When I was 10, there was a television miniseries called "The Holocaust". I have not seen this show for over 40 years, but I clearly remember one particular scene. When…
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My Wish For You in 2020
Friends, as we start a new year, I turn to the Bible to share my wish for you in the new year: Go, eat fat foods and drink sweet drinks…
New Year’s Eve Talmud
Folks, today is New Year's Eve. We have five days until we start our New Daf Yomi cycle on Sunday. Before diving into today's content, I want to wish everyone…
Why Study Talmud Today?
As we come to the start of the Daf Yomi cycle on January 5, one obvious question is why study Talmud at all today? After all, much of the material…
The Geography of the Talmud
First, a big thank you to Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles. Below is their excellent image of a Talmud page with a legend. I found this image posted on…
What is the Talmud anyway?
As i mentioned in my first post, Daf Yomi is a cycle of reading a page of the Talmud every day over seven and one half years. So what is…
Welcome to MyDafYomiNotes
Daf Yomi is a cycle of reading the Talmud one page a day for seven and a half years. By following the Daf Yomi, people all over the world study…