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Back to SearchSanhedrin 96 and 97 - The Few, The Proud
Season 24 Episode 96
Today’s Talmud pages, Sanhedrin 96 and 97, ask the question of who among us may truly be called wise and privy to the Divine order. Tevi Troy, our ve…
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Sanhedrin 94 and 95 - Nice to Meet You, with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin
Season 24 Episode 94
Today’s Talmud pages, Sanhedrin 94 and 95, the rabbis advise us that meeting truly means prayer. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to unpack this gorgeo…
1 year, 3 months ago
Sanhedrin 93 - Our Best Friends
Season 24 Episode 93
Today’s Talmud page, Sanhedrin 93, insists that our worse enemies are actually secretly our most valuable life partners. How can that be true? And wh…
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Sanhedrin 92 - Standing Tall
Season 24 Episode 92
Today’s Talmud page, Sanhedrin 92, commands us never to demean ourselves, even when in great and mortal danger. How did Mordechai, whose bravery we j…
1 year, 3 months ago
Sanhedrin 91 - Up for Debate, with Dr. Tevi Troy
Season 24 Episode 91
Today’s Talmud page, Sanhedrin 91, recounts the adventures of a master debater named Geviha ben Pesisa. Tevi Troy, our very own Presidentischer Rav, …
1 year, 3 months ago
Sanhedrin 89 and 90 - Sacrifice, with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin
Season 24 Episode 89
Today’s Talmud pages, Sanhedrin 89 and 90, give us a startling dialogue between Isaac and Ishmael about the nature of faith, pain, and sacrifice. Rab…
1 year, 3 months ago
Sanhedrin 87 and 88 - Hope at First Sight, with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin
Season 24 Episode 87
Today’s Talmud pages, Sanhedrin 87 and 88, return to the notion of Ben Sorer u'Moreh, the rebellious son who the Torah instructs must be put to death…
1 year, 3 months ago
Sanhedrin 86 - Oh, Brother, Who Art Thou?
Season 24 Episode 86
Today’s Talmud page, Sanhedrin 86, asks what precisely do we mean when we call someone a "brother." Does a brother have to be related to us by blood?…
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Sanhedrin 85 - Keep It Simple, Stupid
Season 24 Episode 85
Today’s Talmud page, Sanhedrin 85, has the rabbis locking horns trying to explain a complicated phrase, before alighting on a very surprising, and ve…
1 year, 3 months ago
Sanhedrin 84 - Shtisels Shtisels Everywhere
Season 24 Episode 84
Today’s Talmud page, Sanhedrin 84, discusses the severe punishment due to those who strike their parents. Hadas Yaron, star of the new show Kugel, a …
1 year, 3 months ago