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Bava Metzia 9 and 10 – In God's Shadow
Season 22 Episode 9
Today’s Talmud pages, Bava Metzia 9 and 10, wonder how we truly assume ownership of an animal, which is really another way of asking how we assume ow…
2 years, 3 months ago
Bava Metzia 8 – Mornings on Horseback with Lily Leibovitz
Season 22 Episode 8
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Metzia 8, asks us to ponder what it actually means to ride a horse. Lily Leibovitz, a 12-year-old master equestrian, joins …
2 years, 3 months ago
Bava Metzia 7 – Serving At the Pleasure of the President with Tevi Troy
Season 22 Episode 7
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Metzia 7 discusses the validity of a bill of divorce if it is handed to a woman by her husband while he still holds on to i…
2 years, 3 months ago
Bava Metzia 6 – Until Proven Innocent
Season 22 Episode 6
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Metzia 6, interrogates that old chestnut of TV cop dramas, namely that a guilty suspect is always cool and in command when …
2 years, 3 months ago
Bava Metzia 4 and 5 – In Praise of Not Knowing with Josh Kross
Season 22 Episode 4
Today’s Talmud pages, Bava Metzia 4 and 5, tell us a story of theft and accusation riddled with uncertainty. Producer Josh Kross joins us to talk abo…
2 years, 3 months ago
Bava Metzia 2 and 3 – Welcome to Tractate Bava Metzia with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin
Season 22 Episode 2
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Metzia 2 and 3, introduce us to a brand new tractate. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us with a preview of what's in store. Wha…
2 years, 3 months ago
Bava Kama 119 – The Far Side of Tractate Bava Kama
Season 21 Episode 119
Today’s Talmud page is Bava Kama 119, and it is the ending of tractate Bava Kama. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to reflect on how all the rules abou…
2 years, 3 months ago
Bava Kama 118 – Buyer beware
Season 21 Episode 118
Today’s Talmud pages are Bava Kama 118, gives us a long list of transactions that can and do go awfully wrong. And while not many of us these days bu…
2 years, 3 months ago
Bava Kama 117 – The Price of Being Visibly Jewish
Season 21 Episode 117
Today’s Talmud pages are Bava Kama 117, tells a story of a Jew harassed for being visibly Jewish, a problem that, sadly, plagues many of us today. Ga…
2 years, 3 months ago
Bava Kama 115 and 116 – The Genius of Daf Yomi
Season 21 Episode 115
Today’s Talmud pages are Bava Kama 115 and 116, but they inspire us to ask a bigger question. With thousands of years of Talmud study already in the …
2 years, 3 months ago