{"podcast":{"title":"Daf Yomi for Women - Hadran","slug":"daf-yomi-for-women-hadran-638456","podcast_index_feed_id":638456,"rss_url":"https://podcast.hadran.org.il/dy4w/14-en","website_url":"https://hadran.org.il/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/7/7/0/5/7705013f79d55ee588c4a68c3ddbc4f2/podcast_icon_eng.png","author":"Michelle Cohen Farber","episode_count":2459,"summary":"Hadran.org.il is the portal for Daf Yomi studies for women. Hadran.org.il is the first and only site where one can hear a daily Talmud class taught by a woman. The classes are taught in Israel by Rabbanit Michelle Cohen Farber, a graduate of Midreshet Lindenbaum's scholars program with a BA in Talmud and Tanach from Bar-Ilan University. Michelle has taught Talmud and Halacha at Midreshet Lindenbaum, Pelech high school and MATAN. She lives in Ra'anana with her husband and their five children. Each morning the daf yomi class is delivered via ZOOM and then immediately uploaded and available for podcast and download. Hadran.org.il reaches women who can now have access to a woman's perspective on the most essential Jewish traditional text. This podcast represents a revolutionary step in advancing women's Torah study around the globe.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T14:21:09.148798+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/daf-yomi-for-women-hadran-638456"},"episode":{"title":"Chullin 18 - May 18, 2 Sivan","slug":"chullin-18-may-18-2-sivan","published_at":"2026-05-18T05:09:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/daf-yomi-for-women-hadran-638456/chullin-18-may-18-2-sivan","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/daf-yomi-for-women-hadran-638456","url":"https://hadran.org.il/daf/chullin-18/","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hadran/Chullin18.mp3?dest-id=1768700","summary":"Slaughterers who failed to show their knives to a Chacham (Sage) for inspection were penalized, though the severity of the penalty differed depending on whether the knife was subsequently found to be smooth or notched. The teeth of a harvest sickle incline in one direction; therefore, if one used it to slaughter in the direction that cuts cleanly without tearing, Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel dispute its validity. However, Rabbi Yochanan clarifies that both agree the slaughter is invalid, and their actual debate is whether the animal is classified as a neveila (a carcass, which imparts impurity) or a treifa . The windpipe features a large ring at the top that encircles it entirely, unlike the lower rings which are C-shaped and do not completely cover it. The Mishna presents two opinions regarding the highest anatomical point where slaughter can be performed without being disqualified by hagrama (slanting outside the designated slaughter area). The Tanna Kama rules that the large ring must be completely severed while leaving a width of a thread of the top ring untouched. Conversely, Rabbi Yossi b'Rabbi Yehuda rules that as long as the majority of the windpipe is cut in the valid area, the slaughter is kosher , even if the slaughterer subsequently cuts above it into the area known as \"the hat\" ( ko v a ) - since the act was legally complete once the majority was cut. Rav and Shmuel explain that Rabbi Yossi b'Rabbi Yehuda also forbade slaughtering directly on the smaller rings, permitting it only between them since they do not encircle the entire windpipe. However, after challenging this with a contradictory b raita where Rabbi Yossi b'Rabbi Yehuda explicitly permits slaughtering on the smaller rings, the Gemara concludes that Rav and Shmuel agreed with his view regarding…","meta_description":"Slaughterers who failed to show their knives to a Chacham (Sage) for inspection were penalized, though the severity of the penalty differed depending on w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2560,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/daf-yomi-for-women-hadran-638456/episodes/chullin-18-may-18-2-sivan/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/daf-yomi-for-women-hadran-638456/chullin-18-may-18-2-sivan.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}