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 ...
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Sanhedrin 52b Aloof or Exalted- בתחילה דומה לקיתון של זהב
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15:22Aloofness, a characteristic that smacks of arrogance is different from exaltedness which, as a characteristic of Hashem, is Divine in its essence. How does one avoid their exalted character to become contaminated with aloofness? We will learn how from Hashem Himself. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Sanhedrin 46b Dignity in Mourning - ולא היו מתאבלין
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19:50Tragically, we often appreciate value only after we have experienced loss. Simulate loss in order to appreciate value – value of things, of people, and even of oneself. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Sanhedrin 45a We are not Required to Love our Neighbors as Ourselves – ואהבת לרעך כמוך
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20:59“Love your neighbor as yourself,” is perhaps the most famous statement in the Torah. But we will learn how misunderstood it is, and what it’s true meaning is. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Sanhedrin 44b When the Going is Good - לעולם יקדים אדם תפילה לצרה
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17:55Understanding the cycles of life enables faith in the future. It also encourages prayer even when life is good – the most powerful form of prayer for it builds relationship with Hashem. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Rosh Chodesh Shevat - Life is Organic
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55:07Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Sanhedrin 43b The Ultimate Sacrifice - הזובח את יצרו
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19:54The most valuable sacrifices are not the dramatic ones made in public as much as the private struggles of individuals to master their natures. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Sanhedrin 42a Overcoming Despair - אלמלי לא זכו ישראל
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22:38As day follows night, so renewal follows despair. By tuning in to the monthly lunar cycles we reaffirm our optimism in the caring ever-presence of Hashem even in our darkest times. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Sanhedrin 40b-41a Educate Before Punishing - מניין להתראה מן התורה
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18:27The requirement to have warned the accused moments before his actions, might not be to determine his intentionality, but rather for the witnesses to have done everything possible, to educate, inspire and restrain the accused before effecting his punishment. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Sanhedrin 27b Unconscious Bias - אוהב ושונא
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17:49Bias may not distort the facts for someone who is very self-aware. However, even such a person will be unable to escape the influence of bias when forming opinions and judgements. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Sanhedrin 25a Repairing Broken Trust - ההוא טבחא
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18:13Words are cheap – but so are actions for a conman who has already broken our trust before. How then can the conman ever regain the trust of his community? Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Sanhedrin 24b Retirement – Is it Permitted - משחק בקוביא
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19:04Earning a living without contributing to society is certainly problematic. But how about simply enjoying a leisurely life without working or making a contribution? Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Sanhedrin 23a Judges and Advocates - יצא הדין אמת לאמיתו
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17:17Truth exists in two dimensions: There is a Truth in an absolute sense – meaning it is aligned with Hashem’s will and with the Torah. There is also a need for Truth to be experienced as such by the people it affects. How can this occur in a legal decision that results from a dispute? Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Sanhedrin 22a Behind Closed Doors - דוד ואבישג השונמית
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18:28What really happened behind closed doors between King David and Avishag Hashunamit? From which we learn the power of self-mastery and its capacity to generate Kedusha. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Sanhedrin 21a-b Proximity and Intimacy – יחוד
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17:24The exclusion of others from a private space creates greater intimacy among those who are included. This very intimacy, when experienced between men and women who may not be married to one another, is at the core of the prohibition of Yichud. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Sanhedrin 18a Responsibility and Accountability - קשוט עצמך
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15:41Only those who themselves are accountable, have the moral authority to hold others accountable. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Sanhedrin 17a Hearing Nuance - ויודעים בשבעים לשון
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18:43To truly understand nuance, the knowledge of language is essential. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Sanhedrin 16a How Jews Mitigate Risk - יועצין באחיתופל, ונמלכין בסנהדרין, ושואלין באורים ותומים
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19:49In addition to conventional risk mitigation strategies, Jews factor in the righteousness of their cause, the power of their prayer and the direction of Hashem where it is accessible. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Sanhedrin 15a-b When a Torah Law Seems Absurd - שור הנסקל בכ"ג
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18:02The laws of the Torah are much more than behavioral or societal laws. They are cosmic laws to which nature aligns. Their behavioral impact on us as Law is a consequence of these cosmic laws. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Sanhedrin 14a Leadership is Responsible for Bad Culture - אפילו נמצא בעליל לעיר
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16:19Individuals are accountable for their choices and actions. However, leaders are accountable for cultures that spawn bad actions. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Sanhedrin 11a Interconnectedness - אני הוא שעליתי בלא רשות: ערבות
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19:09We influence one another not only by our actions but also by our moods, thoughts and inner stature. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Sanhedrin 9b-10a Family First - אדם קרוב אצל עצמו
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18:21In criminal matters the Torah doesn’t allow people to snitch on their relatives, doing so undermines the primacy of family Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Sanhedrin 9a Contamination, Infection and Inspiration – אוי לרשע אוי לשכנו
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18:56Just as we can be contaminated by the negative energy of those we associate with, so can we be inspired and uplifted by their positive energy. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Sanhedrin 8b Memory is Different from Knowledge - חבר אין צריך התראה
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18:41There is a qualitative different between knowing something from memory and knowing it in the present either through experience or through conversation (which is also experience). Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Sanhedrin 6b Truth and Harmony - כל הבוצע הרי זה חוטא
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17:51Diplomacy need not come at the expense of truth. Rather diplomacy should be the coating of truth to help make it palatable, but never to dilute it. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Sanhedrin 4a Words with Many Meanings - יש אם למסורת
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18:44Words, especially in the Torah, can have multiple meanings – sometimes even contradictory. How do we manage them? Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Sanhedrin 3a Enable Commerce and Deter Malice - לנעול דלת בפני עושי עולה
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21:46What is the role of the legal system now that we do not have semicha? Is it just to settle disputes or is it also to deter malice? Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Sanhedrin 2 Not Just a Legal System - פתיחה למסכת סנהדרין
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19:16We would have created a legal system even without the Torah’s instructions. The system in the Torah is much more than a bureaucratic legal system. It is a channel of Hashem’s presence into our communities. It judges rather than punishes. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Batra 168 - 176 Critical Thinking in Halacha – אע"פ שקילס ר' ישמעאל את בן ננס
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20:54There are two different disciplines in the study of Talmud: Critical thinking and halachik decision-making. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Batra 167 & 168 Feminine Sanctity
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17:24Can you look at women? Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Batra 160b Power Without Character is Toxic - גט מקושר עבדי רבנן תקנתא
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15:27Anger one of the worst character traits we are advised to avoid entirely, it has no place in our lives. Yet in our Gemara we find chazal legislating to protect people from their own impulsiveness in moments of anger. Why would we accommodate people’s weakness of character with legislation? Source Sheet…
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Bava Batra 155 - 156a Innocence – חנוך לנער על פי דרכו
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19:57Intellectual sophistication can contaminate innocence. There is a small window of opportunity to implant innocence into the intellectual process. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Batra 155a Financial Maturity – קטן מאימתי מוכר בניכסי אביו
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17:08A degree of financial maturity that comes from work, is needed to value long term investment over short term cash-flow. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Batra 146b Words and Context - אזלינן בתר אומדנא
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18:32We interpret a person’s intentions from the words he chooses not from what he tells us he meant. (Similar to the way we interpret a work of art or literature.) However, context is a valid way to interpret words. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Batra 144b Inputs of Economic Prosperity - ברכת הבית ברובה
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20:34We tend to value only tangible economic inputs such as capital, labor, efficiency and synergy which create economies of scale. However, birckat Hashem (Hashem’s blessing), which although not always tangible or measurable, is a visible input of prosperity. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Batra 143a Mine the Words for Meaning - מחצה לאהרון מחצה לבניו
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18:45Determining intention is an unreliable art. Interpreting words however, is the science of peshat and diyuk (accurate understanding and detailed analysis) Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Batra 142b Opinions Matter - בטעמא תליא מילתא
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20:27Opinions, even minority opinions not adopted by halacha, remain powerful inputs to the ongoing evolution of halachik thought. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Batra 141a Daughters are the Best - בת תחילה סימן יפה לבנים
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17:25In discussing gender differences it is important to understand the male and female not merely as two persona of opposite genders, but as two energies in the world – the masculine and the feminine, the outer and the inner. Gender relations deal with the relationship between these two energies. Source Sheet…
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Bava Batra 140b So How Many Genders Are There? - טומטום בריה הוא
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17:02In the gender conversation we need to distinguish between the physiological construct and the social one. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Batra 137b An Etrog is not a Citron - מתנה על מנת להחזיר
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17:49Some objects are mere commodities – they represent value and are replaceable. Others have unique purposes and are worth more than their value as a commodity. An etrog during Sukkot is an example. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Batra 135b-136a The Gift - מהיום ולאחר מיתה
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19:19Bequeathing is different from gifting. Gifting is a unique capacity of human life. Bequeathing can be done by the dead as well. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Batra 135a Actions and Consequences - נקל באשת איש?
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17:46Traditionally we evaluate the severity of an action by the severity of its consequence. Legally this may be valid, but morally action and consequence should be delinked. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Batra 134a Mastery of All Knowledge - להנחיל אוהבי יש
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18:41Why consult with a Talmid Chacham on matters of life, health, business etc.? Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Batra 133b Decision-making - בעתה אחישנה
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18:55When individuals are responsible for others, they receive the wisdom they need when they need it in the ways they need it. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Batra 128a Recognition – טביעת עין
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19:09The power of intuitive recognition can be greater than empirical evidence. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Batra 127b Establishing Paternity – יכיר – יכירנו לאחרים
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17:01The Torah trusts the inner knowledge of a father about his paternity even in the absence of proof. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Batra 126b Denying Reality - מתנה על מה שכתוב בתורה
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18:21The laws of the Torah are more than imperatives that need to be obeyed; they are natural laws revealed to us as a kindness. They teach us how the universe is wired and how we should engage with it. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Batra 123b Journey of Discovery - מרגלית טובה היתה בידי
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15:44The Talmud teaches us the method of critical thinking and the importance of the journey of discovery that ultimately leads to clarity and understanding. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Batra 121a A Moment Between Past and Future – ששון ושמחה
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25:46On Hoshana Rabba we celebrate what has been and what is yet to come. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Batra 120a Elitism, Honor, and Equality - הלך אחר חכמה וזקנה
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18:41Elitism occurs when certain sectors demand special treatment. Honor is when others give them special treatment without it being demanded of them. Who we honor defines what we honor and what we value. Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Batra 119b Teaching Seriousness –צלפחד לשם שמים נתכוין
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19:31Teaching the law is a simple matter of imparting facts. But Halacha is so much more than law. Halacha is the expression of yir’at shamayim. How do you teach that? Source SheetAutor: Rabbi David Lapin
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