Today’s Daf Yomi pages, Yevamot 27 and 28, reiterate that old chestnut about never getting a second chance to make a first impression. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to talk about why the first things we say or do when we meet someone new matter so much, and why so many human relationships revolve around these magical and unplanned first moments. What did the Talmud know about babies and attachment theory? Listen and find out.
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