Legends of the Talmud

Yechiel Krisch

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Legends of the Talmud

Classes on the legends of the Talmud (Ein Yaakov) in Tractates Sotah and Gittin, through the lens of Halacha and Chassidus.

NOV 4

The Billionaires of Jerusalem

The three wealthiest families in Jerusalem launch a plan to save the city (plus: the crime of wasted talent)

19 min
OCT 31

Kamtza & Bar Kamtza (Part 2)

Bar Kamtza betrays the Jewish people, Zecharya Ben Avkulus makes a fatal error, and Nero converts to Judaism

13 min
OCT 30

Kamtza & Bar Kamtza (Part 1)

Bar Kamtza is humiliated, the Rabbis do not protest, and he hatches a plan to get revenge.

13 min
OCT 29

R. Meir versus Satan

How R. Meir defeated Satan. Plus the mystical significance of peace, Shabbos, and clearing the way for repentance.

11 min
OCT 29

Dreams and Visions

R. Meir saw in a dream that property he had saved was meant to be destroyed. Here's how he responded

15 min
OCT 15

Defeating the Cannibals

The incredible story of Resh Lakish's confrontation with cannibals (or gladiators), with lessons for our own confrontations with the evil inclination.

14 min
OCT 14

The Gibeonites

Gibeon joined the Jewish people under false pretenses in the times of Joshua. Why did they feel the need to lie, and what can we learn from their unique role?

18 min
OCT 11

Witches and Talking Birds

The strange story of R. Nachman's daughters, and Chassidus on the verse that motivates the story: "one man in one thousand I have found; one woman I have not found"

14 min

Classes on the legends of the Talmud (Ein Yaakov) in Tractates Sotah and Gittin, through the lens of Halacha and Chassidus.

Creator

Yechiel Krisch
Years Active

2023 - 2024
Episodes

207
Rating

Clean
Copyright

© Yechiel Krisch
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Legends of the Talmud