Take One Daf Yomi

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As Jews around the world engage in a seven-and-a-half year cycle of Daf Yomi, reading the entire Talmud one page per day, Tablet Magazine's new podcast, Take One, will offer a brief and evocative daily read of the daf, in just about 10 minutes. New episodes will be released daily Monday through Friday.

EPISODE 2

Bava Batra 2 – Introducing Tractate Bava Batra with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin

Today’s Talmud page, Bava Batra 2, introduces us to a brand new tractate, Bava Batra. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to preview the wisdom and thrills we've in store, from the Sinbad-like tales of a seafaring rabbi to the profound lessons on living as a minority in non-Jewish communities. What are the tractate's surprisingly modern insights? Listen and find out.

9 min
EPISODE 3

Bava Batra 3 and 4 – Quiet Massacres with Dr. Tevi Troy

Today’s Talmud pages, Bava Batra 3 and 4, tell the bloody story of Herod's revolt, which ended with the massacre of many rabbis. Dr. Tevi Troy, our very own Presidentischer Rav, joins us to talk about the tradition of massacres in the modern political imagination, and how the term continues to repel and excite us alike. Why is it never a good idea to plan a wholesale assault on enemies real or imagined? Listen and find out.

7 min
EPISODE 5

Bava Batra 5 and 6 - Feeling Fenced In

Today’s Talmud pages, Bava Batra 5 and 6, relate to the disagreement between two neighbors over the need for fences to keep them separate. One, Ronya, believes they are not necessary until his neighbor, Ravina, uses a practical example to show otherwise. Do good fences make good neighbors? Listen and find out.

7 min
EPISODE 7

Bava Batra 7 - City Jew, Country Jew with Producer Josh Kross

Today’s Talmud pages, Bava Batra 7, shares a debate over when someone is considered a resident of a city. Producer Josh Kross joins to give insight into the best ways to become part of a new community. When exactly should you consider yourself a local? Listen and find out.

8 min
EPISODE 8

Bava Batra 8 - Sages or Wages

Today’s Talmud pages, Bava Batra 8, shares a discussion over whether or not Torah scholars should be required to pay taxes. These discussions are a powerful reflection of the present debate about Israel’s Haredi community and military service. What can this ancient and modern debate teach us about leaning on our affinities over our divisions? Listen and find out.

6 min
EPISODE 9

Bava Batra 9 - The love of a Gentile with Maggie MacFarland Phillips

Today’s Talmud pages, Bava Batra 9, discuss the value of emotional support in addition to charitable donations. Tablet’s religious affairs correspondent Maggie MacFarland Phillips joins Liel Leibovitz and Stephanie Butnick to discuss how some non-Jews have been attempting to support Jews since Oct. 7. What makes a righteous gentile? Listen and find out.

41 min
EPISODE 10

Bava Batra 10 and 11 - God or Man with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin

Today’s Talmud pages, Bava Batra 10 and 11, relate to a parable that challenges us to think about who is responsible for taking care of those around us. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to discuss the responsibilities we all have with regard to each other. Who is more talmudic, Neil deGrasse Tyson or Norm Macdonald? Listen and find out.

9 min
EPISODE 12

Bava Batra 12 and 13 - Sages vs Prophets with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin

Today’s Talmud pages, Bava Batra 12 and 13, discuss the owners of prophecy after the destruction of the Temple. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to discuss the difference between the prophecy that comes directly from Hashem, and that which comes from wisdom from the mysteries of the world. Are the true prophets only children and fools? Listen and find out.

10 min

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Liel Leibovitz

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Wonderful

Aug 11

Allisoney

Love this so much.
More Hudson

Jul 18

Lailathecutestdog

Every day I watch and when Hudson comes on I feel like I learned two times the Talmud! More Hudson!!!!!
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Jul 6

miryam pinkerton

I have a very short commute. Most mornings Liel Take one get me there. It’s a perfect way to start the day with a little bit of Talmud… which I often then go read the whole page myself.
Wonderful

Jun 27

am a mamamamam

Liel is a great host and teacher

As Jews around the world engage in a seven-and-a-half year cycle of Daf Yomi, reading the entire Talmud one page per day, Tablet Magazine's new podcast, Take One, will offer a brief and evocative daily read of the daf, in just about 10 minutes. New episodes will be released daily Monday through Friday.