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Back to SearchBava Batra 52 and 53 - Lock That Door, with Josh and Violet Kross
Season 23 Episode 52
Today’s Talmud pages, Bava Batra 52 and 53, make an argument that one good way to establish ownership of a piece of real estate is simply to lock the…
1 year, 10 months ago
Bava Batra 51 - On the Shoulders of Giants, with Rabbi Meni Even-Israel
Season 23 Episode 51
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Batra 51, finds the rabbis in the mood to praise the greats. Rabbi Meni Even-Israel, who heads the Steinsaltz Center in Jer…
1 year, 10 months ago
Bava Batra 50 - In Praise of Usha
Season 23 Episode 50
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Batra 50, mentions Usha, the ancient town in the Galilee where the rabbis set up court after the destruction of the Temple.…
1 year, 10 months ago
Bava Batra 49 - To Have and To Hold, with Lisa Ann Sandell
Season 23 Episode 49
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Batra 49, is all about how couples should share their money—or not. Writer and editor Lisa Ann Sandell joins us to talk abo…
1 year, 10 months ago
Bava Batra 47 and 48 - Forced Errors, with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin
Season 23 Episode 47
Today’s Talmud pages, Bava Batra 47 and 48, raise a tough question: If we're forced to do something, does that thing really count? Rabbi Dovid Bashev…
1 year, 10 months ago
Bava Batra 45 and 46 - Oh My Galoshes, with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin
Season 23 Episode 45
Today’s Talmud pages, Bava Batra 45 and 46, raise an interesting question: What to do when you accidentally picked up someone else's coat in shul? Ra…
1 year, 10 months ago
Bava Batra 44 - The Real Housewives of Modi'in, with Rabbi Dr. Stu Halpern
Season 23 Episode 44
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Batra 44, informs us that real estate is different from movable objects because it has a kol, literally a voice, meaning pe…
1 year, 10 months ago
Bava Batra 43 - Survival Guide
Season 23 Episode 43
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Batra 43, tells a story of a community that loses its Torah scroll in a brazen break-in. What should we do when we suffer s…
1 year, 10 months ago
Bava Batra 42 - Poor Little Rich Folks
Season 23 Episode 42
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Batra 42, discusses the categories of people who may work very hard, and be well-compensated, but who may never claim true …
1 year, 10 months ago
Bava Batra 40 and 41 - Under Duress
Season 23 Episode 40
Today’s Talmud pages, Bava Batra 40 and 41, teach us the concept of the Moda'a, a difficult legal tool that allows someone forced to do something und…
1 year, 10 months ago