Take One Daf Yomi

Today’s Talmud pages, Ketubot 72 and 73, teach us a lesson in preparing for the inevitable end. Writer Rodger Kamenetz joins us to read two of his poems from his latest collection, The Missing Jew, and meditate on how we ought to think about our own death and the other profound mysteries of existence. If a boy is born with two heads, on which one should he wear his kippah? Listen and find out.Take One is a Tablet Studios production. The show is hosted by Liel Leibovitz, and is produced and edited by Darone Ruskay and Quinn Waller. Our team also includes Stephanie Butnick, Josh Kross, Mark Oppenheimer, Sara Fredman Aeder, Robert Scaramuccia, and Tanya Singer. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

Today’s Talmud page, Ketubot 71, delivers a strong reminder that our family is at the heart of our religious life. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to unpack the wisdom of the rabbis and explain what it can still teach us moderns today. What is the one Talmudic marriage advice you can't afford to ignore? Listen and find out.Take One is a Tablet Studios production. The show is hosted by Liel Leibovitz, and is produced and edited by Darone Ruskay and Quinn Waller. Our team also includes Stephanie Butnick, Josh Kross, Mark Oppenheimer, Sara Fredman Aeder, Robert Scaramuccia, and Tanya Singer. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

Today’s Talmud page, Ketubot 70, informs us that real estate is special and shouldn't be regarded as any other kind of of property. New York City superstar real estate agent Scott Harris, the host of the Finding Home podcast, joins us to talk about why a home is truly where the heart is, and what the Talmud intuitively understood about Zillow. What are we really looking for when we look for a new house? Listen and find out.Take One is a Tablet Studios production. The show is hosted by Liel Leibovitz, and is produced and edited by Darone Ruskay and Quinn Waller. Our team also includes Stephanie Butnick, Josh Kross, Mark Oppenheimer, Sara Fredman Aeder, Robert Scaramuccia, and Tanya Singer. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

Today’s Talmud page, Ketubot 69, tells us a riveting story about Jews and higher education, a fraught topic even in ancient times. Mark Oppenheimer, host of the new podcast Gatecrashers, a look at the history of Jews in Ivy League universities, joins us with a sneak preview of his new show. Why do Jews continue to obsess over schooling? Listen and find out.Take One is a Tablet Studios production. The show is hosted by Liel Leibovitz, and is produced and edited by Darone Ruskay and Quinn Waller. Our team also includes Stephanie Butnick, Josh Kross, Mark Oppenheimer, Sara Fredman Aeder, Robert Scaramuccia, and Tanya Singer. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

Today’s Talmud pages, Ketubot 67 and 68, raise a thorny question: Are we really equal? And should we be treated exactly the same, or, rather, according to the standards to which we've grown accustomed? And what does any of it have to do with charity? Listen and find out.Take One is a Tablet Studios production. The show is hosted by Liel Leibovitz, and is produced and edited by Darone Ruskay and Quinn Waller. Our team also includes Stephanie Butnick, Josh Kross, Mark Oppenheimer, Sara Fredman Aeder, Robert Scaramuccia, and Tanya Singer. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

Today’s Talmud pages, Ketubot 65 and 66, tell us a wild story about jealousy, desire, destitution, and two women engaged in a bitter, made-for-TV fight. Tablet Magazine's Editor in Chief Alana Newhouse joins us to talk about this juicy story and the deeper lessons it can still teach us today. What would the rabbis have made of the Real Housewives franchise? Listen and find out.Take One is a Tablet Studios production. The show is hosted by Liel Leibovitz, and is produced and edited by Darone Ruskay and Quinn Waller. Our team also includes Stephanie Butnick, Josh Kross, Mark Oppenheimer, Sara Fredman Aeder, Robert Scaramuccia, and Tanya Singer. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

Today’s Talmud page, Ketubot 64, dwells on the different ways men and women experience sexual desire. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to shed light on this touchy subject, and explain why that great Talmudic scholar, Larry David, channeled the spirit of the ancient rabbis surprisingly well in one iconic episode of Seinfeld. What can you learn about men and women by visiting a brothel? Listen and find out.Take One is a Tablet Studios production. The show is hosted by Liel Leibovitz, and is produced and edited by Darone Ruskay and Quinn Waller. Our team also includes Stephanie Butnick, Josh Kross, Mark Oppenheimer, Sara Fredman Aeder, Robert Scaramuccia, and Tanya Singer. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

Today’s Talmud page, Ketubot 63, tells us the story of Rabbi Akiva, who didn't start learning Torah until he was 40 and who still became one of the greatest sages in history. What is the secret to realizing your own, and others', true self worth? And why is the Hebrew month of Elul the perfect time for such epiphanies? Listen and find out.Take One is a Tablet Studios production. The show is hosted by Liel Leibovitz, and is produced and edited by Darone Ruskay and Quinn Waller. Our team also includes Stephanie Butnick, Josh Kross, Mark Oppenheimer, Sara Fredman Aeder, Robert Scaramuccia, and Tanya Singer. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

Today’s Talmud page, Ketubot 62, delivers a message about the power of positive thinking. Rabbi Ari Lamm joins us to discuss why Judaism sets so much store in optimism, and why this may just be the best time ever to be Jewish. Who are the prophet and the wizard, and which one do we need right now? Listen and find out.Take One is a Tablet Studios production. The show is hosted by Liel Leibovitz, and is produced and edited by Darone Ruskay and Quinn Waller. Our team also includes Stephanie Butnick, Josh Kross, Mark Oppenheimer, Sara Fredman Aeder, Robert Scaramuccia, and Tanya Singer. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

Today’s Talmud pages, Ketubot 60 and 61, ask a question that keeps new parents up at night: When, precisely, does a baby truly recognize his or her mother? Stephanie Butnick, a year into motherhood, joins us to discuss her own experiences with the charming Baby Edith, and muse on why we should continue to set developmental milestones throughout our entire lives. Does your child see you as a different person every day? Listen and find out.Take One is a Tablet Studios production. The show is hosted by Liel Leibovitz, and is produced and edited by Darone Ruskay and Quinn Waller. Our team also includes Stephanie Butnick, Josh Kross, Mark Oppenheimer, Sara Fredman Aeder, Robert Scaramuccia, and Tanya Singer. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.