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 3, Mishna 6 Is grasshopper with distinctive head shape kosher?Are grasshoppers that are similar to named species in two aspects kosher?What is relevance of generalization/detail/generalization?Do grasshoppers have to have all the signs of named species to be kosher?How do …
Chapter 3, Mishna 6 Can you buy eggs from non-Jews?Do eggs from a tereifa bird pose a concern?Why are eggs from gentiles generally permitted?Is saying “these are kosher eggs” enough?Why must the gentile identify the bird species?Can appearance determine whether …
Chapter 3, Mishna 6 What were the waters of purification and what is their significance?If bird stuck beak in waters of purification does that disqualify it?What is relevance of plain hyssop without modifier?What is relevance of whether name of animal …
Chapter 3, Mishna 6 Why was the moon diminished?Why does Genesis mention two great lights?Can two kings share one crown?Why did the moon challenge the sun?Why did God compensate the moon?What honors did God give the moon?Why are righteous people …
Chapter 3, Mishna 5, 6 Can animal that is congested with excess blood, or has smoke inhalation, or was chilled, or ate oleander or excrement or foul water, be kosher?Is treifa the only mechanism by which an animal can be …
Chapter 3, Mishna 4 Is a bird with a dislocated femur still kosher?When does a leg injury make a bird a tereifa?What is the convergence of sinews?Is a dislocated femur different from a severed femur?Can a punctured windpipe be repaired?Does …
Chapter 3, Mishna 2, 3, 4 Is the hide of the hooves considered flesh?Does intent regarding the hide affect piggul?What makes a bird a tereifa?Why is there no reliable test for a weasel bite to a bird’s head?Why shouldn’t a …
Chapter 3, Mishna 2 Does a dislocated thigh make an animal a tereifa?Is a dislocated thigh considered kosher?What is an Italian issar?How is an Italian issar’s size measured?Why is bringing first fruits so honored?Why is being a Torah scholar so …
Key Dafs
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Topics covered: To be liable for carrying or throwing on Shabbos, one must first make a valid taking and finish with a valid placing of the object. If one draws water from water, or pours water into water, one …
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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