Rabbi Josh Yuter
@joshyuter.com
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways - Is. 55:8. Jewish stuff + bad jokes. All opinions subject to change.
Baraita: A person cannot create a house in the form of the Sancturary, a portico like the entrance hall, or a courtyard like the Temple's, nor a menorah with seven branches even if made w/materials other than gold 5, 6, 8, branches are ok)
#Dafyomi 28b
#Dafyomi 28b
February 8, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Baraita: A person cannot create a house in the form of the Sancturary, a portico like the entrance hall, or a courtyard like the Temple's, nor a menorah with seven branches even if made w/materials other than gold 5, 6, 8, branches are ok)
#Dafyomi 28b
#Dafyomi 28b
Sages: All of the vessels Moses made were fit for his and subsequent generations except for the trumpets per Num. 10:2 which states "for you" twice.
Note: Thus providing the source for Jews having horns.
#DafYomi 28a-b
Note: Thus providing the source for Jews having horns.
#DafYomi 28a-b
February 8, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Sages: All of the vessels Moses made were fit for his and subsequent generations except for the trumpets per Num. 10:2 which states "for you" twice.
Note: Thus providing the source for Jews having horns.
#DafYomi 28a-b
Note: Thus providing the source for Jews having horns.
#DafYomi 28a-b
Mishna: Each of the branches of the menorah invalidates the others, on letter invalidates a mezzuzah, each passage can disqualify tefillin, each fringe on tzitzit can invalidate the others
R. Yishmael: Each fringe is its own commandment
#DafYomi 28a
R. Yishmael: Each fringe is its own commandment
#DafYomi 28a
February 8, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Mishna: Each of the branches of the menorah invalidates the others, on letter invalidates a mezzuzah, each passage can disqualify tefillin, each fringe on tzitzit can invalidate the others
R. Yishmael: Each fringe is its own commandment
#DafYomi 28a
R. Yishmael: Each fringe is its own commandment
#DafYomi 28a
Props to @korenpublishers for not shying away from controversy
@DafYomi 28a
@DafYomi 28a
February 8, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Props to @korenpublishers for not shying away from controversy
@DafYomi 28a
@DafYomi 28a
Writing/Editing Update: Chapter 1 Draft 2 completed!
February 5, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Writing/Editing Update: Chapter 1 Draft 2 completed!
Today's Daf is literally בטל תורה
February 4, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Today's Daf is literally בטל תורה
R. Shimon on Num. 18:19, Num. 25:13: Just as it is impossible for offerings to be with priests, so too offerings cannot be without salt.
#DafYomi 20a
#DafYomi 20a
February 1, 2026 at 12:08 AM
R. Shimon on Num. 18:19, Num. 25:13: Just as it is impossible for offerings to be with priests, so too offerings cannot be without salt.
#DafYomi 20a
#DafYomi 20a
R. Eliezer: Whenever one finds two verses, one fulfills itself and another and one which fulfills itself and nullifies the other, we set aside the latter and hold on to the former
#DafYomi 19b
#DafYomi 19b
January 30, 2026 at 4:40 AM
R. Eliezer: Whenever one finds two verses, one fulfills itself and another and one which fulfills itself and nullifies the other, we set aside the latter and hold on to the former
#DafYomi 19b
#DafYomi 19b
Adding footnotes to poetry is subversive.
January 27, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Adding footnotes to poetry is subversive.
I'm pushing off all accounting work until July.
It's going to be accrural summer.
It's going to be accrural summer.
January 20, 2026 at 12:23 PM
I'm pushing off all accounting work until July.
It's going to be accrural summer.
It's going to be accrural summer.
Coworker: What do you think about thermostats?
Me: They have their ups and downs.
Coworker: No, I mean do you think they work?
Me: To a degree.
Coworker: ...
Me: What, you were expecting a straight answer?
Me: They have their ups and downs.
Coworker: No, I mean do you think they work?
Me: To a degree.
Coworker: ...
Me: What, you were expecting a straight answer?
January 18, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Coworker: What do you think about thermostats?
Me: They have their ups and downs.
Coworker: No, I mean do you think they work?
Me: To a degree.
Coworker: ...
Me: What, you were expecting a straight answer?
Me: They have their ups and downs.
Coworker: No, I mean do you think they work?
Me: To a degree.
Coworker: ...
Me: What, you were expecting a straight answer?
Tomorrow is Rosh Hodesh Shevat. This means:
1. Tu Bishvat is in two weeks
2. Purim is in 1.5 months
3. Pesach is in 2.5 months
You're Welcome.
1. Tu Bishvat is in two weeks
2. Purim is in 1.5 months
3. Pesach is in 2.5 months
You're Welcome.
January 18, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Tomorrow is Rosh Hodesh Shevat. This means:
1. Tu Bishvat is in two weeks
2. Purim is in 1.5 months
3. Pesach is in 2.5 months
You're Welcome.
1. Tu Bishvat is in two weeks
2. Purim is in 1.5 months
3. Pesach is in 2.5 months
You're Welcome.
Thanks to Disney, the Toddler refuses to acknowledge the clownfish, insisting they're called "Nemo"
January 9, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Thanks to Disney, the Toddler refuses to acknowledge the clownfish, insisting they're called "Nemo"
Sages on Ex. 21:13A Levite who kills unintentionally is exiled to a different city of refuge. If he moves to a diff part of the same city, that works too
#DafYomi 117a
#DafYomi 117a
January 9, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Sages on Ex. 21:13A Levite who kills unintentionally is exiled to a different city of refuge. If he moves to a diff part of the same city, that works too
#DafYomi 117a
#DafYomi 117a
In other words, while Jews are only allowed to bring sacrificial offerings in the Temple, gentiles have altarnatives.
Per Lev 17:2: Gentiles may offer sacrifices (to God) outside of the Temple courtyard.
R. Ya'akov b. Aha cit. R. Asi: Jews can't help or be an agent
Rabba: Permitted to give instructions
#DafYomi 116b
R. Ya'akov b. Aha cit. R. Asi: Jews can't help or be an agent
Rabba: Permitted to give instructions
#DafYomi 116b
January 8, 2026 at 7:05 PM
In other words, while Jews are only allowed to bring sacrificial offerings in the Temple, gentiles have altarnatives.
Per Lev 17:2: Gentiles may offer sacrifices (to God) outside of the Temple courtyard.
R. Ya'akov b. Aha cit. R. Asi: Jews can't help or be an agent
Rabba: Permitted to give instructions
#DafYomi 116b
R. Ya'akov b. Aha cit. R. Asi: Jews can't help or be an agent
Rabba: Permitted to give instructions
#DafYomi 116b
January 8, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Per Lev 17:2: Gentiles may offer sacrifices (to God) outside of the Temple courtyard.
R. Ya'akov b. Aha cit. R. Asi: Jews can't help or be an agent
Rabba: Permitted to give instructions
#DafYomi 116b
R. Ya'akov b. Aha cit. R. Asi: Jews can't help or be an agent
Rabba: Permitted to give instructions
#DafYomi 116b
R. Shmuel b. Nahmani cit R. Yonatan: The pure animals Noah took in the ark hadn't been used for sin
R. Hisda: The ark accepted the pure, rejected the impure animals
R. Abbahu: Per Gen 7:16, pure animals went in on their own
#DafYomi 116a
R. Hisda: The ark accepted the pure, rejected the impure animals
R. Abbahu: Per Gen 7:16, pure animals went in on their own
#DafYomi 116a
January 8, 2026 at 1:32 AM
R. Shmuel b. Nahmani cit R. Yonatan: The pure animals Noah took in the ark hadn't been used for sin
R. Hisda: The ark accepted the pure, rejected the impure animals
R. Abbahu: Per Gen 7:16, pure animals went in on their own
#DafYomi 116a
R. Hisda: The ark accepted the pure, rejected the impure animals
R. Abbahu: Per Gen 7:16, pure animals went in on their own
#DafYomi 116a
On Ps. 37:7, Ecc. 3:7: There are times when one is silent and is rewarded for silence, there are tiems one speaks and is rewarded for speech.
#DafYomi 115b
#DafYomi 115b
January 6, 2026 at 11:03 PM
On Ps. 37:7, Ecc. 3:7: There are times when one is silent and is rewarded for silence, there are tiems one speaks and is rewarded for speech.
#DafYomi 115b
#DafYomi 115b
I think I've started to get migraines that tend to flare up midday (pressure buildup just behind right eye).
Anyone have suggestions for prevention or treatment?
Right now I'm leaning towards self-induced coma, but I could use something more practical and less debilitating.
Anyone have suggestions for prevention or treatment?
Right now I'm leaning towards self-induced coma, but I could use something more practical and less debilitating.
January 4, 2026 at 2:28 PM
I think I've started to get migraines that tend to flare up midday (pressure buildup just behind right eye).
Anyone have suggestions for prevention or treatment?
Right now I'm leaning towards self-induced coma, but I could use something more practical and less debilitating.
Anyone have suggestions for prevention or treatment?
Right now I'm leaning towards self-induced coma, but I could use something more practical and less debilitating.
Toddler: Read me a book!
Me: Say, "please" first.
Toddler: Please first!
Me: I suppose I deserved that.
Me: Say, "please" first.
Toddler: Please first!
Me: I suppose I deserved that.
December 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Toddler: Read me a book!
Me: Say, "please" first.
Toddler: Please first!
Me: I suppose I deserved that.
Me: Say, "please" first.
Toddler: Please first!
Me: I suppose I deserved that.
