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Daf Yomi for Women - Hadran
by Michelle Cohen Farber · English · Devotional & Spiritual
Hadran.org.il is the portal for Daf Yomi studies for women. Hadran.org.il is the first and only site where one can hear a daily Talmud class taught by a woman. The classes are taught in Israel by Rabbanit Michelle Cohen Farber, a graduate of Midreshet Lindenbaum's scholars program with a BA in Tal
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- 13 Oct 2026
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Earlier episodes 29 most recent
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12 Oct 2026 · 47 minNew
Bekhorot 24 - Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan - October 12, 1 Cheshvan
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11 Oct 2026 · 32 minNew
Bekhorot 23 (Full Episode) - October 11, 30 Tishrei
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9 Oct 2026 · 29 min
Bekhorot 22 - Shabbat October 10, 29 Tishrei
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9 Oct 2026 · 26 min
Bekhorot 21 - October 9, 28 Tishrei
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8 Oct 2026 · 43 min
Bekhorot 20 - October 8, 27 Tishrei
Study Guide A braita presents opinions regarding an animal purchased from a non-Jew whose birthing history is unknown. Rabbi Yishmael establishes age-based presumptions (that a goat in its first year, a sheep in its second, and a cow or donkey in its third is assumed to have not yet produced a firstborn prior to the sale), while Rabbi Yosi bar Rabbi Yehuda requires four years for a donkey. Rabbi Yehoshua quotes his rabbis and counters that a bodily discharge ( tinuf ), which could indicate a prior miscarriage, would also exempt an animal from bekhora , while he himself adds that a goat that…
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7 Oct 2026 · 45 min
Bekhorot 19 - October 7, 26 Tishrei
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5 Oct 2026 · 45 min
Bekhorot 17 - October 5, 24 Tishrei
The Gemara continues to analyze the dispute between Rav Huna and Rav Yehuda regarding the offspring generations of guaranteed livestock ( tzon barzel ) that one received from a non-Jew. It evaluates their views against the ruling of Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel in the Mishna and against the statement of the tanna kamma in the first clause ( reisha ) of the Mishna, demonstrating how each Amora reinterprets the words of both Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel and the tanna kamma. Regarding a ewe that gives birth to a goat-like species or a goat that gives birth to a sheep-like species ( nidmeh ), a braita…
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4 Oct 2026 · 50 min
Bekhorot 16 - October 4, 23 Tishrei
The Gemara analyzes the braita brought to support Rav Sheshet's position that the fetus of a sanctified animal that became blemished can be redeemed (i.e., designated before the mother is redeemed to be used for the same sacrifice as its mother). First, the Gemara explains what can be derived from the concluding line in each section of the braita , "this is the general rule" ( klalo shel davar ). Then, an inference from the braita is used to raise a difficulty against Rav Huna's position that offspring of sanctified animals that became blemished cannot be fixed , but must be left to die.…
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2 Oct 2026 · 48 min
Bekhorot 14 - Hoshana Rabba - October 2 , 21 Tishrei
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1 Oct 2026 · 49 min
Bekhorot 13 - October 1, 20 Tishrei
Study Guide The Gemara discusses a contradiction regarding the time for redeeming a firstborn donkey ( peter chamor ). One braita states that is can be done immediately, while another states that it cannot be performed before thirty days. Three resolutions are brought. Rav Nachman explains that if one redeemed it within thirty days, it is redeemed post-facto ( b'di eved ). Rav Sheshet suggests that the thirty-day timeframe teaches that one does not violate the prohibition against delaying the mitzva during this period. Rava resolves the conflicting opinions and explains that the dispute…
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30 Sep 2026 · 48 min
Bekhorot 12 - September 30, 19 Tishrei
The Mishna lists animals that cannot be used for redemption, including a calf, an undomesticated animal, a slaughtered or treifa animal, a hybrid ( kilayim ), or a koy (a creature of doubtful status between a domesticated and undomesticated animal). Rabbi Eliezer permits redemption using a hybrid because it is nevertheless a lamb (born to two animals in the sheep family), but forbids a koy . The Gemara explains that the Mishna follows Ben Bag Bag, who derives from a textual comparison ( gezeira shava ) of the word seh from the Paschal sacrifice that only a standard, kosher lamb or goat…
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29 Sep 2026 · 45 min
Bekhorot 11 - September 29, 18 Tishrei
How much must one give to redeem a firstborn donkey? Rabbi Yosi bar Yehuda requires at least one shekel, whereas the Sages hold that any minimal amount is valid for redemption. Rav Yosef explained that the value of "any minimal amount" can even be a lamb worth a sixth of a zuz . However, in the story involving Rabbi Yehuda Nesia, Rabbi Tarfon presents three options—a generous eye, a stingy eye, and an average eye—ranging between two to four zuzim . To resolve this contradiction, it is explained that Rabbi Tarfon's ruling applies when one comes to consult, but if one acts on their own, a…
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28 Sep 2026 · 48 min
Bekhorot 10 - September 28, 17 Tishrei
Even though Rabbi Shimon and Rabbi Yehuda disagree regarding whether a firstborn donkey ( peter chamor ) is forbidden for benefit, Rabba maintains that Rabbi Shimon , who permits benefit prior to redemption , agrees that if the donkey was not redeemed and its neck was broken, it becomes forbidden for benefit. Rabba derives this law via a gezeira shava comparing the term "breaking the neck" ( arifah ) used here to that of an egla arufa , which is forbidden for benefit once its neck is broken. Rabba attempts to prove his assertion from a braita concerning a dispute between the rabbis and Rabbi…
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27 Sep 2026 · 50 min
Bekhorot 9 - September 27, 16 Tishrei
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25 Sep 2026 · 45 min
Bekhorot 8 - Shabbat, 1st Day of Sukkot - September 26, 15 Tishrei
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25 Sep 2026 · 50 min
Bekhorot 7 - September 25, 14 Tishrei
Does Rabbi Shimon require an offspring to resemble its mother in its head and most of its body (ראשו ורובו) to be permitted for consumption, or does his requirement of its head and most of its body apply exclusively to firstborn (bekhorah) status? Three braitot are brought to answer this question, but all are deemed inconclusive. Is donkey urine permitted or forbidden? While horse and camel urine are thin and clearly just excreted water, donkey urine is thick and resembles milk. Is it absorbed and derived from the animal's body (and thus forbidden as an excretion of a non-kosher animal), or…
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24 Sep 2026 · 49 min
Bekhorot 6 - September 24, 13 Tishrei
Following the dispute between the tanna of our Mishna and Rabbi Yosi HaGelili, where each derived from a different verse the exemption from firstborn status for an animal that gave birth to an offspring resembling a different species, the Gemara clarifies what Rabbi Yosi HaGelili derives from the proof-verses of our tanna (" peter hamor " twice). Rabbi Yosi HaGelili derives from there the source for exempting horses and camels from firstborn status. Rav Achai raises a difficulty against his derivation, but the Gemara answers his objection. Our tanna derives this rule (exempting the firstborn…
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23 Sep 2026 · 51 min
Bekhorot 5 - September 23, 12 Tishrei
The Gemara continues analyzing the dispute regarding whether firstborns were sanctified in the desert. According to Reish Lakish, they were not sanctified until entering the Land, whereas Rabbi Yochanan holds they were already sanctified in the wilderness. Rabbi Eleazar explains that Rabbi Yochanan derived his position from the verse " לי יהיו " ("they shall be Mine") – b'havayatan yehu , meaning that their holiness remains intact and does not lapse. Rabbi Yochanan explains the verse " והיה כי יביאך... והעברת " in accordance with the exposition of the Academy of Rabbi Yishmael: perform this…
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22 Sep 2026 · 50 min
Bekhorot 4 - September 22, 11 Tishrei
The Mishna rules that Kohanim and Levites are exempt from bekhora (firstborn male donkeys) based on a kal v'chomer : if they exempted the firstborns of Israel ites in the desert , logic dictates that they exempt their own. The Gemara challenges the Mishna's premise as the Levites themselves did not exempt the donkeys of the Israelites – they themselves exempted the Israelite firstborn males, and their animals exempted the Israelite firstborn donkeys. Two answers are offered to resolve this question, by both Abaye and Rava. Abaye answers that the Mishna means the livestock of the Levites…
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20 Sep 2026 · 41 min
Bekhorot 3 - Yom Kippur - September 21, 10 Tishrei
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20 Sep 2026 · 47 min
Bekhorot 2 - September 20, 9 Tishrei
The Mishna rules that if a Jew buys a donkey embryo from a non-Jew, sells one to him, enters into a partnership with him, or receives or gives an animal under a sharecropping agreement ( kablanut ), the offspring is exempt from bekhora . The Gemara questions why the Mishna needs to enumerate all these individual cases, and explains that each is necessary: selling must be taught so we do not fine a Jew who removes an animal from sanctity; partnering excludes Rabbi Yehuda's view that a joint partnership with a non-Jew is obligated in bekhora ; and sharecropping ( kablanut ) is needed because…
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18 Sep 2026 · 20 min
Introduction to Masechet Bekhorot with Dr. Ayelet Hoffman Libson
Introduction to Masechet Bekhorot
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18 Sep 2026 · 16 min
Chullin 142 - Siyum Masechet Chullin - Shabbat September 19, 8 Tishrei
Hadran Ceremony Text
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18 Sep 2026 · 45 min
Chullin 141 - September 18, 7 Tishrei
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17 Sep 2026 · 49 min
Chullin 140 - September 17, 6 Tishrei
Study Guide The Gemara explains that the word "tzipor" includes only kosher birds, excluding non-kosher birds from the commandment of shiluch haken . Four additional verses are brought (supplementing the four from Chullin 139) in an attempt to disprove this premise. However, each verse is explained in a different manner, demonstrating that "tzipor" indeed refers exclusively to kosher birds. If the eggs are non-kosher, the commandment also does not apply, as derived from Rav Kahana's exposition of "take for yourself" - and not for your dogs. Rav Kahana's exposition was originally cited to…
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16 Sep 2026 · 49 min
Chullin 139 - September 16, 5 Tishrei
Ravina d eriv es from "sh a l e ach teshalach" that a kosher bird that killed a human , before it is convicted, it is exempt from shilu a ch haken because one is commanded to bring it to court rather than send it away. The Mishna ruled that consecrated birds are exempt from the mitzva of shilu a ch haken . The Gemara attempts to find a case of sanctified birds that would require an exemption. After four failed attempts, Rav and Shmuel each bring a possible explanation. Rav explains that it refers to one who consecrated the offspring of his dovecote for a sacrifice, which subsequently…
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15 Sep 2026 · 47 min
Chullin 138 - September 15, 4 Tishrei
Reconciling Rav's two rulings on the required fleece yield , where he states "a mane and a half" ( mane v'pras ) in one context and "sixty" in another , the Gemara explains that Rav refers to a mane of forty sela'im , making a mane and a half equal to sixty sela'im . Regarding the five- sela'im gift, a br aita clarifies that the owner is not required to bleach the wool before giving it; rather, he must provide enough wool so that five sela'im remain after the kohen bleaches it. Deriving from "l'amod l'sharet" ("to stand and serve"), Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi explains that the gift must yield…
About Daf Yomi for Women - Hadran
Hadran.org.il is the portal for Daf Yomi studies for women. Hadran.org.il is the first and only site where one can hear a daily Talmud class taught by a woman. The classes are taught in Israel by Rabbanit Michelle Cohen Farber, a graduate of Midreshet Lindenbaum's scholars program with a BA in Tal
Daf Yomi for Women - Hadran is a English devotional & spiritual podcast from Michelle Cohen Farber. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.
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