Sanhedrin 38 and 39

Today’s Talmud pages, Sanhedrin 38 and 39, give us a shocking retelling of Adam’s creation and fall. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to explain why this account should change the way we think about human morality, and how it sets Judaism apart from other religions. Why did creation include sin and failure in its original design? Listen and find out.

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