Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin

Intangible ideas have no value. Tangible products are commodities. Value is created by infusing an idea into a product.  Sources

“Not everything that can be counted counts and not everything that counts can be counted.” (Einstein)  Sources

How far are we expected to take responsibility for unanticipated events? This Matmonim has been dedicated by Elan Levy and his family to the memory of his late father, אליהו בן ישעיהו, whose Yahrzeit it is today. Sources

How trustworthy is one who has no faith?  Sources

We explore the extent to which human logic impacts halachik reasoning and conclusions.  Sources

Our desire to be in control can, so to say, limit the miracles which Hashem may otherwise bless us with.  Sources

Communicating is clinical and factual; advocating is passionate and emotional.  Sources

There are many visual ways to identify an individual. Here we examine audial identification.  Sources

Understanding two approaches in Halacha as developed by Abaye and Rava: the analytical and the conceptual.  Sources

Mastery (בעלות) of spaces, a territories or people requires us not only to control their access or movement, but also their values.  Sources

Be willing to let go of attachment to material things but hold on to your dreams, aspirations and potential.  Sources

Credibility requires that a person does not cover his back with ways out from taking responsibility for his or her words.  Sources

Separateness of space or of time can be overcome when there is an energetic connection between the two parts.  Sources

There are times when lying is permitted. When may one do so in business and why?  Sources

A powerful question opens the way to innovative answers and deeper understanding. How would we frame a powerful question to understand the mechanism for rabbinic legislation?  Sources

An object can have a force of life in it, a soul. And with that it transmits an energy capable of creating change.  Sources

Empiric and Halachik certainty are different. Often, when we need Halachik certainty, empiric certainty is insufficient. However, when we have empiric certainty there are times we don’t need Halachik certainty.  Sources

The Mitzvah of populating Israel is a Mitzvah like none other.  Sources

The same words said in different tones and from a different inner place, accomplish different results.  Sources

Robots are becoming more human. But a bigger threat to our civilization is humans who have become robotic.  Sources

To understand the meaning of an object, a text or a work of art, it is important to clarify whether we are approaching it as an historic record of a past event or as an artifact that created and is able to create a changed reality or experience.  Sources

Introduction to Gittin - פתיחה למסכת גיטין. It takes a long time to build whereas destruction can happen in an instant. Therefore, we can and often should be quick in our decisions to build (because there is time to reverse the decision), but take time over decisions to undo that which has been built. This idea helps explain the dimension of intentionality in a Jewish Divorce document.  Sources

Humility doesn’t mean thinking less of oneself. It means seeing ourselves as part of a system much bigger than us.  Sources

Equanimity - שמח בחלקו - is a value. It does not imply depravation but finding sufficient joy in what we have so as not to crave what we don’t have.  Sources

When an individual is anonymous, separated from their context and status, they can lose their aura, their charisma and their majesty.  Sources