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Lakewood Daf Yomi gives serious learners a fast, inside-baseball walk through the daily daf. The shiur moves from Mishnah and Gemara into Rashi, Rambam, halachic categories, and practical conceptual distinctions without slowing the pace.
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About Lakewood Daf Yomi
Lakewood Daf Yomi is a rigorous daily daf shiur aimed at people who want the sugya itself, not a softened summary around it. The show moves fast. Each episode usually begins by locating the daf and the line, then names the sugya and starts building the question from inside the text. The language is unapologetically beis midrash: daf, perek, Mishnah, Gemara, Rashi, Rambam, posuk, nafka mina, machloikes, and halacha l'maaseh all appear naturally in the flow. Recent episodes spend substantial time in Menachos, especially the Lechem HaPonim, the Shulchan, the Minchas Chavitin, Smicha, korbanos, and the structure of the Mikdash service. Other material reaches into Chulin and hilchos shechita, including the ben pekuah and the status of a fetus after the mother's shechita. The style is precise but not quiet. It has the momentum of a shiur trying to keep the whole daf moving while still stopping for a real cheshbon when the sugya demands it. Some episodes become almost architectural, measuring the Shulchan, the Mizbeach, amos, tefachim, rows, sides, and height markers until the layout becomes part of the learning. Others are more conceptual, asking what Smicha represents, how kaparah works, or why one kind of pesul applies where another does not. The show frequently distinguishes similar halachic categories by asking what the practical difference would be. That habit gives the shiur its shape. It is not casual background audio for a first encounter with Talmud. It expects a listener who can tolerate dense transliteration, quick references, and unresolved technical pressure while the sugya is still being worked. For that audience, the reward is a serious, continuous path through the daf that keeps both the textual detail and the larger lomdus in view.
Made for: For Daf Yomi learners and anyone comfortable following Gemara at a brisk pace with dense beis midrash terminology. It suits people who want the structure and pressure of the sugya preserved.
What sets it apart: The show keeps the daf dense and alive, moving from line-by-line placement into conceptual nafka minas, measurements, and halachic categories. It treats technical sugyos as the main event rather than material to simplify away.
In their own words
Daf Yomi Shiur by Sruly Bornstein of The Lakewood Daf Yomi Chaburah. For the most comprehensive APP of Daf Yomi shiurim, Get the APP - "Lakewood Daf Yomi" on iTunes & Google Play
As heard by us
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Sruly Bornstein turns dense Talmudic argument into a guided chain of questions, distinctions, calculations, and conclusions.
Lakewood Daf Yomi makes the architecture of a daf audible. Sruly Bornstein locates the passage, identifies its central question, then follows the Gemara through competing readings and practical distinctions.
Why you'd press play
The Shulchan becomes a math problem, and your calculator has a Torah study assignment.
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- to follow why one measure could mean five or six tefachim
- to work through who must perform smicha, and how
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Episodes
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Menachos 58
·1h - 2
Menachos 89
·46m - 3
Menachos 88
·55m - 4
Menachos 87
·50m - 5
Menachos 86
·52m - 6
Menachos 85
·0m - 7
Menachos 84
·56m - 8
Menachos 83
·44m - 9
Menachos 82
·55m - 10
Menachos 81
·59m - 11
Menachos 79
·50m - 12
Menachos 57
·1h 44m - 13
Menachos 34
·50m - 14
Menachos 80
·57m - 15
Menachos 39
·50m - 16
Menachos 78
·0m - 17
Menachos 77
·59m - 18
Menachos 76
·59m - 19
Menachos 75
·48m - 20
Menachos 74
·1h 3m - 21
Menachos 73
·55m - 22
Menachos 72
·50m - 23
Menachos 71
·1h 4m - 24
Menachos 70
·1h 24m - 25
Menachos 69
·56m - 26
Menachos 68
·1h 18m - 27
Menachos 67
·29m - 28
Menachos 63
·54m - 29
Menachos 62
·49m - 30
Menachos 61
·56m - 31
Menachos 60
·1h 23m - 32
Menachos 59
·1h 1m - 33
Menachos 18
·47m - 34
Menachos 17
·48m - 35
Menachos 16
·54m - 36
Menachos 15
·1h 16m - 37
Menachos 14
·57m - 38
Menachos 13
·1h 1m - 39
Menachos 12
·1h 17m - 40
Menachos 11
·55m - 41
Menachos 10
·1h 26m - 42
Menachos 9
·1h 17m - 43
Menachos 8
·1h 8m - 44
Menachos 7
·57m - 45
Menachos 6
·1h 8m - 46
Menachos 5
·1h 12m - 47
Menachos 4
·1h 11m - 48
Menachos 3
·1h 10m - 49
Menachos 2
·1h 2m - 50
Zevachim 120
·1h 5m - 51
Zevachim 119
·1h 19m - 52
Zevachim 118
·59m - 53
Zevachim 117
·1h 4m - 54
Zevachim 116
·50m - 55
Zevachim 115
·0m - 56
Zevachim 114
·39m - 57
Zevachim 113
·1h 1m - 58
Zevachim 112
·1h 29m - 59
Zevachim 111
·55m - 60
Zevachim 110
·58m - 61
Menachos 64
This episode of a Talmud study podcast begins a new chapter on the Minchas HaOmer offering, discussing its unique barley composition and omer measurement.
·1h 13m - 62
Menachos 35
This episode discusses the Halachos of Tfilin, specifically the order of the four Parshiyos in Tfilin based on a Brisa.
·57m - 63
Menachos 40
This episode discusses the Talmudic principle that a positive commandment overrides a negative prohibition, using the example of tzitzis and shatnez from Menachos 40.
·46m - 64
Menachos 65
This episode discusses the sixth chapter of Menachos, focusing on the Karben Omer and its biblical source in Parashas Emar.
·49m - 65
Menachos 90
·1h 2m - 66
Menachos 66
A Talmudic discussion on Menachos 66 about the dispute between the Prushim and Baisusim regarding the correct interpretation of 'Mimachras HaShabbos' for bringing the Omer offering and counting the Omer.
·51m - 67
Menachos 56
·50m - 68
Menachos 55
·47m - 69
Menachos 54
·42m - 70
Menachos 53
·1h 6m - 71
Menachos 52
·1h - 72
Menachos 51
·43m - 73
Menachos 50
·54m - 74
Menachos 49
·1h 14m - 75
Menachos 48
·1h 4m - 76
Menachos 47
·1h 16m - 77
Menachos 46
·43m - 78
Menachos 45
·1h 44m - 79
Menachos 44
·48m - 80
Menachos 43
·1h 17m - 81
Menachos 42
·30m - 82
Menachos 41
·57m - 83
Menachos 38
·56m - 84
Menachos 37
·43m - 85
Menachos 36
·1h 23m - 86
Menachos 33
·51m - 87
Menachos 32
·1h 12m - 88
Menachos 31
·1h 1m - 89
Menachos 30
·1h 9m - 90
Menachos 29
·1h 12m - 91
Menachos 28
·44m - 92
Menachos 27
·55m - 93
Menachos 26
·59m - 94
Menachos 25
·56m - 95
Menachos 24
·1h - 96
Menachos 23
·53m - 97
Menachos 22
·48m - 98
Menachos 21
·56m - 99
Menachos 20
·47m - 100
Menachos 19
·52m - 101
Chulin 68
This Daf Yomi shiur begins a new perek of Meseches Chulin, Behemah HaMekashah, covering the halacha of ben pekuah, the case of a fetus that emerges from a slaughtered mother animal.
Jul 7, 2026·1h 27m·5 clips - 102
Chulin 67
Jul 5, 2026·1h 46m - 103
Chulin 66
Jul 5, 2026·1h 23m - 104
Chulin 64
Jul 2, 2026·32m - 105
Chulin 65
Jul 2, 2026·1h 24m - 106
Chulin 63
Jul 1, 2026·52m - 107
Chulin 62
Jun 30, 2026·58m - 108
Chulin 61
Jun 29, 2026·1h 14m - 109
Chulin 60
Jun 28, 2026·1h 7m - 110
Chulin 59
Jun 26, 2026·1h 53m - 111
Chulin 58
Jun 26, 2026·35m - 112
Chulin 57
Jun 25, 2026·53m - 113
Chulin 56
Jun 24, 2026·53m - 114
Chulin 55
Jun 23, 2026·1h - 115
Chulin 54
Jun 22, 2026·1h 3m - 116
Chulin 53
Jun 22, 2026·1h 5m - 117
Chulin 52
Jun 21, 2026·1h 23m - 118
Chulin 51
Jun 19, 2026·1h 7m - 119
Chulin 50
Jun 18, 2026·1h 14m - 120
Chulin 49
Jun 17, 2026·1h - 121
Chulin 47
Jun 16, 2026·1h - 122
Chulin 48
Jun 16, 2026·1h 3m - 123
Chulin 46
Jun 15, 2026·1h 14m - 124
Chulin 45
Jun 14, 2026·1h 17m - 125
Chulin 44
Jun 12, 2026·1h 20m - 126
Chulin 43
Jun 11, 2026·46m - 127
Chulin 41
Jun 10, 2026·1h 11m - 128
Chulin 42
Jun 10, 2026·46m - 129
Chulin 40
Jun 9, 2026·1h 13m - 130
Chulin 39
Jun 8, 2026·1h 15m - 131
Chulin 38
Jun 7, 2026·1h 14m - 132
Chulin 37
Jun 5, 2026·1h 1m - 133
Chulin 36
Jun 4, 2026·1h 33m - 134
Chulin 35
Jun 3, 2026·1h 15m - 135
Chulin 34
Jun 2, 2026·1h 5m - 136
Chulin 33
Jun 1, 2026·1h 2m - 137
Chulin 32
Jun 1, 2026·1h 29m - 138
Chulin 31
May 31, 2026·1h - 139
Chulin 29
May 29, 2026·1h 12m - 140
Chulin 30
May 29, 2026·51m - 141
Chulin 28
May 27, 2026·1h 27m - 142
Chulin 27
May 26, 2026·1h 18m - 143
Chulin 25
May 25, 2026·1h 9m - 144
Chulin 26
May 25, 2026·49m - 145
Chulin 24
May 24, 2026·1h 8m - 146
Chulin 22
May 21, 2026·54m - 147
Chulin 23
May 21, 2026·47m - 148
Chulin 21
May 20, 2026·1h 38m - 149
Chulin 20
May 19, 2026·1h 16m - 150
Chulin 19
May 18, 2026·1h 16m - 151
Menachos 97
Hidden gem["Lakewood Daf Yomi on Menachos 97 centers on the Shulchan, the Lechem HaPanim, and the verse in Parashat Terumah that lists the table's four accessories.", "The lesson says today's page is one of the 'math dafim in Shas' and then counts the konim, including a beraisa that totals 28.", "The discussion turns to Rava's Shabbos objection, Rabbi Akiva's rule about work that could have been done before Shabbos, and a beraisa that places the konim on Erev Shabbos and removes them after Shabbos.", "From there the sugya moves into Rabbi Meir and Rabbi Yehuda's dispute over 5-tefach and 6-tefach amot, Yechezkel 43:13, and the mizbeach geometry that is checked against Zevachim and Maseches Middos."]
Apr 17, 2026·1h 11m·4 clips - 152
Menachos 98
Lakewood Daf Yomi's Menachos 98 centers on the Shulchan and the Lechem HaPonim, starting with Rabbi Meir's 12-by-6 tefachim reading and Rabbi Yehuda's 10-by-5 reading.
Apr 17, 2026·57m·4 clips - 153
Menachos 96
This episode discusses the Talmudic tractate Menachos, focusing on the preparation of the Minchas Chavitin offering by the Kohen Gadol and the rules regarding which parts of the preparation override Shabbos.
Apr 16, 2026·53m - 154
Menachos 95
This episode discusses the Talmudic question of whether the lechem haponim became permissible for consumption when the mishkan traveled in the desert.
Apr 15, 2026·58m - 155
Menachos 93
This episode continues the Talmudic discussion on the laws of Smicha, focusing on the transfer of sins through leaning on a sacrifice and the associated repentance.
Apr 14, 2026·1h 4m - 156
Menachos 94
Lakewood Daf Yomi covers Menachot 94, beginning with the halacha that smicha must be performed immediately before shchita and in the same place, with one exception — the metzora who stood at Shaar Nikanor while shchita occurred in tzafon, separating the two by 22 amos.
Apr 14, 2026·50m·3 clips - 157
Menachos 92
This Lakewood Daf Yomi shiur covers Menachos daf Tzadik Beis, opening a multi-day study of the halachic and conceptual dimensions of Smicha, the ritual of laying hands on a sacrifice before it is brought.
Apr 13, 2026·1h 11m·5 clips - 158
Menachos 91
Hidden gemMenachos 91 works through the nesachim parashah in Bamidbar 15 and shows how "oyla," "zevach," and "oy b'mo'adeichem" are each darshened with precision.
Apr 12, 2026·1h 19m·2 clips - 159
Menachos 88
Apr 6, 2026·55m - 160
Menachos 87
Apr 6, 2026·50m - 161
Menachos 86
Apr 6, 2026·52m - 162
Menachos 89
Apr 6, 2026·46m - 163
Menachos 90
Apr 6, 2026·1h 2m - 164
Menachos 80
Apr 1, 2026·57m - 165
Menachos 84
Apr 1, 2026·56m - 166
Menachos 83
Apr 1, 2026·44m - 167
Menachos 82
Apr 1, 2026·55m - 168
Menachos 81
Apr 1, 2026·59m - 169
Menachos 79
Mar 31, 2026·50m - 170
Menachos 77
Mar 29, 2026·59m - 171
Menachos 76
Mar 27, 2026·59m - 172
Menachos 75
Mar 26, 2026·48m - 173
Menachos 74
Mar 25, 2026·1h 3m - 174
Menachos 73
Mar 24, 2026·55m - 175
Menachos 72
Mar 23, 2026·50m - 176
Menachos 71
Mar 23, 2026·1h 4m - 177
Menachos 70
Mar 22, 2026·1h 24m - 178
Menachos 69
Mar 20, 2026·56m - 179
Menachos 68
Mar 20, 2026·1h 18m - 180
Menachos 67
Mar 19, 2026·29m - 181
Menachos 66
Mar 17, 2026·51m - 182
Menachos 65
Mar 16, 2026·49m - 183
Menachos 64
Mar 16, 2026·1h 13m - 184
Menachos 62
Mar 13, 2026·49m - 185
Menachos 63
Mar 13, 2026·54m - 186
Menachos 61
Mar 12, 2026·56m - 187
Menachos 59
Mar 11, 2026·1h 1m - 188
Menachos 60
Mar 11, 2026·1h 23m - 189
Menachos 58
Mar 9, 2026·1h - 190
Menachos 57
Mar 8, 2026·1h 44m - 191
Menachos 56
Mar 8, 2026·50m - 192
Menachos 53
Mar 6, 2026·1h 6m - 193
Menachos 55
Mar 6, 2026·47m - 194
Menachos 54
Mar 6, 2026·42m - 195
Menachos 52
Mar 5, 2026·1h - 196
Menachos 51
Mar 3, 2026·43m - 197
Menachos 50
Mar 2, 2026·54m - 198
Menachos 49
Mar 1, 2026·1h 14m