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Introduction to Masechet Bekhorot with Dr. Ayelet Hoffman Libson

Daf Yomi for Women - Hadran

Release Date: 09/18/2026

Bekhorot 31 - October 19, 8 Cheshvan

Daf Yomi for Women - Hadran

Bekhorot 30 - October 18, 7 Cheshvan

Daf Yomi for Women - Hadran

Bekhorot 29 - Shabbat October 17, 6 Cheshvan

Daf Yomi for Women - Hadran

Bekhorot 28 - October 16, 5 Cheshvan

Daf Yomi for Women - Hadran

Bekhorot 27 - October 15, 4 Cheshvan

Daf Yomi for Women - Hadran

The braita states that an owner retains financial benefit (tovat hana'a) for priestly gifts, permitting an Israelite to accept payment from a fellow Israelite to direct teruma to a specific kohen who is a relative, whereas a kohen may not pay another kohen for it. The Gemara asks why the braita specifies teruma rather than other priestly gifts (matnot kehuna). It answers that teruma possesses intrinsic sanctity (kedushat haguf) and cannot be redeemed, so people will not mistakenly treat it as unconsecrated (chullin); whereas monetary-sanctity gifts (kedushat damim) might lead people to err,...