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Chullin 7 - Ain't No River Wide Enough
Season 41 Episode 7
On today's page, Chullin 7, the Talmud tells the story of Pinchas ben Ya'ir, a righteous man on a mission to ransom captives, who asks the River Gina…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Chullin 6 - You Can’t Always Eat What You Want
Season 41 Episode 6
On today’s page, Chullin 6, a mysterious warning urges anyone prone to appetite to put a knife to their throat and be careful. Desire is not harmless…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Chullin 5 - I Fought Gamliel (and Gamliel Won)
Season 41 Episode 5
On today’s page, Chullin 5, we encounter the towering and often feared figure of Rabban Gamliel, whose authority over the calendar sparks one of the …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Chullin 2, 3, and 4 - The First Cut Is the Deepest
Season 41 Episode 2
On today’s page, Chullin 2, we begin a new tractate devoted to the laws of kosher slaughter and the careful preparation required to make food fit for…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Menachot 110 - Reach Out and (almost) Touch Faith
Season 40 Episode 110
On today’s page, Menachot 110, we close out a tractate defined not by slaughter, but by grasping—by what can be held, measured, and offered within hu…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Menachot 109 - Aaron Burr, Sir
Season 40 Episode 109
On today's page, Menachot 109, the Talmud tells the story of Chonyo, a priest who steps aside to let his brother take the top job — then quietly unde…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Menachot 108 - Simply the Best
Season 40 Episode 108
On today’s page, Menachot 108, a technical question about unspecified vows reveals a deeper instinct: when in doubt, we consecrate generously. The ra…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Menachot 107 - Planning to Plan
Season 40 Episode 107
On today’s page, Menachot 107, the rabbis consider what happens when someone vows to bring an offering but can’t remember what, exactly, they committ…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Menachot 105 and 106 - Respect the Wood
Season 40 Episode 105
On today’s pages, Menachot 105 and 106, the Sages teach us that the wood used to burn the sacrifices is a sacrifice in its own right. While we often …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Menachot 103 and 104 - Same As It Ever Was
Season 40 Episode 103
On today’s pages, Menachot 103 and 104, we look at the human urge to innovate and improve—the same drive that leads to medical breakthroughs and moon…
1 month, 4 weeks ago