Bava Batra 58

Today’s Talmud page, Bava Batra 58, gives us a collection of stories about the adventurous Rabbi Bena’a, who at some points even meets Abraham and Adam. Why did the Talmudic sages believe that all of us simply got worse and worse with each passing generation? And how is this concept of evolution in reverse actually an invitation to a more graceful and emotionally balanced life? Listen and find out

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