Richard Hidary

Text & Context: Daf Yomi by Rabbi Dr. Hidary

Learn one page of Talmud each day with Daf Yomi. This series strives to capture the contextual meaning and flow of the Talmudic arguments with the help of manuscripts, structure, and historical background.

Author

Richard Hidary

Category

Religion

Podcast website

www.rabbinics.org

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

Where to listen?

Podcasts in the app Replaio Radio Coming soon

Podcasts are coming to the app soon. Install now and be the first to see a whole new take on podcasts

Get it on Google Play Install for free Android almost 10M downloads · 4.8 rating iOS soon

Episodes

Pesahim 82 - Priest Lineup 11.02.2021

Pesahim 82 A. Where to burn impure Pesah? B. With Whose Wood? C. Source for burning Impure Taken outside D. Source that piggul must be left overnight before burning E. If owners become disqualified do you need to leave overnight?

Pesahim 81 - Can't Reason with Tradition 10.02.2021

Pesahim 81 – Unknown Impurity Mishnah - unknown impurity 1) Does unknow impurity law apply to a kohen for Pesah? Baraita – unknown impurity only applies to a corpse A. But not owner impure from a sheretz? Impure from Sheretz may offer Pesah. Therefore applies to Kohen B. But not owner impure from a zav? R. Yose – zav’s Pesah is valid b/c unknown impurity Zav was pure deoraita when he did Pesah The...

Pesahim 80 - Help Wanted: One Volunteer to Sacrifice Their Chance to Sacrifice 09.02.2021

Pesahim 80 A. Exactly half pure and half impure Rav – make someone impure Ula – send someone far away B. Mostly Zavin, minority corpse-impure C. Mostly corpse-impure, minority Zavin D. 1/3 Zav, 1/3 pure, 1/3 corpse-impure Mishnah - unknown impurity Challenge from Baraita Rava R. Sheila What if kohen found out about unknown impurity?

Pesahim 79 - Is 50-50 Called a Majority? 07.02.2021

Pesahim 79 Rav Gidel in the name of Rav – can follow R. Yehoshua Mishnah follows R. Yehoshua re Heleb Mishnah – Utensils Tameh ok to offer Pesah Rav Hisda – only when knife has corpse-impurity causing people to be tameh Rava – even rodent impurity Half and half a) Rav – both perform first pesah separately b) Rav Kahana 1 – impure perform Pesah Sheni c) Rav Kahana 2 – impure never perform Pesah Cha...

Pesahim 78 - Thou Shalt Eat the Lamb Chops 07.02.2021

Pesahim 78 Authorship of Mishnah – R. Yose? Explaining Baraita of R. Yose Mishnah – when meat is tameh Statement of Rav Gidel in the name of Rav

Pesahim 77 - The First Ninth of Av 05.02.2021

Pesahim 77 – Communal Sacrifices that Are Eaten Mishnah – 5 offerings brought in tumah but not eaten Exclude Hagigah of 15 Nisan Include all holidays musafin Source – “moed” Assumptions A. Need the frontlet for atonement of tumah B. Frontlet doesn’t atone for eaten parts C. R. Yehoshua – blood & meat are mutually dependent Parts eaten on the altar are sufficient What about menahot? R. Yehoshua...

Pesahim 76 - Heat Rises 05.02.2021

Pesahim 76 Hot & Cold Rav – Upper wins Shmuel – Lower wins Challenge to Shmuel from Mishnah 1 Challenge to Shmuel from Mishnah 2 Challenge to Shmuel from Mishnah 3 Proof for Shmuel 1 Proof for Shmuel 2 Salted food is like hot Only if inedible salty Is smell substance? Rav – Yes Levi - No Challenge to Levi and to Rav from Pesah Matches Tannaitic dispute?

Pesahim 75 - "Burn Her!" 04.02.2021

Pesahim 75 A. Griddle vs grill B. Is material heated from fire considered fire itself? Pesah case no but orlah yes Or both no b/c pesah is a precedent b/c orlah uses prohibited wood, but generally yes C. Rabbi – directly on coals is roasting 1. Contradiction from Sara`at a) Wood coals are fire, metal coals are not fire Contradiction from capital punishment Contradiction from bull sin-offerings b)...

Pesah 74 - Try Not to Make Its Blood Boil 03.02.2021

Pesahim 74 – How to Roast a Pesah A. Type of stick B. Where to put the entrails? C. Blood laws – meat stuffing ok b/c absorbs like it emits Attempted proof from Mishnah Attempted proof from heart Attempted support form bird wrap Challenge from bird wrap D. Removing blood of raw meat, testicles, large veins E. Soaking meat in vinegar

Pesahim 73 - Constructive Destruction 02.02.2021

Pesahim 73 A. For non-eaters – case included for style B. Why liable if destructive? C. Rav -> Uprooting is not required Pesah w/ no owners is burnt –> uprooting is required Reinterpret Rav R. Hiya -> uprooting is not required Reinterpret Mishnah, after midday Problem for Rav Not R. Eliezer Yosef ben Honai

Pesahim 72 - An Error that Results in a Misvah 31.01.2021

Pesahim 72 [A] Pesah for a peace-offering – liable [B] Peace-offering for a Pesah – if unfit animal - liable If fit animal R. Eliezer – liable; R. Yehoshua - exempt [A] intentional uprooting [B] unwitting [C] R. Eliezer’s kal vahomer if A is liable then for sure B R. Eliezer both [A] & [B] are intentional [D] R. Yehoshua’s response is only acc. to R. Eliezer [E] Q and A from communal offerings...

Pesahim 71 - Celebrating with Meat, Wine, and Nice Clothes 31.01.2021

 

Pesahim 70 - The Sage Who Left Jerusalem for the Holiday 29.01.2021

 

Pesahim 69 - A Fatal Question 29.01.2021

Pesahim 69 – The Dialogue between R. Eliezer and R. Akiva A. Kal va-Homer from Yom Tov B. Comparing Activities Before and After Slaughter C. R. Eliezer’s view re sprinkling on Shabbat? Ula – prohibited for Terumah, permitted for Pesah Rabbah – prohibited in all cases Because obligation does not apply to him Comparison to Berit Milah on Shabbat Challenge from uncircumcised on Pesah Rabbah – individ...

Daf Yomi - Pesahim 68 - Not Just a Regular Joe 28.01.2021

 

Pesahim 67 - Quarantines 27.01.2021

Pesahim 67 Shechinah –  Temple –   only pure people Levi –  Temple mount –  corpse impurity permitted Yisrael –  Jerusalem –   Zav permitted Outside the camp/city -   Mesora ויקרא יג, מו כָּל־יְמֵ֞י אֲשֶׁ֨ר הַנֶּ֥גַע בּ֛וֹ יִטְמָ֖א טָמֵ֣א ה֑וּא בָּדָ֣ד יֵשֵׁ֔ב מִח֥וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה מוֹשָׁבֽוֹ: במדבר ה, ב-ד (ב) צַ֚ו אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וִֽישַׁלְּ...

Pesahim 66 - Hillel Becomes Patriarch 26.01.2021

 

Pesahim 64 & 65 - Up to Their Ankles 24.01.2021

 

Pesahim 63 - Sacrificing UPON Hames 22.01.2021

Mention of uncircumcised group first invalidates – why? 1. Only last instant matters & first expression applies 2. Whole process matters & only expressed first 3. He had only first group in mind for windpipe Mishnah Owning Hames during slaughter Where is the Hames? Resh Lakish – in the courtyard R. Yohanan – anywhere “על” means near or anywhere Uncertain warning Who may not own Hames durin...

Pesahim 62 - Beruriah and the Book of Genealogies 22.01.2021

Pesahim 62 A. Rav Ashi - Intention for uncircumcised Rabbah – valid because not eligible Rav Hisda – invalid because potentially eligible Cooking Yom Tov for weekday Rabbah – no lashes because potential guests Rav Hisda – liable because potential doesn’t count B. Part is more lenient that whole uncircumcised // impure people - Mishnah has both? Impure meat Doesn’t apply to all offerings - Uncircum...

Pesahim 61 - Does "All" Mean Every or Any? 21.01.2021

Does intent for wrong owner validate a Pesah offering not on 14 Nisan? Rav Papa – Yes Rava No Mishnah Invalid eaters Timing of Pesah Intends at slaughter that uncircumcised should receive atonement during sprinkling? Rav Hisda – invalid Rabbah – valid Proof for Rabbah: Some uncircumcised?? “This” limits. Already derived from “all” that valid Therefore, all uncircumcised during sprinkling -valid Ra...

Pesahim 60 – It’s the Thought that Counts 20.01.2021

Mishnah 4 activities For Pesah and for peace-offering For peace-offering and for Pesah Rav Papa asks – Within one activity, Pesah – Peace offering? Attempted Proofs that within one activity Proof 1 – Mishnah p. 1 Proof 2 – Mishnah p. 2 Proof 3 – Next Mishnah p. 1 Proof 4 – Next Mishnah p. 2 Does Mixed intention not on 14 Nisan validate a sacrifice? Rav Dimi – invalid – mirror image Rav Yirmiah – v...

Pesahim 59 - The Verse Leaves Us No Choice But to Reinterpret It 19.01.2021

Pesahim 59 - Order of the Evening: Baraita 1 Tamid (ben haarbaim) Pesah (ben haarbaim + erev) Ketoret (with Menorah) Menorah (from evening until morning) Baraita 2 Tamid Ketoret Menorah (from evening until morning) Pesah (ben haarbaim + erev) Baraita 3 Morning - First Ketoret (morning morning) Afternoon – Tamid, Ketoret, Menorah, Pesah And also atonement sacrifices on erev pesah R. Yishmael  ...

Pesahim 58 - Scheduling Conflicts 17.01.2021

Pesahim 58 – Schedules for the Daily Afternoon Offering Mishnah: Regular weekday 8½ (& 9½ = 2:30 & 3:30PM) Erev Pesah Weekday or Shabbat - 7½ Erev Pesah Friday - 6½ Gemara: A. 2 derivations for this schedule B. Baraita of R. Ishmael and R. Akiva Abaye – arguing about Shabbat Erev Pesah 7½ or 6½ Rava – arguing about Shabbat Erev Pesah 8½ or 7½ Rabbah bar Ula – regular Shabbat 8½ or 7½ Chall...

Pesahim 57 - "On the Other Hand, No, there Is No Other Hand" 16.01.2021

 

Listen to the Text & Context: Daf Yomi by Rabbi Dr. Hidary podcast in Replaio

Radio and podcasts in one app - free, with no sign-up. Install today and do not miss the launch

Get it on Google Play

Replaio is not a podcast publisher; show names, artwork and audio belong to their authors and are distributed through public RSS feeds.