{"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 61 - June 30, 15 Tamuz","slug":"chullin-61-june-30-15-tamuz","published_at":"2026-06-30T04:50:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/daf-yomi-for-women-hadran-638456/chullin-61-june-30-15-tamuz","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/daf-yomi-for-women-hadran-638456","url":"https://hadran.org.il/daf/chullin-61/","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hadran/Chullin61.mp3?dest-id=1768700","summary":"The Mishna states that the four physiological signs of a kosher bird are not explicitly detailed in the Torah, but are instead established by the Sages. The Gemara challenges this assertion based on a braita , which indicates that these kosher indicators are actually derived through a comparison of the anatomical details of each type of bird—specifically evaluating the characteristics of the nesher (griffin vulture), which is listed as non-kosher, against those of the tor (turtledove), which is known to be kosher due to its role in sacrificial offerings. Abaye resolves this difficulty by explaining that the analytical comparison of the physical details between the tor and the nesher outlined in th e braita is precisely the methodology employed by the Sages to formulate and define these diagnostic signs. Rabbi Chiya introduces a braita asserting that a bird possessing even a single kosher sign is permitted, based on the premise that only a bird structurally identical to the nesher —which lacks all four signs—is fundamentally excluded, along with the other non-kosher species explicitly enumerated in the Torah. The Gemara raises a difficulty, noting that one could argue the exact inverse: using the tor as the absolute paradigm, one could deduce that a bird is kosher only if it possesses all four signs. Since the other non-kosher birds listed in the Torah possess either one, two, or three kosher signs, the Gemara resolves the difficulty by explaining that if all four signs were universally required to render a bird kosher, there would be no logical necessity for the Torah to detail the other twenty-three non-kosher species, as their status as non-kosher would already be self-evident. The Gemara then proceeds with a series of analytical queries, asking why the halakhic para…","meta_description":"The Mishna states that the four physiological signs of a kosher bird are not explicitly detailed in the Torah, but are instead established by the Sages. T…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1779,"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-61-june-30-15-tamuz/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-61-june-30-15-tamuz.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}