Take One Daf Yomi

Today’s Daf Yomi page, Yoma 80, kicks things off with a discussion of impure foods that soon blooms into a crucial life lesson: Keep things small. How has Judaism's affinity for the manageable and human-scaled help it survive? And what can this attitude teach us in the age of scaling up, going viral, and growing too big to fail? Listen and find out.Like the show? Send us a note at takeone@tabletmag.com. Follow us on Twitter at @takeonedafyomi and join the conversation in the Take One Facebook group. Take One is hosted by Liel Leibovitz and produced by Josh Kross, Sara Fredman Aeder, and Robert Scaramuccia. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

Today’s Daf Yomi page, Yoma 79, makes one important distinction: There are fixed, fancy meals, the rabbis tell us, and then there's casual meals. Adam Chandler, author of the definitive book on fast food in American culture, joins us to sing the praises of eating on the go, and how it contributes to a more open, democratic society. Were the Israelites the world's first fast food aficionados? Listen and find out. Like the show? Send us a note at takeone@tabletmag.com. Follow us on Twitter at @takeonedafyomi and join the conversation in the Take One Facebook group.Take One is hosted by Liel Leibovitz and produced by Josh Kross, Sara Fredman Aeder, and Robert Scaramuccia.Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

Today’s Daf Yomi pages, Yoma 77 and 78, give us a dazzling bit of poetic imagery, describing a river that flows forth from the Holy of the Holies, getting stronger and stronger as we go along. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to explain this mystical body of water, and the immense meaning it ought to have in the daily life of each and every one of us. How can this river explain the meaning of our relationship with God? Listen and find out. Like the show? Send us a note at takeone@tabletmag.com. Follow us on Twitter at @takeonedafyomi and join the conversation in the Take One Facebook group.Take One is hosted by Liel Leibovitz and produced by Josh Kross, Sara Fredman Aeder, and Robert Scaramuccia.Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

Today’s Daf Yomi pages, Yoma 75 and 76, ask the question we've all at one point or another contemplated: What do you do when you're feeling blue? One rabbi says keep a stiff upper lip; another advises talking it out. Nunzio Gubitosa, a psychoanalyst who teaches at Hebrew Union College, joins us to talk about the talking cure, its origins, and why we still need it today. What did a year of living with social distancing do to our need for therapy? Listen and find out. Like the show? Send us a note at takeone@tabletmag.com. Follow us on Twitter at @takeonedafyomi and join the conversation in the Take One Facebook group.Take One is hosted by Liel Leibovitz and produced by Josh Kross, Sara Fredman Aeder, and Robert Scaramuccia.Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

Today’s Daf Yomi page, Yoma 74, finds the rabbis in an aesthetic sort of mood, opining on why looking at your food contributes to the enjoyment of the meal. How might we use this insight in everyday life? And how might a well-set dinner table elevate the soul? Listen and find out.Like the show? Send us a note at takeone@tabletmag.com. Follow us on Twitter at @takeonedafyomi and join the conversation in the Take One Facebook group.Take One is hosted by Liel Leibovitz and produced by Josh Kross, Sara Fredman Aeder, and Robert Scaramuccia.Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

Today’s Daf Yomi page, Yoma 73, mentions the Urim and Thummim, the gems affixed to the breastplate of the High Priest. Rabbi Jason Rubenstein of Yale joins us to explain how the stones found their way to the school's famous motto, and what it can teach us about the institution's academic philosophy. Does Lux et Veritas still ring true today? Listen and find out. Like the show? Send us a note at takeone@tabletmag.com. Follow us on Twitter at @takeonedafyomi and join the conversation in the Take One Facebook group.Take One is hosted by Liel Leibovitz and produced by Josh Kross, Sara Fredman Aeder, and Robert Scaramuccia.Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

Today’s Daf Yomi page, Yoma 72, gets right down to business by asking the one question that matters most: Why study Torah at all? Former Disney Channel star turned weekly parsha podcaster, Raviv Ullman, joins us to talk about his unorthodox career trajectory and the things he learned when he started thinking seriously about the Torah. Were the rabbis right to insist we need to fear God? Listen and find out.Like the show? Send us a note at takeone@tabletmag.com. Follow us on Twitter at @takeonedafyomi and join the conversation in the Take One Facebook group.Take One is hosted by Liel Leibovitz and produced by Josh Kross, Sara Fredman Aeder, and Robert Scaramuccia.Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

Today’s Daf Yomi pages, Yoma 70 and 71, point out an unlikely discrepancy: The Yom Kippur services performed by the High Priest actually diverge from their biblical description in one small but important way. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin returns to explain why the Talmud, usually so meticulous in following the teachings of the Torah to the letter, admits this one change, and what it can teach us about worship and teshuva. When exactly may the High Priest enter the Holy of the Holies? Listen and find out. Like the show? Send us a note at takeone@tabletmag.com. Follow us on Twitter at @takeonedafyomi and join the conversation in the Take One Facebook group.Take One is hosted by Liel Leibovitz and produced by Josh Kross, Sara Fredman Aeder, and Robert Scaramuccia.Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

Today’s Daf Yomi pages, Yoma 68 and 69, introduce us to the Ish Iti, the Man of Time, the mystery person of the Yom Kippur ritual. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to talk about this figure, and how understanding his role in the holiest day of the year gives us insight into what Judaism asks of each one of us. Why should we want to be more like the Ish Iti and less like the High Priest? Listen and find out. Like the show? Send us a note at takeone@tabletmag.com. Follow us on Twitter at @takeonedafyomi and join the conversation in the Take One Facebook group.Take One is hosted by Liel Leibovitz and produced by Josh Kross, Sara Fredman Aeder, and Robert Scaramuccia.Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

Today’s Daf Yomi page, Yoma 67, teaches us the difference between those commandments that are obvious, like the prohibition on murder, and those that aren't, like the prohibition on eating pork. Rabbanit Leah Sarna joins us to explain this distinction, and what it can teach us about the mechanics of religious life. Would we still continue to practice Judaism if for some reason we no longer believed in God? Listen and find out. Like the show? Send us a note at takeone@tabletmag.com. Follow us on Twitter at @takeonedafyomi and join the conversation in the Take One Facebook group.Take One is hosted by Liel Leibovitz and produced by Josh Kross, Sara Fredman Aeder, and Robert Scaramuccia.Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.