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Back to SearchBava Batra 80 and 81 - Sweet Like Honey
Season 23 Episode 80
Today’s Talmud pages, Bava Batra 80 and 81, have honey on the mind. But wait a minute: Why is honey even kosher? Bees, after all, aren't, and honey i…
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Bava Batra 79 - The Screwtape Talmud
Season 23 Episode 79
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Batra 79, warns us that whoever separates themselves from learning Torah can expect to be burned by fire. Why this harsh me…
1 year, 9 months ago
Bava Batra 78 - Fear the Algorithm
Season 23 Episode 78
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Batra 78, teaches us all about ona'a, or the prohibited practice of charging someone unfairly in a business deal. Sadly, th…
1 year, 9 months ago
Bava Batra 77 - The Power of Words
Season 23 Episode 77
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Batra 77, discusses how words help us make meaning. Executive producer Courtney Hazlett is joined by director Nathan Silver…
1 year, 9 months ago
Bava Batra 75 and 76 - Whale of a Tale
Season 23 Episode 75
Today’s Talmud pages, Bava Batra 75 and 76, deliver a delicious disquisition on that ideal heavenly treat... whale meat. Why was the whale the food o…
1 year, 9 months ago
Bava Batra 73 and 74 - The Fault in Our Stars
Season 23 Episode 73
Today’s Talmud pages, Bava Batra 73 and 74, give us a rare glimpse into the rabbis' view of cosmology. Dr. Jeremy Brown joins us to discuss why our w…
1 year, 9 months ago
Bava Batra 72 - A Tree Grows in Elul
Season 23 Episode 72
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Batra 72, gives us the story of the grafted carob as metaphor. What's so special about this tree that it was considered bot…
1 year, 9 months ago
Bava Batra 71 - Beautiful Eyes
Season 23 Episode 71
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Batra 71, offers us one peculiar Hebrew phrase that unlocks a whole world of spiritual instruction we could use just about …
1 year, 9 months ago
Bava Batra 70 - Teach Your Children
Season 23 Episode 70
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Batra 70, kicks things off talking about investments. The discussion, however, soon evolves into a debate of what, precisel…
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Bava Batra 68 and 69 - The Work of Civilization
Season 23 Episode 68
Today’s Talmud pages, Bava Batra 68 and 69, contain a little nugget of great importance. It's a discussion of cultivated carob trees, and why, if you…
1 year, 9 months ago