Take One Daf Yomi

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Judaism #10

As Jews around the world engage in a seven-and-a-half year cycle of Daf Yomi, reading the entire Talmud one page per day, Tablet Magazine's new podcast, Take One, will offer a brief and evocative daily read of the daf, in just about 10 minutes. New episodes will be released daily Monday through Friday.

Recent Episodes
  • Makkot 10 and 11 - My way, with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin
    Apr 18, 2025 – 08:18
  • Makkot 9 - Hate Has No Home Here
    Apr 17, 2025 – 04:31
  • Makkot 8 - Hell is Other People
    Apr 16, 2025 – 05:49
  • Makkot 5, 6, and 7 - The Quality of Mercy
    Apr 15, 2025 – 07:09
  • Makkot 3 and 4 - The Eyes Have It
    Apr 11, 2025 – 06:55
  • Makkot 2 - Introducing Tractate Makkot, with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin
    Apr 10, 2025 – 06:09
  • Sanhedrin 113 - Bidding Farewell to Tractate Sanhedrin, with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin
    Apr 9, 2025 – 08:41
  • Sanhedrin 112 - Bang! Pow! Batman! (Part II), with Jordan Gorfinkel
    Apr 8, 2025 – 12:22
  • Sanhedrin 110 and 111 - Bang! Pow! Batman! (Part I), with Jordan Gorfinkel
    Apr 7, 2025 – 14:07
  • Sanhedrin 108 and 109 - This, Too, Is for the Best
    Apr 4, 2025 – 06:57
  • Sanhedrin 107 - Our Own Personal Jesus
    Apr 3, 2025 – 06:44
  • Sanhedrin 106 - Us and the Pig
    Apr 2, 2025 – 30:57
  • Sanhedrin 105 - Your Morning Routine
    Apr 1, 2025 – 07:38
  • Sanhedrin 103 and 104 - The Bad Guys, with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin
    Mar 31, 2025 – 08:27
  • Sanhedrin 101 and 102 - Some People Want to Fill the World with Silly Love Songs, with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin
    Mar 28, 2025 – 08:40
  • Sanhedrin 100 - The Scientific Method
    Mar 27, 2025 – 06:58
  • Sanhedrin 99 - The Messiah Is Coming! The Messiah Is Coming!
    Mar 26, 2025 – 06:14
  • Sanhedrin 98 - The Messiah is Coming Today!
    Mar 25, 2025 – 06:51
  • Sanhedrin 96 and 97 - The Few, The Proud
    Mar 24, 2025 – 05:35
  • Sanhedrin 94 and 95 - Nice to Meet You, with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin
    Mar 21, 2025 – 05:39
  • Sanhedrin 93 - Our Best Friends
    Mar 20, 2025 – 07:41
  • Sanhedrin 92 - Standing Tall
    Mar 19, 2025 – 07:03
  • Sanhedrin 91 - Up for Debate, with Dr. Tevi Troy
    Mar 18, 2025 – 07:43
  • Sanhedrin 89 and 90 - Sacrifice, with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin
    Mar 17, 2025 – 07:51
  • Sanhedrin 87 and 88 - Hope at First Sight, with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin
    Mar 14, 2025 – 06:41
  • Sanhedrin 86 - Oh, Brother, Who Art Thou?
    Mar 13, 2025 – 06:41
  • Sanhedrin 85 - Keep It Simple, Stupid
    Mar 12, 2025 – 06:42
  • Sanhedrin 84 - Shtisels Shtisels Everywhere
    Mar 11, 2025 – 32:56
  • Sanhedrin 82 and 83 - The Man in the Arena, with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin
    Mar 10, 2025 – 08:15
  • Sanhedrin 80 and 81 - Prison Break
    Mar 7, 2025 – 07:00
  • Sanhedrin 79 - Intent to Kill
    Mar 6, 2025 – 07:52
  • Sanhedrin 78 - Sea of Wickedness
    Mar 5, 2025 – 06:55
  • Sanhedrin 77 - Taking responsibility
    Mar 4, 2025 – 06:43
  • Sanhedrin 75 and 76 - The Talmud's Voice
    Mar 3, 2025 – 13:03
  • Sanhedrin 73 and 74 - The courage of the captives
    Feb 28, 2025 – 06:11
  • Sanhedrin 72 - Stand Your Ground
    Feb 27, 2025 – 06:55
  • Sanhedrin 71 - Steak and a Cab
    Feb 26, 2025 – 07:07
  • Sanhedrin 70 - L'Chaim, with producer Josh Kross
    Feb 25, 2025 – 18:14
  • Sanhedrin 68 and 69 - The Wayward Son, with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin
    Feb 24, 2025 – 07:36
  • Sanhedrin 66 and 67 - The Meaning of "God," with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin
    Feb 21, 2025 – 05:50
  • Sanhedrin 65 - Father Figures, with Dr. Tevi Troy
    Feb 20, 2025 – 06:49
  • Sanhedrin 64 - When They Go Low
    Feb 19, 2025 – 06:26
  • Sanhedrin 63 - Where was God in the Holocaust? with Rabbi Irving "Yitz" Greenberg
    Feb 18, 2025 – 15:51
  • Sanhedrin 61 and 62 - iDolatry
    Feb 17, 2025 – 07:01
  • Sanhedrin 59 and 60 - Can non-Jews study Torah?
    Feb 14, 2025 – 06:58
  • Sanhedrin 58 - History of Violence
    Feb 13, 2025 – 07:07
  • Sanhedrin 57 - Shoot to kill
    Feb 12, 2025 – 06:40
  • Sanhedrin 56 - With apologies to Taylor Swift
    Feb 11, 2025 – 07:32
  • Sanhedrin 54 and 55 - Punishment and logic
    Feb 10, 2025 – 07:07
  • Sanhedrin 51 - Dead Languages
    Feb 6, 2025 – 07:20
Recent Reviews
  • DCBnDC
    Talmud for Beginners
    Great intro to Talmud for folks without a lot of background in how to break down the complex text. I love the insights - esp. from R. So if Boshevkin. While Tablet has really started to drift to some uncomfortable rightwing places, this pod is still a great place of enjoyment.
  • halmj
    Grandfather loves this!
    It is so nice to hear a real person discuss Judaism in the modern world for lay people. I have forward episodes to my five children. And hope that they will pick up the thread. Bless you for your work.
  • luthien13
    Religion is always political, but this is just haranguing
    I used to be a fan. I even bought the book. But the interpretations are now so politically predictable that I can guess the talking points in advance.
  • Allisoney
    Wonderful
    Love this so much.
  • Lailathecutestdog
    More Hudson
    Every day I watch and when Hudson comes on I feel like I learned two times the Talmud! More Hudson!!!!!
  • miryam pinkerton
    Texaoma - Northeast Texas
    I have a very short commute. Most mornings Liel Take one get me there. It’s a perfect way to start the day with a little bit of Talmud… which I often then go read the whole page myself.
  • Benuathanasia
    Sigh
    It was really enjoyable until he started trying to justify Israel’s land grabbing and genocide.
  • am a mamamamam
    Wonderful
    Liel is a great host and teacher
  • Dubjays
    Using Talmud as a soapbox
    Episode I listened to was basically hosts talking about themselves and then quickly quoting the Talmud and bending it severely and using it to talk about a random topic (episode about “not knowing”). The hosts seem to “not know” but they teach anyways…
  • Pinky27891
    A refreshing breath of Talmud in the morning
    Really enjoy these succinct Daf discussions! Agree more of Hudson lol
  • dafallday
    Kfira
    A super twisted interpretation of the Talmud. Very heretical. מצד הקליפה
  • Wassagoinon
    More Hudson!
    I listen every day, but today’s input from 10-year-old Hudson made me especially joyous. The simplicity of a child’s perspective during these complex and worrisome times was comforting. Thanks Hudson.
  • MM1NJ
    Informative and entertaining
    I have been listening to this podcast daily for more than three years. It’s always informative and entertaining! I do try to supplement it with the 5 Minute Daf Yomi podcast on Podbean, as Liel only covers one or two sentences of the daily daf.
  • appboston
    A little Talmud a day…
    Just came across this podcast and have found it to be amazing. I love how the hosts connect the Talmud to some of the issues we face in a modern world. I’ve been listening to two episodes every day and really enjoy having my day made a little Talmudic
  • Mwána Comète
    So enjoyable
    Usually awesome, always enjoyable. The unpacking of Talmud — the historical explication and the modernization — is what goes on, mostly through conversation between the host and guests. Highly recommended!
  • Diana from Northbrook
    Thanks for brave Sharansky quote
    Thank you for your courage to point out the indignity of today’s political correctness and citing our great hero Nathan Sharanskyi Congrats on being nominated for the Next Big Idea book club!
  • LashonHakodesh
    Take One every day…
    Love this podcast! Liel, as someone who is in the process of conversion and has a desire to learn as much as possible about Judaism, I just want to say thank you so much for making my days a little more Talmudic. 😊
  • Mosheh In Pittsburgh
    Daf Yomi is awesome!
    Five days a week I look forward to this podcast which opens my mind to new ways of thinking about the Bavli. Thank you, Liel, for making my days a little more Talmudic. Shkoyach!
  • shteiging person
    Apikorsut
    Modern day tzedokim
  • egor 's owner
    Daf yumi
    I listen everyday and learn so much. I hope this pod cast never ends Binnie I tried the welcome to the tent .com but I’m not finding it. Is it under gmail. Podcast, where Thanks for helping me Binnie I am having trouble downloading Robert Scaramuccia newsletter. Please help me. Can you send me the site Binnie
  • adv215627
    This show Changed this lost gentile’s life for the better
    This show Changed this lost gentile’s life for the better
  • Dr.Steven
    Liel Llebovitz and Take One are Always Insightful
    Superb insights on the Talmud. I listen everyday. Liel Llebovitz is brilliant and entertaining. Dr. Steven H. New Jersey
  • Statia Honey B.
    I listen every day
    Perfect review of Talmud in a short episode.
  • Ani Yehudi
    Awesome!
    Thank you for bringing Daf Yomi to a level that a goon like me can understand.
  • StuartRand
    Terrific Podcast
    An excellent program. Selection of material, host, and guest speakers are all terrific. Very high quality production. Worth paying for but it is free at least for now.
  • nwnina44
    Love Rabbi Dovid
    I love getting a small taste of Talmud everyday and especially when R. Dovid joins.
  • lslandau
    Thank you Reb Leibowitz
    So grateful for this podcast. It reminds me of my learning experience at the Pardes Institute in Jerusalem. I’ve missed this type of engagement with texts from Jewishly literate yet compassionate and critically thinking teachers. Thank you Reb Leibowitz for all of you efforts 🪬
  • tuckjosh
    Fantastic for newbies and the well-read alike!
    Truth be told, this is the only Tablet-produced content I can stand to take in anymore. Unlike Tablet’s—and Liebowitz’s own—print content, Take One is happy, non-controversial, and non-reactionary. I recommend it to all the folks I meet interested in wading into Talmud!
  • chavachana
    Scholarly Fun
    This show is literally awesome. Full of mind, soul, and heart enriching content. I got here late, so I started on the very first episode and I’m catching up by listening every free moment.
  • SDTerp
    Fun and Informative
    I always learn something new, and often get a laugh or two along the way.
  • BGS1988
    Great podcast
    Studying Talmud is hard. It’s easy to get lost in the nitty gritty details of the discussion and miss the important truths being conveyed. Take One Daf Yomi provides clarity that informs my study every day.
  • dennis.karpf
    Dennis Karpf
    Outstanding and concise dialogue and interpretation of Daf Yomi. Keep up your wonderful work.
  • VAB 1
    A must listen.
    Entertaining, thought provoking, and worth listening too!
  • walterlouis422
    Excellent
    Ancient wisdom made contemporary by commentary thanks to Liell and his guests
  • xomawife
    Love it
    Such a pleasure to listen to. Makes you feel connected to these ancient texts, which by the way I studied for many years when I was in high school at a Jewish day school and I had no interest and could never understand and now I have this tremendous appreciation.
  • CKMFM
    So it began
    I’ve heard of Daf Yomi throughout my life but it seemed to distant a goal. This has enabled me to dip my toe into the ocean of what is Talmud. Thank you Liel! להצליחה!
  • ssmiley22
    My Daily dose of Talmud
    Thank you for putting this into the world
  • Via Customer
    How My Day Starts
    Liel Liebowitz and his Daf Yomi learning start each day for me. This podcast is a gateway to learning I would not obtain otherwise. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin’s deeply felt commentaries and teachings move me deeply. I am grateful this is a 7.5 year exercise!
  • Grand Rapids Fan
    Great Host; Perfect Episode Length
    I like being able to listen to each day’s episode while brewing tea or making breakfast. The episodes are quick and digestible. The host does a great job making each episode feel distinct from the others.
  • Softah 2
    Take One
    Find it a great way to start my day Really appreciate the wisdom
  • JB Katz
    Starting to fade
    At the start of the Daf cycle the pod cast was strong. Now I feel there are a couple of issues: 1. Sound quality from a majority of the callers is very poor and I cannot even listen to the episode. 2. Self promotion of the “guest” speakers. They are promoting their new book, their podcast ect. Let’s get back to the heart of the Daf and focus on making each day aka podcast the best it can with the best sound quality from the callers.
  • Desesq
    Great way to start day
    Only recently discovered this fantastic podcast and now religiously listen every day
  • jonn_msft
    Enjoyable daily Daf
    Take One is an enjoyable daily podcast from Liel Liebowitz, known as a host of Unorthodox Podcast. Every show has a guest host. Topics are loosely connected with the Daf.
  • MRClassof02
    The start of every day
    I love starting each day with the Take One podcast. It’s a great way to study Talmud in a busy life.
  • Bio Julian
    Great listen
    My first podcast every morning!
  • David Tedford Holt
    A lovely reminder of God
    I am a Christian, and always knew I was missing a great deal of cultural context when reading the Tanakh (really, both Old and New Testaments). I am greatly blessed by these conversations about the conversations about God’s presence in the minutiae of life.
  • Cooprn2011
    It’s my morning addiction
    I wake up every morning and listen, I am addicted.
  • chabad fan
    Interview
    Terrific conversation with Sister Prejean.
  • erinmeredith010101
    I love this daily podcast <3
    I am so happy to have a cheerful, welcoming way to Daf Yomi. Perfect for any Jew of any denomination to engage with the joy of Talmud.
  • D_Sat
    What an absolute joy...
    I would have given 6 stars but Rabbi Dov Bashempkin does not have an entry in the Newish Jewish encyclopedia. Thanks Liel.
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