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Back to SearchBava Metzia 71 – More Than Lip Service
Season 22 Episode 71
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Metzia 71, gives us a fiery lesson in business ethics. We investigate the Talmud’s claim that lending with interest is akin…
2 years, 1 month ago
Bava Metzia 70 – The Merits of Meritocracy
Season 22 Episode 70
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Metzia 70, tells us of a king who takes pity on the poor. We investigate this pages modern relevance in light of our time’s…
2 years, 1 month ago
Bava Metzia 69 – Trust the Long View
Season 22 Episode 69
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Metzia 69, tells a tale of reconciliation. We investigate a Samaritan business deal mediated by a rabbi. Will our foes fore…
2 years, 1 month ago
Bava Metzia 67 and 68 – It's an Honor
Season 22 Episode 67
Today’s Talmud pages, Bava Metzia 67 and 68, report that one of the Talmud's greatest rabbis refused to identify as a Torah scholar. Rabbi Dovid Bash…
2 years, 1 month ago
Bava Metzia 65 and 66 – The Hero's Journey
Season 22 Episode 65
Today’s Talmud pages, Bava Metzia 65 and 66, raise the question of just how much enticement we truly need before doing something we understand is ris…
2 years, 1 month ago
Bava Metzia 64 - Doing Squats
Season 22 Episode 64
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Metzia 64, teaches us a lesson in fair rent rates and practices. Why, then, is New York City ignoring the age-old wisdom of…
2 years, 1 month ago
Bava Metzia 61, 62, and 63 – Like the Plague with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin
Season 22 Episode 61
Today’s Talmud pages, Bava Metzia 61, 62, and 63, find the rabbis making strange comparisons between the Exodus and weights and measurements. Rabbi D…
2 years, 1 month ago
Bava Metzia 58, 59, and 60 – Washington, D.C., Sin City with Tevi Troy
Season 22 Episode 58
Today’s Talmud pages, Bava Metzia 58, 59, and 60, deliver sound advice from the rabbis about the three sins you mustn't commit if you don't wish to e…
2 years, 1 month ago
Bava Metzia 56 and 57 – In Praise of Double Standards
Season 22 Episode 56
Today’s Talmud pages, Bava Metzia 56 and 57, sing the praises of double standards. Why are some bits of property valued much more than others? And wh…
2 years, 2 months ago
Bava Metzia 53, 54, and 55 - A Very Armenian Seder with Rabbi Jeff Salkin
Season 22 Episode 53
Today’s Talmud pages, Bava Metzia 53, 54, and 55, make us contemplate the priests and the practices they upheld to keep us whole and holy. Rabbi Jeff…
2 years, 2 months ago