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Sanhedrin 36

The great one

January 22, 2025

Today’s Talmud page, Sanhedrin 36, argues that Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi, the redactor of the Mishnah, was the greatest leader to embody both political acumen and Torah knowledge since Moses himself. What made him so great? And what timely lesson can we learn from the sad but poignant story of his death? Listen and find out.

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Sanhedrin 36
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