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Bava Metzia 37 and 38 - From the Bottom to the Top with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin
Season 22 Episode 37
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Metzia 37 and 38, uses the case of a prolific thief to teach something far more fundamental about justice and Jewish law. R…
2 years, 2 months ago
Bava Metzia 36 - Ever Upward
Season 22 Episode 36
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Metzia 36, uses a somewhat complicated transactional discussion about paid and unpaid bailees to deliver a gorgeous lesson …
2 years, 2 months ago
Bava Metzia 35 - Righteous Groceries
Season 22 Episode 35
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Metzia 35, speaks of the relation between debtor and creditor. Is it enough for a creditor to lend his wealth to debtors be…
2 years, 2 months ago
Bava Metzia 34 - Covet to Covet
Season 22 Episode 34
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Metzia 34, unpacks the mystery of the shomer hinam, a person who agreed to watch over something free of charge and then, ma…
2 years, 2 months ago
Bava Metzia 32 and 33 – Teachers' Pets
Season 22 Episode 32
Today’s Talmud pages, Bava Metzia 32 and 33, weigh in on the question of who deserves more respect: Our parents or our teachers. It's a hot-button po…
2 years, 2 months ago
Bava Metzia 30 and 31 – An American Haggadah with Stu Halpern
Season 22 Episode 30
Today’s Talmud pages, Bava Metzia 30 and 31, stress the importance of teaching things in a way people can actually understand. Rabbi Dr. Stu Halpern …
2 years, 2 months ago
Bava Metzia 29 – Soulful Materialism
Season 22 Episode 29
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Metzia 29, instructs us that we should learn to take really good care of our possessions. What's the approach known as soul…
2 years, 2 months ago
Bava Metzia 28 – Facebook is Down
Season 22 Episode 28
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Metzia 28, introduces us to a magical place: The Claimant's Stone, a spot in ancient Jerusalem where anyone who had lost or…
2 years, 2 months ago
Bava Metzia 27 – Elementary, My Dear Watson
Season 22 Episode 27
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Metzia 27, is a masterclass in deductive reasoning. What's deductive reasoning? Why did the rabbis of the Talmud cherish it…
2 years, 2 months ago
Bava Metzia 25 and 26 – Too Late
Season 22 Episode 25
Today’s Talmud pages, Bava Metzia 25 and 26, raise a terrifying proposition: That no matter how firmly we believe there's always time to do the right…
2 years, 3 months ago