Today’s Daf Yomi pages, Eruvin 63 and 64, pose a provocative question: Does drinking make you holier? Ruby Namdar, author, Talmud scholar, and a man fond of his drink joins us to parse this rich and strange question and what it teaches us about the rabbis’ state of mind. Should you write while you drink, or drink while you write? Listen and find out.
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