Take One Daf Yomi

On today’s pages, Zevachim 117 and 118, a poetic verse in Deuteronomy becomes a timeline of Jewish history, tracing how divine presence is experienced across eras. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin helps us explore the shift from miraculous protection to mature partnership—and why the messianic vision is one of clarity rather than concealment. How does holiness change as we grow into it? Listen and find out.

On today’s page, Zevachim 116, the rabbis tell the unlikely story of Rahav, a woman defined by disgrace who transforms the very tools of her past into instruments of redemption. The Presidentscher Rav, Dr. Tevi Troy, joins us to explore how missteps, public failure, and even humiliation can become the raw material for leadership—and why the ability to reverse a narrative matters as much in politics as it does in the Bible. How do you turn your worst chapter into your greatest credential? Listen and find out.

On today’s page, Zevachim 115, the rabbis argue that there are moments when speech heals—and moments when silence does. Through Aaron’s tragedy, they suggest that quiet endurance can itself be holy. In an age of endless talk, what might we regain by holding our peace? Listen and find out.

On today’s page, Zevachim 114, the Talmud draws a hard line: you cannot forbid what is not yours. From ritual law to everyday life, the rabbis frame ownership as the precondition for moral responsibility. How does private property become the ground on which ethical life is built? Listen and find out.

On today’s pages, Zevachim 112 and 113, the Talmud examines why and how sacred service shifted from firstborns to priests and from private altars to a single Temple. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to explain how this transformation reflects Judaism’s move from individual devotion to national religious life. What does it take for sacred service to change shape as a people becomes a nation? Listen and find out.