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Bava Metzia 51 and 52

Greed is ... good? with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin

April 19, 2024

Today’s pages, Bava Metzia 51 and 52, discuss prohibitions on financial exploitation. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to ask: Why do markets exist? What do they have to do with societal redemption? Why do we chase things we don’t really want, and certainly don’t need? And what does Martin Shkreli have to do with the Talmud? Listen and find out.

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Bava Metzia 51 and 52
Greed is ... good? with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin
April 19, 2024
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