Hadran: Advancing Talmud Study for Women
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Rabbanit Michelle Farber
09.10.2026 | כ״ח באלול תשפ״וStart Studying Talmud
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The Value of Studying Talmud
Talmud is the foundation of Jewish practice and thought. Talmud study opens the door to a richer understanding of Jewish tradition, empowering women who engage in this study to become more effective community leaders and role models.
In order to actualize this potential, Hadran is dedicated to ensuring that Talmud study is accessible to Jewish women of all ages, backgrounds and skill levels.
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A Daf of Their Own
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Gefet
On Second Thought
Daf Yomi: One Week at a Time
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Beyond the Daf (HE)
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Talmud, Your Way
Experience Talmud with daily or weekly shiurim from top women scholars, each with a different focus and flavor. There’s something here for everyone.
Daf Yomi
Chullin 133
Rav Chisda’s requirement for complete mastery of all twenty-four priestly gifts is rejected based on Rabbi Simeon’s standard: any kohen who acknowledges the validity of the Temple service (modeh b’avoda) is eligible to receive gifts. Deriving from “v’natan” (“and he shall give”), kohanim are forbidden from grabbing gifts, prompting Abaye to outline his personal practice that developed from seizing gifts to eventually refusing them altogether, except on the Eve of Yom Kippur to demonstrate his priestly lineage.
Rav Yosef rules that a kohen can assign gifts to an impoverished scholar even before taking physical possession. However, when Rava insisted a host’s servant assign gifts to himself and Rav Safra, Rava ate while Rav Safra refrained; Rav Safra subsequently experienced a troubling dream regarding improper conduct, prompting the Gemara into a broader ethical discussion condemning the instruction of an unworthy student who will misconstrue the teacher’s words.
Addressing mixed partnerships with a non-Jew or kohen, the Gemara clarifies contradictory sources regarding when marking the animal is required to prevent public suspicion (mar’it ayin). Resolving a dispute between Rav Huna and Chiya bar Rav, the Gemara rejects Chiya bar Rav – explaining his misinterpretation of the braita listing the twenty-four priestly gifts – and concludes that a kohen’s partial ownership in a specific section of an animal exempts only that corresponding gift, such that partial ownership of the head exempts the jaw, while the foreleg and abomasum remain obligated.
Where an Israelite owns the head and a kohen owns the rest of the body, the Gemara establishes that halakhic liability follows the locus of obligation, requiring the Israelite to give the jaw.
Beyond the Daf
Levite/Kohenet Mothers and Their First Born Babies- Why No Pidyon Ha-ben?
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Beyond the Daf
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Levite/Kohenet Mothers and Their First Born Babies- Why No Pidyon Ha-ben?
Chullin Daf 125-131-Daf Yomi: One Week at a Time
Din & Daf
Conceptual Analysis of Halakha Through Case Study with Dr. Elana Stein Hain In each session, we will delve into conceptual explorations of halakhic phenomena.
Levite/Kohenet Mothers and Their First Born Babies- Why No Pidyon Ha-ben?
When Chazal’s Science Does Not Match our Own – the Mud-Mouse
A Daf of Their Own
Thought-provoking Talmudic discussions in a friendly, accessible style with Rabbanit Shira Marili Mirvis and Rabbanit Hamutal Shoval
A Daf Of Their Own –Defining Your Identity
A Daf Of Their Own –The Kohen’s Garments
A Daf Of Their Own –Intent and Action
A Daf Of Their Own – Intro To Kodashim
A Daf Of Their Own – Ruler or Leader: King vs. President
Flashback
Flashback: a look into the reality of the Talmud. What was the time of the Talmud really like? How were the experiences different?
Gefet
Gemara, Perushim and Tosfot An in-depth (Iyun) Gemara shiur with Rabbanit Yael Shimoni and Shalhevet Schwartz Disclaimers: you do not have to be a daf learner to study Gefet. The texts are in Hebrew, the class teaching is in English. *In collaboration with Yeshivat Drisha
Spontaneous Generation: Chazal, Science, and Halacha
Nat bar Nat: What does “Dairy Equipment” Really Mean?
On Second Thought
On Second Thought: Delving Into the Sugya with Rabbanit Yafit Clymer
The Golden Menorah in the Temple: Means or Essence?
The Tabernacle and the Temple – which is more desired?
The Essence of the Incense and the Secret of the People
Spiritual Aspects of Korbanot: The Permission To Eat Meat
Daf Yomi: One Week at a Time
This shiur will allow you to connect to the worldwide phenomenon of Daf Yomi study, whether you learn the daf each day or just want to gain an overview of the entire Gemara.
Chullin Daf 125-131-Daf Yomi: One Week at a Time
Chullin Daf 118-124-Daf Yomi: One Week at a Time
Chullin Daf 111-117-Daf Yomi: One Week at a Time
Chullin Daf 105-110-Daf Yomi: One Week at a Time
Chullin Daf 98-104-Daf Yomi: One Week at a Time
Chullin Daf 91-97-Daf Yomi: One Week at a Time
Talking Talmud
A conversation on the daf yomi with Anne Gordon and Yardaena Osband
Hullin 128: The Value of No Conclusion: Teiku (Again)
Hullin 125: Do Bones Impart Impurity? Do Tents?
Hullin 124: Tannaitic Debates: Measurements of Meat
Beyond the Daf (HE)
Explore weekly shiurim in Hebrew covering the most thought-provoking topics that arise from the daf.
מעמד בת כהן ככהנת- גפת עם הרבנית חנה גודינגר (דרייפוס)
בין חז”ל למדע- גפת עם הרבנית חנה גודינגר (דרייפוס)
בין אכילה לשתייה- גפת עם הרבנית חנה גודינגר (דרייפוס)
נ”ט בר נ”ט – פרווה, יש דבר כזה?- גפת עם הרבנית חנה גודינגר (דרייפוס)
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The Hadran Learners’ Tapestry
Meet the diverse women learning Gemara with Hadran.
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I started learning the daf during Covid. I’d always wanted to learn Talmud but that wasn’t an option for girls in the small town I grew up in and I struggled to help my younger kids with Hebrew homework let alone read a Hebrew text. I decided to start small by listening to the daf podcast on the way to work each morning. Then I joined the Long Island WhatsApp group. Now I go to the siyyums.
Shoshana Bazini
Long Island, United States
When I started studying Hebrew at Brown University’s Hillel, I had no idea that almost 38 years later, I’m doing Daf Yomi. My Shabbat haburah is led by Rabbanit Leah Sarna. The women are a hoot. I’m tracking the completion of each tractate by reading Ilana Kurshan’s memoir, If All the Seas Were Ink.
Hannah Lee
Pennsylvania, United States
Margo
I started my Talmud journey in 7th grade at Akiba Jewish Day School in Chicago. I started my Daf Yomi journey after hearing Erica Brown speak at the Hadran Siyum about marking the passage of time through Daf Yomi.
Carolyn
I started my Talmud journey post-college in NY with a few classes. I started my Daf Yomi journey after the Hadran Siyum, which inspired both my son and myself.
Carolyn Hochstadter and Margo Kossoff Shizgal
Merion Station, USA
Beit Shemesh, Israel
In July, 2012 I wrote for Tablet about the first all women’s siyum at Matan in Jerusalem, with 100 women. At the time, I thought, I would like to start with the next cycle – listening to a podcast at different times of day makes it possible. It is incredible that after 10 years, so many women are so engaged!
Beth Kissileff
Pittsburgh, United States
Ive been learning Gmara since 5th grade and always loved it. Have always wanted to do Daf Yomi and now with Michelle Farber’s online classes it made it much easier to do! Really enjoying the experience thank you!!
Lisa Lawrence
Neve Daniel, Israel
I started learning daf yomi at the beginning of this cycle. As the pandemic evolved, it’s been so helpful to me to have this discipline every morning to listen to the daf podcast after I’ve read the daf; learning about the relationships between the rabbis and the ways they were constructing our Jewish religion after the destruction of the Temple. I’m grateful to be on this journey!
Mona Fishbane
Teaneck NJ, United States
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