Bava Metzia 30 and 31

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 joins us to shed light on why this passage is crucial to the Passover Haggadah, and how it inspired America’s Founding Fathers. How did the Exodus story resonate with Washington et al.? Listen and find out.

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