Take One

Shekalim 19 and 20

In today’s Daf Yomi pages, a lesson in uncertainty

April 9, 2021

Today’s Daf Yomi pages, Shekalim 19 and 20, contemplate the uncertainty principle: What do we do when life presents us with intricate situations? As an old Hasidic tale reminds us, the point isn’t to come up with the best answers, but to learn to ask the right questions. What did the meek student in the tale ask the wise old rabbi that won him the day? Listen and find out.

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