Take One Daf Yomi

On today’s page, Chullin 69⁠, we step back from the details of kosher law to confront a timeless ethical question. Recorded around a barbecue table in upstate New York, this special summer series with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin and producer Josh Kross considers why Judaism permits eating meat at all—and why that permission demands mindfulness, gratitude, and restraint. If Judaism places so many moral limits on eating animals, why eat meat in the first place? Listen and find out.

On today’s page, Chullin 68⁠, the Talmud’s discussion of pregnant animals takes an unexpected turn into real life. Recorded around a barbecue table in upstate New York, this special summer series with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin and producer Josh Kross is joined by an unplanned guest: Josh’s neighbor, who spent years raising veal calves. What can a former veal farmer teach us about one of the Talmud’s most sensitive discussions? Listen and find out.

On today’s pages, Chullin 66–67⁠, the rabbis turn from land animals to fish. Recorded around a barbecue table in upstate New York, this special summer series with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin and producer Josh Kross explores why fish require no ritual slaughter, what that says about consciousness, and why alien life might complicate our understanding of humanity’s place in creation. Listen and find out.

On today’s pages, Chullin 64–65⁠, the rabbis tackle one of the Torah’s most surprising menu items: kosher insects. Recorded around a barbecue table in upstate New York, this special summer series with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin and producer Josh Kross explores how Jewish food traditions are formed, why planning what we eat matters, and what kashrut teaches us beyond simply what’s permitted. What makes a cuisine authentically Jewish? Listen and find out.

On today’s page, Chullin 63⁠, a debate over birds becomes a conversation about America itself. Recorded around a barbecue table in upstate New York, this special summer series with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin and producer Josh Kross explores how early American Jews navigated unfamiliar species, new traditions, and the challenge of remaining authentically Jewish in an entirely new world. How do you preserve tradition when everything around you is new? Listen and find out.