from dream to opportunity
Finishing Shas, while certainly one of the greatest achievements a Jew can accomplish, is a goal that has been generally viewed as unrealistic given its length and complexity. That is, until recently. The past half-century has seen a dramatic popularization of the R’ Meir Shapiro’s ingenious system called Daf HaYomi, in which Jews the world over learn the same daf, completing the 2,711 dafim in seven-and-a-half years. This transforms for tens of thousands what was once a lofty dream into an exciting possibility.
Meeting The Need
The current international “Daf Yomi fever” has created an increased demand for online tools that can facilitate learning and reviewing the daf, that present the daf in a manner that is scholarly, yet accessible, and in a format that is both interactive and user-friendly. RealClearDaf/דף ברור was created to meet this demand. RCD’s audio shiurim deliver a lucid, accurate, and engaging presentation of the pashut p’shat (straightforward interpretation) of the Gemara’s give-and-take, based primarily on the commentary of Rashi.
Our Mission
The shiurim make explicit the heart of the issue at hand, the root of the frequent machlokesim (disputes), and the subtle distinctions that are embedded “between the lines” throughout the Gemara’s endless quest for the Truth. If RCD reaches one person, and helps him understand one section of Gemara, it will have done a great deal, for the merit of Torah is without limit. But RCD’s mission is to create a Daf Yomi experience that thousands, who trust in its accuracy, clarity, and ability to captivate, will turn to each day.Your visiting the website is greatly appreciated, and may we all finish Shas in Yerushalayim with Moshiach here and the Bayis Shlishi built, bimhara biyamanu. Amen.
Meet the Magid Shiur
Rabbi Shmuel Wise is the dedicated maggid shiur for Real Clear Daf. A talmid of the Chofetz Chaim Yeshiva of Rochester for 13 years, Rabbi Wise applied his zeal, diligence, and love of Torah to absorb the wisdom of his venerable rebbe, the Rosh HeYeshiva, Rabbi Menachem Davidowitz shlit”a-one of the great Torah sages of our time. One particular aspect of Rabbi Davidowitz’s greatness that Rabbi Wise has striven to absorb is his uncanny ability to explain a complicated concept in Shas in a lucid and accessible way, without compromising its depth.
Rabbi Wise has had the opportunity to hone his delivery skills in various teaching capacities at all student levels from elementary to Kollel and applies this experience to create the “magic” of Real Clear Daf’s shiurim.
Currently, Rabbi Wise resides in Lakewood, NJ, and is devoted to Real Clear Daf full-time.
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