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Bava Kama 82 – Against Education?
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Today’s Talmud page, Bava Kamma 82, issues a strange warning against... education? Rabbi Ari Lamm joins us to explain what the rabbis meant when they spoke of Greek Wisdom, and how Jewish culture and values have always had to struggle with divergent and popular ideas. What can the rabbis' wisdom teach us about the current state of secular education? Listen and find out.
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