Yevamot 93

Today’s page of Talmud, Yevamot 93, finds one of the rabbis musing about currency, exchange rates, and the precise nature of our economy. Cryptocurrency expert and writer Ben Samuels joins us to explain what the rabbis would’ve made of Bitcoin, and why the Talmud is surprisingly forward-thinking when it comes to thinking about money. What’s money worth anyway? Listen and find out.

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