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Talmud Daily

18Forty Team 16 Episodes Sep 20, 2026

Talmud Daily is a podcast designed as an accessible daily learning program centered on the Talmud and Jewish texts. It offers ten-minute episodes Monday through Thursday, with a longer Friday interview for deeper exploration. The show requires no Hebrew knowledge, aiming to make Talmud study approachable for a broad audience. The program runs for forty weeks and concludes alongside the global Jewish community at Siyum HaShas. More resources are available at talmuddaily.org.

Episodes

Day 21: Shabbos: The Temple in Time
Day 21: Shabbos: The Temple in Time Sep 20, 2026 853 Day 21 | ShabbosHow the Talmud transforms 39 categories of prohibited work into a shared experience of sacred time.Scheduling Note: In observance of Yom Kippur, Talmud Daily will be on hiatus on Monday, September 21. Rabbi Bashevkin will return with a new episode on Tuesday, September 22.Put Your Name on a Day of Learning: Sponsor a day, sponsor a tractate, or give any amount. Every gift keeps Tal
Day 20: Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz: The Talmud as a Timeless Machine
Day 20: Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz: The Talmud as a Timeless Machine Sep 18, 2026 2543 Day 20 | BrachosJewish time is about more than clocks and calendars. Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz explains how halacha gives purpose to our days—and how Talmud connects us across generations.This week's learning is sponsored by anonymous.Put Your Name on a Day of Learning: Sponsor a day, sponsor a tractate, or give any amount. Every gift keeps Talmud Daily free for everyone and carries a dedication into t
Day 19: The Siddur Wasn’t Written in a Day
Day 19: The Siddur Wasn’t Written in a Day Sep 17, 2026 749 Day 19 | BrachosJewish prayer developed over centuries. But its central challenge remains the same: finding words for God when God seems absent.This week's learning is sponsored by anonymous.Today's learning is sponsored by Rudiger Laufhutte in honor of Judi (Gershona) Laufhutte.Put Your Name on a Day of Learning: Sponsor a day, sponsor a tractate, or give any amount. Every gift keeps Talmud Daily
Day 18: The Divine Is in the Details
Day 18: The Divine Is in the Details Sep 16, 2026 572 Day 18 | BrachosJewish blessings train us to move beyond general gratitude and recognize the particular gifts before us.This week's learning is sponsored by anonymous.Today's learning is sponsored by Sue Rokaw in memory of her husband, Alan Test, on his birthday.Put Your Name on a Day of Learning: Sponsor a day, sponsor a tractate, or give any amount. Every gift keeps Talmud Daily free for everyon
Day 17: Blessings, Dreams, and Exile
Day 17: Blessings, Dreams, and Exile Sep 15, 2026 670 Day 17 | BrachosLife can feel like a dream whose meaning is difficult to decipher. Berakhot offers an interpretation one blessing at a time.This week's learning is sponsored by anonymous.Put Your Name on a Day of Learning: Sponsor a day, sponsor a tractate, or give any amount. Every gift keeps Talmud Daily free for everyone and carries a dedication into the daily learning. Click here to learn more
Day 16: The Talmud’s Unwritten Introduction
Day 16: The Talmud’s Unwritten Introduction Sep 14, 2026 644 Day 16 | BrachosWhile the Talmud begins without a preface, its opening question may tell us everything we need to know about its larger project.This week's learning is sponsored by anonymous.Today's learning is sponsored by Judah & Ora Mischel in honor of The Bashevkin Family.Put Your Name on a Day of Learning: Sponsor a day, sponsor a tractate, or give any amount. Every gift keeps Talmud Dail
Day 15: Ari Bergmann: How the Talmud Went from Conversation to Canon
Day 15: Ari Bergmann: How the Talmud Went from Conversation to Canon Sep 11, 2026 2451 Day 15 | FoundationsHow did generations of oral debate become Judaism’s foundational text? Ari Bergmann tells the story of how the Talmud became the Talmud.Put Your Name on a Day of Learning: Sponsor a day, sponsor a tractate, or give any amount. Every gift keeps Talmud Daily free for everyone and carries a dedication into the daily learning. Click here to learn more.Get More Talmud Daily and 18Fo
Day 14: The Rambam, Categorizer-in-Chief
Day 14: The Rambam, Categorizer-in-Chief Sep 10, 2026 782 Day 14 | FoundationsThe Rambam tried to distill the Talmud into one organized system. But instead of ending the conversation, he created an entirely new chapter of Torah study.Today’s learning is sponsored by Roger of Seattle in memory of Jane.Put Your Name on a Day of Learning: Sponsor a day, sponsor a tractate, or give any amount. Every gift keeps Talmud Daily free for everyone and carries a ded
Day 13: How to Choose Your Talmud
Day 13: How to Choose Your Talmud Sep 9, 2026 740 Day 13 | FoundationsChoosing the right edition can make the Talmud far more accessible. But the real breakthrough comes when its unfamiliar words stop looking like obstacles and start becoming signposts.Put Your Name on a Day of Learning: Sponsor a day, sponsor a tractate, or give any amount. Every gift keeps Talmud Daily free for everyone and carries a dedication into the daily learning. Click he
Day 12: The Body and Soul of the Talmud
Day 12: The Body and Soul of the Talmud Sep 8, 2026 659 Today's learning is sponsored by The Canter Family in memory of M. Kenneth Canter - Moshe Koppel Ben Yehoshua v’ Sarah Dinah.Day 12 | FoundationsWhat are we actually doing when we study Talmud? Meet three essential approaches—halacha, aggadta, and lomdus—and discover how each illuminates the others.Today's learning is sponsored by the Canter Family in memory of M. Kenneth Canter - Moshe Koppel Ben
Day 11: Choose Time
Day 11: Choose Time Sep 7, 2026 816 Day 11 | FoundationsThe structure of the Talmud teaches us not only to organize Torah, but to sanctify time.Put Your Name on a Day of Learning: Sponsor a day, sponsor a tractate, or give any amount. Every gift keeps Talmud Daily free for everyone and carries a dedication into the daily learning. Click here to learn more.Get More Talmud Daily and 18Forty:Send us your questions, reactions, disagreem
Day 10: Michelle Margolis: How the Talmud Went from Parchment to Pixels
Day 10: Michelle Margolis: How the Talmud Went from Parchment to Pixels Sep 4, 2026 2630 Day 10 | FoundationsIn this episode of Talmud Daily: Voices, Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin speaks with Michelle Margolis, the Norman E. Alexander Librarian for Jewish Studies at Columbia University, about the remarkable story of how the Talmud became the book we recognize today.Put Your Name on a Day of Learning: Sponsor a day, sponsor a tractate, or give any amount. Every gift keeps Talmud Daily free for

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