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Sanhedrin 82 and 83

The man in the arena, with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin

March 10, 2025

Today’s Talmud pages, Sanhedrin 82 and 83, remind us of our personal responsibility to act when, God forbid, God’s very name is being desecrated. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to talk about the lessons we can learn from the biblical hero Pinhas, and why we must never wait for someone else to do what we know we must do ourselves. What profoundly Talmudic insight inspired Teddy Roosevelt? Listen and find out.

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Sanhedrin 82 and 83
The man in the arena, with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin
March 10, 2025
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