Josh Kross
Take One

Take One: Berakhot 19

Today’s daily page of Talmud inquires: Does your religious observance override personal dignity, or is it the other way around?

January 22, 2020
Josh Kross

Today’s Daf Yomi page, Berakhot 19, asks a loaded question: What happens when religious observance clashes with personal dignity? Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin returns to guide us through everything from the complex hierarchy of the commandments to the intricacies of tearing toilet paper on the Sabbath. When does Jewish law take a back seat to basic personal concerns? Listen and find out.

Take One is Tablet Magazine’s daily Daf Yomi podcast.