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Zevachim 14 and 15 - Essential Vessels
Season 29 Episode 14
On today’s pages, Zevachim 14 and 15, the Mishnah rules that only a proper priest can collect the blood of a sacrifice into a vessel. Rabbi Dovid Bas…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Zevachim 12 and 13 - Cruel Intentions
Season 29 Episode 12
On today’s pages, Zevachim 12 and 13, the Talmud reminds us again that intention matters a lot when offering sacrifices. But why? After all, in every…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Zevachim 10 and 11 - The Day the Rabbi Was Impeached
Season 29 Episode 10
On today’s pages, Zevachim 10 and 11, the Talmud tells the story of one of the most dramatic days in rabbinic history, the day one great rabbi was de…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Zevachim 7, 8, and 9 - Radical Kindness
Season 29 Episode 7
On today’s pages, Zevachim 7, 8, and 9, the rabbis debate the meaning of the mysterious Korban Olah, which was offered to God for no reason at all ot…
9 months ago
Zevachim 5 and 6
Season 29 Episode 5
On today’s pages, Zevachim 5 and 6, intent once again takes center stage: even a valid offering is incomplete if the mind isn’t in the right place.…
9 months ago
Zevachim 4 - Give Peace a Chance
Season 29 Episode 2
On today’s page, Zevachim 4, the rabbis teach us the magic and meaning of korban shelamim, the one kind of sacrifice we could carry out of the Temple…
9 months ago
Zevachim 3- Head Start
Season 29 Episode 3
On today’s page, Zevachim 3, the rabbis wonder what happens when a sacrifice is offered properly, but with the wrong intention. The act stands, yet t…
9 months ago
Zevachim 2 - Holy Sacrifices
Season 29 Episode 2
On today’s page, Zevachim 2, we open the mysterious world of Kodashim—the Talmud’s deep dive into sacrifices. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin reminds us that t…
9 months, 1 week ago
Horayot 13 and 14 - Becoming Sinai Together
Season 28 Episode 13
On today’s pages, Horayot 13 and 14, the daf points from titles to trust—authority in halakha is earned by the community, not decreed from above. Rab…
9 months, 1 week ago
Horayot 11 and 12 - The Doors of Return
Season 28 Episode 11
On today’s pages, Horayot 11 and 12, the Talmud weighs status and standing: when someone leaves the fold, what counts as a step back in—intention, co…
9 months, 1 week ago