Bava Batra 119

Today’s Talmud page, Bava Batra 119, delivers a direct warning for women not to marry too late in life. Faith Salie, author, actress, and panelist on NPR’s Wait Wait ... Don’t Tell Me! joins us to talk about her own later-in-life marriage, and why she wouldn’t have it any other way. What unique insights do older adults have into life, marriage, and parenthood? Listen and find out.

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