is the highest moral imperative, as their spiritual suffering can be a worse destiny than death. Source Sheet

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