Take One Daf Yomi

On today’s pages, Chullin 71 and 72⁠, the Talmud’s discussion of ritual purity becomes an opportunity to reflect on memory, legacy, and the responsibility to preserve our greatest treasures. Recorded around a barbecue table in upstate New York, this special summer series with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin and producer Josh Kross celebrates the launch of Talmud Daily⁠, a new home for generations of Talmudic learning. How do we ensure that what matters most outlives us? Listen and find out.

On today’s page, Chullin 70⁠, the Talmud’s discussion of the firstborn opens the door to one of life’s greatest transformations. Recorded around a barbecue table in upstate New York, this special summer series with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin and producer Josh Kross reflects on family, responsibility, and the profound moment when a child turns someone into a parent. Why does Judaism give the firstborn such a special place? Listen and find out.

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.