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Zevachim 63 and 64 - Flipping the Bird
Season 39 Episode 63
On today’s pages, Zevachim 63 and 64, we encounter the Talmud’s vivid description of how priests prepared bird offerings and the raw, hands-on natur…
7 months ago
Zevachim 61 and 62 - The Slow Build
Season 39 Episode 61
On today’s pages, Zevachim 61 and 62, we encounter a nation moving from place to place, altar to altar, waiting for the right moment to build God’s h…
7 months, 1 week ago
Zevachim 60 - The Song of Holiness
Season 39 Episode 60
On today’s page, Zevachim 60, holiness meets history. As the rabbis ponder whether the Temple’s sanctity remains after its destruction, we turn to a …
7 months, 1 week ago
Zevachim 59 - Lies, Damn Lies, and Sacrifices
Season 39 Episode 59
On today’s page, Zevachim 59, the rabbis question how King Solomon’s altar could possibly be “too small” to handle his sacrifices when it was hundred…
7 months, 1 week ago
Zevachim 58 - Cornerstone of Faith
Season 39 Episode 58
On today’s page, Zevachim 58, the rabbis chart out the sacred geography of the Temple, each direction representing a dimension of human life, from th…
7 months, 1 week ago
Zevachim 56 and 57 - Vineyards and Backrooms
On today’s pages, Zevachim 56 and 57, the rabbis recall the “wise men of the vineyards of Yavneh,” who rebuilt the Sanhedrin in secret after Rome’s d…
7 months, 1 week ago
Zevachim 54 and 55 - The Rival’s Shadow
Season 39 Episode 53
On today’s pages, Zevachim 54–55, the rabbis recall a dark episode—when jealousy between leaders ended in bloodshed. Our very own Presidentischer Rav…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Zevachim 53 - My Altar's Keeper
Season 39 Episode 53
On today’s page, Zevachim 53, the rabbis tell us that the altar straddled Judah’s and Benjamin’s land. What might sound like a recipe for rivalry is …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Zevachim 52 - Equal Opportunity Offering
Season 39 Episode 52
On today’s page, Zevachim 52, the rabbis describe how priests sprinkled blood on all four corners of the altar — north, south, east, and west. What c…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Zevachim 51 - Altared States
Season 39 Episode 51
On today’s page, Zevachim 51, we learn that the inner altar, unlike the outer one, was built without a base. The rabbis saw this as a symbol of pure …
7 months, 2 weeks ago