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Sanhedrin 29

Snake charms

January 15, 2025

Today’s Talmud page, Sanhedrin 29, finds the rabbis advancing a defense of none other than the snake. Was he truly guilty of any sin way back when in the Garden of Eden? Or was he merely giving Eve bad advice, and shouldn’t be punished for her transgressions? And what does this question have to teach us about personal responsibility? Listen and find out.

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