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For teens by teens, the ‘Daf Punk’ podcast delivers a daily dose of Talmud

JL;DR SUMMARY Talia Beck and Jordana Bruckheimer, high school seniors from North Shore Hebrew Academy, have pioneered a new horizon for teen engagement with the Talmud through their podcast Daf Punk. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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TalmudJewish EducationDaf YomiModern OrthodoxSiyum HashasTeensWomen's LearningChavrutaGirls In Torah Study

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Riverdale, New York, United States
"Last year was the first year I felt like there was a huge Daf Yomi culture and it feels like that hasnt stopped, said Rabbi Dovi Nadel, rosh beit midrash (head of study) at SAR High School, a Modern Orthodox day school in Riverdale, New York."
Long Island, New York, United States
"Beck and Bruckheimer, seniors at North Shore Hebrew Academy, an Orthodox high school in Long Island, created their podcast to inspire teens especially girls to take on Daf Yomi and Torah learning."
Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
"Elisheva Scharf, a senior at Gann Academy, a pluralistic day school in Waltham, Massachusetts, was inspired to start Daf Yomi at age 12 after attending a womens Siyum HaShas, the celebration marking the end of a Daf Yomi cycle, in Israel."
Israel
"In 2020, Hadran, an organization for advancing Talmud study for women, hosted the first international Siyum HaShas for women in Jerusalem, a celebration of the last cycles completion."
East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
"Tens of thousands of Jews worldwide study Daf Yomi, and over 90,000 people mostly haredi Orthodox Jews attended the 2020 Siyum HaShas, the cycle-ending celebration, in New Jerseys MetLife Stadium."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"Hadar Simkotvitch, a senior at Ida Crown Jewish Academy, a Modern Orthodox high school in Chicago, faced struggles when deciding to learn Daf Yomi."
New York City, New York, United States
"This is the only learning that I do lishmah [or its own sake], not for a grade or anything, just for fun, said Daveed Sarna, a high school sophomore from New York City."

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