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

Ketubot 53b Giving Tzedakka Intelligently - לא ניחא ליה דתיתזיל 28.08.2022

We should protect those we love not only from harm but also from shame.  Sources

Ketubot 51a-b Passion and Lust - יצר אלבשה 26.08.2022

Passion can come from a physical, emotional or a spiritual source.  Sources

Ketubot 41a Cancel Culture לא כל הימנו שיפגום בתו של פלוני 16.08.2022

How the Torah’s relative importance of values differs from that of prevailing secular worldviews.  Sources

Ketubot 30a Healthy Living - חוץ מצינים ופחים 05.08.2022

Don’t always blame Hashem!  Sources

Ketubot 29a Rape and Seduction - אלו נערות שיש להן קנס 04.08.2022

The Torah’s consequence for rapists seems trivial in a modern context.  Sources

Ketubot 28a Women Learning Torah - אסור לאדם שילמד את עבדו תורה 03.08.2022

The difference between teaching and learning Torah.  Sources

Ketubot 27a How to Frame and Focus a Question - שני שבילין 02.08.2022

Framing our questions in context facilitates greater innovation in our solutions.  Sources

Ketubot 25b-26a Seeing Things as They Are - מסיח לפי תומו 01.08.2022

Mostly we see things not as they are but as we are. This can damage our credibility.  Sources

Ketubot 23b Conflicting Assumptions - אני טמאה ואמר עד אחד את טהורה 29.07.2022

Your reality could be different from ours.  Sources

Ketubot 22a Authorship and Authority - הפה שאסר הוא הפה שהתיר 28.07.2022

With the authorship of a narrative comes authority.  Sources

Ketubot 21b Data and Narrative - אין עד נעשה דיין 27.07.2022

Stories, unlike data, carry within them the power of nuance.  Sources

Ketubot 20a-b Self-Esteem and the Esteem of Others - ואי צורבא מרבנן הוא, אפילו עצמו 26.07.2022

Reconstituting a memory.  Sources

Ketubot 17a Diplomacy and Honesty - כלה נאה וחסודה 25.07.2022

Where to draw the line between diplomacy and honesty?  Sources

Ketubot 18b-19a Rather Die than Lie - אין לך דבר העומד בפני פיקוח נפש 25.07.2022

The extent and the limits of honesty.  Sources

Ketubot 16b Nuances in Statistics - איתרע לה רובא 22.07.2022

Axiomatic principles overpower empirical knowledge.  Sources

Ketubot 15a How We See Things Can Change What They Are - כל קבוע כמחצה על מחצה דמי 21.07.2022

How we define dilemmas, influence how we resolve them.  Sources

Ketubot 14a Reputation, Credibility & Trust - והוא אומר אין מינאי 20.07.2022

Preserving a woman’s reputation protects her credibility.  Sources

Ketubot 12b-13a The Law of Attraction - ראוה מדברת עם אחד 19.07.2022

Male toxicity: How Halacha deals with the potential for mens’ abuse of their power over women.  Sources

Ketubot 10b-11a The Gender Spectrum - איילונית דוכרנית 19.07.2022
Ketubot 9b David and Batsheva - כל היוצא למלחמת בית דוד גט כותב לאשתו 15.07.2022

Diminishing dignity is irreversible.  Sources

Ketubot 8a Aspire to Higher Feelings - דאית ליה צערא לינוקא 14.07.2022

Aspiration applies not only to accomplishments, but also to emotions.  Sources

Ketubot 7b Getting Married - ברכת האירוסין 13.07.2022

Gender distinction and separation is fundamental to Kedusha.  Sources

Ketubot 6a Accountability and Culpability - דבר שאין מתכון ופסיק רישיה 12.07.2022

“It’s not my fault,” really? Sources

Ketubot 5b Hear No Evil - יניח אצבעותיו באזניו 11.07.2022

What noise to filter and how to do so.  Sources

Ketubot 4a Image and Identity - אין מונעין תכשיטין מן הכלה 11.07.2022

Image is different from identity; but it too, is important.  Sources

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