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Gittin 45 and 46 – Talking Birds, Prison Escapes, and Witchcraft
Season 19 Episode 45
In today’s Talmud pages, Gittin 45 and 46, shares a wild story of Rav Ilish who was in prison until told by a bird that he could escape, and his choi…
2 years, 11 months ago
Gittin 44 – Children Shall Not Inherit the Sins of the Parent
Season 19 Episode 44
In today’s Talmud page, Gittin 44, there is a discussion about a child’s responsibility or lack or responsibility for the penalties assessed to a par…
2 years, 11 months ago
Gittin 43 – Understanding Torah Requires Stumbling
Season 19 Episode 43
In today’s Talmud page, Gittin 43, we read an amazing line that indicates that one must stumble in order to understand Torah. Rabbi Lauren Tuchman re…
2 years, 11 months ago
Gittin 42 – The Dangers of Either/Or Thinking
Season 19 Episode 42
In today’s Talmud page, Gittin 42, we read a conversation asking who should be paid if a slave is killed by an ox. This page, which deals with an iss…
2 years, 11 months ago
Gittin 40 and 41 – The Mission Statement of The World
Season 19 Episode 40
In today’s Talmud pages, Gittin 40 and 41, it is asked if a half-slave can marry. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to talk about the centrality of the …
2 years, 11 months ago
Gittin 38 and 39 – One in Twenty Thousand
Season 19 Episode 38
In today’s Talmud pages, Gittin 38 and 39, we hear that gentiles hold Jews in high regard. Richard Hurowitz, author of In the Garden of the Righteous…
3 years ago
Gittin 37 – Humility and Pride
Season 19 Episode 37
In today’s Talmud page, Gittin 37, the rabbis begin by discussing the definitions of words in a conversation about humility. They follow this up with…
3 years ago
Gittin 36 – A Picture Is Worth One Thousand Words
Season 19 Episode 36
In today’s Talmud page, Gittin 36, we hear that the rabbis of the Talmud would sign documents with pictorial marks, or what we would call today, emoj…
3 years ago
Gittin 35 – The Power of The Curse
Season 19 Episode 35
In today’s Talmud page, Gittin 35, we read the story of a widow who curses Rav Huna when he refuses to help her collect payment of her marriage contr…
3 years ago
Gittin 33 and 34 – In Accordance with Moshe and the Jewish People
Season 19 Episode 33
In today’s Talmud pages, Gittin 33 and 34, we explore the need for a divorce decree to be contingent on the will of the sages. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin …
3 years ago