The fabulous and insightful Abraham Riesman returns to the show! He's here to talk apocalypse, creation, Torah trope, staying in our leyn, and to help us pick apart some rabbinic discourse. Check out his work at abrahamriesman.com! Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.

Sometimes, no matter how much want them to endure, friendships come and go. The Talmud has stuff to say about this, and today we're digging it up! Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.

We're taking on lots of listener issues today, like where does the term shiur come from, why don't we make longer episodes and creating a glossary of Talmudic terms! Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.

Today's listener question is about conversion under a Rabbi who seems to view Zionism as mandatory. Michael and Xava bring a relevant Talmudic tale and our own experiences to answer. Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.

A listener wrote in to ask us whether anthrophagy was ever allowed by halaxa, so we're diving into the range of scenarios it might be, and the many situations where it's definitely not. Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.

Goy Goth Girl wrote in to ask about practicing while not Jewish, which helped us discuss the concept of commandedness as it applies to a lot of different folks! Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.

A listener wrote us a question about their ex, who only wants them when they're not there, so we're doing our best to answer it with a little piece of divorce contract law. Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.

We got an awesome listener question/response to our anal sex episode, so this week we're finding sources we can use to reflect on BDSM and Kink in the tradition! Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.

We got a wonderful listener question this week about how to handle the memories of widely beloved figures who also behaved quite badly during their lives. Weirdly enough, the Talmud has something straightforward to say about this! Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.

On Kiddushin 82a, we find some wild anti-doctor sentiment. A listener was wondering how to square that with the iconic status of the Jewish Doctor, so we're doing our best to find an explanation. Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.