Daf Yomi for Women - Hadran

Rabbanit Michelle Cohen Farber started something historic when she launched Hadran: the first and only platform where you can hear a daily Talmud class taught by a woman. Every morning, she goes live on Zoom and works through that day's page of Talmud as part of the Daf Yomi cycle -- the seven-and-a-half-year program of studying one page per day. The recordings go up immediately as podcast episodes, and after 2,000 episodes, the library is enormous. Each class runs about 37 to 48 minutes, which is long enough to really engage with the text but short enough to fit into a morning routine. Farber holds advanced credentials in Jewish textual study and has taught at multiple Israeli institutions, and her teaching style reflects that depth. She breaks down arguments between ancient scholars, traces the logic of halachic debates, and connects abstract legal reasoning to practical Jewish life. The show has a 4.5-star rating from 181 reviews, and its audience is devoted. You do not need to be a woman to benefit from Hadran -- the name means "we will return to you" and refers to the completion of a tractate of Talmud. If you have ever wanted to try Daf Yomi but felt intimidated by the tradition, Farber's clear, patient approach makes a real difference.