Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin

Exhibiting mastery and ownership should be done with confidence, not reticently. Source Sheet

Ownership is about more than the status of the owner. Ownership is the status that results from the capacity to effect change.  Source Sheet

Unconditional giving can be the least generous form of a gift. Source Sheet 

Sometimes we won’t act on the word of another because we do not trust them. Sometimes even if we believe they are telling the truth we will not take their word - because of their character not because of their dishonesty. Source Sheet

The pursuit of peace should never be at the expense of fairness, דין Source Sheet

Litigation blurs the present. Law clarifies the future. Source Sheet

We tend to think of money as an instrument of finance. But we should also look at money with a human, artistic eye. We should see the sweat, blood and tears that go into the creation of wealth. Source Sheet

Our claim to Eretz Yisrael is a complex one that is important to understand. It entails not only our rights to the land but also our obligations arising from the land. Source Sheet

Every opportunity has an expiration date – and we don’t know when it is. Source Sheet

Teshuva requires confession, וידוי. For a sin against Hashem the confession is in private, but for a sin against another individual the confession must be made to him. Theft is both a sin against G-d and against man and needs an interpersonal confession even when the victim is no longer alive. Source Sheet

It is counter-instinctual to deny indebtedness. Source Sheet

Claims can be settled but suspicion cannot, it lasts forever. The onus of preventing suspicion falls on the suspect but the damage of suspicion affects both parties. Be cautious with whom you associate! Source Sheet

Responsibility must entail risk for which there is accountability. Taking responsibility transfers risk from one to another. Denying responsibility robs the other of the “insurance” he had. Source Sheet

The way we present ourselves to the outside world creates trust. We can recover from the damage we do to others, but it is much harder, and sometimes not possible, to recover lost trust. Source Sheet

Profiting from trading in commodities or equities is encouraged in the Torah. Profit from debt is forbidden. Is trading in futures considered trading in debt or in commodities? Source Sheet

Going beyond the letter of the law is more than voluntary, at times it is required. However, there are guidelines as to where it applies and where not. Source Sheet

Mastery over our own time is the greatest gift of freedom. Not only does a slave lose this, but even an employee does. There is another way to work and remain independent: An independent contractor. Source Sheet

Visibility and a person’s reality are linked. Damage occurs not only through destruction but also through removing an object from visibility.  Source Sheet

Benefiting at the expense of another is parasitic, and all the benefit belongs to the other individual even if the cost to him was minimal. Source Sheet

Halacha is not a rigid bureaucratic system but a dynamic, flexible one that adapts and evolves for the time and place in which it is applied. Source Sheet

Transformation occurs not only when someone’s or something’s essence changes, but also when their purpose changes. Source Sheet

Each of our actions should be a work of art, of harmony, of self-expression and connection with something higher. Actions that deny indebtedness, even to inanimate objects, lack artistic harmony and are dissonant. Source Sheet

Violence is ugly irrespective of the resultant damage. Even violence against oneself is forbidden. Source Sheet 

We use our images to protect our inner beings, our identities, from judgement and ridicule. In some situations, especially in trusting, intimate relationships, we are willing to lower our images. But stripping another of an image they choose to preserve, causes them shame. Source Sheet

As close as a marriage might be, it takes work to make it as close as the blood relationships of siblings and children. Source Sheet