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Back to SearchBava Batra 66 and 67 - Pressing Questions
Season 23 Episode 66
Today’s pages, Bava Batra 66 and 67, continue discussing the objects that are part of a home, and where an olive press fits in. Why was olive oil suc…
1 year, 9 months ago
Bava Batra 65 - In Praise of Kitchen Gadgets
Season 23 Episode 65
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Batra 65, is all about the things we keep in our kitchen, and what these appliances mean to us. How do our kitchen gadgets …
1 year, 9 months ago
Bava Batra 64 - The Soul of Commerce
Season 23 Episode 64
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Batra 64, finds the rabbis discussing the soul of commerce. Should commercial transactions bring people closer together? Or…
1 year, 9 months ago
Bava Batra 63 - Getting Legal With It
Season 23 Episode 63
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Batra 63, is a master class on how to write, and read, legal contracts. Sure, arguing over the meaning of every word can be…
1 year, 9 months ago
Bava Batra 61 and 62 - The Meaning of Silence with Tevi Troy
Season 23 Episode 61
Today’s Talmud Pages, Bava Batra 61 and 62, discuss the meaning of silence during important conversations. The Presidentisher Tevi Troy, joins us to …
1 year, 9 months ago
Bava Batra 59 and 60 – How to Grieve
Season 23 Episode 59
Today’s Talmud pages, Bava Batra 59 and 60, deliver a disquisition that couldn't be more timely. How, the rabbis are asking, should we go on living o…
1 year, 10 months ago
Bava Batra 58 – Evolution in Reverse
Season 23 Episode 58
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Batra 58, gives us a collection of stories about the adventurous Rabbi Bena'a, who at some points even meets Abraham and Ad…
1 year, 10 months ago
Bava Batra 57 - Dressing Up with Tanya Singer
Season 23 Episode 57
Todays page, Bava Batra 57, discusses the proper attire for torah scholars.Tablet’s General Manger and resident Fiber Arts specialist Tanya Singer jo…
1 year, 10 months ago
Bava Batra 56 – The Dignity of Difference
Season 23 Episode 56
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Batra 56, raises a question that is still a political hot potato to this day: What, precisely, are the boundaries of the La…
1 year, 10 months ago
Bava Batra 54 and 55 - Israel's Favorite Rock n' Roll Flower
Season 23 Episode 54
Today’s Talmud pages, Bava Batra 54 and 55, mention the Hatzav, a peculiar plant used to demarcate fields in the olden days. But the Hatzav has since…
1 year, 10 months ago