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The first accessible journey into the heart of Judaism. Forty weeks. Ten minute episodes Monday through Thursday — plus a longer Friday interview if you want to go deeper. No Hebrew required. A daily learning program for the rest of us — ending alongside the global Jewish world at Siyum HaShas. Get the full experience at talmuddaily.org .
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Day 20 | Brachos Jewish time is about more than clocks and calendars. Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz explains how halacha gives purpose to our days—and how Talmud connects us across generations. This week's learning is sponsored by anonymous. Put Your Name on a Day of Learning: Sponsor a day, sponsor a tractate, or give any amount. Every gift keeps Talmud Daily free for everyone and carries a dedication into the daily learning. Click here to learn more . Get More Talmud Daily and 18Forty : Send us your questions, reactions, disagreements, and ideas at talmuddaily@18forty.org. We really do want to hear from you! Join the Talmud Daily WhatsApp Join the Talmud Daily Substack Learn more about 18Forty Sign up for the 18Forty Newsletter
Day 19 | Brachos Jewish prayer developed over centuries. But its central challenge remains the same: finding words for God when God seems absent. This week's learning is sponsored by anonymous. T oday's learning is sponsored by Rudiger Laufhutte in honor of Judi (Gershona) Laufhutte. Put Your Name on a Day of Learning: Sponsor a day, sponsor a tractate, or give any amount. Every gift keeps Talmud Daily free for everyone and carries a dedication into the daily learning. Click here to learn more . Get More Talmud Daily and 18Forty : Send us your questions, reactions, disagreements, and ideas at talmuddaily@18forty.org. We really do want to hear from you! Join the Talmud Daily WhatsApp Join the Talmud Daily Substack Learn more about 18Forty Sign up for the 18Forty Newsletter
Day 18 | Brachos Jewish blessings train us to move beyond general gratitude and recognize the particular gifts before us. This week's learning is sponsored by anonymous. T oday's learning is sponsored by Sue Rokaw in memory of her husband, Alan Test, on his birthday. Put Your Name on a Day of Learning: Sponsor a day, sponsor a tractate, or give any amount. Every gift keeps Talmud Daily free for everyone and carries a dedication into the daily learning. Click here to learn more . Get More Talmud Daily and 18Forty : Send us your questions, reactions, disagreements, and ideas at talmuddaily@18forty.org. We really do want to hear from you! Join the Talmud Daily WhatsApp Join the Talmud Daily Substack Learn more about 18Forty Sign up for the 18Forty Newsletter
Day 17 | Brachos Life can feel like a dream whose meaning is difficult to decipher. Berakhot offers an interpretation one blessing at a time. This week's learning is sponsored by anonymous. Put Your Name on a Day of Learning: Sponsor a day, sponsor a tractate, or give any amount. Every gift keeps Talmud Daily free for everyone and carries a dedication into the daily learning. Click here to learn more . Get More Talmud Daily and 18Forty : Send us your questions, reactions, disagreements, and ideas at talmuddaily@18forty.org. We really do want to hear from you! Join the Talmud Daily WhatsApp Join the Talmud Daily Substack Learn more about 18Forty Sign up for the 18Forty Newsletter
Day 16 | Brachos While the Talmud begins without a preface, its opening question may tell us everything we need to know about its larger project. This week's learning is sponsored by anonymous. Today's learning is sponsored by Judah & Ora Mischel in honor of The Bashevkin Family. Put Your Name on a Day of Learning: Sponsor a day, sponsor a tractate, or give any amount. Every gift keeps Talmud Daily free for everyone and carries a dedication into the daily learning. Click here to learn more . Get More Talmud Daily and 18Forty : Send us your questions, reactions, disagreements, and ideas at talmuddaily@18forty.org. We really do want to hear from you! Join the Talmud Daily WhatsApp Join the Talmud Daily Substack Learn more about 18Forty Sign up for the 18Forty Newsletter
Day 15 | Foundations How did generations of oral debate become Judaism’s foundational text? Ari Bergmann tells the story of how the Talmud became the Talmud. Put Your Name on a Day of Learning: Sponsor a day, sponsor a tractate, or give any amount. Every gift keeps Talmud Daily free for everyone and carries a dedication into the daily learning. Click here to learn more . Get More Talmud Daily and 18Forty : Send us your questions, reactions, disagreements, and ideas at talmuddaily@18forty.org. We really do want to hear from you! Join the Talmud Daily WhatsApp Join the Talmud Daily Substack Learn more about 18Forty Sign up for the 18Forty Newsletter
Day 14 | Foundations The Rambam tried to distill the Talmud into one organized system. But instead of ending the conversation, he created an entirely new chapter of Torah study. Today’s learning is sponsored by Roger of Seattle in memory of Jane. Put Your Name on a Day of Learning: Sponsor a day, sponsor a tractate, or give any amount. Every gift keeps Talmud Daily free for everyone and carries a dedication into the daily learning. Click here to learn more . Get More Talmud Daily and 18Forty : Send us your questions, reactions, disagreements, and ideas at talmuddaily@18forty.org. We really do want to hear from you! Join the Talmud Daily WhatsApp Join the Talmud Daily Substack Learn more about 18Forty Sign up for the 18Forty Newsletter
Day 13 | Foundations Choosing the right edition can make the Talmud far more accessible. But the real breakthrough comes when its unfamiliar words stop looking like obstacles and start becoming signposts. Put Your Name on a Day of Learning: Sponsor a day, sponsor a tractate, or give any amount. Every gift keeps Talmud Daily free for everyone and carries a dedication into the daily learning. Click here to learn more . Get More Talmud Daily and 18Forty : Send us your questions, reactions, disagreements, and ideas at talmuddaily@18forty.org. We really do want to hear from you! Join the Talmud Daily WhatsApp Join the Talmud Daily Substack Learn more about 18Forty Sign up for the 18Forty Newsletter
Today's learning is sponsored by The Canter Family in memory of M. Kenneth Canter - Moshe Koppel Ben Yehoshua v’ Sarah Dinah. Day 12 | Foundations What are we actually doing when we study Talmud? Meet three essential approaches—halacha, aggadta, and lomdus—and discover how each illuminates the others. Today's learning is sponsored by the Canter Family in memory of M. Kenneth Canter - Moshe Koppel Ben Yehoshua v’ Sarah Dinah. Put Your Name on a Day of Learning: Sponsor a day, sponsor a tractate, or give any amount. Every gift keeps Talmud Daily free for everyone and carries a dedication into the daily learning. Click here to learn more . Get More Talmud Daily and 18Forty : Send us your questions, reactions, disagreements, and ideas at talmuddaily@18forty.org. We really do want to hear from you! Join the Talmud Daily WhatsApp Join the Talmud Daily Substack Learn more about 18Forty Sign up for the 18Forty Newsletter
Day 11 | Foundations The structure of the Talmud teaches us not only to organize Torah, but to sanctify time. Put Your Name on a Day of Learning: Sponsor a day, sponsor a tractate, or give any amount. Every gift keeps Talmud Daily free for everyone and carries a dedication into the daily learning. Click here to learn more . Get More Talmud Daily and 18Forty : Send us your questions, reactions, disagreements, and ideas at talmuddaily@18forty.org. We really do want to hear from you! Join the Talmud Daily WhatsApp Join the Talmud Daily Substack Learn more about 18Forty Sign up for the 18Forty Newsletter
Day 10 | Foundations In this episode of Talmud Daily: Voices , Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin speaks with Michelle Margolis, the Norman E. Alexander Librarian for Jewish Studies at Columbia University, about the remarkable story of how the Talmud became the book we recognize today. Put Your Name on a Day of Learning: Sponsor a day, sponsor a tractate, or give any amount. Every gift keeps Talmud Daily free for everyone and carries a dedication into the daily learning. Click here to learn more . Get More Talmud Daily and 18Forty : Send us your questions, reactions, disagreements, and ideas at talmuddaily@18forty.org. We really do want to hear from you! Join the Talmud Daily WhatsApp Join the Talmud Daily Substack Learn more about 18Forty Sign up for the 18Forty Newsletter
Day 9 | Foundations One explains the Talmud line by line. The other connects its most distant conversations. Together, Rashi and Tosfot taught generations how to learn Gemara. Put Your Name on a Day of Learning: Sponsor a day, sponsor a tractate, or give any amount. Every gift keeps Talmud Daily free for everyone and carries a dedication into the daily learning. Click here to learn more . Get More Talmud Daily and 18Forty : Send us your questions, reactions, disagreements, and ideas at talmuddaily@18forty.org. We really do want to hear from you! Join the Talmud Daily WhatsApp Join the Talmud Daily Substack Learn more about 18Forty Sign up for the 18Forty Newsletter
Day 8 | Foundations From the Mishnah to Rashi to Rabbi Akiva Eiger, every page of Talmud brings generations of Jewish learning into a single conversation. Today's learning is sponsored by Anonymous in memory of Aharon Ben Nazlie and Tzvi Ben Yehoshua Put Your Name on a Day of Learning: Sponsor a day, sponsor a tractate, or give any amount. Every gift keeps Talmud Daily free for everyone and carries a dedication into the daily learning. Click here to learn more . Get More Talmud Daily and 18Forty : Send us your questions, reactions, disagreements, and ideas at talmuddaily@18forty.org. We really do want to hear from you! Join the Talmud Daily WhatsApp Join the Talmud Daily Substack Learn more about 18Forty Sign up for the 18Forty Newsletter
Day 7 | Foundations Some parts of life are written for us. Others are ours to interpret. Today's learning is sponsored by Yael Laifer in memory of Raizel Devora bat Menachem Mendel on her 24th yahrzeit. Put Your Name on a Day of Learning: Sponsor a day, sponsor a tractate, or give any amount. Every gift keeps Talmud Daily free for everyone and carries a dedication into the daily learning. Click here to learn more . Get More Talmud Daily and 18Forty : Send us your questions, reactions, disagreements, and ideas at talmuddaily@18forty.org. We really do want to hear from you! Join the Talmud Daily WhatsApp Join the Talmud Daily Substack Learn more about 18Forty Sign up for the 18Forty Newsletter
Day 6 | Foundations The Torah has always been more than a written text. Jewish tradition lives in the relationship between the words we read and the Oral Torah that teaches us how to live them. Today's learning is sponsored by anonymous. Put Your Name on a Day of Learning: Sponsor a day, sponsor a tractate, or give any amount. Every gift keeps Talmud Daily free for everyone and carries a dedication into the daily learning. Click here to learn more . Get More Talmud Daily and 18Forty : Send us your questions, reactions, disagreements, and ideas at talmuddaily@18forty.org. We really do want to hear from you! Join the Talmud Daily WhatsApp Join the Talmud Daily Substack Learn more about 18Forty Sign up for the 18Forty Newsletter
Day 5 | Foundations Liel Leibovitz reflects on falling in love with the Talmud precisely because it is so difficult—and on how its questions, frustrations, and intricate details can transform the way we live. This week's learning is sponsored by Richard and Sheryl Weisberg in honor of their grandchildren. Today's learning is sponsored by Daniel and Jessica Courtney in memory of Dr. Stuart A. Courtney. Put Your Name on a Day of Learning: Sponsor a day, sponsor a tractate, or give any amount. Every gift keeps Talmud Daily free for everyone and carries a dedication into the daily learning. Click here to learn more . Get More Talmud Daily and 18Forty : Send us your questions, reactions, disagreements, and ideas at talmuddaily@18forty.org. We really do want to hear from you! Join the Talmud Daily WhatsApp Join the Talmud Daily Substack Learn more about 18Forty Sign up for the 18Forty Newsletter
Day 4 | Foundations For centuries, enemies of the Jewish people have targeted the Talmud because it represents far more than a book—it is the foundation of a distinctly Jewish way of life. This week’s learning is sponsored by Richard and Sheryl Weisberg in honor of their grandchildren. Today’s learning is sponsored by an anonymous friend. Put Your Name on a Day of Learning: Sponsor a day, sponsor a tractate, or give any amount. Every gift keeps Talmud Daily free for everyone and carries a dedication into the daily learning. Click here to learn more . Get More Talmud Daily and 18Forty : Send us your questions, reactions, disagreements, and ideas at talmuddaily@18forty.org. We really do want to hear from you! Join the Talmud Daily WhatsApp Join the Talmud Daily Substack Learn more about 18Forty Sign up for the 18Forty Newsletter
Day 3 | Foundations Every morning, we pray that Torah should be sweet. But sweetness alone is not enough. This week’s learning is sponsored by Richard and Sheryl Weisberg in honor of their grandchildren. Today’s learning is sponsored by anonymous in memory of Clara and Samuel Siegel, Jacob and Ettl Valins, Martin Valins, and Solomon and Inna Gershanok. Put Your Name on a Day of Learning: Sponsor a day, sponsor a tractate, or give any amount. Every gift keeps Talmud Daily free for everyone and carries a dedication into the daily learning. Click here to learn more . Get More Talmud Daily and 18Forty : Send us your questions, reactions, disagreements, and ideas at talmuddaily@18forty.org. We really do want to hear from you! Join the Talmud Daily WhatsApp Join the Talmud Daily Substack Learn more about 18Forty Sign up for the 18Forty Newsletter
Day 2 | Foundations When Moshe shattered the first tablets, he set the stage for a new kind of Torah. One built through interpretation, argument, and our participation. This week’s learning is sponsored by Richard and Sheryl Weisberg in honor of their grandchildren. Today's learning is sponsored by the Dana Family in honor of Yaakov David ben Ilan Moshe, on his second birthday. Put Your Name on a Day of Learning: Sponsor a day, sponsor a tractate, or give any amount. Every gift keeps Talmud Daily free for everyone and carries a dedication into the daily learning. Click here to learn more . Get More Talmud Daily and 18Forty : Send us your questions, reactions, disagreements, and ideas at talmuddaily@18forty.org. We really do want to hear from you! Join the Talmud Daily WhatsApp Join the Talmud Daily Substack Learn more about 18Forty Sign up for the 18Forty Newsletter
Day 1 | Foundations The Talmud begins long before its first page, with an eternal conversation passed from generation to generation. This week’s learning is sponsored by Richard and Sheryl Weisberg in honor of their grandchildren. Today’s learning is sponsored by Silvana & Gustavo Rosemblat in honor of Eial, Tamar & Ari. Put Your Name on a Day of Learning: Sponsor a day, sponsor a tractate, or give any amount. Every gift keeps Talmud Daily free for everyone and carries a dedication into the daily learning. Click here to learn more . Get More Talmud Daily and 18Forty : Send us your questions, reactions, disagreements, and ideas at talmuddaily@18forty.org. We really do want to hear from you! Join the Talmud Daily WhatsApp Join the Talmud Daily Substack Learn more about 18Forty Sign up for the 18Forty Newsletter
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