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Sanhedrin 40 and 41

Learning from experience

January 27, 2025

Today’s Talmud pages, Sanhedrin 40 and 41, dive down into the life of the great Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to explain why we need to know so much about this sage’s life, and what his example can teach us about living in an imperfect world. How can we find the language of divinity in the narrative of our lives? Listen and find out.

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Sanhedrin 40 and 41
Learning from experience
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