Take One Daf Yomi

About Take One Daf Yomi

As Jews around the world engage in a seven-and-a-half year cycle of Daf Yomi, reading the entire Talmud one page per day, Tablet Magazine's new podcast, Take One, will offer a brief and evocative daily read of the daf, in just about 10 minutes. New episodes will be released daily Monday through Friday.

Publisher

Tablet Magazine

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Jan 2020

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

533 of 1,711 episodes have a transcript.

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   6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Bekhorot 18 - Doubles Trouble

   Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom explores the intricate Talmudic reasoning behind determining the firstborn when a ewe gives birth to two males simultaneously.

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   5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Bekhorot 16 and 17 - Same as it Ever Was?

   Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom explores how ancient Jewish law defines meaningful change in animals, offering modern insights into nature versus breeding.

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   2 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Bekhorot 14 and 15 - Not in My Backyard

   Rabbi Liel explores why sacred experiences require special places, questioning the confinement of sacrifice to the Temple and the impact of familiarity on holiness.

Inside a recent episode

Bekhorot 18 - Doubles Trouble

Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And the rabbis say, it is impossible for two events to coincide precisely, i.e. their births were not precisely at the same time. Come on, say the rabbis. one head must have emerged earlier. Rather, one preceded the other, and therefore one of the males is given to the owner and one to the priest. Rabbi Taufon says, the priest chooses the better of the two. Rabbi Akiva says, they assess the value of the lambs between them, and the priest takes the leaner of the two, as will be explained soon in the Gemara. And with regard to the second lamb that remains in the possession of the owner, since he may not partake of it due to its uncertain status as a firstborn, it must graze until it becomes blemished, at which point he may slaughter and eat it. […]

Who has been a guest on Take One Daf Yomi

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• Richard Hidary
• Tevi Troy
• David Bashevkin
• Dovid Bashevkin
• Rachel Timoner

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

552 ratings

Spotify

4.2 / 5

135 ratings

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