AT Daily!🛎️AT Daily! is Sal’s live show (Facebook and YouTube at Accidental Talmudist) based on the Daf Yomi cycle of Talmud study. The cycle began on January 5, 2020 and with God’s help, Sal will elucidate every page of the Talmud (2,711pp) over the next seven and a half years!
If you’re new to Talmud study, Key Dafs are a good place to start (scroll down.) Key Dafs feature fascinating Sage stories and explanations of important concepts.
Sal generally goes live on Facebook and YouTube at 6pm Sunday-Thursday, 11:30 am Friday and about an hour after Shabbat ends every Saturday. For Jewish holidays, same schedule as Shabbat. All times Pacific.
The Talmud is a vast reservoir of Jewish wisdom based on the oral tradition which stretches back to the Revelation at Mount Sinai, when God appeared to two million Jews and transmitted the Ten Commandments, the Written Torah and the Oral Torah.
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Chapter 4, Mishna 1, 2 What are the characteristics of the chilazon (snail) that makes blue color for techeiles?What kind of sea snail is the chilazon?Is reward given in this world for performing mitzvos?What is the relevance of high-priced prostitute …
Chapter 4, Mishna 1 Why can sky-blue tzitzit and tefillin be bought only from an expert?Can Torah scrolls and mezuzah be bought from anyone?Is there a way to test whether dye is real tekhelet or not?How do we decide if …
Chapter 4, Mishna 1 How much should be hanging loose on tzitzit beyond knots and loops?How many strings must be attached within three fingerbreadths of edge of garment and how long should they hang down?What does term tzitzit mean?What does …
Chapter 4, Mishna 1 If garment is made of linen, is it exempt from tzitzis?Why were people of Jerusalem astonished?Does tzitzis override shatnetz?What is relevance of strings dyed with indigo not chilazon snail?What if positive mitzvah and negative commandment contradict …
Chapter 3, Mishna 10 Does lacking tekhelet prevent fulfillment of the mitzvah of tzitzit with only white strings, and vice versa?Does lacking one tefillin prevent fulfillment of the mitzvah of the other?Is tzitzit invalid if either the white or tekhelet …
Chapter 3, Mishna 10 If one wraps tefillin after sundown, did he violate a positive or negative commandment?What is the difference between shomer (guard) and zachor (remember) re: Shabbos?Can one put tefillin on at night?Can you wear tefillin while sleeping?What …
Chapter 3, Mishna 10 What are the requirements of the different parts of tefillin?What is relevance of furrows on tefillin box?Do compartments have to reach all the way to the titora?What must tefillin be made from?Do straps and boxes need …
Chapter 3, Mishna 10 Why is the right side considered the side of entry for a mezuzah?Does a house with only one doorpost need a mezuzah?Is one doorpost enough for a mezuzah?Why might someone think a mezuzah could be written …
Key Dafs
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Topics covered: Why can we make up a missed Amidah but not a Shema? Rabba’s insight could uproot mountains, Rav Yosef’s knowledge encompassed the entire tradition since Sinai. Which takes precedence? Torah scholars increase peace in the world 🌎 …
Topics covered: Three matters lengthen our years, three shorten, three things come only through great blessing: a good king, a good year, a good dream. A dream not interpreted is like a letter not read. Which dreams are fulfilled? …
Load More Key DafsThe Talmud’s core is the Mishnah, written around 200 CE during a Roman persecution so intense that our sage Rabbi Yehuda the Prince feared the Oral Torah would be lost if not set down. The Mishnah is terse and coded, and thus requires interpretation and elucidation in order to be understood. The next layer of commentary was the Gemara, added around 500 CE in the Jewish community of Babylonia, where the centers of learning moved to escape Roman persecution. The Mishnah plus the Gemara equals the Talmud, but the oral tradition never stopped moving forward, with commentaries added in ever century since.
Now Salvador Litvak will attempt to add his own commentary via 40-60 minute live show every day for seven and half years. Sal generally goes live on Facebook and YouTube at 6pm Sunday-Thursday, 11:30 am Friday and about an hour after Shabbat ends every Saturday. For Jewish holidays, same schedule as Shabbat. All times Pacific.
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