Monthly Archives: August 2017

One more (daf) and a bit about Talmud in general

Posted on August 27, 2017 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

As we say in Hebrew, עד עכשיו צחקנו אתכם… “until now, we were joking”, implying that now, we’re serious. That is, my first two “dapim” (Talmud pages I got to teach) included a lot of lore, beautiful stories, parables and … Continue reading →

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At our gates…

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

What’s at our gates? “Judges and law-enforcement official”, states this week’s Torah reading. The Arizal (Rabbi Yizchak Luria 1534-1572) gives us a hint: it seems like we are talking about the city’s gates, but since “the world is a [like] … Continue reading →

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Today’s “Daf” – One more Talmud page

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

In my excitement to share “Daf Yomi”, I failed to say what it is… Literally, the words mean – a daily page. It refers to the effort to learn one of the 2,711 (Babylonian) Talmud pages per day, which is … Continue reading →

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Daf Yomi – Sanhedrin 38

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

A great honor to teach the “daf” – the daily page of Talmud, with lots of beautiful messages about the human’s creation.  

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See, when all else fails…

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

Vignette: We’re standing at the bottom of a 215 foot waterfall in NY’s Cayuga State Park, amazed. How does something like this form, exactly here, exactly like this? There is a little sign about the kind of rock, the force … Continue reading →

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Do Make a BIG Deal!

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

Vignette: I’ve never lived in an apartment building, not like this, where it’s possible to tell what day of the week it is by the smells in the hallway, and what time. Sunday morning announces itself with strong coffee and … Continue reading →

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The morning after (Tish’a Be’av)

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

Vignette: Hot, sticky summer night, and suddenly – sparks hopping around in the grass and bushes – fireflies! Until now, fireflies appeared only in my kids’ children’s books. Now they are here, dancing. Them and the beautiful, red cardinal, to … Continue reading →

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