Today’s Daf Yomi pages, Beitzah 24, 25, and 26, debate whether learning Halacha is like learning a song, and whether you have to understand every word to appreciate the overall majesty of the music. What's the answer? And what does it have to do with Leonard Cohen? Listen and find out.

You can find Daniel Kahn's Yiddish version of "Hallelujah" on his upcoming album Word Beggar, out this December on Oriente Music.

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Take One: Beitzah 24, 25, and 26