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Zevachim 35 and 36 - Broth and Soul
Season 29 Episode 35
On today’s pages, Zevachim 35 and 36, the Talmud says bones don’t count as food—but modern wisdom might disagree. Between the altar and the kitchen, …
8 months ago
Zevachim 33 and 34 - Offering Slow Jams
On today’s pages, Zevachim 33 and 34, the rabbis test the edges of sacrifice law: non-kosher limbs, wild game, and the line between an ideal instruct…
8 months ago
Zevachim 30, 31, and 31 - Touching Me, Touching You
Season 29 Episode 30
On today’s pages, Zevachim 30, 31, and 32, the rabbis ask whether simply reaching a hand into the Temple counts as entering it—reminding us that even…
8 months, 1 week ago
Zevachim 28 and 29 - Intent in Action
Season 29 Episode 28
On today’s pages, Zevachim 28 and 29, the rabbis return to a central theme: the power of kavanah—intentionality in action. A sacrifice counts only wh…
8 months, 1 week ago
Zevachim 26 and 27 - How to Train Your Brain
Season 29 Episode 26
On today’s pages, Zevachim 26 and 27, a father challenges his son with puzzles worthy of a Talmudic logic olympiad. Behind the levitating livestock l…
8 months, 1 week ago
Zevachim 23, 24, and 25 - Stand and Deliver
Season 29 Episode 23
On today’s pages, Zevachim 23, 24, and 25, the Talmud insists that priests must stand while serving, echoing Deuteronomy’s command to “stand to minis…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Zevachim 21 and 22 - Sound Off
Season 29 Episode 21
On today’s pages, Zevachim 21 and 22, we learn that the priests in the ancient Temple invented a noisy contraption for no other reason than letting t…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Zevachim 19 and 20 - Friends in High Places
Season 29 Episode 19
On today’s pages, Zevachim 19 and 20, we glimpse a rare moment of honor from a Persian king. To reflect on what such moments mean, we welcome Yael Le…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Zevachim 17 and 18 - Amazin’ Faith
Season 29 Episode 17
On today’s pages, Zevachim 17 and 18, the Talmud examines failures in the Temple—when even the priests can’t get it right. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin join…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Zevachim 16 - Good Grief
On today’s page, Zevachim 16, the rabbis insist that no one grappling with acute grief, with the exception of the High Priest, be asked to partake in…
8 months, 3 weeks ago