Take One Daf Yomi Podcast
1) Zevachim 84 and 85 - What’s the Story?
On today’s pages, Zevachim 84 and 85, the rabbis teach that even legal debates require stories, because only stories reveal the human stakes beneath the rules. Our guest, producer Josh Kross, reminds ...Show More
2) Zevachim 82 and 83 - Once Illuminated
On today’s pages, Zevachim 82 and 83, the rabbis teach that an offering placed on the altar cannot be lowered or diminished—it has crossed a threshold from which it can only rise. Our guest, Jessica K...Show More
3) Zevachim 81 - Elevating Holiness
On today’s page, Zevachim 81, we dive into the technical rules of blood offerings and discover a larger lesson about making things more holy rather than less. Could pausing before acting, speaking, o...Show More
4) Zevachim 80 - Sip of Sanctity
On today’s page, Zevachim 80, the rabbis debate what happens when regular water mixes into a flask meant for purification and whether the ritual can still be performed. It raises a quiet question abou...Show More
5) Zevachim 79 - Stirring the Soul
On today’s page, Zevachim 79, we learn that the status of a mixture can hinges on a variety of disparate factors. These distinctions highlight a larger truth: eating well isn’t just about rules but ab...Show More
6) Zevachim 77 and 78 - The Aroma That Lingers
On today’s pages, Zevachim 77 and 78, the rabbis teach that even substances normally prohibited on the altar may be burned if they serve only to create a pleasing aroma, raising the deeper question of...Show More
7) Zevachim 75 and 76 - Torah at Auction
On today’s pages, Zevachim 75 and 76, we learn that when two sanctities are found in separate bodies, one sacred offering may not be diminished in order to preserve another. Our teacher, Rabbi David B...Show More
8) Zevachim 74 - Thanks a Thousand
On today’s page, Zevachim 74, we honor the daf by letting it quietly sit in the background while we mark Thanksgiving with a different kind of offering: a conversation about gratitude. When he joined ...Show More
9) Zevachim 73 - Slop No More
On today’s page, Zevachim 73, the rabbis teach that an animal unfit for sacrifice does not become nullified when mixed with permitted animals, because each creature is considered significant on its ow...Show More
10) Zevachim 72 - Homebaked
On today’s page, Zevachim 72, the rabbis explore which forbidden items in a mixture can’t be nullified because they’re considered too significant to simply disappear. They use examples like nuts, pome...Show More