Bava Kama 31 and 32

Today’s Talmud pages, Bava Kama 31 and 32, explore how running, unless you are trying to get home before the start of Shabbat, is an unnatural act. Tablet senior writer and avid runner Armin Rosen joins us to meditate on the zen of running. He explores what the experience is like when you hit that wall at mile 17 or 18, when you are solely in your head, forcing yourself to push through toward the finish line. How can preparing for a marathon be like prayer? Listen and find out.

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