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Back to SearchSanhedrin 68 and 69 - The Wayward Son, with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin
Season 24 Episode 68
Today’s Talmud pages, Sanhedrin 68 and 69, deal with one of the most difficult questions in all of Talmud, the problem of the wayward son. Rabbi Dovi…
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Sanhedrin 66 and 67 - The Meaning of "God," with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin
Season 24 Episode 67
Today’s Talmud pages, Sanhedrin 66 and 67, contemplates the meaning of the word "God." Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to unpack this complicated ques…
1 year, 4 months ago
Sanhedrin 65 - Father Figures, with Dr. Tevi Troy
Season 24 Episode 65
Today’s Talmud page, Sanhedrin 65, tells a story of an epic argument between Rabbi Akiva and the evil Turnus Rufus, one of the Talmud's greatest vill…
1 year, 4 months ago
Sanhedrin 64 - When They Go Low
Season 24 Episode 64
Today’s Talmud page, Sanhedrin 64, tells us a very bawdy and hilarious story of a man who tried to demean an idol and ended up praised by the pagans …
1 year, 4 months ago
Sanhedrin 63 - Where was God in the Holocaust? with Rabbi Irving "Yitz" Greenberg
Season 24 Episode 63
Today’s Talmud page, Sanhedrin 63, continues to address the subject of idolatry, and how it impacts our relationships with non-Jews. Rabbi Irving "Yi…
1 year, 4 months ago
Sanhedrin 61 and 62 - iDolatry
Season 24 Episode 61
Today’s Talmud pages, Sanhedrin 61 and 62, deal with the sensitive subject of idolatry. What precisely is idolatry? And can we figure out if we're gu…
1 year, 4 months ago
Sanhedrin 59 and 60 - Can non-Jews study Torah?
Season 24 Episode 59
Today’s Talmud pages, Sanhedrin 59 and 60, ask a thorny question: Can non-Jews learn Torah? It's a question that has much to teach us about interfait…
1 year, 4 months ago
Sanhedrin 58 - History of Violence
Season 24 Episode 58
Today’s Talmud page, Sanhedrin 58, argues that even merely contemplating violence is a sin. What did the rabbis understand about human nature that ps…
1 year, 4 months ago
Sanhedrin 57 - Shoot to kill
Season 24 Episode 57
Today’s Talmud page, Sanhedrin 57, dives into the intricacies of self-defense. What, exactly are we allowed to do when a pursuer wishes to harm us? A…
1 year, 4 months ago
Sanhedrin 56 - With apologies to Taylor Swift
Season 24 Episode 56
Today’s Talmud page, Sanhedrin 56, is all about blaspheming. But what precisely is blasphemy? And why should its very complicated Talmudic definition…
1 year, 4 months ago