Teaching the Daf Yerushalmi
Rabbi Shmuel Bloom's recorded classes follow Daf Yerushalmi, the daily cycle of the Talmud Yerushalmi — the Talmud that was compiled in Eretz Yisrael. The Yerushalmi is studied far less widely than the Bavli, and its terse language and distinctive style make a clear guide especially valuable. A daily maggid shiur who takes learners through it page by page opens a body of Torah that many never reach, and does so at the same steady, one-folio-a-day pace that has made daily cycles so durable.
Following a daf cycle means the shiurim are built for consistency. Each session stays with the amud in front of it, working through the sugya so that a listener can keep up with the wider cycle or review a page that went by quickly. For someone drawn to the Yerushalmi but hesitant to open it alone, a recorded daily shiur turns an intimidating text into a reachable daily habit rather than a project always postponed.
Beginning with masechta Brachos
The sample sessions cover the opening dapim of masechta Brachos, the first tractate of the Yerushalmi. Brachos deals with the laws of Shema, of tefillah, and of the blessings that frame a Jew's day, so it is a fitting place to begin a cycle — the material touches practices every observant person already keeps. Learning it in the Yerushalmi surfaces discussions and phrasings that differ from the more familiar Bavli, which rewards even those who have learned the masechta before.
Because the recordings run in sequence from the start of Brachos, a newcomer can begin at the beginning rather than dropping into the middle of a sugya. That ordering matters in the Yerushalmi, where the reasoning can be compressed and a missed step is hard to recover. Having the daf presented in order, day after day, gives a learner both a starting line and a way back if a page needs revisiting later on.
Mishnah study and the holidays
Beyond the daily Yerushalmi, the catalog is tagged with Mishnah and holidays. The Mishnah sits at the foundation of both Talmuds, and time spent on the mishnayos themselves strengthens a learner's grip on the Gemara that unpacks them. Sessions focused on Mishnah give a listener the plain structure of a topic before the Talmudic discussion complicates and deepens it, which is a solid footing for anyone building toward serious learning.
The holiday material follows the calendar, as a year-round shiur naturally does. As each chag approaches, its themes and halachos come to the fore, letting a listener connect the season to the learning already underway. Together, the Yerushalmi daf, the Mishnah sessions, and the holiday classes reflect a teacher working steadily across the year rather than a scattered set of one-off talks.
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At a glance
Key takeaways
- Rabbi Shmuel Bloom teaches Daf Yerushalmi, the daily page of the Jerusalem Talmud.
- His recorded cycle begins with masechta Brachos, the Yerushalmi's opening tractate.
- The Yerushalmi is studied far less than the Bavli, so a clear daily guide is especially useful.
- Additional sessions cover Mishnah and the holidays across the year.
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